Sagrada Familia s. XXI

The book analyses a selection of 10 houses and 14 buildings constructed in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2005 and that represent the current urban San Jose's growth trends. The domestic architecture reflects a higher purchasing power with an appreciation oh natural surroundings, the office and industrial buildings are aimed some at rescuing the historic downtown area while others were constructed in the suburban area of the city. Includes biographies of mentioned architects.

El Festival británico celebrado en Londres en 1951 representó la consolidación de la Arquitectura moderna y el Estilo internacional en el imaginario arquitectónico de la posguerra británica. Royal Festival Hall y Skylon, los dos emblemas del festival, simbolizaban una optimista expresión de la tecnología y los valores de una sociedad marcada por un firme sentido progresista. Con el avance de la década de los cincuenta, sin embargo, esta consolidación dio paso a su revisión crítica con el fin de dar respuesta a la sensibilidad emergente en la cultura británica promovida por la...

The innovative architectural styles that have emerged from the various climates of Colombian landscape are presented in these insightful essays and spectacular photographs. More than three hundred locations in Colombia fill the three sections divided up by climate zones: hot weather, warm weather, and cold weather. As the creativity of traditional and emerging Colombian architects is revealed, so to is the stunning landscape of a country whose varying climate and indigenous materials—such as guadua, a local bamboo—have influenced Colombian architectural form and content. Las novedosas...

How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on today's highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists.