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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.

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

A study of each phase of the prolific trajectory of architect Pani (b. Mexico). A strong follower of Le Corbusier principles and whose modernist and grand scale urban and construction designs allowed him to construct in Mexico the first international hotel, the first multi family housing complex, the first condominium and the first satellite city. His architectural legacy includes more than 130 projects covering all types of buildings: housing, schools, hospitals, airports, commercial, office and urban, designs. All photographs (black and white 8x10 plaques ) in this catalogue were shot by...

"En esta serie de profundos y conmovedores ensayos críticos, Salíngaros y varios asociados cercanos aÿrman que interpretamos la vida en la arquitectura como el trasfondo de la comunidad humana — la preparación para nuestro lugar de vivienda... Un día, quizás Salíngaros será lectura obligatoria para los arquitectos. Si eso pasa podría ser que surja una nueva ortodoxia, en la cual la humildad, el orden, y el espíritu público — las virtudes que han sido expulsadas de la disciplina por los arquitectos estrellas — serán la norma." — Roger Scruton. "¿Cuáles son las ideas y los ...