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Casa Gilardi

Casa Gilardi (SP ED.)

José Luis Alvarez Tinajero, Martín Luque PérezThis book will thoroughly document Luis Barragan´s last project, the Casa Gilardi, an emblem of Mexican architecture.

El último testigo de Barragán José Luis Alvarez Tinajero, Martín Luque Pérez Casa Gilardi was the last built project of Pritzker Prize winner Luis Barragan’s prolific career. In 1976, 10 years after his retirement from the practice of architecture, Barragan accepted the commission of two young publicists passionate about his architecture. This editorial project aims to disseminate the complete story of this masterpiece from its initial sketches to the completion of its construction and provide a critical reading of it today by publishing the existing archive of Barragan’s documents for the house: drawings, sketches, technical details, and correspondences as well as historic and contemporary photographs. This book includes critical reflections by contemporary architects and critics who have visited this private house. With Contributions of Charles Renfro / Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Daniel Libeskind, Paul Lewis / LTL, Snøhetta, Ricardo Devesa, Julio Jiménez Sarabia, Jorge Vázquez del Mercado, Martín Luque, among many others… Buy English Edition

Gilardi House

Gilardi House (ENG ED.)

José Luis Alvarez Tinajero, Martín Luque PérezThis book will thoroughly document Luis Barragan´s last project, the Casa Gilardi, an emblem of Mexican architecture.

Barragan´s Last Witness José Luis Alvarez Tinajero, Martín Luque Pérez Casa Gilardi was the last built project of Pritzker Prize winner Luis Barragan's prolific career. In 1976, 10 years after his retirement from the practice of architecture, Barragan accepted the commission of two young publicists passionate about his architecture. This editorial project aims to disseminate the complete story of this masterpiece from its initial sketches to the completion of its construction and provide a critical reading of it today by publishing the existing archive of Barragan’s documents for the house: drawings, sketches, technical details, and correspondences as well as historic and contemporary photographs. This book includes critical reflections by contemporary architects and critics who have visited this private house. With Contributions of Charles Renfro / Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Daniel Libeskind, Paul Lewis / LTL, Snøhetta, Ricardo Devesa, Julio Jiménez Sarabia, Jorge Vázquez del Mercado, Martín Luque, among many others… Buy Spanish Edition

Houses in Forest Clearings

Houses in Forest Clearings

Luis CallejasOne hundred photographs of houses in clearings by Luis Callejas, accompanied by drawings and three parallel conversations between the author and Matteo Ghidoni, Elisa Cattaneo, and Jørgen Tandberg.

LCLA office. Photographed by Luis Callejas Luis Callejas One hundred photographs of houses in clearings by Luis Callejas. These photos are accompanied by drawings and three parallel conversations between Luis Callejas and Matteo Ghidoni, Elisa Cattaneo, and Jørgen Tandberg. The photographs were taken during three trips between Norway and Colombia. Most photos were done using the same 35 mm lens, avoiding wide angles encompassing each small space's totality. The conversations were triggered later by the photographs as opposed to direct experience; these images and conversations address the parallels between the construction of a house, a clearing, and the construction of an image. The houses were designed by LCLA office in found, edited, and constructed forest clearings. Luis Callejas in conversation with: Matteo Ghidoni. On rituals, geometry, and the night Jørgen Tandberg. On form, structure, and construction Elissa Cataneo. On archetypes, clearings, and grammar

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