Arquitectos iberoamericanos, siglo XXI

Los edificios del primer y segundo Goetheanum son, sin lugar a dudas, uno de los ejemplos arquitectónicos más interesantes del siglo XX. Son innumerables los trabajos de investigación, libros, tesis doctorales y estudios de diferente índole sobre el tema, realizados principalmente en alemán y, en menos ocasiones, en inglés u otros idiomas. Esta publicación da respuesta a la necesidad de contar, también en lengua española, con un exhaustivo estudio en el que se analice en profundidad el estado de la cuestión y aspectos simbólicos y esotéricos tan destacados como el papel de la...

The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...

This is not another book on estates and confiscations. The author offers us a precise radiography of the state of the Carthusian Monastery in its magnificent final decades, of the ravages it suffered from 1808 onwards and its subsequent nationalisation, auction and sale process. A work mostly based on unpublished sources.

Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona has translated pragmatic and poetic concepts and intentions into physical form. These result from the architect's deep communion with and understanding of the materials and processes, as well as of the historic-cultural context in which his architectural intervention takes place. Salmona's oeuvre, including such notable examples as the Torres del Parque (1967) in Bogota, the Presidential House for Illustrious Guests (1981) in Cartagena, the Quimbaya Museum (1983) in Armenia and the National Archive of the Nation (1992) in Bogota, is without doubt one of the ...