Frank Lloyd Wright

Mexico City Architecture Guide is a compilation of more than 150 works of architecture dating from the early 20th century up to the present day. To help orient readers, the guide is divided into five areas and includes seven maps to create a comprehensive panorama of the Mexican megalopolis. Each project includes details about the relevant architects, location and year of construction, as well as public transport information. The texts, photographs and maps created for this guide give fresh shape to the city. Now available in an English-language edition for the first time, Mexico City...

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...

Llus Domnech i Montaner is the author of such extraordinary buildings as the Palau de la Msica, the museum of zoology and the hospital of Sant Pau. This publication gathers a collection of articles that treat the same works and present-day photographic material.

El viaje puede entenderse como una experiencia iniciática vital, una actualización de la Odisea que alimenta el caudal simbólico de la experiencia humana, durante el cual todos los sentidos se activan con el objetivo de aprehender lo que nos rodea. Desde este punto de vista, el viaje es a la vez un mecanismo de exploración, de investigación, de conocimiento, y a la vez la búsqueda de uno mismo, de nuestra propia identidad. Para la enseñanza de la arquitectura el viaje es imprescindible, porque nos permite entenderla integralmente, sentirla, palparla, olerla, trascendiendo una mera...