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The remarkably prolific career of an innovative young Chilean architect is profiled in this engaging study. Born in 1965 and in professional practice since 1991, this architect's impact on his native landscape is observed mainly in a series of private houses located in some of the most sublime sites in Chile. The forceful yet austere character of his design approach and its radical relationship to surrounding landscape elements can be fully appreciated by viewing this book's fine pictorial panorama.

A selection of the most prominent works of architecture selected by El Croquis with an introduction by Juan Antonio Cortés and an essay by William Curtis. Among the works are the Sendai Mediatheque by Toyo Ito, the Yokohama International Port Terminal by Foreign Office Architects, the Netherlands Embassy in Berlin by OMA-Rem Koolhaas, the Braga Municipal Stadium by Eduardo Souto de Moura, the Prada Aoyama Epicenter by Herzog & De Meuron, the Scottish Parliament building by EMBT, the Monastery of Our Lady of Novy Dvur by John Pawson, the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art expansion by Steven Holl,...

Brief overview of ObregÑn's (b. Mexico) work as one of the most influencial Mexican born architects of the 20th century.

¿Qué hacer hoy con la noción de límite y cómo concebir los espacios cuando la distinción entre ciudad y cambio, entre público y privado, entre interior y exterior desaparece? ¿Qué ocurre con las nociones de distancia, continuidad, densidad, diversidad, hibridez, cuando la velocidad del desplazamiento de bienes, información y personas crece tan rápidamente? ¿Cómo planificar una sociedad mas abierta en un mundo más incierto? ¿Cómo actuar por la colectividad en una sociedad cada vez más diversificada y más individualizada? “Uno de los mejores textos de síntesis sobre el...