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For the first time ever a monograph dedicated to the temporary projects and personal designs created by world-renowned architect Enric Miralles.A quick perusal of the pages makes it patently clear that for Miralles the word temporary could never be synonymous with minor. From the design of the pergolas in the Olympic Village in Barcelona to the changing sets of an Opera that premiered in his own studio each work is a celebration of space, time and movement. 16 projects are featured.

200 colour photos and plans ”One of a series of authoritative pocket guides introduced only last fall, the Paris and : guide provides tourists and professionals alike with an overview of new and notable architecture and interior design in "the city of light." More than sixty buildings-governmental and residential, commercial and religious-by renowned architects such as Mario Botta, Jean Nouvel, Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando and I. M. Pei to name a few, are profiled and accompanied by color photographs. Easy to use and attractively designed with flexi covers, these CD-sized gems will be a...

El libro presenta varias exploraciones referentes al universo simbólico de la ciudad, de su arquitectura, de sus objetos e imágenes, prestando atención a la manifestación de las representaciones alternativas que desafían a las representaciones instituidas. Pues todo aquello que se yergue como realidad para los múltiples integrantes de la sociedad nunca queda agotado por los diversos géneros discursivos instituidos o alternativos. Precisamente, una de las características de estos estudios reside en su vocación por integrar diferentes géneros discursivos, entendiendo que, por una...

A detailed study of the popular architecture in the Calchiques Valley region of Argentina, comprising parts of the Salta, Tucumán, and Catamarca provinces.