Berlin Modernism

The expert contributors to this lavishly illustrated volume, devoted entirely to Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion of 1929, address here for the first time the forgotten contexts of the Pavilion's genesis. Habitually thought of as an abstract, unpolluted, and splendidly isolated building--a precursor of Mies's American period--the Pavilion is revealed here as a thoroughly European work, perhaps less pristine but more authentic. Mies and Lilly Reich were commissioned to design not only the Pavilion but also more than one hundred thousand square feet of German stands spread throughout the...

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...

Este libro analiza el legado de esta corriente en la arquitectura neoyorquina realizada durante los primeros años del siglo XXI y muestra una cuidada selección de proyectos acompañados de un cuestionario dirigido a sus creadores, que reflejan en sus respuestas el espíritu de la arquitectura de la ciudad.

Esta publicación está conformada por conocimientos básicos planteados en forma didáctica para los que desconocen el tema, tanto sean estudiantes como profesionales no dedicados a estas cuestiones, puedan tener una comprensión inicial y que posteriormente puedan profundizar con una bibliografía más específica. Utiliza tanto el material jurídico como el normativo a efectos de plasmar y dar entendimiento a los casos de medianería que se presentan diariamente.