Jose Luis Mateo/Spanish and English

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 ...

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...

Este trabajo, «Arquitectura y urbanismo en Iberoamérica», aspira a replantear una serie de problemas y contradicciones que se han suscitado en los estudios sobre la realidad americana. Mientras que las historias del arte tradicionales suelen ceñirse al estudio de las obras singulares, emergentes de un contexto cultural más amplio el cual se identifica justamente por la excepción, el autor ha preferido introducir, junto al sistema de desarrollo cronológico y geográfico, una aproximación adicional de carácter tipológico-funcional que permite abordar temas marginales como la...

"Comprehensive study by a group of scholars explores the development, expansion, and economic impact of haciendas in the state of Morelos, especially those connected to the sugar industry. Illustrated with contemporary color photographs, 19th- and early-20th-century photographs, and maps. Also includes much archival data"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.