La Existencia, el Lugar y la Arquitectura

Barcelona is a city renowned for its daring design sense where all kinds of commercial spaces have been remodelled or newly created by adventurous architects and interior designers. This book focuses on a wide range of shops distinguished not only for their original architecture and innovative design but also for the uniqueness of the products they sell and for the manner in which they are displayed. ? This indispensable guide to the finest retail spaces in Barcelona is conveniently formatted to fit into any handbag, backpack, or briefcase and includes a site map for ease of use. ? Lavishly...

From sprawling houses to compact bungalows and from world-famous museums to a still-working gas station, Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs can be found in nearly every corner of the country. While the renowned architect passed away more than fifty years ago, researchers and enthusiasts are still uncovering structures that should be attributed to him. William Allin Storrer is one of the experts leading this charge, and his definitive guide, The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, has long been the resource of choice for anyone interested in Wright. Thanks to the work of Storrer and his colleagues ...

El patrimonio militar construido en el Caribe cuenta con unos notables valores culturales, todavía poco conocidos internacionalmente. Todos estos proyectos, llegaran a construirse o no e independientemente de su estado de conservación, se definen con dos características inseparables: su función defensiva y su valor como elemento de una imagen del poder gobernante. La complejidad de estas propuestas de estrategia y propaganda, han llevado a plantear como objetivo principal de este trabajo demostrar que cada potencia europea planteó un modelo de gestión. Esto fue posible a partir de unos...

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.