Adolf Loos 1870-1933

Concepto de psicopatología y psiquiatría, Enfermedades mentales, Neurosis, Trastorno de la personalidad y del estado de ánimo Adicciones "la psicopatología es una ciencia especulativa esencialmente teórica, cuyo propósito es sólo el conocimiento del psiquismo anormal. No se ocupa de la curación ni de la prevención, que pertenecen a otros dominios". "Estudiar" significa en psicopatología varias cosas: en la clásica versión de Jaspers, significa describir las manifestaciones anormales, significa explicarlas, significa comprenderlas y finalmente significa totalizarlas o integrar en...

Virtually ignored throughout its 2000-year history, the architecture of wine growing estates gained a dramatic new level of awareness in 1988 when the Centre Georges Pompidou mounted an exhibition "Chateaux of Bordeaux". It's focus was the `architecture of wine' and it became the catalyst of a stimulating international discussion of wine and wine culture. The buildings depicted in this book constitute a representative example of the diversity of wineries in the world today. It is also hoped that the book will inspire readers to visit some of them in order to experience first hand the marriage ...

This volume focusses on the mosaics and geometric designs from Ecija, the ancient Roman Astigi, the capital of the Conventus Astigitanus, which is one of four conventus iuridici that made the Roman Baetica. This work is part of a much larger study centered recently on the mosaics and the geometrical compositions of the Conventus Astgitanus, whose immediate objective pursued to cover the analysis of the musivaria of the whole of Baetica.In conjunction with the mosaics catalogue, this volume presents a catalogue of geometric designs, which are results of studies of different fields that make up ...

Widely thought to be the greatest American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was a true pioneer, both artistically and technically. At a time when reinforced concrete and steel were considered industrial building materials, Wright boldly made use of them to build private homes. His prairie house concept - that of a low, sprawling home based upon a simple L or T figure - was the driving force behind some of his most famous houses and became a model for rural architecture across America. Wright’s designs for office and public buildings were equally groundbreaking and unique. From...