Introductions Sebastiano Brandolini, Brian Carter

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.

El presente trabajo del profesor Madia pretende despertar el interés en el lector, de la necesidad de entender a la Arquitectura como testigo palpable de la evolución social en el mundo y en lo regional, nacional y local, pretendiendo a su valoración testimonial y su preservación. Así ha buscado que su discurso crítico tenga acogida por afuera de la Disciplina específica para amalgamarse en un diálogo más fructífero con los usuarios de Arquitectura, que somos todos.

Founder of Teodoro Fernández Arquitectos, an architectural firm that, since 1992, develops private and public buildings. In parallel, his practice has developed a series of landscape projects for the central area of Chile from the perspective of water care, soil strengthening and the integration of biodynamic criteria. Among his works are the ecological corridors for the vineyard Los Robles, the green areas of the urbanization La Reserva, the Parque Inés de Suárez, the Parque Bicentenario and the remodeling of the Parque Quinta Normal. In 2014 Teodoro Fernández received the Premio...

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.