Gilardi House: Barragans Last Witness

(Hardback)

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Gilardi House thoroughly documents Luis Barragan s last project, la CASA GILARDI , an emblem of Mexican architecture.

In 1976, 10 years after his retirement from the practice of architecture, Barragan accepted the commission of two young publicists passionate about his architecture and designed the Giraldi House. This masterpiece was the last built project of Pritzker Prize winner Luis Barragan s prolific career.

Gilardi House aims to disseminate the complete history of the project, from the first sketch to its construction. It presents for the very first-time documents, plans, images, sketches and memories of distinguished visitors, ambitioning to shed light about this unpublished and largely unknown masterpiece and unique cultural establishment. This book not only unpacks original documentation of the project, but also includes critical reflections by contemporary architects and critics who have visited this private house, sharing a critical approach and a unique lesson for todays architecture.

With contributions ofCharles Renfro / Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Daniel Libeskind, Paul Lewis / LTL, Snhetta, Ricardo Devesa, Julio Jimnez Sarabia, Jorge Vzquez del Mercado, Martn Luque, among many others

Author Bio

M.Arch, Jose Luis Alvarez Tinajero is an Architect, Educator specialist, Ambassador, Co-Editor and Correspondent of ACTAR Publishers in Mexico, Architecture Curator of La Ciudad de las Ideas Festival. (International Festival of Brilliant Minds), Founder and Director of NODE. In his capacity as Director of NODE over the past 15 years, he has conceptualized, produced and curated two of the most important events on contemporary architecture in Mexico City; The Progressive Architecture Symposium and the National Kalmanani Prize lecture series (in collaboration with the most important Schools of Architecture). These are the largest and most significant architecture events in the country. He have had the privilege to present six Pritzker Prize awardees including Toyo Ito, Shigeru Ban, Alvaro Siza, SANAA, ZHA and Thom Mayne, in addition to over 80 internationally recognized and highly regarded architects whose ideas and practices have reshaped the discourse of our discipline, including DS+R, BIG, Carme Pins, UN Studio, Snhetta, among many others.