“What is this Place, Australia?” – The National Museum
The National Museum of Australia, Canberra, grapples with the problem of the identity of a nation and its representation in architectural form.
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Founding Statement of the International Committee of Architectural Critics
The Founding Statement of the International Committee of Architectural Critics was signed on Mexico City, 26 October 1978
Bylaws of the International Committee of Architectural Critics
The International Committee of Architectural Critics (CICA) is a non-profit association within the meaning of the Law of 1901 of the French Republic.
Winners of CICA Book and Journalism Awards 2017
Press release for the CICA Book and Journalism Award Winners for 2017.
Dresdener Traumfabrik: Der UFA-Palast in Dresden – Architekten Coop Himmelb(l)au
Erst in der Sonne, am allerbesten aber bei Nacht entfaltet der von den Architekten Wolf D. Prix und Helmut Swiczinsky vom Wiener Büro Coop Himmelb(l)au am Rande der Dresdener Innenstadt gebaute UFA-Palast seine Reize.
Regionalismo ayer y hoy
Esta evocadora frase de Alberto T. Arai, nos sirve para señalar la importancia que ha tenido la búsqueda de una arquitectura propia en Latinoamérica y en México en particular.
Valerie Fraser: Building the New World – Studies in the Modern Architecture of Latin America 1930-1960
All in all, Valerie Fraser’s significant effort for interpreting some trends of Latin America’s modern architecture must be acknowledged.
Gulru Necipoglu: The Age of Sinan – Architectural Culture in the Ottoman Empire
Gülru Necipoglu has been the Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture at Harvard University since 1993.
Joseph Rykwert: The dancing column. On order in architecture
Joseph Rykwert aporta toda una nueva propuesta de estudio y análisis en torno al tema de la columna y los órdenes clásicos.
Joseph Rykwert: La idea de ciudad
Los problemas que aquejan a las actuales megalópolis, como la ciudad de México, nos han ido alejando de las reflexiones en torno a temas como el del presente libro: el origen de las ciudades.