Le Corbusier

A new generation of Dutch architecture is represented by the innovative works profiled here. This report on the work of Amsterdam-based partners Felix Claus and Kees Kaan focuses on their numerous projects designed for public and private clients between 1988 and 1996. Firmly rooted in the Dutch tradition, yet highly tuned to new cultural currents, their contribution to design in Holland, both as architects and teachers, is significant.

To know the work of art in its historical context we can understand and explain its meaning, the symbols involved, the author's intention and the reasons that allowed its creation. In this sense, the book seeks to recognize the various manifestations of art in its historical perspective. The book comprises ten original works, that try to discern the artistic creations since Pre-Hispanic times, in the Viceroyalty, up to the current period, and where visual arts, drama and music are also involved. "This book emerges as a need to spread the texts on art carried out by professors and students of...

''El edificio del Departamento de Salubridad, sede de la actual Secretaría de Salud, es una obra arquitectónica que data de 1929. Inaugurada el 20 de noviembre de ese año y realizada por el gran arquitecto Carlos Obregón Santacilia (también autor, entre muchos otros, del Banco de México y el monumento a la Revolución), esta pieza es fruto de la Revolución mexicana y síntesis del anhelo de los artistas nacionales por crear una arquitectura mexicana moderna. La construcción combina un estilo lineal sobrio con adornos en art decó y obra plástica (murales, relieves, esculturas) de...

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...