La vida de los edificios

La presente obra contiene un sustrato expositivo de la arquitectura gaudiniana sobre el sentido naturalista del arte de Gaudi, segun la tesis doctoral de Gustavo Garcia Gabarro, dirigida por Juan Bassegoda Nonell quien, a su vez, expone un resumen de los estudios realizados en la Real Catedra Gaudi a lo largo de 30 anos. Mediante este estudio se intenta hacer comprensible a Gaudi a traves de su sentido franciscano del mundo y del arte, evitando cualquier enfoque historiografico o relativo a la morfologia descriptiva de los edificios construidos por este especial arquitecto catalan.Gaudi....

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...

Having graduated from Cornell University, Richard Meier established his own architectural firm in New York City in 1963, around a group known as the "Five Architects" of New York. This book includes 70 works and projects, chronologically ordered, from his first private houses around New York, to the most recent cultural centres, museums, corporate buildings and city planning for different cities in Europe, Asia and USA. This book, abundantly illustrated and documented, offers a chronological survey, from the first houses in the Hamptons to the most recent buildings including the Getty Center...

"El relato de estos 60 años de prolija actividad creativa se ha estructurado en seis grandes bloques, que reflejan las peculiaridades de cada momento, tratando de abordar con el máximo rigor un panorama en permanente evolución, en e que se solapa la práctica tradicional de las artes con innovadoras estructuras y opciones, fruto de la investigación artística en los ámbitos de la formación, la creación y la promoción"--Page 13.