Présentation de l'éditeur :
A year of Spanish architecture is examined against the backdrop of the
country's real estate crisis, the rise of Asia and the pressing need to
increase urban density in a world under the threat of climate change. A
selection of twenty-four, well and lesser known buildings are presented
under the categories of; Exhibition Buildings, Iconic Headquarters,
Social Uses, Cultural Tastes, Educational Levels and Affordable
Dwellings.
Highlights include: Herzog & de Meuron's CaixaForum,
Nieto & Sobejano's Madinat al-Zahra, Museum, Cordoba, FOA's La
Rioja Technology Transfer Center in Logro.o and Rivera & Lopez's
Aire de Bardenas Hotel in Tudela (Navarra).
Generously illustrated
throughout with colour photographs, technical drawings and accompanying
explanatory texts, the yearbook concludes with four critical essays by
Luis Fernandez-Galiano.