Discover the city of Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, through this architectural travel guide. Founded in the 18th century by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, the city was planned according to the Hindu Vastu Shastra method, utilizing a grid system and imbuing its buildings with a signature pink hue. Jaipur is a cradle of Rajput, Mughal, and various other cultures, and it also houses a wealth of vernacular tradition. Beyond the Pink City’s preserved unique atmosphere and old-world charm, visitors can immerse themselves in the cultural heritage of the past within the city’s vibrant environment.

LATAM 02: Contemporary Latin American Architecture is the second book in a series that brings together outstanding architectural projects from the last five years in which Hunter Douglas has participated. Authored by Jeannette Plaut and Marcelo Sarovic (Constructo), the publication features 44 works from six countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Panama.

Are you aware of the revision and replacement of the Buenos Aires Urban Planning Code? Have you been searching for reflections on its modification recently?

Fittingly, the new edition #38 of the Professional Council of Architecture and Urbanism’s Online Magazine, Notas CPAU, presents the theme 'Urban Code'.

In this issue, the publication comprehensively addresses the issues raised in the Urban Code proposed by the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, as well as the Professional Council’s response to it.

Below are a few words from the magazine’s director, Bárbara Berson, followed by the table of contents.

This book, an anthology of José Manuel López-Peláez's finest writings, compiled with the perspective gained from a long career in teaching and criticism, focuses on the primary themes to which the author has dedicated his attention—particularly the Spanish masters of the second half of the 20th century with whom he was closely associated, such as Sota, Oíza, Fisac, or Coderch, as well as, of course, Erik Gunnar Asplund and Nordic architecture.

A manuscript that is erased to be written over, yet retains the traces of what was previously written: that is a palimpsest. This is how Alberto Campo Baeza presents in this book “layers of ideas, images, and feelings”—as De Quincey wrote—in which his reflections, his architectural passions, his sources of inspiration, and his favorite poets, architects, philosophers, and writers are superimposed. He revisits, once again, not what is fashionable or ephemeral in architecture, but what is constant, eternal, and universal: light, time, gravity, space, beauty…

This book is the first monograph dedicated to one of Hassan Fathy's houses. Sa Bassa Blanca also holds the added interest of being virtually the only work built by the Egyptian architect in Europe. Leïla El-Wakil, an art historian and architect specializing in traditional architecture and historical heritage, rigorously documents the entire design and construction process of the house, framing it within Fathy’s body of work while simultaneously highlighting its uniqueness.

• ISBN

  9783775743822

• Title

  'Las propiedades de la luz' de Luis Barragán y Fred Sandback

• Author

  Federica Zanco; Daniel Usabiaga

• Publisher

  Hatje Cantz

• Publication year

  2018

• Binding

  Tapa dura

• Language

  English

Proyectos Monclova is pleased to announce the solo exhibition Fred Sandback: The Properties of Light (Inside and Outside), running from May 26 to August 18, 2018, in conjunction with the launch of the new publication The Properties of Light: Luis Barragán and Fred Sandback, which will be presented alongside a panel discussion.

Reyes Ríos + Larraín is an architecture firm founded by Salvador Reyes Ríos and Josefina Larraín in Mérida, Yucatán. The firm is noted for the remodeling and restoration of historic mansions and haciendas in the state of Yucatán and across other parts of Mexico, which have been converted into hotels or private residences. This compilation showcases the firm's exploration of various construction systems, materials, and finishes used in the adaptive reuse of these projects. It also features projects built from the ground up on vacant lots, where the firm has implemented traditional construction techniques and, in some cases, designed custom furniture. The book details the firm's design process and working methodology through essays, sketches, site photographs, and models.

The role of the organic in the history of modern architecture has been primarily attributed to figures such as Frank Lloyd Wright and Bruno Zevi, who, for much of the 20th century, challenged radical mechanistic, functionalist, and rationalist proposals with a vision that sought to recover the organic relationship between humans and their environment. The broad definition of the organic allowed the scope of modern architecture to expand, encompassing subsequent generations such as Alvar Aalto, and even Eero Saarinen or Jørn Utzon.

Ornamento Journal is a visual exploration of the formal values of architectural detail, regardless of its constructive purpose.

One of the aims of this essay is to explain the poor reputation of matter in Western architecture and art, traversing various eras and authors to assemble the many arguments that have repeatedly rewritten the long-standing thesis that matter is confused, formless, irrational, dark, Dionysian, and even violent, while the purpose of art is to render it precise, formed, rational, luminous, Apollonian, and peaceful. Yet this essay also seeks to grant matter the aesthetic dignity it deserves and to glimpse its enigmatic depths.

We live in a globalized world where, due to hyperconnectivity, information is stored and accumulated online without filters. But can there be something more behind an image than mere visual information? What distinguishes an image from a memory or a postcard? What can we convey through a graphic document?

MOMENTUM emerges as a response to an atmosphere in which the image is reduced to a swift, ethereal tool that transmits superficial information. Conceived as a reaction to the incredible amount of unfiltered inputs and images we access on the internet with a single click, it proposes opening a new dialogue and returning, for a moment, to carefully chosen personal references that allow for the illustration of an opinion on a given subject, uncovering new conversations, viewpoints, or ways of thinking.

In this edition of Revista Trama, small and large-scale urban developments, as well as multifamily buildings and complexes, address the need for economic sustainability and compliance with current regulations. Within this framework, architects explore both existing and new spatial organizations that link the part—the housing unit—with the whole—the overall concept. Each project prioritizes the optimization and integration of energy resources.

"Texts of Theory and Criticism and Bibliography on Modern and Contemporary Architecture" is a book composed of two complementary parts. The first presents a precise anthology of 20 texts written by some of the most influential voices in the critical and theoretical landscape of the ETSAM. The second part provides an exhaustive bibliography of the work produced by all the school's faculty since 1940.

The foundations of architecture, which until a few years ago were avant-garde and dogmatic, are undergoing a profound revision. This is evident in diverse aspects such as a renewed concern for the user, the growing appreciation for inherited architectural heritage, the return of ornamentation, the search for warmth in spaces, the personalization of environments, and the use of natural materials.

The new edition of the architecture magazine SUMMA+ 164 is a special issue addressing "Large Roofs and Large Containers," featuring works by studios such as SANAA, Rosenbaum + Aleph Zero, Weinfeld, Zaha Hadid, Campo Baeza, and ASZ, among others.

This book by Manuel Olveira served as the basis for the exhibition 'How to Live with Memory: Artistic Attitudes Toward Architecture and Francoism,' held at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Castile and León (MUSAC), Spain, between February 17 and June 3, 2018. It includes images of the exhibited works and texts by Manuel Olveira, Alberto Tellería, and Alejandro S. Garrido. The book explores how the seventeen selected artists examine the architecture of the Franco regime and the transition period to analyze the legacy of the dictatorship.

This collection of texts by Chilean architect Smiljan Radic spans twenty years of written work. These texts were written for various reasons: for book publications, as lectures, or to accompany exhibitions. They serve as an invaluable complement to better understand the work of this magnificent architect, yet they can also be read independently as insightful, personal reflections on themes in architecture and other disciplines.