El temple de la arquitectura

Whether we live in a house in the country or in a city home, a terrace is an increasingly cherished luxury that opens living space out to the exterior and creates more direct contact with nature. Spectacular and of varied design, some are on the roofs, some are fitted with a solarium, while others boast a garden. Over the course of 136 pages and with more than 140 spectacular photos in colour, Terrace Design offers a complete selection of terraces set in the country, by the sea and in the city. An original compilation that will inspire a new terrace or refurbishment and that offers valuable...

Winner of the 2020 SAMLA Studies Book Award — Edited Collection Cities both near and far communicate in a variety of ways. Travel between, through, and among urban centers initiates contact, and cities themselves are sites of ever-changing cultural and historical encounters. Predictable and surprising challenges and opportunities arise when city borders are crossed, voices meet, and artistic traditions find their counterparts. Using the Latin word for “translation,” translatio, or “to carry across,” as a point of departure, Avenues of Translation explores how translation...

This study is a detailed tour of the main landmarks and architectural changes in Colombia, during the last three decades, particularly in relation to architecture that reclaims the public space.

Esta publicación corresponde al segundo volumen de la trilogía dedicada a la obra y al pensamiento de Gaudí. Recoge su legado referido a la vivienda, concebida como un todo armónico que ha de ayudar a estimular la convivencia familiar. También desarrolla la concepción de Gaudí sobre el jardín, porque la naturaleza fue siempre su fuente de inspiración. Finalmente, analiza una parte del contexto en que vivió Gaudí, como por ejemplo la actividad gremial en Cataluña y su importancia desde el siglo XII. Las imágenes de Marc Llimargas, fotógrafo y arquitecto, abren una ventana al...