Pérez Igualada, Javier(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2013-11-06)
[EN] In this paper we propose a typology of patterns –or composition systems– for the morphological definition of horizontal surfaces in landscape design. Specifically, we state that the basic ways to define such horizontal ...
Rodrigo Molina, Angeles; Lillo Giner, Santiago; Giner García, María Isabel(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2013-11-06)
[EN] There are a number of architectural elements in the Turia riverbed which have been developed over the centuries: bridges, embankments, ornamental elements, etc...Their capital importance for the historical and artistic ...
Castellanos Gómez, Raúl; Domingo Calabuig, Débora(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2013-11-06)
[EN] Louis I. Kahn’s ‘form drawing’ for the First Unitarian Church of Ro-chester is a simple diagram and yet it sums up everything involved in the starting point of architectural design. Accustomed as we are nowadays to ...
Trachana, Angelique(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2013-11-06)
[EN] The thesis of this article defends the physiological and anthropological foundations of architecture against the sociological and aesthetic ones based on conventional codes. The genesis of the architectural form gets ...
Bernal López-Sanvicente, Amparo(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2013-11-06)
[EN] In 2012, the Institute of Architects of Barcelona commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of the inauguration of its headquarters. An ambitious project that emerged with the intention of displaying an avant-garde image ...