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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,...

A presentation of Gaudi's work and all its facets. Books that complement each other in appreciation of his work.

El Grupo EMAT explora alternativas didácticas que permiten reunir experiencias acerca del "enseñar haciendo", con situaciones de ocurrencia cotidiana para sacar los ejercicios del laboratorio. Luego de 20 años investigando acerca del bienestar humano y el aminoramiento del impacto ambiental de las edificaciones, hay una extensa producción bibliográfica disciplinar, pero no se había hecho explícito el fundamento conceptual de este enfoque poco convencional para abordar la educación en tecnología en arquitectura. El libro plantea las diferencias entre enseñar, aprender, imitar e...

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 ...