Casas de la vieja Cuba

A biographic study of the life and work of English-born Luis Long, who arrived in Mexico in 1873 and lived in León until his death in 1927, recognized as one of the most important architects of his era.

Louis I. Kahn mantuvo unas charlas con los estudiantes de la Rice School of Architecture en la primavera de 1968. Un ano mas tarde, estas conversaciones se reunieron en un libro que, por primera vez, se presenta al lector de lengua castellana. El texto "Luz blanca, sombra negra" introduce su pensamiento y la conversacion con los estudiantes, "El diseno conduce a una forma de presencia," lo confronta.

Estos analisis sobre el lenguaje de la arquitectura se dirigen "a todos aquellos que aprecian lo suficiente la arquitectura para empezar a reflexionar sobre ella en lugar de limitarse a su contemplacion."

Profusely illustrated, this historical work focuses on the planning and construction of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain, during the second half of the 16th century—when Madrid went from being a mercantile town to the capital of the Hapsburg Empire. Including a detailed analysis of archived documents, architectural plans, and drawings, this study chronicles this monument's architectural and urban development, explains the symbolism associated with it, and reveals how it came to be a model for other European constructions. Profusamente ilustrada, esta obra histórica enfoca el planeamiento y ...