"El Bosque de los Recuerdos Olvidados"

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...

Este libro se acerca a la cuestión del método en arquitectura focalizando su análisis principalmente en 5 obras concretas del panorama contemporáneo, tratando de desvelar las motivaciones últimas que las constituyen. KAZUYO SEJIMA (+ Nishizawa + SANAA), Casa en un Huerto de Ciruelos en Tokio. FRANK O. GEHRY, Walt Disney Concert Hall en Los Ángeles. ÁLVARO SIZA, Museo Mimesis en Paju Book City. REM KOOLHAAS, La Embajada de Holanda en Berlín. PETER ZUMTHOR, Museo Kolumba en Colonia. El objeto y la obra arquitectónica se consideran así los elementos susceptibles de ofrecer el...

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.

Revealing the pleasure of contemplation, a well-known aesthetic professor journeys to the four corners of the earth, admiring the arts, architecture, and the people.