El despertar de la cultura en la época contemporánea

El encuentro con sobrecogedoras impresiones arquetípicas puede conducir a la transformación de lo real, pero también puede impedirla. Son las dos caras del mito. De un lado, el mágico poder de producir lo real; del otro, la confianza en la simple ilusión. Cuando el hombre se siente inseguro, pensaba Jung, las fuerzas celestiales se le aproximan. Cuando el hombre se siente seguro, cabría suponer, las fuerzas celestiales se alejan. Pero es difícil saber hasta qué punto el hombre puede sentirse seguro sin recurrir a los ídolos o los dioses. Después de profanar los viejos altares, los...

"CEDODAL in collaboration with the Estrada family organized an exhibition and the present accompanying book that examines the life and professional career of Argentinean architect Estrada. The book gathers various authors who review in their texts the influence German architect Hermann Jansen had over the young Estrada, his integration to the National Forests project (1934) and his legacy in the planning of urban centers, infrastructure works and tourism and hotel architecture particularly in the Patagonian region. Estrada's culmination was the Civic Center of Bariloche, (today historic and...

A Compilation of 30 Innovative Architectonic Inventions in Catalonia. The architecture produced in Catalonia has often been in the vanguard of Europe, especially since Barcelona hosted the 1992 Olympics. This book is an exciting overview of innovative spaces and techniques made in Catalonia, presenting a cross section of 'products' as well as the buildings and environments for which they were conceived. The products solve specific program requirements, new social demands, environmental needs, budget limitations and design aspirations to improve on the status quo. They are proving grounds of...

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.