The work of Catalan architect Carme Pinós is known for a close relationship with its immediate environment. Her sculptural forms'sinuous lines and walls, teetering planes, inviting arches and containers'are derived from a poetic use of materials and from the history and patterns of
human presence on the site. Pinós's architecture of overlay is evident in her design process; her unique models and drawings are complex compositions that reinforce the multifaceted
quality of her design. This monograph, the first
comprehensive English-language publication of the archi -tect's work, presents extensive visual documentation of twenty-five built and unbuilt works from 1991, the year she founded her own firm, to the present.