Vicente Galicia

Homage dedicated to the IIDEHA and its contribution to the development of the operative architecture for design in Argentina. 9 multidisciplinary essays from the academic seminars on subjects that influenced Argentinean modern architecture from 1957-2007, plus 11 essays on leading architects that include: Jaime Roca (1899-1970); Abdulio Bruno Giudici; Marina Waisman; Iván Hernández Lagua; Francisco Bullrich. Plus an important documentary appendice filled with information.

It was in his home in Oak Park that Frank Lloyd Wright made his first contributions to the Modern movement. In 1889 he designed the first part of the house, in 1895 he added to it for his wife, Catherine, and their family, and in 1898 for his architectural practice. The entire building was a learning laboratory of modern architecture. While not a Prairie School house, it led to the development of the Prairie School. Wrights constant changes to this complex paralleled the evolution of his early architectural work and career. There, with his young assistants, he rethought the plan, spaces,...

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

Este libro, elaborado por los profesores D. Carlos González-Bravo, D. Jesús Coronado, D. Pedro Leguina y D. Raúl Rodríguez, en colaboración con alumnos del Departamento, describe el paisaje arquitectónico de ciudades que destacan por sus impresionantes edificios, como Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia o Nueva York. El profesor D. Carlos González-Bravo, Director de la Escuela de Arquitectura, nos descubre la intención de este proyecto: "De eso trata esta guía de viajes, de tocar arquitectura, de verla de cerca, de recorrerla, saborearla y procesar aquello que algunos han denominado la ...