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La sombra del Cuervo : arquitectos mexicanos tras la senda de Le Corbusier

Title
La sombra del Cuervo : arquitectos mexicanos tras la senda de Le Corbusier / Miquel Adrià.
Author
Adrià, Miquel
Publication
Ciudad de México : Arquine, 2016.

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Description
239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans, portraits; 23 cm
Summary
The author analyses the construction of Mexican modernism through the work of seven architects of the 20th century who followed the theories and thoughts of Le Corbusier. The name of the noted French architect Le Corbusier translates in to English as "the crow like one". "The text was born simultaneously as subject of my doctoral thesis and research for the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte (SNCA) of the Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (FONCA). I started the thesis in 2008 and received doctoral degree at the Universidad Europea de Madrid in 2012 obtaining the calcification of Outstanding" (HKB translation) --Page [7].
Alternative Title
Arquitectos mexicanos tras la senda de Le Corbusier
Subject
  • González de León, Teodoro > Criticism and interpretation
  • Ramírez Vázquez, Pedro, 1919-2013 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Alvarez, Augusto H., 1914-1995 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Sordo Madaleno, J. 1916-1985 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Pani, Mario, 1911-1993 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Barragán, Luis, 1902-1988 > Criticism and interpretation
  • O'Gorman, Juan, 1905-1982 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 > Influence
  • Alvarez, Augusto H., 1914-1995
  • Barragán, Luis, 1902-1988
  • González de León, Teodoro
  • Le Corbusier, 1887-1965
  • O'Gorman, Juan, 1905-1982
  • Pani, Mario
  • Ramírez Vázquez, Pedro, 1919-2013
  • Sordo Madaleno, J. 1916-1985
  • 1900-1999
  • Architects > Mexico > 20th century
  • Architecture > Mexico > History > 20th century
  • Architects
  • Architecture
  • Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Mexico
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Introducción -- Raíces y modernidades, contexto histórico del siglo XX mexicano -- Juan O'Gorman, el primer moderno -- Luis Barragán, la revolución silenciosa -- Mario Pani, la construcción de la ciudad -- Juan Sordo Madaleno, la discreta radicalidad -- Augusto H. Álvarez, la precisión del mecano -- Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, el estratega -- Teodoro González de León, la monumentalización de la metrópolis -- Epilogo.
Call Number
ReCAP 18-16651
ISBN
  • 9786079489090
  • 6079489090
LCCN
2016514641
OCLC
971339881
Author
Adrià, Miquel, author.
Title
La sombra del Cuervo : arquitectos mexicanos tras la senda de Le Corbusier / Miquel Adrià.
Publisher
Ciudad de México : Arquine, 2016.
Edition
Primera edición.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Research Call Number
ReCAP 18-16651
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