Louis I. Kahn

A Compilation of 30 Innovative Architectonic Inventions in Catalonia. The architecture produced in Catalonia has often been in the vanguard of Europe, especially since Barcelona hosted the 1992 Olympics. This book is an exciting overview of innovative spaces and techniques made in Catalonia, presenting a cross section of 'products' as well as the buildings and environments for which they were conceived. The products solve specific program requirements, new social demands, environmental needs, budget limitations and design aspirations to improve on the status quo. They are proving grounds of...

CONTENIDO: Introduccion.- Planificacion urbana y regional.- Diseno urbano.- Arquitectura.- Semblanzas de Mario Pani.

The book analyses a selection of 10 houses and 14 buildings constructed in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2005 and that represent the current urban San Jose's growth trends. The domestic architecture reflects a higher purchasing power with an appreciation oh natural surroundings, the office and industrial buildings are aimed some at rescuing the historic downtown area while others were constructed in the suburban area of the city. Includes biographies of mentioned architects.

La biografía de un hombre universal. Una extraordinaria narración del auge, la decadencia y el colapso de la democracia ateniense. Publicada en 1940 y considerada una obra maestra, La vida privada y pública de Sócrates consagró a René Kraus como biógrafo de excepción. No es tarea fácil sumergir al lector moderno en la Atenas clásica desde la primera página y hacerle revivir, con impresionante realismo, los gloriosos días de la era de Pericles y los años dramáticos de las guerras del Peloponeso, la guerra civil y la decadencia. En medio de aquellos esplendores y tumultos se alza...