Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. (English) Copyright of Iconofacto is the property of Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. This article makes a critical-historical tour around the process of modernization in architecture for the Catholic worship, through some of the earliest examples of pre-conciliar modern Latin American architecture, and the identification of the different symbolic forms that embodied it in bold structural shapes and moving spatialities. Contemporary forms of assuming Christianity have emerged here, in a context of social commitment whose object has been the dignity of man. In the Latin American case, Catholicism has been, in different ways, part of the construction of the complex identity of their peoples and the Church has been an influential institution in social life. El predominio católico, 1960-2008 doi: 10.15446/achsc.v44n1.61229 Research on Religious Architecture in Colombia: The Catholic Dominance, 1960-2008 As pesquisas sobre a arquitetura religiosa na Colômbia.

The technical evolution, on the one hand (with new materials and structural forms), and the rethinking of liturgical forms, on the other (although circumscribed to small religious communities initially), will lead to new forms in the construction and the space in Catholic modern architecture.

In this process, the II Vatican Council, which was launched little more than half a century ago (1962-1965), perhaps plays the most recognized role in such articulation.

Abstract: Along with the modernization of society and architecture, some dynamics took place since the 19th century, which demanded for theological and liturgical renewal, looking for a greater articulation between the life of the Church and society.

Arquitectura religiosa