Barcelona y Gaudí

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

De la ciudad utópica del Renacimiento a los problemas de la ciudad postindustrial, de la idea de “ciudad barroca” al Milán de nuestros días, de Alberti a Marx, Cesare de Seta aborda en el presente libro algunos de los hitos que han marcado el desarrollo de la ciudad europea desde el siglo XV hasta nuestros días. Más allá de los planteamientos habituales en las historias del urbanismo, su estudio se concibe desde una perspectiva más amplia, en la que tienen cabida aspectos tales como la ideología, la imagen de la ciudad o el concepto de territorio.

Written by three architectural journalists, this book offers an a-to-z look at 100 of the world’s best architects, from the Madrid-based team Abalos & Herreros to Peter Zumthor, one of the most important figures on the Swiss architectural scene. The two-page spreads combine analytical text with a selection of stunning photos showing the architects’ most famous works, while providing an overview of the varied nature of architecture today. Such luminaries as Frank Gehry, Michael Graves, Maya Lin, and Richard Meier, are discusssed along with the accomplishments of Japanese architects Kenzo...

The remarkably prolific career of an innovative young Chilean architect is profiled in this engaging study. Born in 1965 and in professional practice since 1991, this architect's impact on his native landscape is observed mainly in a series of private houses located in some of the most sublime sites in Chile. The forceful yet austere character of his design approach and its radical relationship to surrounding landscape elements can be fully appreciated by viewing this book's fine pictorial panorama.