Vizcaino, M.2021-08-062021-08-062020Revista 180, Issue 45, Pages 14 - 23, 20200718-2309http://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/19707Indexación: Scopus.The emblematic palace-cinemas which accompanied the rise of cinematographic exhibition in Chile during the 20th century, reflect a widespread practice codified by a series of exhibition halls that inherit the tradition of a theatrical stylistic architecture. However, this account does not take notice of another kind of halls built during the same period that entails the development of an unprecedented typology: the corner-cinema. Identified as a programmatically hybrid building, the latter incorporated specific spaces for commerce and housing in addition to the projection space, resulting in an architectural strategy that would anticipate a response to urban density. Recognizing that distinctive feature, this article exposes and classifies a set of cinemas built in Santiago and other Chilean cities that share similar characteristics in terms of their programmatic mixture and formal structures, composing a catalogue of singular works that reveals their distinctive aspects as an experience of disciplinary innovation. Located at the corner of a block, these projects not only fulfilled the requirement of modernizing the places for films as the 1920's cinematographic industry demanded, but also constituted a timely response whose logic promoted a new way to build the city. Based on this evidence, the historical perspective implied by the typological approach of this analysis provides a more general insight about the role of architecture and its ability to perform as an active component in the configuration of urban and social environment.esMaterial memoryMixed programTypologyColour PaletteImage ContrastImage Quality AssessmentArtículoDOI: 10.32995/REV180.NUM-45.(2020).ART-746