Suiza Constructiva

Revealing the pleasure of contemplation, a well-known aesthetic professor journeys to the four corners of the earth, admiring the arts, architecture, and the people.

1998 Premio Bienal: Historia Both an architectural and a social history, this book examines the social implications of the elaborate design, construction, and decor details of Colombian republican houses of the 19th and 20th centuries. The elegant hallways, warm bedrooms, and eclectic combinations of foreign styles are the main characteristics of Colombia's post-colonial homes and an evocative means to rediscover the majesty of Colombia’s Belle Époque. Una historia tanto de arquitectura como de una sociedad, este libro fotográfico ilumina las implicaciones sociales de los elaborados...

¿Por qué se integra a los títulos de esta colección el libro de Alberto Sato? ¿Cuál es el criterio que nos permite justificar su presencia aquí? Pues bien, este libro presenta un desarrollo teórico-histórico atrapante. Podríamos decir que Sato nos devela la saga donde el espacio es el protagonista y la arquitectura acepta resignadamente su destino, ya que el espíritu del tiempo así lo requería. Un libro polémico que desafía las verdades instaladas que la historiografía nos ha entregado. Su lenguaje sugerente, sin duda, va a prendar a quienes se dispongan a disfrutar de su...

Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona has translated pragmatic and poetic concepts and intentions into physical form. These result from the architect's deep communion with and understanding of the materials and processes, as well as of the historic-cultural context in which his architectural intervention takes place. Salmona's oeuvre, including such notable examples as the Torres del Parque (1967) in Bogota, the Presidential House for Illustrious Guests (1981) in Cartagena, the Quimbaya Museum (1983) in Armenia and the National Archive of the Nation (1992) in Bogota, is without doubt one of the ...