El Palacio Nacional

Acosta nos dejó un libro escrito desde su llegada a nuestro país, e impresa su segunda edición en 1947. Y una serie de escritos y fotografías de sus obras, que su esposa Telma Reca -con la colaboración de sus discípulos Rubén Movia y Arnoldo Gaite- convirtiera en el segundo libro, en 1976. Ambas ediciones se han agotado ya hace tiempo. Por el enorme valor de sus contenidos, sorprendentemente actuales y de utilidad para la comprensión de los problemas de la arquitectura contemporánea, es que consideramos valiosa la posibilidad de reeditar el primero de los libros, VIVIENDA Y CIUDAD, a ...

"Entre el 4 y 11 de septiembre de 2001 tuvo lugar entre las ciudades de Lima y Cusco un Seminario denominado Arquitecturas en Conflicto ... El Seminario fue convocado recientemente por la creada Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú".-- Cubierta [4].

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 The book includes unpublished texts by Andreas Ruby (a didactic essay) and Hans Ulrich Ibrist (an exclusive interview).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...

Ask Americans to think of a famous architect and the person they are most likely to name is Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's work, his reputation, and his long and colorful career have made him an icon of modern American architecture. But despite his status as America's most celebrated architect, his influence throughout an active practice spanning the years 1896 to 1959 is so wide and complex that it has been difficult to grasp fully. The essays in this book look not at the United States, the context usually associated with Wright, but at countries around the globe. Anthony Alofsin has assembled ...