Avenues of Translation

A study of Bogota viewed as a museum (outside of the traditional museum). This work offers a critical look at modern city through a series of tours through downtown Bogotá, specifically on Seventh Avenue between Calles 11 and 16 that was transformed from Bogotazo through an urban renewal project. It turned the area into a paradigm of what should be a modern Bogotá. The book discusses the aesthetic character of its architecture, the connections between traditional museums, and reaffirmed the principles of order and functionality of the modern movement and led to rules that have sought...

Written by three architectural journalists, this book offers an a-to-z look at 100 of the world’s best architects, from the Madrid-based team Abalos & Herreros to Peter Zumthor, one of the most important figures on the Swiss architectural scene. The two-page spreads combine analytical text with a selection of stunning photos showing the architects’ most famous works, while providing an overview of the varied nature of architecture today. Such luminaries as Frank Gehry, Michael Graves, Maya Lin, and Richard Meier, are discusssed along with the accomplishments of Japanese architects Kenzo...

Este volumen reune estudios en torno a las representaciones de la ciudad en la literatura y en las artes. Ciudades imaginadas desde los mitos fundacionales de la cultura occidental hasta las narrativas desarticuladas que genera la urbe posmoderna; ciudades utópicas del Renacimiento y ciudades distópicas del Nuevo Mundo de fin de siglo; son diferentes testimonios de la relevancia de lo urbano en la configuración espacio-temporal del imaginario.

A mediados del XIX el Ayuntamiento de Sevilla, impulsado por la necesidad de extinguir la mendicidad en las calles de la capital, fundó el Asilo de Mendicidad de San Fernando para recoger en él a cuantos niños y mayores que, bien por su avanzada edad o por encontrarse desamparados y en la orfandad, necesitaran ser asistidos.