Moral y arquitectura

Puertas adentro, dentro y fuera, interior y exterior, envolvente y espacio. Existen, sin duda, pocos dialogos que se vinculen de un modo tan determinante con la identidad mas intima del hecho arquitectonico. Pareceria que todo el conflicto que supone la concepcion del espacio se resume, precisamente, en la magia que integra y divide estos hemisferios complementarios en permanente interaccion. El presente trabajo decide explorar el fenomeno de la interioridad desde la determinante investigacion espacial que supone el diseno de la vivienda. Se aleja voluntariamente del espiritu comprehensivo y...

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.

La Habana, la capital de Cuba, tiene el características de cada etapa de la historia de la isla, de sus tradiciones autóctonas de la introducción de la cultura europea en el siglo XV con el desarrollo de la amalgama de estas influencias que es inconfundiblemente cubano. En este volumen, el autor presenta la arquitectura y la historia de La Habana - parte del cual ha sido declarada por la UNESCO Patrimonio de la Humanidad.

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...