Le Corbusier

Una de las experiencias arquitectónicas más interesantes es la resolución de viviendas urbanas, donde entran en juego diversos condicionantes tales como lotes estrechos, entornos que influyen por el asoleamiento y las visuales, la necesidad de conformar una lectura urbana y la recuperación de antiguas construcciones. Dentro de estas 11 casas encontramos problemáticas comunes, por ejemplo, la optimización climática, el pensamiento espacial, la economía de recursos. Éstos son aprovechados mediante distintas respuestas y procedimientos: cubiertas retráctiles que permiten captar el sol...

Ten examples of "private neighborhoods" or residential urbanizations mainly in the area surrounding Buenos Aires mostly built between 1990-2000 including neighborhoods with communal services, the country club, small farms or "club de chacras," a mountain village and large towns.

The work of the Colombian architect Harold Martínez Espinal, shows a way to purposeful way of thinking the architecture in the suburbs. This book makes a journey from his first works in the 1960's and 1970's, determined by the influence of modern architecture, until the beginning of the second millennium where his thought continues.

A man (evidently the architect Mies van der Rohe), stands in a room in a glass-and-steel building. This is the scene that author Ricardo Daza uses for his investigation into the man, the room, the building, and what the architect is looking at. Looking for Mies unfolds like a detective novel, complete with deductions, revelations, and conclusions about the architect's work. This fascinating study of van der Rohe is illustrated with 160 duotones.