Un cánon de arquitectura moderna, 1900-2000

Suiza ha sido el país de origen de algunos de los arquitectos más admirados del panorama arquitectónico actual. Ilustradas profusamente a través de planos, dibujos y fotografías, las obras de los arquitectos suizos tanto emergentes como consolidados que e

Describes the degree and license mechanisms for the professional practice of architecture in Peru from the first courses in the 19th century through the beginning of the 20th century, with a detailed presentation of the school formation of the architects from 1910 to 1950 in the School of Engineering of the university. The book was originally the author's masters thesis and won the prize "Héctor Velarde" during the XI Bienal Nacional de Arquitectura, organized in 2004 by CAP.

Este libro trata de los estilos y las tendencias de la primera mitad del siglo XX que están ausentes o son marginales en las historias de la arquitectura moderna, pero que fueron importantes e influyentes en la época en la que nacieron. En el texto se analizan los movimientos expresionistas y simbolistas tanto como los estilos épicos modernos, el Futurismo, el Art Déco, el Novecento, la arquitectura metafísica, el monumentalismo industrial babilónico y los diversos tipos de clasicismo. Con ello se pretende restituir toda su riqueza y complejidad a la historia de la arquitectura moderna...

A Compilation of 30 Innovative Architectonic Inventions in Catalonia. The architecture produced in Catalonia has often been in the vanguard of Europe, especially since Barcelona hosted the 1992 Olympics. This book is an exciting overview of innovative spaces and techniques made in Catalonia, presenting a cross section of 'products' as well as the buildings and environments for which they were conceived. The products solve specific program requirements, new social demands, environmental needs, budget limitations and design aspirations to improve on the status quo. They are proving grounds of...