Estructuras vistas, ocultas e ilusorias by Alejandro Cervilla García
23/04/2021.
[DiseÑo editorial]
metalocus, MARÍA FERNANDA MORA
metalocus, MARÍA FERNANDA MORA
Estructuras vistas, ocultas e ilusorias: Lecciones de la historia en la obra de Mies Van der Rohe, is the book by architect Alejandro Cervilla García, based on his doctoral thesis "The Language of Structure", presented in 2015 at the ETSAM. The book has forewords by the architects Alberto Campo Baeza and Alberto Morell Sixto, both directors of the doctoral thesis on which this book is based.
This doctoral thesis received, in 2016, the Extraordinary Doctoral Prize of the Polytechnic University of Madrid, and shortly afterwards, in 2018, t was awarded in the XIV Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism in the category of books, and formed part of a travelling exhibition that visited cities such as Madrid, Santander, Seville, Paris and New York.
This doctoral thesis received, in 2016, the Extraordinary Doctoral Prize of the Polytechnic University of Madrid, and shortly afterwards, in 2018, t was awarded in the XIV Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism in the category of books, and formed part of a travelling exhibition that visited cities such as Madrid, Santander, Seville, Paris and New York.
"(...) this book, as a teacher and as an architect, is a book that I would have liked to write myself. To transmit to my students, with the meridian clarity that Alejandro Cervilla does, the most central aspects of structures in architecture".
Inside pages. Estructuras vistas, ocultas e ilusorias by Alejandro Cervilla García.
Cover page. Estructuras vistas, ocultas e ilusorias by Alejandro Cervilla García. Cover design by Liliana Foguelman
Inside pages. Estructuras vistas, ocultas e ilusorias by Alejandro Cervilla García.
Inside pages - Drawings by Alejandro Cervilla García. Estructuras vistas, ocultas e ilusorias by Alejandro Cervilla García.
Inside pages - Drawings by Alejandro Cervilla García. Estructuras vistas, ocultas e ilusorias by Alejandro Cervilla García.
Inside pages - Drawings by Alejandro Cervilla García. Estructuras vistas, ocultas e ilusorias by Alejandro Cervilla García.
Estructuras vistas, ocultas e ilusorias: Lecciones de la historia en la obra de Mies Van der Rohe, starts from a fundamental principle "the beauty of structure", and with this statement the architect, Alejandro Cervilla García, introduces the theme that will frame the whole book.
The book studies the way in which the architect configures the structure, the relationship between the structure and what surrounds it, analyses how the structure manifests itself in the architecture, and also investigates when and why the structure is left visible, concealed or used as an illusory effect. With this premise, Alejandro Cervilla García began his study.
However, his main objective was to prove that "structure is something more than support". To this end, he studied historical structures such as the Parthenon, the Sainte Chapelle, the Pantheon in Rome, the Palace of Charles V, St Paul's Cathedral, the Alhambra and Hagia Sophia.
In addition to the study of these historic structures, Alejandro Cervilla García carries out a monographic study of the work of Mies Van der Rohe, one of the great masters of the 20th century.
The book studies the way in which the architect configures the structure, the relationship between the structure and what surrounds it, analyses how the structure manifests itself in the architecture, and also investigates when and why the structure is left visible, concealed or used as an illusory effect. With this premise, Alejandro Cervilla García began his study.
However, his main objective was to prove that "structure is something more than support". To this end, he studied historical structures such as the Parthenon, the Sainte Chapelle, the Pantheon in Rome, the Palace of Charles V, St Paul's Cathedral, the Alhambra and Hagia Sophia.
In addition to the study of these historic structures, Alejandro Cervilla García carries out a monographic study of the work of Mies Van der Rohe, one of the great masters of the 20th century.
"In short, it is a book that is more than recommendable, essential, both for students and for architects themselves, especially for teachers. To make them understand that, as the author rightly says: "the structure is something more, much more than just the transmission of loads.""
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Text Author
Alejandro Cervilla García.
Director of the collection
Architect.- Marcelo Camerlo.
Graphic design
Cecilia Ricci.
Cover design
Liliana Foguelman.
Measures/Pages
21 x 15 cm, 380 g, 268 pages.
Language
Spanish.
ISBN/EAN
978-1-64360-344-5
Binding
Soft Bound.
Year of publication
Second edition - September 2020.
Publishing house
García Alejandro Cervilla
Alejandro Cervilla García holds a degree in architecture from the School of Architecture of Granada (ETSAG 2004), a diploma in Advanced Studies from the School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM 2008) and a PhD in Architectural Projects from the School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM 2015).
In 2001 he won the Caja de Arquitectos Foundation Scholarship and, since 2004, he has been a collaborator in Alberto Campo Baeza's architecture studio.
In 2016 he received the Extraordinary Doctorate Award from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, and in 2018 he received the XIV Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism Award for his book "Estructuras Vistas, Ocultas e Ilusorias".
In 2001 he won the Caja de Arquitectos Foundation Scholarship and, since 2004, he has been a collaborator in Alberto Campo Baeza's architecture studio.
In 2016 he received the Extraordinary Doctorate Award from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, and in 2018 he received the XIV Spanish Biennial of Architecture and Urbanism Award for his book "Estructuras Vistas, Ocultas e Ilusorias".
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