Biblioteca Vasconcelos Library

Author(s)

• Adrià, Miquel
• Garcés, Isabel
• Casademunt, Tomás
• Gordoa, Luis
• Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (Mexico)

Bibliographic Information

Biblioteca Vasconcelos Library

[cuidado de la edición, Miquel Adrià, Isabel Garcés ; textos, Miquel Adrià ... [et al.] ; fotografías, Tomás Casademunt, Luis Gordoa ; traducción, GregoryDechant]

Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, 2007

Other Title

Biblioteca Vasconcelos = Vasconcelos Library

Note

Spanish and English in parallel columns

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book is a critical and visual examination of the most important architectural project undertaken during the six-year presidential period now coming to an end in Mexico. The Biblioteca Vasconcelos is significant not only for its architectural quality and urban landscape, but also for its cultural policy. The book includes a historical text which describes the landmark libraries in Mexico's existence and analyzes precedents of the present project, not only as a container of books, but as a cultural concept. This is a complete tour through the new library in color and black and white images. Alberto Kalach's design is also presented through sketches, renderings, and plans. This is the first book dedicated to this project.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB04465051
• ISBN:
  • 9789685208772
• LCCN: 2008373167
• Country Code: mx
• Title Language Code: spa
• Text Language Code: spaeng
• Place of Publication: México, D.F.
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 145 p.
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : Z740.B58
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Biblioteca Vasconcelos -- History
  • LCSH : Biblioteca Vasconcelos -- Pictorial works
  • LCSH : Public libraries -- Mexico -- Mexico City
  • LCSH : Library architecture -- Mexico