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Among the many books available on Wright, William Allin Storrer's classic - now fully revised and updated - remains the only authoritative guide to all of Wright's built work.".

En el marco de la cultura contemporánea, la teoría y la práctica de la arquitectura no plantean hoy marcos estables ni sistemas generalizables. El carácter fragmentario es característico de los escritos de los arquitectos y también de las publicaciones teóricas, que adoptan el formato antológico. En este horizonte, la disciplina modifica la mirada sobre su propia condición e intenta explicaciones más complejas que den sentido y justifiquen un modo de hacer. Pero, además, en muchos casos se establecen aportes que provienen de otros campos del conocimiento, comprometiéndose cada vez ...

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.

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...