Richard Meier - Obras Y Proyectos

Las voces de la pantalla son las que se hacen oír desde el punto en que se mira. Sentados en la sala de cine o ante la pequeña pantalla del televisor, o ante la del ordenador, las voces marcan el tiempo de la contemplación. Voz y mirada se acoplan en la pantalla, se suplementan, se suman para crear la escena, para agregarle un plus de veracidad. Parece haber una ambición de infinito en el ser parlante, al modo de Borges en El aleph, que anhela ver el punto de donde parten todos los sentidos, todos los puntos de vista. En lo que hace a este anhelo, la voz proporciona al menos, un punto de...

Produced by the government program Pueblos Magicos (Magic Towns) is designed for the sustainable preservation of the cultural and architectural patrimony of 17 traditional and picturesque colonial towns, promoting the tourist attractions and urban benefits of places like: San Cristobal de las Casas, Parras, Comala, Taxco, Real de Catorce, Izamal and Patzcuaro among others.Many exceptional color photographs. .

Filled with pictures, sketches, and building plans, this tribute to an extraordinary Colombian architect presents 12 of his most significant projects spanning the decade before his death in October 2007. The buildings highlighted in this work include the National University of Colombia's department of humanities graduate school building, the Virgilio Barco public library in Bogotá, and Salmona's vacation home in Riofrío. Lleno de dibujos, esbozos, y planes de edificación , este tributo a un extraordinario arquitecto colombiano presenta 12 de sus proyectos más significativos desde la...

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.