Berlin Modernism

¿Por qué se integra a los títulos de esta colección el libro de Alberto Sato? ¿Cuál es el criterio que nos permite justificar su presencia aquí? Pues bien, este libro presenta un desarrollo teórico-histórico atrapante. Podríamos decir que Sato nos devela la saga donde el espacio es el protagonista y la arquitectura acepta resignadamente su destino, ya que el espíritu del tiempo así lo requería. Un libro polémico que desafía las verdades instaladas que la historiografía nos ha entregado. Su lenguaje sugerente, sin duda, va a prendar a quienes se dispongan a disfrutar de su...

Obra que arroja nuevas luces sobra las modas arquitect nicas y la b squeda de las ra ces nacionales, fen menos que se manifestaron de manera controvertida en pa ses de cultura mestiza. Este estilo, que predomin desde la d cada de 1920 hasta la d cada de 1940, fue responsable, por falsos coloniales y por la imagen ficticia, de un pasado no siempre grandioso.

A major critical study by noted architect and researcher Ramón Gutiérrez on the different phases of the history and evolution of the architectural patrimony of Paraguay spanning from primitive and colonial times to present days. The book includes a large collection of period photographs and color reproductions of the watercolors of the city of Asuncion done between 1855 and 1856 by French traveler Francisco Vincent of colonial and old Asuncion that graphically document how the original urban profile of Asunción has paid the tribute of the urban development and progress sacrificing its most ...

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 ...