Simon Ungers

A major study and analysis of historic architecture and architectural styles in Puerto Rico from the colonial to modern.

A selection of the most prominent works of architecture selected by El Croquis with an introduction by Juan Antonio Cortés and an essay by William Curtis. Among the works are the Sendai Mediatheque by Toyo Ito, the Yokohama International Port Terminal by Foreign Office Architects, the Netherlands Embassy in Berlin by OMA-Rem Koolhaas, the Braga Municipal Stadium by Eduardo Souto de Moura, the Prada Aoyama Epicenter by Herzog & De Meuron, the Scottish Parliament building by EMBT, the Monastery of Our Lady of Novy Dvur by John Pawson, the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art expansion by Steven Holl,...

En las últimas décadas ha sido tal el volumen de intervenciones urbanas al borde de agua que estos proyectos empiezan a construir un tipo de diseño en particular. Por ejemplo en Norteamérica funciona desde 1981 una organización para su promoción: el Waterfront Center (TWC), la cual realiza congresos y talleres, otorga premios y da apoyo a comunidades para intervenir los frentes de agua. En general, estos proyectos han buscado incorporar a los espacios públicos de las ciudades, áreas en obsolescencia como instalaciones portuarias o fabriles y, en algunos casos, zonas amenazadas...

The Design of the home continues to be of great interest to both architects and designers. How to configure a living space according to the characteristics of a site and the specification of the client is still the starting point of any house project. However, the final solutions can be as diverse as they can be interesting. This publication takes a specific look at the way architecture will evolve when regarding inhabitations around the world due to climatic changes and different cultural expectations.