Art and Culture 

Covers from the 20th Century

Remembering Javier Alau

Art and Culture 

Covers from the 20th Century

Remembering Javier Alau

Luis Fernández-Galiano 
01/09/2025


The deceased architect designed the covers of ‘AV’ during its first decade and a half, and in his honor we present one of each of those fifteen years.

These covers, which together contributed to forging the visual identity of the monographs, show the extraordinary talent of one who was also an influential drawing professor at the Madrid School of Architecture.

In dialogue with the editorial team, Javier Alau proposed images and produced the final artwork for the covers, commented on here to place them in the context of our publications’ early critical journey...[+]


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