Estética de la arquitectura

Mallol is an architectural design center that functions under the lead of its director and promoter, Panamanian architect Ignacio Mallol Tamayo. This edition examines 25 year of professional operations of the largest architectural firm in Central America and illustrates, with more than 270 color images, representative examples of Latin American 21st century architecture, highlighting the firm's most representative buildings: Le Cube Mallol, one of the early designs (where Mallol plays with forms, space and symetry), a clear example of the type of large constructions that would later...

This volume of a series, focussing on the basic elements of architecture delivers a very close insight into the divers possibilities of designing doors. The door is the most essential component of a house. It is both a separating as well as an adjoining element and permits entering from an external area to the private interior. This book presents over 80 projects showing exceptional designs of doors and entrances of shops, hotels, private houses, museums and many other spaces all over the world. An index with contact information of the designers and architects is enclosed.

Índice de contenidos: Elogio de la luz. Notas sobre la arquitectura de Kazuhiro Kojima por Peter Ebner Obras y proyectos: Viviendas Space Block Kamishinjo, Osaka Instituto de educación secundaria Hakuo, Kurihara Casa Himuro, Hirakata Clínica veterinaria Tsuda, Hirakata Viviendas Space Block, Hanoi Villas SOHO, Pekín Centro de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Tokio Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Doha Casa museo Ota, Ota Escuela primaria y secundaria Gunma, Ota Viviendas Space Block Nozawa, Tokio Toyo Ito. Una visita a la Escuela Mihama Utase Escuela primaria Mihama Utase,...

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...