Berlin Modernism

Der Spanier Alejandro de la Sota zählt zu den Architekturikonen der spanischen Moderne. Alejandro de la Sota zählt zu den bedeutendsten Persönlichkeiten der spanischen Moderne. 1913 in Pontevedra in Galizien - "in einem Haus aus Stein" - geboren, prägte er die Architektur seines Heimatlandes und die einer ganzen Generation spanischer Architekten. Bauten wie jene der Zivilverwaltung in Tarragona sind Insignien einer Moderne, die dem Ort in der Auseinandersetzung mit Funktion, Form und Material eine neue Bestimmung verleihen. Die in diesem Buch analysierten Bauten und Projekte de la Sotas...

The book analyses a selection of 10 houses and 14 buildings constructed in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2005 and that represent the current urban San Jose's growth trends. The domestic architecture reflects a higher purchasing power with an appreciation oh natural surroundings, the office and industrial buildings are aimed some at rescuing the historic downtown area while others were constructed in the suburban area of the city. Includes biographies of mentioned architects.

Publication of the conference papers from the continuation of the international seminar and project laboratory by César Naselli, Noemi Goytia, Susana Olmos, Mónica Bertolino and Claudio Ferrari, the written works by Roberto Doberti, Gustavo Dallman and Mariana Dolbú on townscape /landscape, architectonical composition, environment efficiency and productivity.

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.