Modernism in South America: Celebrating Argentina’s Iconic Casa sobre el Arroyo

An evening dedicated to the impact and legacy of the modernist movement in South America with an inside look at the incredible transformation of Argentina’s Casa sobre el Arroyo, the first South American modernist structure project to be awarded the World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize.

From vandalism to fire, the House on the Arroyo was designed by Amancio and Delfina Galvez Bunge de Williams in Mar de Plata in 1943. The building faced many conservation challenges in its almost eighty years of existence before a seven-year restoration project led by the Ministries of Culture and Public Works of Argentina and the Municipality of Mar del Plata brought it back to life.

The evening featured a panel discussion moderated by Javier Ors Ausín, Program Manager at World Monuments Fund, with guest speakers Fabio Grementieri, 2024 Modernism Prize winner; Magali Marazzo, General Director of Casa Sobre el Arroyo - Casa del Puente Museum; Barry Bergdoll, Professor of Art History and Archaeology at Columbia University; and Susan Macdonald, Head of Buildings and Sites at The Getty Conservation Institute.