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"Decidido impulsor de la línea curva en el diseño arquitectónico y pionero en el uso del hormigón armado, Oscar Niemeyer fue el creador-constructor de una obra inmensa que recorre y define, inventándola, la arquitectura del siglo XX en Brasil y deja su impronta -la curva sensual, natural, incitante- en el mundo. Sus escritos aquí parcialmente reunidos reflejan esa constante preocupación y dejan traslucir, a manera de preceptiva intermitente, su voluntad de crear una arquitectura que fuera como esas "rachas de felicidad" que Borges definió con tanta sutileza y precisión, una...

"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

Vicente Galicia (b. Spain 1901, arrived in Colombia in 1926- d. Barranquilla 1992) was a Basque architect and Claretian missionary-priest who left behind an important architectural legacy in Colombia, particularly in the Department of Choc and the cities of Barranquilla and Medellín. Architect and urban historian González Escobar presents a brief biography highlighting the architectural accomplishments of this celebrated architect-constructer who created his most prominent works between 1942 and 1945.

The Design of the home continues to be of great interest to both architects and designers. How to configure a living space according to the characteristics of a site and the specification of the client is still the starting point of any house project. However, the final solutions can be as diverse as they can be interesting. This publication takes a specific look at the way architecture will evolve when regarding inhabitations around the world due to climatic changes and different cultural expectations.