Arquitecto, obra y metodo

The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...

"Pioneros del diseño" busca explorar la figura del diseñador industrial remontándose a sus orígenes, proponiendo un recorrido a través de los diferentes movimientos y centros formativos en los que se gestó y consolidó, hasta llegar a la libertad creativa de los primeros diseñadores industriales estadounidenses. Es éste un libro que brinda la oportunidad de adentrarse en la historia de colectivos creativos como la Deutscher Werkbund, los Wiener Werkstätte, o la Bauhaus, y que a la vez incide en el papel que desempeñaron algunos de los diseñadores más relevantes en Estados Unidos...

This number of the monographic series is dedicated to restoration specialist, architect and watercolor painter Villa Chávez (b. Mexico). This extensive study of Villa Chávez life and architecture is divided in 2 parts: the first reviews his academic career and his professional practice in Guadalajara and Colima. A second part reviews in detail his restoration projects, his architecture, his open space interventions and his pictorial production (watercolors and drawings). Amongst other academic contributions Villa Chávez founded the School of Architecture in the University of Colima and was ...

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.