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Xavier Bordils (Castelló, 1939) has stood out for his contributions to promote and spread design, graphic design and packaging, as well as for his intense projectual activity. Convictions and preferences are summarised in the text that goes with his mark: ¿Xavier Bordils: anti-stylist design, graphic design, structural design, global design, utilitary design, industrial product design, sematic design, architectural design, design, blah, blah, blah.¿

Se impone recuperar una visión más global del urbanismo sostenible; recuperar el urbanismo social, ahora que la desigualdad de nuestro mundo global se agudiza en las ciudades. Y el horizonte hacia el que dirigir la renovación del pensamiento y la acción urbanística no puede ser otro que el de los derechos humanos; el de las garantías de dignidad y felicidad con ellos relacionadas. Pues no puede existir armonía ciudadana, mejoras medioambientales ni una adecuada adaptación a las nuevas tecnologías sin ese mayor respeto (menos complaciente) a los derechos humanos de todas las personas: ...

Revealing the pleasure of contemplation, a well-known aesthetic professor journeys to the four corners of the earth, admiring the arts, architecture, and the people.

This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.