Diario-Boceto

Widely thought to be the greatest American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was a true pioneer, both artistically and technically. At a time when reinforced concrete and steel were considered industrial building materials, Wright boldly made use of them to build private homes. His prairie house concept - that of a low, sprawling home based upon a simple L or T figure - was the driving force behind some of his most famous houses and became a model for rural architecture across America. Wright’s designs for office and public buildings were equally groundbreaking and unique. From...

The book gathers previously published papers and interviews of architect Solana (b. Argentina) divided into 5 main topics: criticism, the city, the towers (modern urban typology), the university and the profession of architecture. This anthology summarizes Solana's passionate ideals and versatile trajectory as architect, academic, and artist. Edition illustrated with a selection of collective works done by his firm Estudio M/SG/S/S/S, along some other architectural examples the author considered transcendental.

Los ensayos, realizados por especialistas en arquitectura, geografía, historia del arte, sociología o urbanismo, procedentes de diversos países, como Brasil, Canadá, España, Estados Unidos o México, analizan el paisaje como producto social, en tanto que resultado de una transformación colectiva de la naturaleza, que refleja una determinada forma de organizar y experimentar el territorio y se construyen socialmente en el marco de unas complejas y cambiantes relaciones de género, de clase, de etnia y de poder. De ahí que las miradas sobre el paisaje sean tan diversas: sólo vemos los...

Este livro reúne cinco projectos de arquitectura de habitação do arquitecto Ricardo Vieira de Melo. As fotografias de exterior e interior apresentam detalhes excepcionais. Prefácio de João Rapagão.