Freddy Mamani is a Bolivian architect celebrated for his vibrant Neo-Andean style, which transforms the skylines of El Alto with bold colors, geometric motifs, and indigenous symbolism.
Often described as a decolonial counterpoint to modernist austerity, Mamani’s work fuses Aymara heritage with futuristic expression, offering a visual language rooted in local identity rather than imported architectural norms.
From his kaleidoscopic facades and crystalline interiors to his reinterpretations of Andean cosmology in built form, Mamani reimagines architecture as a space of cultural pride, speculative possibility, and playful resistance to global homogenization.
Images from gestalten, Tasmita Gz, The Architectural Review, Architectural Digest, and Yuri Selgalerba.
