Gonzalo Villa Chávez

"Architecture & Design Australia" is a new survey of Australian Architecture that takes an expansive look at over 50 builings, from private dwellings to public monuments, and includes many award-winning projects that have helped shape the energetic state of Australian design today. It is fair to say that the diversity of the Australian continent shapes the complexity of its architecture, and it is these ingredients that continue to set the scene for the country's exciting architectural language. An index with contact information of the featured architects and designers is enclosed.

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.

La presente edición incluye ocho textos del profesor Mario Botta con motivo de la concesión del Premio Javier Carvajal, otorgado el 7 de mayo de 2014 en la ETSA de la Universidad de Navarra.

Así como el profesional adaptó los modelos del eclecticismo europeo a funciones y situaciones urbanas singulares constructivamente se incorporaron soluciones técnicas que implicaban rapidez y calidad de ejecución. Las fachadas reproducen, desde una arquitectura ladrillera, una sintaxis y gramática en correspondencia a un lenguaje estilístico predeterminado, que reemplaza la piedra original, con revestimientos continuos que la simulan, terminación tipo símil–piedra. Esta técnica de revestimientos continuos, prácticamente ha desaparecido en nuestro medio, tanto en lo constructivo...