Ciudad y arquitectura

"Taking over the baton from their mentor and friend Eduardo Chillida, the architects Juan Carlos Sancho (San Sebastián, 1957) and Sol Madridejos (Madrid, 1958) have pursued a sensitive dialectic between matter and void that lies at the foundations of a fertile formal laboratory, one where the fold is an instrument with great potential in the attainment of structural, spatial, and material coherence. In these pages Arquitectura Viva presents a selection of four Spanish works – ranging from a small chapel to a large educational complex – in which the duo composes variations on the same...

Este libro recoge el estudio de uno de los ejemplos más sobresalientes de la Arquitectura del Movimiento Moderno de Asturias: el conjunto histórico industrial de la Central de Soto de Ribera y los conjuntos residenciales de Soto del Rey y de Ribera de Arriba, cuyos trabajos constructivos se iniciaron en 1959, bajo la promoción de las sociedades de Electra de Viesgo, S.A. e Hidroeléctrica del Cantábrico, S.A.\r\nEntre los valores más singulares del conjunto resultan especialmente destacables las intervenciones realizadas por el arquitecto Álvarez Castelao, en el diseño y planificación ...

The innovative architectural styles that have emerged from the various climates of Colombian landscape are presented in these insightful essays and spectacular photographs. More than three hundred locations in Colombia fill the three sections divided up by climate zones: hot weather, warm weather, and cold weather. As the creativity of traditional and emerging Colombian architects is revealed, so to is the stunning landscape of a country whose varying climate and indigenous materials—such as guadua, a local bamboo—have influenced Colombian architectural form and content. Las novedosas...

High-end hotels have always been the setting for style and fantasy, a venue to see and be seen. This volume explores a relatively new trend, where major fashion houses take over the running of upscale hostelries. With every detail coordinated, from bed linens, to d????cor, china and glassware, the overall effect is of a chic jewel box, where every piece shines. We get a peek at glamorous hotels conceived and run with flair, by major fashion players like Bulgari, Christian Lacroix, Ferragamo, and Versace.