Title & Author:

Alberto Kalach : obras = work / [textos : Miquel Adría [and 4 others]].

Edition:

Primera edición.

Publication:

Ciudad de México : Arquine, 2021.

Description:

448 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.

Notes:
Palomar, Juan.
Poética y política en la arquitectura de Alberto Kalach / Eduardo Vázquez -- El jardín convexo, observaciones sobre las tres obras de Alberto Kalach / Carlos Jiménez -- Lecturas de Alberto Kalach / Fernando Fernandez -- Reflexión, invención: siguiendo a Vitruvio / Juan Palomar -- Trazos esenciales / Miquel Adria -- Proyectos -- Conversación entre Alberto Kalach y Juan Palomar -- Maquetas.
In Spanish.

Summary:

Mexican architect Alberto Kalach (born 1960) founded Taller de Arquitectura X (TAX) in 1981, and for more than 35 years the firm's work has produced a wide range of projects: from private commissions to public buildings, from solutions for confined spaces to urban planning problems. The scale of the commission may vary, but the approach remains the same, always driven by a sense of curiosity and experimentation; TAX describes itself as somewhere between "a lab, a greenhouse and learning team." Rather than adhering to a specific style, TAX's constancy is methodological and conceptual, allowing the studio to be prolific, versatile and consistent simultaneously. The studio's work has long been motivated by Kalach's concerns about - and research into - the particular challenges and problems of his native Mexico City. To this end he has designed a minimalist house that can be built for $5,000, the largest public library in Latin America and an ambitious proposed plan to restore Mexico City's ancient lakes (which remains unrealized). Alberto Kalach: Work is an extensive compilation of more than 100 of TAX's built and unbuilt projects. Illustrated with architectural photographs by Iwan Baan and Jaime Navarro as well as Kalach?s personal diagrams and drawings, this volume introduces readers to the work and vision of one of Mexico?s most acclaimed contemporary architects.

ISBN:

6079489449
9786079489441

Subject:

Kalach, Alberto, 1960- interviews.
Kalach, Alberto, 1960- Criticism and interpretation.
Architects Mexico Interviews.
Architecture Mexico 21st century.
Architectes Mexique Entretiens.
Architecture Mexique 21e siècle.
Architects.
Architecture.
Mexico.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Interviews.

Added entries:

Adrià, Miquel, 1956-, writer of supplementary textual content.
Palomar, Juan, interviewer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 315402
Call No.: 315402
Copy: 1
Status: Available