Introducción a la arquitectura contemporánea

La arquitectura se ha interrelacionado con el arte a lo largo de su historia no sólo con las edificaciones, la manifestación física de las formas constructivas, sino también mediante su expresión gráfica. Sin embargo, en el último siglo la arquitectura ha penetrado profundamente tanto en la vida cotidiana como en el arte, y todo el arco conceptual existente entre ellos se ha «arquitecturizado». Es decir, la arquitectura no sólo se ha conformado en tanto que aliado de una serie de «políticas estatales de sujeción», sino también como una «materia prima» fundamental para...

The remarkably prolific career of an innovative young Chilean architect is profiled in this engaging study. Born in 1965 and in professional practice since 1991, this architect's impact on his native landscape is observed mainly in a series of private houses located in some of the most sublime sites in Chile. The forceful yet austere character of his design approach and its radical relationship to surrounding landscape elements can be fully appreciated by viewing this book's fine pictorial panorama.

A collection of writings by Enrique Yañez to mark the twentieth anniversary of his death. The text presents an approach to life and observations of the architect, covering the fields of architecture, its social function, urbanism, society and culture.

Barcelona 1992-2004 offers a selection of chronologically arranged projects that provide an overview of the period that commences with the 1992 Olympic Games and culminates in the huge cultural event that is the Universal Forum of Cultures-Barcelona 2004. The selection has focused in particular on projects involving the city’s openness to the sea and those which have managed to adapt to its existing residential fabric. Presented as separate chapters are projects for new high-rise buildings and schemes for the 22@ plan and the Universal Forum of Cultures. The selection is preceded by a text...