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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.

Taking as a starting point a design for a mobile theater made at the Architectural Association of London between 1970 and1971 by Spanish architect Javier Navarro de Zuvillaga (born 1942), this book traces the architectural counterculture of that time and the relations with the alternative performing arts. Architect Javier Navarro de Zuvillaga (1942) graduated in 1968 at Madrid School of Architecture. During the academic year 1970-1971 he travelled from Madrid to London thanks to a grant of the British Council to complete his postgraduate training at the Architectural Association. There he...

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...

JOSÉ ALBERTO PARDO SUÁREZ nació en Plasencia (Cáceres) en 1970, y es arquitecto por la Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Sevilla desde 1995. En la actualidad desarrolla una actividad profesional triple: como perito, escritor y formador. Autor de dos libros de carácter práctico, PERITACIONES ARQUITECTÓNICAS. 25 casos prácticos y PERITACIONES URBANÍSTICAS. 25 casos prácticos, publicados por AMV Ediciones en 2013, así como de la colección Cuadernos de Peritaciones, de carácter teórico-práctico, publicada por Bellisco Ediciones desde 2014, la presente colección IPE +...