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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 ...

L’obra arquitectònica de Lluís Domènech i Montaner culmina al Palau de la Música Catalana, joia modernista i centre musical de Barcelona des de 1908. Si la seva façana sorprèn, la sala de concerts, amb la seva curiosa estructura de temple i teatre, és una de les més belles del món.

Having graduated from Cornell University, Richard Meier established his own architectural firm in New York City in 1963, around a group known as the "Five Architects" of New York. This book includes 70 works and projects, chronologically ordered, from his first private houses around New York, to the most recent cultural centres, museums, corporate buildings and city planning for different cities in Europe, Asia and USA. This book, abundantly illustrated and documented, offers a chronological survey, from the first houses in the Hamptons to the most recent buildings including the Getty Center...

Resumen: la finalidad de este trabajo es establecer de qué forma se han desarrollado los procesos de conservación y restauración del patrimonio arquitectónico, realizando, por un lado, un análisis del marco institucional y, por otro, un estudio de la teoría y la práctica de la restauración e intervención sobre la arquitectura histórica.