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This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.

This monumental work is a detailed catalogue of the public architecture competitions in Argentina between 1825 and 2006. It is organized chronologically, and each entry includes information on the competition itself (location, dates, sponsors, juries, etc.) and the construction, as well as a brief history and bibliography. The entire book is rich in images, including photographs, maps, and architectural plans.

"Este libro es el resultado de un trabajo de investigación llevado a cabo desde la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Manizales, orientado a identificar las características formales y constructivas de las estructuras laminares [membranas y plegaduras] diseñadas y edificadas en Colombia durante un período de veinticinco años contados a partir de 1945, por profesionales nacionales que conocían bien lo que por entonces ocurría en el contexto de la arquitectura internacional y de manera particular en el campo de los sistemas estructurales destinados a cubrir grandes superficies con...