Umbral

Medellín se convirtió en un referente internacional de la innovación urbana al dejar de ser una de las ciudades más peligrosas del mundo en menos de dos décadas. Aunque el mérito se atribuyó a diversos íconos políticos y electorales, un análisis crítico resalta el protagonismo de la ciudadanía. Jorge Pérez supera los relatos imperantes que plantean heroísmos inexistentes para trasmitir el verdadero sentido del proceso. Desde una novedosa perspectiva, refleja las bases del proceso desde un plano personal y experimental que a su vez se nutre de hechos y evidencias documentadas...

Este libro dedicado a los seguidores del diseño de interiores, enumera las variables que se manejan en todo proceso creativo de una manera clara, definida. Está explicado de forma sencilla, con ejemplos que simplifican la comprensión de cada tema abordado y hacen fácil su lectura. Se hace hincapié en la intencionalidad formal del espacio y se dan las nociones necesarias para el logro del significado buscado.

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.

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 ...