Bøger af Barbara Hoidn

Though stylistically distinct, the architects Solano Benítez (born 1963) and Javier Coravalán (born 1962) are brought together by the cultural context of their mutual homeland, Paraguay. In this publication they demonstrate that, given its natural resources and local economy, Paraguay is ready to project its next phase of development without repeating the failures of modernism's ideals of progress.

Two residential buildings by Brazilian architects are studied in depth in this volume. Invisible from the street, Angelo Bucci's house reveals itself in sequences until one reaches the highest point--and 360-degree views. Carla Juaçaba's vacation house in a remote, virgin forest is a small solitaire.

Presenting the results of a major research project supported by the Akademie der Kunste, Berlin, encompassing a wide range of artistic and scientific approaches and design options for the future of public space.