Architect, Argentina Mario Roberto Alvarez is considered one of the most prominent and prolific representatives of the rationalist approach to architecture in Argentina. Born in Buenos Aires on 14 November, 1913, he graduated with a degree in architecture from the University of Buenos Aires in 1937. He worked first at the Ministry of Public Works and Encyclopedia of 20th-century architecture 72 later become a municipal architect for Avellaneda City. Alvarez opened his architectural office in 1947, when the modernist ideas were firmly established in Latin America. Ever since, his practice has been characterized by the variety, quantity, and solid professionalism of his work. His most refined and important contribution is The Municipal Theater General San Martin, designed in association with Macedonio Oscar Ruiz (1960) and located on Corrientes Avenue, the area of spectacles and theaters. The facade has a curtain wall that announces adherence to a functional and rational approach, articu...