Masterpieces: Livio Vacchini

This concise and substantial book proposes an unusual approach to the m of architecture. The image that defines him is that of an architect who, in collaboration with the architect of the Catalan Government, is a member of the Placed in front of some important constructions of history, he looks at them intensely and establishes an open and direct dialogue with them, the development of which does not require any artifice or intermediary. This architect is Livi Vacchini and the twelve works he has chosen form a very wide range: they range from a megalithic monument (Stonehenge), to two modern pieces, one by Le Corbusier and another by MIES van der Rohe, through three great monuments of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations or two characteristic examples of Islamic m. 60 p.: Fot. b/w, 21.5 x 15.5 cm, paperback