Arquitectura para no arquitectos

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 ...

Written by three architectural journalists, this book offers an a-to-z look at 100 of the world’s best architects, from the Madrid-based team Abalos & Herreros to Peter Zumthor, one of the most important figures on the Swiss architectural scene. The two-page spreads combine analytical text with a selection of stunning photos showing the architects’ most famous works, while providing an overview of the varied nature of architecture today. Such luminaries as Frank Gehry, Michael Graves, Maya Lin, and Richard Meier, are discusssed along with the accomplishments of Japanese architects Kenzo...

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.

66 temas basicos de diseno arquitectonico, su historia y su tecnologia, agrupados con arreglo a ideas generales que van introduciendo al lector en el significado de las definiciones particulares en terminos afines o conexos, clarificando de esta forma la relacion entre ellos. Cada una de las paginas de gran formato esta repleta de terminos e ilustraciones interrelacionadas, que permiten trabajar a partir de un concepto global, de manera que resulta sumamente sencillo localizar los terminos mas dificiles con solo buscarlos bajo el tema general. Si el contexto del termino se desconoce, siempre...