Mediterranean Houses: Costa BravaThis series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings. |
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... elements , as if it were several houses instead of one . The clarity of the tightly composed , stepped volumetry is ... element which we will find used in a number of these houses . We can see something of its evolution if we compare ...
... elements , as if it were several houses instead of one . The clarity of the tightly composed , stepped volumetry is ... element which we will find used in a number of these houses . We can see something of its evolution if we compare ...
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... element which is the outcome of the rediscovery of Brunelleschi's architecture by certain Catalan architects . In the ... elements common to almost all of these houses , where they have been adopted to give shelter from the sun . The ...
... element which is the outcome of the rediscovery of Brunelleschi's architecture by certain Catalan architects . In the ... elements common to almost all of these houses , where they have been adopted to give shelter from the sun . The ...
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... elements , give a wealth of symbolic value to the interior . The entrance to the house , set to the rear in a large porch , deserves special attention . The elements we find here are the same as in the rest of the house , with the ...
... elements , give a wealth of symbolic value to the interior . The entrance to the house , set to the rear in a large porch , deserves special attention . The elements we find here are the same as in the rest of the house , with the ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 8 |
Partially buried house Sant Andreu de Llavaneres Barcelona | 62 |
De Ventós house II Aiguafreda Begur Girona Manuel BrionesJosep Lluís | 78 |
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