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Ask Americans to think of a famous architect and the person they are most likely to name is Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's work, his reputation, and his long and colorful career have made him an icon of modern American architecture. But despite his status as America's most celebrated architect, his influence throughout an active practice spanning the years 1896 to 1959 is so wide and complex that it has been difficult to grasp fully. The essays in this book look not at the United States, the context usually associated with Wright, but at countries around the globe. Anthony Alofsin has assembled ...

Barcelona 1992-2004 offers a selection of chronologically arranged projects that provide an overview of the period that commences with the 1992 Olympic Games and culminates in the huge cultural event that is the Universal Forum of Cultures-Barcelona 2004. The selection has focused in particular on projects involving the city’s openness to the sea and those which have managed to adapt to its existing residential fabric. Presented as separate chapters are projects for new high-rise buildings and schemes for the 22@ plan and the Universal Forum of Cultures. The selection is preceded by a text...

¿Qué sabemos en realidad de nuestros antepasados? No de los gobernantes y los generales de élite, sino de los obreros, los agricultores, los soldados y las familias que sentaron las bases de buena parte de nuestro legado. A través de un amplio despliegue visual, esta obra única pretende narrar la auténtica versión de los hechos a través de una aproximación diferente a la vida cotidiana de esta época tan mitificada de la historia: el antiguo Egipto. Sin restar mérito a la grandiosidad de las pirámides y la suntuosidad de las joyas, se trata de comprender tanto lo normal y corriente ...

El impacto de la psicología ambiental y el impacto de los sistemas de creencias humanas - Teorías psicológicas y conducta ambiental : algunas alternativas de solución - De la ecología urbana a la ecología humana - Aportes de la psicología ambiental en pro de una conducta ecológica responsable : conductas protectoras del ambiente - Participación comunitaria para la solución de problemas ambientales : un marco explicativo de su continuidad en el tiempo - Los megaproyectos como escenario de participación del psicólogo socioambiental : Proyecto Pautas para el ordenamiento territorial...