Berlin Modernism

Ask Americans to think of a famous architect and the person they are most likely to name is Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's work, his reputation, and his long and colorful career have made him an icon of modern American architecture. But despite his status as America's most celebrated architect, his influence throughout an active practice spanning the years 1896 to 1959 is so wide and complex that it has been difficult to grasp fully. The essays in this book look not at the United States, the context usually associated with Wright, but at countries around the globe. Anthony Alofsin has assembled ...

Brief study of the rich architectonic and topographic expressions of the one-family houses and the collective dwelling constructed during the 20th century in México. During this post-Revolution period the mass options became models of good taste, functionality and technological possibilities for the growing urban spaces.

Este libro es el resultado de trabajos de investigación desarrollados en la Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo de la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Los trabajos constituyen un valioso aporte al tema tratado y un ejemplo destacado de la producción grupal que se genera en el ámbito de la FADU, como parte del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje que se logra con el esfuerzo conjunto de docentes y alumnos. La supervisión directa y el seguimiento de la tarea realizada estuvieron en manos del Profesor Titular de Cátedra, Dr. Arq. Hernán Nottoli, quien asimismo estuvo a cargo de darle...

This volume focusses on the mosaics and geometric designs from Ecija, the ancient Roman Astigi, the capital of the Conventus Astigitanus, which is one of four conventus iuridici that made the Roman Baetica. This work is part of a much larger study centered recently on the mosaics and the geometrical compositions of the Conventus Astgitanus, whose immediate objective pursued to cover the analysis of the musivaria of the whole of Baetica.In conjunction with the mosaics catalogue, this volume presents a catalogue of geometric designs, which are results of studies of different fields that make up ...