Ecuador’s architecture is the star of this lush new monograph | The Spaces

For decades Europeans have been fascinated with design from the Latin American world. Brazilian modernism and contemporary Mexican architecture enjoy massive interest, which translates to tourism. Ecuador? Despite a circle of elite, internationally heralded architects operating in cities like Quito and Guayaquil, the built landscape is virtually unexplored by Europeans.

‘The country is often portrayed through issues like increasing crime, drug trafficking and corruption, however, there is much more to Ecuador than this,’ says Francesco Russo, an architectural photographer based in London and Venice. ‘Using architecture as a thread, we would like to present a different narrative.’

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