Cerver, Francisco Asensio.

Contemporary architectural images / Francisco Asensio Cerver - New York, NY: Whitney Library of design, c1998. - 28 pages : illustrations (col.), plans ; 30 cm.

Contents:

The heart of the city -- Macrobuildings-Microcities -- The Periphery -- Topography and Context -- Strategy and Metaphor -- The persistence of the monument -- Transparency and Opacity -- The logic of the structure -- Techniques of congestion -- Architecture for leisure -- Domestic space

The interesting volume shows us the major movements in international architecture today through a selection of recently executed projects which portray the situation visually. The book attempts to present all those movements and forms considered ARCHITECTURE through a series controversial topics. It is based on the notion that "architecture should exist but doesn't really". In other words, it strives to show the two sides of architecture.

0823009327


ARCHITECTURE, MODERN--20TH CENTURY.
ARCHITECTURE, MODERN.

NE 962 .C47 1998