El Palau de la Música Catalana

Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona has translated pragmatic and poetic concepts and intentions into physical form. These result from the architect's deep communion with and understanding of the materials and processes, as well as of the historic-cultural context in which his architectural intervention takes place. Salmona's oeuvre, including such notable examples as the Torres del Parque (1967) in Bogota, the Presidential House for Illustrious Guests (1981) in Cartagena, the Quimbaya Museum (1983) in Armenia and the National Archive of the Nation (1992) in Bogota, is without doubt one of the ...

An analysis of the subject of the identity that has characterized historically the cultural and urban-architectonic development of the towns of Latin America, the Caribbean and Mexico.

Perspectives on how the city is Imagined in Latin America. Focussing on Latin America as an urban case study, an examination of urban imaginaries and the construct of our relationships with cities. Perspectives from anthropologists, sociologists, artists, and psychologists.

¿Cómo se llevaron a la práctica las ideas arquitectónicas que impulsaban los grandes proyectos de construcción romanos? Los constructores romanos es el primer libro que aborda esta cuestión. Utilizando las termas de Caracalla, el Panteón, el Coliseo y los grandes templos de Baalbek como documentos físicos de su propia historia arquitectónica, este libro traza los procesos mentales y las consideraciones logísticas –los riesgos, reveses, compromisos y sutilezas– que llevaron al éxito final de cada proyecto. Cada etapa importante del proceso de construcción es analizada: diseño, ...