Manuel Gallego (born 1936), a disciple of the most important Spanish architect of the post-war period, Alejandro de la Sota, is perhaps the best exponent of radical architecture in Spain today. He is counted among the leading authorities in the field. Gallegoa ~s architecture is sensibly integrated into the urban or rural context, as the case may be. His rational buildings, a " a series of broken up primary forms grounded in the particulars of the place, where the spaces created open up to the outside and the walls act as ...
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Manuel Gallego (born 1936), a disciple of the most important Spanish architect of the post-war period, Alejandro de la Sota, is perhaps the best exponent of radical architecture in Spain today. He is counted among the leading authorities in the field. Gallegoa ~s architecture is sensibly integrated into the urban or rural context, as the case may be. His rational buildings, a " a series of broken up primary forms grounded in the particulars of the place, where the spaces created open up to the outside and the walls act as the connecting elements between architecture and nature a " stand out for their striking sculptural expression. The radical nature of his architecture is solidly rooted in the vernacular, giving rise to innovative designs in which the unapologetic use of local materials (stone, wood, glass, metal) and the handling of light create an intimate dialogue between the man-made and the surrounding environment.
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Add this copy of Manuel Gallego to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by Goya Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Kittery Point, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Birkhauser Publishers.
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Very Good. 4to. 196 Pgs. Illustrated through-out with photographs in black & white and color, and with drawings. 14 works were selected by the Galician architect, Gallego, to represent his work in this international edition. The introduction "A Complex Weave of Space" examines his work and life. Each building has text and photos and drawings. With a final list of projects; and a year by year biography and list of publications by him. A very clean copy bound in heavy, glossy paper with folded fore-edge flaps front and back.
Add this copy of Manuel Gallego to cart. $43.65, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Birkhauser Verlag AG.
Add this copy of Manuel Gallego to cart. $101.72, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Birkhäuser.
