Estética de la arquitectura

Desde finales de la decada de los sesenta, han ido surgiendo, en la representacion de la arquitectura, planteamientos graficos al margen de la operatividad tradicional, que han abierto interrogantes sobre sus origenes, sus modos de expresion y sus posibilidades de generalizacion. Esto ha sucedido especialmente en el ambito de lo que se ha entendido como neovanguardias arquitectonicas, la tendencia caracterizada por la experimentacion a partir de diferentes aspectos de una espacialidad moderna, y tambien, la mas renovadora, en lo referente a la representacion arquitectonica. Cuando la cultura...

Can it get much better than relaxing in a comfortable, modern hotel after a long day on the ski slopes? Whether you're a beginner learning on the bunny slope, an ex-Olympian reliving his glory days, or a non-skier who enjoys sipping rum toddies in the lodge, you'll find the perfect place for a winter get-away in this comprehensive, beautifully illustrated book. Designed to suit every taste, "Ski Hotels serves as an illustrated guide to the best resorts in Europe, North and South America, Australia, and Japan, Includes an introduction and informative captions.

This book revolves around the drawings and scale models especially selected by architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, who was conferred the degree of Doctorate Honoris Causa by the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in 2009. The personal selection done by PMdR resulted in a publishing project that included the participation of a group of academics from Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina convened so that, by means of short texts, freely elaborated their perspective on those drawings. The book is, therefore, the result of a collective work whose purpose is to think the architecture from its most common...

La obra reúne los escritos y lecciones dedicados al tema de la restauración por el autor a lo largo de los veinte años durante los cuales dirigió el "Istituto Centrale del Restauro", analizando el significado y los métodos del restauro y resaltando los criterios teóricos que han guiado las actividades del Centro.