Arquitectura moderna en Misiones, Argentina (1940-1965)

The life and architecture of Cetto, a brilliant architect intellectually formed around the German expressionist movement and who, when arriving in Mexico "revalues" the traditional materials and proceedings of the Mexican culture integrating them gradually into his architecture. Part of a monographic series on 20th century modern architects.

Rafael Guastavino fue un arquitecto valenciano que, a finales del s. XIX, emigró a América para realizar su sueño: convertir la bóveda tabicada en el motivo central de la arquitectura. A su muerte, su hijo continuó con su labor, ya con menor reconocimiento, pero con igual audacia e ingenio hasta los años 1950. Padre e hijo son los últimos grandes constructores de bóvedas de fábrica, ya en plena decadencia de este modo constructivo. El libro recoge 18 ensayos sobre la figura de los Guastavino and Co. (Madrid, 2001). La parte de catálogo recoge una abundante selección de imágenes de ...

A Compilation of 30 Innovative Architectonic Inventions in Catalonia. The architecture produced in Catalonia has often been in the vanguard of Europe, especially since Barcelona hosted the 1992 Olympics. This book is an exciting overview of innovative spaces and techniques made in Catalonia, presenting a cross section of 'products' as well as the buildings and environments for which they were conceived. The products solve specific program requirements, new social demands, environmental needs, budget limitations and design aspirations to improve on the status quo. They are proving grounds of...

An analysis of the subject of the identity that has characterized historically the cultural and urban-architectonic development of the towns of Latin America, the Caribbean and Mexico.