La vida de los edificios

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.

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 ...

Este libro pretende poner a disposición del lector en castellano una parte de la obra de Le Corbusier que hasta ahora no se podía encontrar sino de manera dispersa. Tomando como punto de partida los XI Rencontres de la Fundación Le Corbusier, Le symbolique, le sacré, la spiritualité (París: Editions de la Villete, 2004), en este volumen se recogen diversos ensayos que abordan el tratamiento del espacio sagrado en la obra del arquitecto franco-suizo, y más precisamente, su materialización en los edificios proyectados para el culto católico. Se ha incorporado documentación inédita,...

«... El material, detalle y estructura de un edificio forman en conjunto una condición absoluta. El potencial de la arquitectua reside en conferir significados auténticos a lo que vemos, olemos y tocamos. la tectónica es fundamental para nuestro sentidos. El nuevo libro de Kenneth Frampton es fundamental para arquitectos, estudiantes y cualquier interesado en los secretos de la arquitectura...» Rafael moneo, catedrático de Arquitectura, Universidad de Harvard, Graduate School of Design.