Pedro Castellanos

The present research work is based on original manuscripts and testimonies from architect González Gortázar (b. Mexico) regarding his transcendent architecture and urban designs. González Gortázar is considered at present one of the most important architects of México, creator of spaces and urban art that are now geometric symbols and references of the city of Guadalajara in México. The architect strongly practices the concept of "Space and Art" and where the city should never loose their social function for which it was originally conceived and constructed.

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.

For his critics and biographers, the 1930s have always been the most challenging period of Frank Lloyd Wright's career. This account uses the architect's long-inaccessable archives at Taliesin West to provide a balanced evaluation of Wright in the 1930s. It separates Wright's design activities from his self-promotion and places his philosophy of individualism within the context of the times.

en la visita a mis casas, también constato ciertas ventajas y desventajas. No digo que no sean elegantes, o que las personas se sientan a disgusto en ellas, pero pienso que, por ejemplo, carecen de algo que he descubriendo con el tiempo y que al principio de ejercer la profesión me resultaba casi imposible percibir. A ese algo llamo la confortabilidad, no en el sentido inglés del término Comfort o en el de decoración, sino entendido como capacidad o disponibilidad de los usuarios de la casa para poder experimentar diferentes situaciones en relación a la luz, al campo, a diferentes...