Aridscapes : designing in harsh and fragile lands

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

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,...

"Critical study and research of the life and architecture of Urzúa (b. Mexico) who along architects Luis Barragán and Ignacio Díaz Morales started the localartistic movement known as "regionalismo" in Guadalajara. The edition is divided in 3 sections: his life, closely related to his architecture, an illustrated catalogue of his life production and acollection of facsimile copies of documents from his personal archives"--Provided by vendor.

En varias ocasiones escuché hablar de Luciano como "el arquitecto de las casas de hormigón". No creo que su intención haya sido la de hacer "casas de hormigón", sino más bien, la de hacer casas en el paisaje que tengan la menor cantidad de elementos y materiales posibles; que se relacionen bien con el entorno; y que además, sean construibles de manera práctica, económica y que no generen problemas de mantenimiento a futuro. El hormigón es simplemente el medio técnico que él eligió para dar respuesta a esa búsqueda. La arquitectura es la manifestación espacial de las necesidades...