Arquitectura de la casa cubana

Se trata de un estudio sobre la arquitectura militar de Galicia en la Edad Moderna, y es el fruto de una entusiasta entrega del autor hacia este tema, sólidamente documentado en los Archivos General de Simancas, Histórico Nacional, del Reino de Galicia, etc., sin olvidar la magnífica información que se custodia en los Servicios Geográfico e Histórico del Ejército. Además de la realidad arquitectónica e ingeniería militar, estudia el fenómeno global de la red defensiva del Antiguo Reino de Galicia.

"El relato de estos 60 años de prolija actividad creativa se ha estructurado en seis grandes bloques, que reflejan las peculiaridades de cada momento, tratando de abordar con el máximo rigor un panorama en permanente evolución, en e que se solapa la práctica tradicional de las artes con innovadoras estructuras y opciones, fruto de la investigación artística en los ámbitos de la formación, la creación y la promoción"--Page 13.

The author describes and discusses the influence Le Corbusier in Uruguay through a series of trips, the first done by the Swiss-French architect in 1929, and the remaining ones from the three Uruguayan architects who joined the workshop of the notable architect: Carlos Gómez Gavazzo, in 1933, Justino Serralta, in 1948, and Carlos Clémot, in 1949. The study also includes aspects of Antonio Bonet Castellana's trip, who was there in 1937 and in Uruguay from 1945 to 1948, and additionally analyzes what Eladio Dieste learned from his "Le Courvoisier partners" Serralta and Clémot as well as the...

Revealing the pleasure of contemplation, a well-known aesthetic professor journeys to the four corners of the earth, admiring the arts, architecture, and the people.

This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.