Arquitectura biológica 1

Colombian houses have always been a showcase for the inhabitants of a highly diverse country. These houses range from the haciendas of coffee plantations to the restored colonial homes of Cartagena. Fascinating essays and attractive photos exemplify the evolution of the art of living in Colombia.

The book presents the works of three Latin American architects whose designs share functionality and a unique and a protagonist vision of space. Architects Carlos Ott (b. Uruguay) and Mathias Klotz (b. Chile) are two of the most influential architects of Latin America recognized internationally with numerous prizes and with constructed projects in America, Asia and Europe, while young and noted architect Christian Wiese (b. Ecuador) is probably the best known architect in Ecuador with a solid international trajectory.

Paulo Mendes da Rocha forma parte de una serie de libros cuyo contenido es, sobre todo, un homenaje personal a unos amigos que son, además, excelentes arquitectos. Homenaje visual, como el lector comprobará, donde la autoría se funda en la dimensión crítica de la mirada: más allá del texto con que suelo introducirlos, lo esencial de mi aportación pretende ser la mirada juiciosa y, por tanto, cómplice, que trata de reconocer. No negaré que, obrando así, soy fiel a mi ya antigua reivindicación de lo visual como ámbito específico del juicio estético, dimensión sensitiva cuyo...