Max Henonin

"Major survey of Ibero-American 21st century architects details the work of 40 architects"--Provided by vendor.

Reference honoring the cultural and architecture legacy of Daz Morales (b. Mexico) in the centenary of his birth. The present catalogue complements the book "Ignacio Diaz, su pensamiento" and is the result of an exhaustive research in the archive of the Diaz Morales family, examining a large number of documents and selecting for this publication the most representative. The drawings, documents, photographs, plans and elevations of each project are chronologically organized and represent the 7 decades of designs and architectural projects by the noted architect.

Features a selection examining houses that have broken away from the past and that define today's innovation and tomorrow's classicism. The book does not aim to convert these houses into prototypes to follow; they are included because they reflect the peculiarities of their era, sites and owners.

El contenido general de la obra, que abarca diez volúmenes, se estructuró con dos formatos: el primero para las definiciones de términos arquitectónicos y las biografías ordenadas alfabéticamente, y el segundo para los capítulos. Por una parte, los capítulos comprenden la historia resaumida del desarrollo arquitectónico de las principales culturas y países con la información de sus estilos, ciudades principales, exponentes y obras representativas. Por otro, se encuentran los géneros de edificios con características comúnes de acuerdo a su función básica; se estudian y analizan ...