Abstract

FERRUFINO-MARTINEZ, Carlos. The architecture of Ernesto de Sola in El Salvador: from historicism to modernity. Estoa [online]. 2022, vol.11, n.21, pp.25-41. ISSN 1390-9274.  https://doi.org/10.18537/est.v011.n021.a02.

Ernesto de Sola was one of the first Central American architects of the 20th century. The review of his work illustrates the consolidation of modernity in El Salvador. This paper analyzes his designs through categories as environmental adaptation and local interpretation of international languages and compares it to Latin American architecture. This research reviews multiple buildings, by means of drawings, plans, and photographs, organized in three moments: neocolonial, Art Deco, and modern, from which it is possible to extract the essential characteristics of De Sola´s oeuvre: typological diversity, use of multiple architectural languages, simplification of ornamentation, structural rationalism, and adaptation to local environmental conditions. Some gaps are also evident: absence of urban planning approaches, lack of plastic integration, and technological insufficiencies restraining formal exploration. All these remain challenges for the current practice of architecture in El Salvador

Keywords : El Salvador; Ernesto de Sola; modernity; neocolonial; Art Deco.

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