La arquitectura en el otoño del Renacimiento

"Architecture & Design Australia" is a new survey of Australian Architecture that takes an expansive look at over 50 builings, from private dwellings to public monuments, and includes many award-winning projects that have helped shape the energetic state of Australian design today. It is fair to say that the diversity of the Australian continent shapes the complexity of its architecture, and it is these ingredients that continue to set the scene for the country's exciting architectural language. An index with contact information of the featured architects and designers is enclosed.

La concesión por Felipe V en 1730 a la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla del privilegio de celebrar fiestas de toros constituyó el punto de partida para la construcción de la plaza de toros de la capital hispalense. Sustituyendo a una serie de edificaciones de madera, se inició la construcción de la plaza de fábrica en 1761, dando inicio así a un proceso ininterrumpido hasta la actualidad, de intervenciones y transformando el edificio y adaptándolo a los tiempos y a los requisitos de su peculiar función.

Vienna's once exalted status as the showpiece of an empire is reflected in the elegance and monumentality of its architecture. But behind and beyond the stately façades, design innovations are transforming interiors and resulting in exciting new residential and commercial buildings being constructed at the city's edges. This user-friendly little guide profiles some of the most notable projects built during the last few years and includes color photographs and a site map. Another in teNeues' authoritative series of pocket guides to recent architecture in cities around the world Includes color ...

Cómo miran los arquitectos, cómo se han construido la mirada aquellos que se estudian y cómo podemos aprender de los mismos confeccionando la nuestra. Ésa es la búsqueda que da forma a este trabajo, teniendo como objetivo primero la arquitectura.