Territorios de la infancia

El ensayo de Fritz Neumeyer es una verdadera biografía intelectual de Mies, en la que se va identificando la secuencia de lecturas e influencias determinantes en la formación de Mies: Nietzsche, Behrens, Riehl, Spranger, Berlage, Franzé, Guardini, Jaeger ..., Neumeyer entrecruza estas lecturas con la obra arquitectónica y teórica de Mies, ofreciendo el tejido vivo de la actividad y pensamiento de uno de los maestros de la arquitectura moderna. Se publican en apéndice los diarios de Mies, textos de conferencias suyas, cartas y ensayos inéditos, junto con los manifiestos más conocidos....

How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on today's highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists.

This catalogue offers a chronological survey of the work constructed between 1984 and 1994 by the architect Jo Coenen (Heerlen, 1949), with offices in Eindhoven and Maastricht.

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...