Las bóvedas de Guastavino en América

An in-depth study of Colombian architect Luis Restrepo, this collection brings together a selection of his constructions developed by between 1989 and 2007. In this innovative presentation of architectural work, each construction is thoroughly illustrated with both color photographs and reproductions of the blueprints, yielding a true glimpse of Restrepo's genius. Escaping from any classification, his works restore the essentials of architecture—space, materials, and light—and this compilation is sure to appeal to enthusiasts of both architecture and design. Exentas de artificios y...

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

Este libro es el resultado de varios años de docencia en la Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo (FADU) de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, dedicados a la enseñanza de las distintas ramas de la Física que tienen relación con el quehacer arquitectónico y el diseño. Pero todo libro es una síntesis de largos años de estudio, investigación y numerosas experiencias enseñando y aprendiendo, lo que luego se condensará en una reducida cantidad de hojas. Y al margen de la vocación de escribir, suele haber algún disparador que genera la idea de abocarse a un tema en particular, por ...

The expert contributors to this lavishly illustrated volume, devoted entirely to Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion of 1929, address here for the first time the forgotten contexts of the Pavilion's genesis. Habitually thought of as an abstract, unpolluted, and splendidly isolated building--a precursor of Mies's American period--the Pavilion is revealed here as a thoroughly European work, perhaps less pristine but more authentic. Mies and Lilly Reich were commissioned to design not only the Pavilion but also more than one hundred thousand square feet of German stands spread throughout the...