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Copias, clones, simulaciones, facsímiles, versiones... En el mundo de la arquitectura se constata la proliferación de réplicas de edificios históricos desaparecidos (por ejemplo, el Teatro Globe, en Londres), muchos de ellos obras míticas de arquitectos como Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe o Josep Lluís Sert. Clones arquitectónicos dotados de tal fuerza que nos hacen olvidar su verdadera naturaleza de facsímil, suplantando al original desaparecido y borrando el paso del tiempo entre ambos. Las réplicas arquitectónicas a veces son necesarias porque responden a situaciones de...

Monographic edition dedicated to one of the most noted disciples of José Villagrán García and Ignacio Díaz Morales. Architec Nafarrate's works are characteristic for the use of natural illumination and ventilation and the strong importance he gives to the environment. Some of his most recognized works include: Residential complex "Los Parques", Hotel "Las Hadas", and the "Twin Dolphin" in Baja California.

Llus Domnech i Montaner is the author of such extraordinary buildings as the Palau de la Msica, the museum of zoology and the hospital of Sant Pau. This publication gathers a collection of articles that treat the same works and present-day photographic material.

A selection of the most prominent works of architecture selected by El Croquis with an introduction by Juan Antonio Cortés and an essay by William Curtis. Among the works are the Sendai Mediatheque by Toyo Ito, the Yokohama International Port Terminal by Foreign Office Architects, the Netherlands Embassy in Berlin by OMA-Rem Koolhaas, the Braga Municipal Stadium by Eduardo Souto de Moura, the Prada Aoyama Epicenter by Herzog & De Meuron, the Scottish Parliament building by EMBT, the Monastery of Our Lady of Novy Dvur by John Pawson, the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art expansion by Steven Holl,...