Barcelona: de la ciudad acabada al territorio metapolitano

The book analyses a selection of 10 houses and 14 buildings constructed in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2005 and that represent the current urban San Jose's growth trends. The domestic architecture reflects a higher purchasing power with an appreciation oh natural surroundings, the office and industrial buildings are aimed some at rescuing the historic downtown area while others were constructed in the suburban area of the city. Includes biographies of mentioned architects.

Toussaint puso su erudici n al servicio del mejor conocimiento del arte de la arquitectura a trav s de las descripciones de ciudades como Oaxaca, con su coloraci n de jade, y Taxco con su resplandor a la luz de la luna.

The Magic Box, carried out by Dominique Perrault Architecture, is more than a public sports facility. It is a whole conceptual, urbanistic and constructive manifesto through the insertion of a radically contemporary building in a sensitive environment, which has helped to regenerate the southern edge of the city of Madrid and to round off the urban banks of the Manzanares River. The book includes unpublished texts by Andreas Ruby (a didactic essay) and Hans Ulrich Ibrist (an exclusive interview). It also includes a technical dossier dedicated to the construction of the building highly...

Este livro revela que o design encontra-se pautado pelo binômio estética-funcionalidade. Revela que, independentemente do tamanho das divisões, os conceitos reinantes são o equilíbrio e a harmonia.