Considered one of the most prominent South American architects of the twentieth century, Rogelio Salmona has amassed a body of work that is concentrated in his native Colombia and admired throughout the world. Having worked as an assistant In Le Corbusler`s studio In the 1950s, Salmona distills the lessons of the modernist master to create architecture sensitive to the historical and cultural context of South America. The personal and selective presentation In this volume expresses Salmona`s masterful use of materials such as brick, stone, and wood; and his holistic approach to architecture, which Incorporates landscape design and urban planning.