Introducción a la arquitectura contemporánea

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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 ...

La obra del arquitecto Alejandro de la Sota (Pontevedra, 1913 - Madrid, 1996) ha sido profusamente divulgada tanto en España como en el extranjero y su influencia se ha dejado sentir en varias generaciones de arquitectos españoles contemporáneos. A pesar de la atención que se ha prestado a su obra, no ha ocurrido lo mismo con sus textos. Este libro recopila, por primera vez, material disperso anteriormente publicado, junto con textos inéditos que se conservan en el archivo de la Fundación Alejandro de la Sota. El material se divide en tres partes, una dedicada a los escritos propiamente ...

En este libro se presenta una metodología que sirve de apoyo para llevar a cabo una planificación territorial sostenible de desarrollo futuro de los espacios metropolitanos. Dicha metodología abarcará de manera conjunta e integrada diferentes aspectos cruciales relacionados con este fenómeno. Así, en primer lugar, es necesario conocer en profundidad las pautas, implicaciones, características, etc., del crecimiento, experimentado por los espacios metropolitanos a través del estudio en detalle de los cambios socioeconómicos y territoriales registrados y la incidencia de los distintos...