Viviendas unifamiliares

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...

Los detalles de Carlo Scarpa representan la búsqueda de la esencia creativa. La tendencia hacia la abstracción, en la arquitectura de la primera mitad del siglo XX, parecía haber condenado el concepto de ornamento. Sin embargo, Scarpa requiere su presencia ante la necesidad de llenar el vacío sensorial de la ortodoxia moderna. Una elegante sencillez se manifiesta a través del detalle sofisticado, contribuyendo a la estimulación de los sentidos. El resultado es una arquitectura emotiva y sensorial. Una composición equilibrada de relaciones entre los elementos que configuran el espacio....

The life and architecture of Cetto, a brilliant architect intellectually formed around the German expressionist movement and who, when arriving in Mexico "revalues" the traditional materials and proceedings of the Mexican culture integrating them gradually into his architecture. Part of a monographic series on 20th century modern architects.

In her most recent book Jeannette Plaut, architect of the University of Chile, presents a critic essay and an inventory of what she considers the most representative examples of contemporary architecture constructed in the last decade (2000 - 2008) in Chile. The book includes a commentary by architect Henry Smith-Miller, a photographic essay by Greek photographer Erieta Attali and a critical vision by British architect, critic, historian and academic Kenneth Frampton who comments in the book "about 7 works that, in different degrees, transit from audacious features of topographic inflexion...