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¿Cual era la visión del mundo de Antoni Gaudí? ¿Qué pensaba el arquitecto sobre la belleza, la luz, el arte, la geometría o la naturaleza? Este volumen recoge los aspectos fundamentales de su filosofía, a través de citas recopiladas por sus discípulos, y los ejemplifica con multitud de imágenes de sus obras más conocidas.

With numerous maps, photographs and illustrations, this volume presents a detailed and intelligent analysis of the city.

Visiting an exhibition by Leonardo Nierman is penetrating a space that invites us to dream in infinities, to discover exteriors and interiors of cosmic worlds. The exhibition Genesis de un Sueno (Genesis of a Dream) mounted at the Contemporary University Museum of Art in Mexico City conveyed such sensations to visitors. Running from May through August of 1996, it featured three hundred of Nierman's works spanning forty years and was reinstalled by popular demand through January 1997. Its beauty and mystery are now captured in this elegant volume. Nierman: Genesis de un Sueno is a celebration...

Study characterized for the use of new research methods to create an alternative historiography of modern Mexican architecture. Through a self-critical review of the first edition, author De Anda clarifies, broadens and when needed corrects certain concepts and perspectives in relation to his original 1991 edition of "Architecture of the Mexican Revolution". He then provides recent advances in the way of interpreting the history of architecture and the history of Mexican culture in the 20th century.