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La obra plantea un recorrido por la arquitectura y el urbanismo europeos de la Edad Moderna, desde la consideración del espacio y la estructura arquitectónica como partes de un lenguaje arquitectónico vinculado al Clasicismo, que se articula a través de los órdenes clásicos, sus normas y sus proporciones, generando a su vez unos espacios arquitectónicos y urbanos vinculados a los usos culturales, ideológicos y políticos del momento. Desde este planteamiento, la obra aborda temas como el estudio del lenguaje de los órdenes arquitectónicos y los debates teóricos surgidos en torno a...

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

An in-depth study of Colombian architect Luis Restrepo, this collection brings together a selection of his constructions developed by between 1989 and 2007. In this innovative presentation of architectural work, each construction is thoroughly illustrated with both color photographs and reproductions of the blueprints, yielding a true glimpse of Restrepo's genius. Escaping from any classification, his works restore the essentials of architecture—space, materials, and light—and this compilation is sure to appeal to enthusiasts of both architecture and design. Exentas de artificios y...

A study of Bogota viewed as a museum (outside of the traditional museum). This work offers a critical look at modern city through a series of tours through downtown Bogotá, specifically on Seventh Avenue between Calles 11 and 16 that was transformed from Bogotazo through an urban renewal project. It turned the area into a paradigm of what should be a modern Bogotá. The book discusses the aesthetic character of its architecture, the connections between traditional museums, and reaffirmed the principles of order and functionality of the modern movement and led to rules that have sought...