Conversations and Allusions

Name: Conversations and Allusions
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Enric Miralles

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Conversations and Allusions explores the work and legacy of Enric Miralles (1955-2000), a leading architect known for his innovative designs that harmoniously integrate buildings with their sites. Over a career spanning less than twenty-five years, Miralles completed more than 150 projects, including notable works such as the Scottish Parliament Buildings and the Santa Caterina Market. This volume gathers previously unpublished essays and lectures from his collaborators and friends, offering fresh perspectives on his architectural philosophy, which emphasises space as a means to improve everyday life and effect positive societal change.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in contemporary architecture, design professionals, students of architecture, and those who appreciate the cultural impact of built environments.

Enric Miralles (1955-2000) remains one of the most prominent architects of his generation. The significance of his architectural design lies in his seamless integration of site and building and his use of space to serve the everyday conditions of life.

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Enric Miralles (1955-2000) remains one of the most prominent architects of his generation. The significance of his architectural design lies in his seamless integration of site and building, and his use of space to serve the everyday conditions of life.

Practicing for less than twenty-five years, Miralles designed over 150 projects, many of which are now built, including: the Scottish Parliament Buildings, Santa Caterina Market, Vigo University, Diagonal Mar Park, Alicante Gymnastic Center, and Igualada Cemetery.

The book Conversations and Allusions, Enric Miralles brings together previously unpublished essays and lectures by his former collaborators and friends. Each contributor in this timely publication offers unique insight on Miralles' practice of architecture as a way of creating positive change in the world.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781940291987

Publisher: Actar Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 July 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Actar Publishers

Edition: English

Contributors:

Edited by Catherine Spellman

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 225

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Catherine Spellman participated as research fellow in Architecture Class of Professor Enric Miralles at the Staatliche Hochschule for Bildende Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany. There she continued as Miralles' teaching assistant for three years. Simultaneously she taught with Professor Peter Cook at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. Catherine Spellman joined the Faculty of Architecture at Arizona State University where she has taught design studio, seminars, and lecture courses. She is an awarded academic including the 2012 AIA Honor Award for Excellence in Teaching. Her design research areas include investigations and projects about; Phoenix water infrastructure, relationships between buildings, context and landscape, and public interest projects benefitting non-for-profit organizations. These projects are recognized with local and national awards and are widely published. She is the author of numerous essays and is the editor of the anthology Re-Envisioning Landscape/Architecture, ACTAR Publications, and A Space for our Generation, Conversations with Students, Peter Smithson, Gustavo Gili (Spanish edition), Princeton Press (English edition).