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It was in his home in Oak Park that Frank Lloyd Wright made his first contributions to the Modern movement. In 1889 he designed the first part of the house, in 1895 he added to it for his wife, Catherine, and their family, and in 1898 for his architectural practice. The entire building was a learning laboratory of modern architecture. While not a Prairie School house, it led to the development of the Prairie School. Wrights constant changes to this complex paralleled the evolution of his early architectural work and career. There, with his young assistants, he rethought the plan, spaces,...

En noviembre de 1985 el país y el mundo fueron conmovidos no solamente por el asalto, seguido de un gravísimo secuestro, sino también por el incendio del Palacio de Justicia, residencia de las altas cortes o supremos tribunales del órgano o rama judicial de Colombia, situado en la plaza de Bolívar de Bogotá. El asalto fue obra del grupo subversivo M-19, que pretendía que la Corte Suprema de Justicia le adelantara al presidente de la República "un juicio de responsabilidad política", y el incendio se produjo no se sabe si por acción de los guerrilleros o como consecuencia de la que...

"La Secretaría de Cultura de la Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires seleccionó este libro y contrató su re-edición en homenaje al IV Centenario de la Fundación de la Ciudad por Juan de Garay."--Colophon

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 ...