1940 -2015 The American architect Jon Jerde died in Los Angeles on 9 February, after a tough battle against Alzheimer’s disease. Jerde was known for having redefined, through this works, the concept of contemporary shopping center. Born in Alton (Ill

Luis Fernández-Galiano   The McDonaldizacion of the world does not exclude cultivated architecture, as the work of Venturi shows well. Together with Scott Brown, he has taught us to look at Las Vegas, Disney or Atlantic City in a different way, and his scholarly populism has