Adolf Loos 1870-1933

Una obra que contrarresta la tendencia a considerar los materiales como un aspecto técnico, al tratar los temas desde un punto de vista histórico y crítico. Un manual estimulante, lleno de fotografías detalladas y de ejemplos y citas valiosas, que relacionan los conceptos culturales y los medios técnicos. Se analizan las superficies, las uniones, la edificación, la translucidez, la naturaleza, el lugar, el significado, el tiempo y la utilización. Después de un siglo dominado por los debates sobre espacio y forma, hoy existe un renovado interés en los aspectos tectónicos y materiales ...

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

Con esta obra se pretende abordar, de modo técnico, por qué es necesaria la conservación de la naturaleza, como herramienta que contribuye al desarrollo de la sostenibilidad.