Valparaíso. Un balcón urbano / An urban balcony

The Design of the home continues to be of great interest to both architects and designers. How to configure a living space according to the characteristics of a site and the specification of the client is still the starting point of any house project. However, the final solutions can be as diverse as they can be interesting. This publication takes a specific look at the way architecture will evolve when regarding inhabitations around the world due to climatic changes and different cultural expectations.

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.

La idea del recinto sagrado, sitio de encuentro de los mortales con sus dioses, es común a todas las religiones, a todas las creencias. Más allá de su forma, tamaño, implantación y ornamentación la arquitectura sagrada es, por definición, el lugar depositario de la tradición esotérica. Es el espacio donde el hombre busca el conocimiento de los misterios, de lo inaccesible; de este modo el templo se constituye en el ámbito en el que se guardan todos aquellos elementos que hacen a la tradición siendo su símbolo más significativo precisamente la imposibilidad de acceder a ciertos...

"Barcelona" presents a study-in text and photographic image-of one of the most architecturally fascinating and impressive cities in the world. From the Gaudí cathedral to Albert Viaplana and Helio Piñón's recent Centre de Cultura Contemporània, from the Palau de la Musica to the Dali Museum, what we find is a city whose magnificent strength lies in the coexistence of its amazingly diverse and historically disparate variety of structures. The city of Barcelona absorbs new influences and maintains traditions organically, avoiding a sense of fragmentation for a sense of exuberance and...