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La aparente contradicción entre las palabras proyectar e incertidumbre revela la tensión conceptual que caracteriza a estas páginas. De un lado, proyectar es un trabajo de previsión y anticipación, cuyo objetivo es la construcción de un edificio que está pensado para permanecer a lo largo del tiempo. Por otro lado, la incertidumbre apela a la imposibilidad de prever, a la falta de certezas y a lo inesperado. La necesidad de búsqueda de un acuerdo entre estos dos objetivos irresolubles, define la intencionalidad y el marco discursivo del libro, situando la ambivalencia como el término ...

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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.".

For the first time ever a monograph dedicated to the temporary projects and personal designs created by world-renowned architect Enric Miralles.A quick perusal of the pages makes it patently clear that for Miralles the word temporary could never be synonymous with minor. From the design of the pergolas in the Olympic Village in Barcelona to the changing sets of an Opera that premiered in his own studio each work is a celebration of space, time and movement. 16 projects are featured.