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"No historical European city looks as modern as Berlin. Renovating and changing constantly, in the last one hundred years a notion of modernity in architecture peculiar to Berlin has developed in the German capital. In light of the multitude of meanings this term can have the present volume shows a broad spectrum of Modernism with its technical and constructive as well as formal and aesthetic innovations in the twentieth and beginning of the twenty-first century, marked by the great names of architecture, from Walter Gropius and Mies van der Rohe to Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid. Berlin...

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...

La modernidad, que supo reocnocer en la ciudad el lugar idóneo para el intercambio y la circulación de los productos, encontrará en la tienda el espacio idóneo donde crear el nuevo escenario para el consumo que el mercado demandaba. Un mercado que valorará la aptitud disuasoria de lo moderno y su capacidad para despertar en transeúnte la curiosidad y el deseo hacia un producto por definición no esencial. A través de los diferentes episodios de la modernidad, el arquitecto verá en el diseño de estos nuevos espacios para el consumo, una oportunidad y un campo de experimentación de...

A detailed guide to the buildings that architect Juan O'Gorman (b. Mexico 1905-1982) constructed in Mexico City, with maps, photographs, plans and detailed descriptions of each one. Includes many of his most noted designs: Casa-estudio Diego Rivera-Frida Kahlo, museum Anahuacalli (Diego Rivera), museum Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo) and others.