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A lo largo de las cuatro conversaciones que el lector tiene entre sus manos, Álvaro Siza, Benedetta Tagliabue, José Antonio Ramos y Luigi Snozzi manifiestan reiteradamente esa tensión existente entre experiencias e intenciones que pone en movimiento el tiempo histórico, en este caso, a través de la obra de arquitectura. En sus palabras se respira el deseo de querer vivir dialogando con la historia, con el lugar, con las personas y con los acontecimientos. De ahí que recuerdos y esperanzas, experiencias e intenciones, confluyan en el lugar a través de una arquitectura viva y vivificante ...

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 ...

In this work, which is based on heritage architecture and cultural studies, the relationship between communities and habitat is studied to understand their way of conceiving and inhabiting the urban territory. The author participation in the Plan Especial de Manejo y Protección (PEMP) of the set of architectural assets of Republican architecture of Quibdó led her to question the handling of historical centers containing declared architectural assets in the country. The stories made invisible or denied by hegemonic heritage perspectives "were the route charted within the framework of the PhD ...