ARQUITECTURAS EFIMERAS

Perspectives on how the city is Imagined in Latin America. Focussing on Latin America as an urban case study, an examination of urban imaginaries and the construct of our relationships with cities. Perspectives from anthropologists, sociologists, artists, and psychologists.

Este libro tiene como propósito reconsiderar la influencia de Le Corbusier en la formación arquitectónica y académica del autor. Este confronta su proyecto final como alumno (1959) con nueve obras de maestros y arquitectos destacados del siglo pasado que operaron como sus referentes y que pertenecían al llamado movimiento de arquitectura moderna. Las categorías analíticas aplicadas en la confrontación constituyeron un cuerpo de conceptos instrumentales claves para el aprendizaje proyectual -por esa razón se adoptaron- y fueron ordenadas sobre la base del grado de visibilidad de su...

High-end hotels have always been the setting for style and fantasy, a venue to see and be seen. This volume explores a relatively new trend, where major fashion houses take over the running of upscale hostelries. With every detail coordinated, from bed linens, to d????cor, china and glassware, the overall effect is of a chic jewel box, where every piece shines. We get a peek at glamorous hotels conceived and run with flair, by major fashion players like Bulgari, Christian Lacroix, Ferragamo, and Versace.

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.