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Argentine architectural group
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The "Austral" group was an Argentine architectural collective formed in 1938 by Antonio Bonet, Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, Juan Kurchan, Horacio Vera Barros, and others. They aimed to react against official architecture and develop an Argentine experimental style, as outlined in their 1939 manifesto. A notable outcome of their collaboration was the iconic "Butterfly" chair, made of steel and leather, which was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and later manufactured by Knoll International. The group's work, along with that of contemporaries like Amancio Williams and César Janello, contributed to the development of modern architecture in Argentina, exploring new methodologies and design principles.1

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  1. Latin American architecture - Argentina
  2. Latin American architecture - Uruguay

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