In the aftermath of World War II, Italy faced the daunting task of reconstructing its devastated cities. Meanwhile, Argentina was experiencing economic growth that necessitated professionals to implement urban development works. Influential Argentines proposed a possible solution that involved inviting Italian professionals to escape the instability of their war-torn homeland. Various Italians accepted and, in so doing, became part of a broader history of cross-class migrations to Argentina. Earlier waves of Italians had already contributed to shaping Argentine culture and its cities, facilitated by their gradual assimilation and increased access to economic and political capital. This essay explores whether the cultural capital and professional expertise brought by this post-war generation could build upon these previous contributions to benefit Argentina’s immediate and future needs. Whilst many of the migrated Italian architects were active in urban development taking place at the time in their new land, this essay is more focused on how their roles as academics shaped the thinking of future generations of Argentine architects. As Australian scholar Garry Stevens has noted, academia has historically served as the primary venue for the transmission of cultural capital, the inculcation of which, he argues, determines success in the discipline of architecture. This essay investigates why Italian culture was chosen at this moment in history, the theories these professionals introduced, and how said theories evolved to adapt to new contextual realities. It critically examines the degrees of impact on Argentine architectural and urban discourses of Bruno Zevi, Richard Rogers, Luigi Piccinato, Ernesto La Padula, Cino Calcaprina, and Enrico Tedeschi.