I-Polis

"Barcelona" presents a study-in text and photographic image-of one of the most architecturally fascinating and impressive cities in the world. From the Gaudí cathedral to Albert Viaplana and Helio Piñón's recent Centre de Cultura Contemporània, from the Palau de la Musica to the Dali Museum, what we find is a city whose magnificent strength lies in the coexistence of its amazingly diverse and historically disparate variety of structures. The city of Barcelona absorbs new influences and maintains traditions organically, avoiding a sense of fragmentation for a sense of exuberance and...

Introducción: ¿Estás preparado para diseñar el futuro? Muchos de nosotros sentimos que, para preparar nuestro futuro, basta con pensar, actuar y aprender usando los métodos y valores presentes; nada más lejos de la realidad—especialmente en el mundo cambiante de hoy. Un niño recién nacido entra a un mundo que no ha sido construido por él o ella. Cada generación ha heredado los valores, logros, esperanzas, éxitos y fracasos de las generaciones predecesoras. Heredamos los resultados de las decisiones tomadas por generaciones anteriores. Durante los cientos de miles de años de...

Essays on how the author, and architect, combines his architecture practice with his passion for reading reflected in the evolution of his private library and the influence on his practice. Many examples of his use of the books in his practice. His library includes the major books in classic and contemporary architecture.

Having graduated from Cornell University, Richard Meier established his own architectural firm in New York City in 1963, around a group known as the "Five Architects" of New York. This book includes 70 works and projects, chronologically ordered, from his first private houses around New York, to the most recent cultural centres, museums, corporate buildings and city planning for different cities in Europe, Asia and USA. This book, abundantly illustrated and documented, offers a chronological survey, from the first houses in the Hamptons to the most recent buildings including the Getty Center...