¿Otra historia de la arquitectura del siglo XX?

"The book examines the life and architectonic and didactic legacy of noted architect O'Gorman (b. Mexico) with critical texts by expert scholars regarding some of his ideas on the aesthetics of architecture with a special emphasis in public primary schools. Includes a reprint of the booklet titled "Escuelas Primarias 1932" by O'Gorman as a report while working for the Mexican Ministry of Education (SEP) of the construction of 28 public primary schools in Mexico City."--Provided by vendor.

This book revolves around the drawings and scale models especially selected by architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, who was conferred the degree of Doctorate Honoris Causa by the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in 2009. The personal selection done by PMdR resulted in a publishing project that included the participation of a group of academics from Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina convened so that, by means of short texts, freely elaborated their perspective on those drawings. The book is, therefore, the result of a collective work whose purpose is to think the architecture from its most common...

VIAJE REALIZADO A NUEVA YORK DESDE OCTUBRE A ENERO DE 2001, DONDE SE RELATA MANHATTHAN Y SUS ALREDEDORES, EN CONVIVENCIA CON HOMELESS Y RELATANDO LA HISTORIA DE NUEVA YORK, SU RELACIÓN CON ESPAÑA Y EL MUNDO Y LAS CRISIS DE WALL STREET. DEBIDO A DICHO ESTUDIO MACROECÓNOMICO EL AUTOR PREMONICIONA UNANUEVA CRISIS GLOBAL, POSTERIOR A LA DE 2008-2009. SIN EMBARGO, ANTES DE CONCLUIR DICHA HIPÓTESIS, LOS CAPS LE DECOMISAN SU BILLETE DE VUELTA A ESPAÑA.

El cronista, minucioso contador de lo acaecido, apoyado en una prosa que discurre por la mirada sensible del arquitecto y la velada metáfora del poeta, deja constancia y nos recuerda con Maurice Blanchot "que todo lo que nos proponemos, todo lo que hemos adquirido, todo lo que somos, todo lo que se alce sobre la tierra y el cielo, retorna a lo insignificante".