Up to 90 off textbooks at amazon canada plus free two day shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. Rethinking the informal city critical perspectives from latin america author felipe hernandez mar 2012 felipe hernandez 0884617306058 books amazonca. Rethinking the informal city felipe hernandez peter kellett lea knudsen allen berghahn books dec 1 2009 architecture 264 pages 0 reviews latin american cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions however the terms formal and informal refer . Rethinking the informal city critical perspectives from latin america felipe hernandez peter kellett lea knudsen allen limited preview 2009 common terms and phrases activities affect aimed approach architects architecture areas articulation attempt barrios become brasilia brazil buildings built caracas carried cent central centre chapter chile city centre complex connectivity . Latin american cities have always been characterized by a strong tension between what is vaguely described as their formal and informal dimensions however the terms formal and informal refer not only to the physical aspect of cities but also to their entire socio political fabric informal cities and settlements exceed the structures of order control and homogeneity that one expects to find