La imagen de la ciudad medieval

A través de tres artículos escritos en distintas épocas y circunstancias, Rafael Moneo nos acerca a la arquitectura invitándonos a observar con una nueva mirada dos edificios tan conocidos como la mezquita de Córdoba y la lonja de Sevilla, y a descubrir otro más reciente y secreto: el carmen de Rodríguez-Acosta en Granada. Un revelador e instructivo acercamiento a la historia y la geografía de nuestro país de la mano de uno de los arquitectos contemporáneos que mejor ha sabido hacer dialogar pasado y presente.

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.

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 ...

The subject of this artist's sketchbook is an artistic and environmental project that was inaugurated by Cristina Iglesias on November 6, 2010. It concerns an underwater labyrinth, consisting of three submerged rooms built in cement, in the waters off the Espiritu Santo Island in Baja California's Candelero Bay. This house will slowly be inhabited by life. The project was promoted by the Fundación Mexicana para la Educación Ambiental A.C. (Fundea), in collaboration with the marine biologists and conservationists of the La Paz Coasts and The San Diego Oceanography Institute. This portfolio...