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AN ABUNDANTLY ILLUSTRATED FLEXI-COVERED GUIDE TO THE MOST FASHIONABLE HOTELS IN ITALY THAT WILL BE MOST APPRECIATED BY TRAVELERS AND DESIGN PROFESSIONALS.

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...

Estudio que recoge el itinerario intelectual y la evolución artística de Gustave Eiffel a través del análisis de su obra, la cual asienta las bases de la ingeniería civil, y además, contribuye a consolidar el concepto de modernidad. Se incluye un epílogo sobre Eiffel en España

A pesar de su crisis, sería interesante rediscutir sus postulados para extraer conceptos aplicables hoy, fundamentalmente a la concepción de la ciudad como un todo. Claro que todos estos conceptos, el de la vivienda mínima y la ciudad moderna, fundantes del denominado movimiento moderno en arquitectura, que se basaban en una drástica ruptura con la historia, es decir con el atraso, se materializaban a través de una nueva concepción.