Antes de la idea

Esta serie está dedicada a estudios de caso en los que se presentan temáticas desarrolladas acudiendo a ciertos edificios, con la certidumbre de encontrar en ellos enseñanzas ejemplares. Este empeño, en el que están involucrados buena parte de los cursos del currículo de Arquitectura en la Universidad de los Andes, supone ejercitar la mirada para establecer los principios y relaciones fundamentales presentes. La tarea eterna en su alcance, se corresponde con uno de los preceptos establecidos por la reforma curricular vigente, y desde 1997 en la que se asume que el aprendizaje de la...

Nestled by rows of luscious grapevines, wineries evoke images of fine living few other places can rival. The spirit of each winery is as distinctive as the wines it produces. With a multitude of unique design touches, each one creates a sense of place, and a charming invitation to slow down and savor a way of life deeply rooted in growing cycles and the seasons. This lavishly illustrated compendium showcases the new wave of winery buildings. This school of design takes its lead from architect Herzog de Meuron's 1997 design for Dominus Winery, setting a trend away from the rustic and embracing ...

This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.

Text (in Spanish) and images complement each other to create a narrative thread that offers informative insights into the architect's intellectual and visual imagination and expands our understanding of Olgiati's oeuvre.