Quantitative analysis of anthropomorphism displayed on facades of the historic center's civil architecture of Guatemala City

Abstract

Anthropomorphic details of the Historic Center's civil architecture of Guatema­la City are recorded on the following article, details that denote its context, characteristics and temporality. It raises awareness and promotes conservation. For this, the quantitative method was used. This article aims to turn back to analyze housing as part of civil architec­ture, to recognize peculiarities of Gua­temalan architecture, and to discuss the transition of architectural styles between the nineteenth and twentieth century.

It is concluded, thanks to the 47 details registered that the predominant ones are on openings and simulated columns; that there is no definition as to the loca­tion of the property regarding the His­torical Center, and the details are asso­ciated with Art Nouveau and neoclassic. Furthermore, these details are the prin­ciple to identify the relationship between the human being and architecture as a cultural expression, also to detonate the relationship of architecture and elites, i.e. socio-economy, or the purchasing power to build and to include decorative details of this kind in property of Guatemala city at this time.