Arquitecturas II (DVD) [DVD]

Synopsis of ARCHITECTURES 2 ( DVD ) (SPANISH-CATALAN ED.)

LA PORTO SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE by ALVARO SIZA Alvaro Siza, one of the most important contemporary architects, made new buildings for the school of architecture where he himself was a student and where he continues to be a professor. Presentation and comments by BETH GALÍ: “Siza's architecture is designed to be lived, the people are its complement.” THE GEORGES POMPIDOU CENTER IN PARIS by RENZO PIANO / RICHARD ROGERS To respond to a challenge, architects Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano conceive a building in the shape of a mechanical giant, which stands out in the Parisian architectural landscape. Presentation and comments by JORDI GARCÉS: “A unique building that has not created a school and has created many consequences.” THE YOYOGI OLYMPIC GYMNASIUMS by KENZO TANGE It is rare that a building represents so many ambitions: those of an architect and those of a team of 25 young architects and urban planners, those of a city, and those of a country determined to become a power again world. Presentation and comments by ROBERT BRUFAU: “Two buildings with very different approaches and a very pronounced formal unity.” THE AUDITORIUM BUILDING IN CHICAGO by LOUIS H. SULLIVAN & DANKMAR ADLER An architectural complex that brought together a hotel, an office building and the largest opera house in the world, a revolutionary performance hall both for its dimensions and its acoustics. For months it was the tallest building in Chicago. Presentation and comments by CARLOS FERRATER: “A magnificent building, a cathedral of architecture, in capital letters.” EACH BUILDING, A GREAT ARCHITECT, MODELS AND 3D RECONSTRUCTIONS: