The painting of a wild pig that was recently discovered in an Indonesian cave, believed to have been made 45,500 years ago, pushes back to that time the beginnings of figurative art; the history of art, however, is but a few centuries old. For Christ
How did the prosperity of the West come about? Two monumental works by American professors offer unexpected answers. Walter Scheidel, who teaches classical culture, history, and human biology at Stanford, argues that it was the failure of the Roman E
Since its creation in 1960 the Bauhaus-Archiv, a research center that conserves the largest existing collection of archives of Bauhäusler, has been the principal custodian of the school’s legacy. In addition, in 1979, as Museum für Gestaltung it beca
The centenary of the Bauhaus has seen an outpouring of perspectives on the mythical school, endeavored to close any remaining historiographic gaps, and pushed readers to the brink of fatigue. It would be hard to count the lectures, seminars, celebrat
Some monographs stand out because they are well documented, others because they place their subjects in wider historical contexts. This one explores the intertwining of art, science, and military power during the Cold War through the interdisciplina
Spirituality, gender fluidity, queer identities, and the political stance of instructors and students may seem minor when it comes to assessing the legacy of the Bauhaus. Do designs, artworks, and buildings cover it all? Elizabeth Otto’s answer is a
This environmental history deserves a plural name. The architect Eduardo Prieto has carved a 64-facet diamond to explore the ecology and climate dimension of building environment, and the result is a brilliant work that reflects his solid intellectua
Enmeshed with microhistories, we yearn for great narratives. The Annales school taught us to look at the longue durée of history under the prism of geography and economics, and there is perhaps no better expression of its method than La Méditerranée
Professor Forster’s study on the German architect and his art is written with deep admiration and exquisitely edited with nostalgia, with a deployment of small illustrations of a slight sepia tone; the only concession to current tastes is in the thi
Technique is not neutral. With supposedly objective reasoning the champions of the 20th-century avant-garde used it to justify the new world of forms. Curtain walls, concrete or steel structures, and air conditioning networks were used by some with
Tying up the histories of Catalonia and Scotland from the 15th century to the present, John Elliott has written a book that is both topical and timeless. It is comparative history in the most genuine way – like his studies of Richelieu and Olivares o
Taking a more historical approach for the old bridges and a more typological perspective for the modern ones, Manterola shows the increasing complexity of structural solutions through specific examples. The advantages of each structure and its formal
When the books one is currently reading accumulate and the pile shows a half-dozen titles crowned by the red band of Acantilado, it is clear that the interest raised by the volumes is inseparable from the intelligent discrimination with which they ha
Today’s cities face the challenge of mediating between the interests of developers and citizens. London’s frenzied skyline is an extreme example of the consequences of a liberal model where each plot simply explodes within itself. If postwar plannin
We are witnessing an unprecedented urbanization process. A UN report says that in 2050, two-thirds of humanity will be living in cities. So it’s crucial that we develop instruments for building the cities of the future. The architects Benoît Jallon a
Fritz Kahn was a gynecologist who became a spreader of medical knowledge, and was instrumental in the birth of science illustration. Sappol defines modernity as the advance from logocentrism to an age where image is the main tool of learning. Body Mo
The centenary of the Russian Revolution has brought on the inevitable deluge of publications, but perhaps none as exceptional as The House of Government. Written by Yuri Slezkine, a historian born and educated in Russia who emigrated to the United St
This book presents the architectural thinking of Juan Caramuel Lobkowitz (Madrid, 1606–Vigevano, 1682), writer on many subjects, theologian, mathematician, supporter of New Science from the angle of his philosophical probabilism, which he presented i
An academic void created by political tribulations led Rafael Moneo to Barcelona in 1971. This was good for Barcelona’s architecture school but perhaps bad for Madrid’s. As for Moneo, the Barcelona years saw the full ripening of his professional geni
For nationalisms, history can be either vitamin or vaccine: vitamin when a mythical past is made up to exalt the excellence of a people, vaccine when the flimsy consistency of these imaginary tales is put under examination. Although we thought that n
(1911-2004) As if he were a devout master builder from the medieval times, the architect and historian Fernando Chueca Goitia, deceased at the age of 93, lies next to his wife in the crypt of Madrid’s Almudena Cathedral, that he himself carried
Uno de los aspectos más asombrosos de esta retrospectiva general de la arquitectura moderna es la temática dialogística que está implícita en la interpretación del material. Con este enfoque, el Chicago de las postrimerías del siglo XIX y principios
La historia reconstruye el pasado desde las trincheras del presente. El esfuerzo por relatar los hechos «tal como realmente fueron» está irremediablemente teñido por la ubicación del historiador en el tiempo, que determina su punto de vista y condici
The earliest library occupied no physical space. It preceded the written word, existing long before books. It resided in the memory of man as a storage for legends, traditions, songs, prayers. The invention of writing gave a tangible form to this lib
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