Casas de la vieja Cuba

A selection of the most prominent works of architecture selected by El Croquis with an introduction by Juan Antonio Cortés and an essay by William Curtis. Among the works are the Sendai Mediatheque by Toyo Ito, the Yokohama International Port Terminal by Foreign Office Architects, the Netherlands Embassy in Berlin by OMA-Rem Koolhaas, the Braga Municipal Stadium by Eduardo Souto de Moura, the Prada Aoyama Epicenter by Herzog & De Meuron, the Scottish Parliament building by EMBT, the Monastery of Our Lady of Novy Dvur by John Pawson, the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art expansion by Steven Holl,...

Entornos Vitales es un manual practico que presenta graficamente una serie de criterios y situaciones que permiten enriquecer los proyectos con un mayor nivel de permeabilidad, variedad, versatilidad, riqueza visual y otras cualidades que hacen de un espacio arquitectonico un entorno mas humano y vital. Los autores parten de la denuncia de la deshumanizacion de la arquitectura moderna y plantean una serie de medidas practicas para conseguir disenos mas proximos al ciudadano. En este sentido, no se pretende establecer ni una teoria ni una historia de la arquitectura, sino aportar un conjunto...

A serious study and analysis that addresses the symbolism, ornamentation, and history one of Mexico's historic architectural monuments, the Chapel of Loreto.

This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.