This book arose from two observations: that building design in the first decades of the 21st century accepts and pursues some increasingly odd and disturbing trends; and that there seems ...

This is a history of architecture, politics and power. Boris Iofan (1891-1976) made his mark as Stalins architect, both in the grand projects he achieved, such as the House on ...

One of the most enduring and pervasive myths about modernist architecture is that it was white-pure white walls both inside and out. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. ...

The Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize (MCHAP), directed by Dirk Denison from within the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), promotes an academic award that is given to the best architecture ...

Haute Couture Architecture: The Art of Living Without Walls by Anneke van Waesberghe is so much more than a book about tented green building architecture. The book is part design ...

La arquitectura del contexto gira en torno a las arquitecturas de la recuperación y que no pueden entenderse al margen de un determinado contexto urbano. Sostenía Vitruvio que, en arquitectura, ...

El brutalismo siempre ha sido un estilo con mala prensa. La asociación semántica del término francés original béton brut (hormigón en bruto) ha llevado a distorsionar su significado, como si ...

En contraste con la enorme cantidad de libros dedicados a la historia de la arquitectura, sorprende la escasa atención que ha recibido el devenir de maestros de obra, aparejadores y ...

Modernism was an aesthetic project introduced as being the single frame of mind necessary to impersonate modernitys best invention?the scientific method?which would cure the various sicknesses derived from rampant urbanization. ...

The general reading public is likely to think of architecture as buildings. But, with this book, Robert Steinberg would like to help readers understand that architecture shapes lives. Architecture can ...

While most books on architecture focus on the architectural outcome itself, Architects on Dwelling takes a close look at how that outcome is created. To design any kind of dwelling, ...

Xavier Corberó (1935-2017) es uno de los artistas españoles más destacados del siglo pasado. Sus esculturas en piedra tallada en bruto, mármol y bronce dieron forma a ideas que atraviesan ...

Il volume propone una raccolta di 100 architetture, organizzate secondo gli itinerari percorsi da dieci fotografi che, tra settembre 2019 e agosto 2020, hanno attraversato l'Italia per raccontare oltre 250 ...

Usually associated with Mies and Le Corbusier, the Modern Movement was instrumental in advancing new technologies of construction in architecture, including the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete. Renowned ...

The Bauhaus Building in Dessau, designed by Walter Gropius in 1926, represents a "built manifesto of Bauhaus ideas" and is one of modernisms most important buildings. Together with the associated ...

Golconde is an astonishing architectural accomplishment. With technical finesse and extraordinary craft, it offers a living testament to the original modernist credo - architecture as the manifest union of technology, ...

BRUTALISM REINVENTED: 21ST CENTURY MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE

Vaux-le-Vicomte's rich history began in 1641 when infamous French finance minister Nicolas Fouquet, the original owner, surrounded himself with the most skilled and talented artisans of the time: the architect ...