Diccionario urbano

Text (in Spanish) and images complement each other to create a narrative thread that offers informative insights into the architect's intellectual and visual imagination and expands our understanding of Olgiati's oeuvre.

En la línea de Jane Jacobs en Muerte y vida de las ciudades y de Edward Glaeser en El triunfo de la ciudad, Jonathan F. P. Rose, un visionario en el ámbito del desarrollo urbano, aboga por el papel de las ciudades para abordar los desafíos ambientales, económicos y sociales del siglo XXI. Las ciudades son la cuna de la civilización; centros de cultura, comercio y progreso, es en ellas donde se fraguan las oportunidades y, hacia el año 2080, ellas serán también donde viva el ochenta por ciento de la población mundial. A medida que avance el siglo XXI, las áreas metropolitanas...

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.

The only city in the world to span two continents, Istanbul blends European and Asian influences with great style. Home to one of the world's most distinctive cuisines, dining here is an experience to be savored. This compendium showcases the trendiest dining establishments, sure to please even the most sophisticated of sensibilities. With elegant interiors and audacious selections of Turkish and international dishes, Istanbul is home to a dynamic dining scene where you?re sure to be dazzled. This invaluable overview to what's happening in Istanbul's dining scene is interspersed with a...