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In this vibrant cultural history of the city, Joseph Rykwert explores the great cities of the modern world, examining their fabric and assessing how successfully they have met the needs of their inhabitants. From the teeming city centres of the industrial revolution to the exclusive gated suburbs of the 21st century, from the Parisian boulevards of Haussmann to the 'green' architecture of Emilio Ambasz, Rykwert charts the complex story of the ...

Depicts the villas designed by Andrea Palladio, along with later buildings inspired by his influence.

The third volume in Rizzoli's bestselling Richard Meier monograph series presents 24 of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect's post-1985 works, including those currently in design, furniture, and decorative objects. Spectacular new photography showcases the Getty Center and other recently completed projects. 250 color and 200 b&w, illustrations.

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The autobiography of this great architectural thinker and writer, who has continued to inspire architects and designers since the 1960s.

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Rykwert si interroga sul modello di città che gli abitanti elaborano o sognano. E lo fa analizzando anzitutto la situazione che coincide con l'origine stessa della città in senso moderno, il "rito etrusco" che fondava la città romana. Rykwert dimostra come la configurazione dell'urbe, con le sue mura, le porte, il foro, i templi, costituisse anche e soprattutto una forma simbolica nella quale si rispecchiavano i miti, i rituali, le credenze di...

La idea de ciudad es mucho más que un libro de arquitectura. Se trata, ante todo, de un testimonio perenne de las inquietudes espaciales del ser humano de todas las épocas, y de sus conexiones profundas. El estudio del espacio permite a Joseph Rykwert reflexionar sobre los arquetipos antropológicos, metafísicos y religiosos que se esconden en el interior de toda obra humana fundamental. 1. Ciudad y rito: Roma y Rómulo, 2. La ciudad y el solar...

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¿Cómo fue la primera casa? La construcción por el hombre primitivo de una primera morada para refugiarse ha sido una de las imágenes más atrayentes y controvertidas para los arquitectos de todos los tiempos. Rykwert repasa en este libro los mitos y las leyendas de las principales civilizaciones de la antigüedad y las teorías sugeridas por críticos, tratadistas y arquitectos como Vitrubio, Alberti, Piranesi, Quatremère de Quincy, Serlio, Laugie...

No other place on earth is as full both of promise and of dread as the city, it is at once alienating and exciting. These concentrations of people have not, however, come about as the result of vast immutable, impersonal forces, but because of human choices. The worsening or betterment of urban life will also be the result of choices. Our choices. That cities display and represent the personal desires of their inhabitants is central to Joseph ...