Jose Luis Mateo/Spanish and English

La actualidad e interés de cuanto este libro plantea quedaría demostrada con solo llevar a cabo una visión retrospectiva de algunos aspectos del desarrollo de la restauración en nuestro país.

Publicar arquitectura es mucho más que mostrar proyectos o productos del que uno o más arquitectos son autores. Hacer y, complementariamente, enseñar hoy arquitectura es un proceso integral y holístico del que participan numerosos actores y que se basa en el procesado crítico de información antes, durante y después de la producción de las ideas que se convertirán en proyectos y, eventualmente, en edificios. La principal característica de nuestra época es que el flujo de información disponible acerca de cualquier tema es inabarcable, y que el acceso a ella es instantáneo y masivo. ...

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...

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 ...