Berlin Modernism

Los Diez Libros de Arquitectura de Vitruvio (probablemente escrito entre los años 23 y 27 adC) es el primer tratado escrito sobre arquitectura que se conoce. Marco Vitruvio Polión (Marcus Vitruvius Pollio) fue un arquitecto, escritor, ingeniero y tratadista romano del siglo I adC. Inspirada en teóricos helenísticos, la obra trata sobre órdenes, materiales, técnicas decorativas, construcción, tipos de edificios, hidráulica y mecánica. De Architectura, conocido y empleado en la Edad Media, se reeditó en Roma en 1486, ofreciendo a los artistas del Renacimiento, imbuidos de la...

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...

The book analyses a selection of 10 houses and 14 buildings constructed in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2005 and that represent the current urban San Jose's growth trends. The domestic architecture reflects a higher purchasing power with an appreciation oh natural surroundings, the office and industrial buildings are aimed some at rescuing the historic downtown area while others were constructed in the suburban area of the city. Includes biographies of mentioned architects.

Architectural guide to the city of Guadalajara, with a selection of close to 300 buildings representative of all time periods. The guide is divided in 3 sections: the first, the largest and medullar part of the book is the presentation of the buildings; a second section is an inventory of buildings important in the history of the city but now disappeared, and a third section includes location maps with recommended itineraries and routes. Each entry includes the name, date and brief history of the building and the name of the architect.