ARQUITECTURAS EFIMERAS

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 ...

"Barcelona" presents a study-in text and photographic image-of one of the most architecturally fascinating and impressive cities in the world. From the Gaudí cathedral to Albert Viaplana and Helio Piñón's recent Centre de Cultura Contemporània, from the Palau de la Musica to the Dali Museum, what we find is a city whose magnificent strength lies in the coexistence of its amazingly diverse and historically disparate variety of structures. The city of Barcelona absorbs new influences and maintains traditions organically, avoiding a sense of fragmentation for a sense of exuberance and...

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

En este libro se explica cómo la arquitectura es un producto de los seres humanos que varía según el lugar y el momento histórico, afectando la vida de las personas. Trata sobre los componentes de la Arquitectura y explica el proceso que se sigue al realizar un diseño arquitectónico. El arquitecto Juan Günther Doering expresó: “... encuentro de gran importancia este libro porque de una manera muy clara estructura el proceso creativo de la arquitectura... no le falta profundidad, sino que tiene la virtud de facilitar la comprensión de las ideas sin usar una terminología...