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In the immediate postwar years, a new type of modern architecture emerges. Beatriz Colomina presents domesticity as a potent new weapon in a changed architectural battlefield. This architecture becomes the property of the middle-class consumer bombarded with images of domestic bliss, a lifestyle campaign launched through recycled military techniques. The significance of architects like Charles and Ray Eames lies in their sensitivity to buildings and images both defining space. Colomina is Director of Princeton University's Architecture PhD program and acclaimed author of Privacy and Publicity ...

Homage dedicated to the IIDEHA and its contribution to the development of the operative architecture for design in Argentina. 9 multidisciplinary essays from the academic seminars on subjects that influenced Argentinean modern architecture from 1957-2007, plus 11 essays on leading architects that include: Jaime Roca (1899-1970); Abdulio Bruno Giudici; Marina Waisman; Iván Hernández Lagua; Francisco Bullrich. Plus an important documentary appendice filled with information.

Tradicionalmente, las ciudades y los asentamientos se han desarrollado junto al agua: el 90% de las ciudades más grandes del mundo tienen alguna relación directa con ella, en forma de lagos, ríos, canales, puertos, bahías o mar abierto. Esta situación plantea un desafío para la arquitectura moderna, dado que, en el último siglo, como consecuencia del cambio climático, el nivel del mar ha aumentado cerca de 20 cm en las costas. Las soluciones planteadas proponen materiales impermeables, la protección mediante defensas costeras, las barreras contra mareas, las bases flotantes en...

Vienna's once exalted status as the showpiece of an empire is reflected in the elegance and monumentality of its architecture. But behind and beyond the stately façades, design innovations are transforming interiors and resulting in exciting new residential and commercial buildings being constructed at the city's edges. This user-friendly little guide profiles some of the most notable projects built during the last few years and includes color photographs and a site map. Another in teNeues' authoritative series of pocket guides to recent architecture in cities around the world Includes color ...