Alberto Kalach: Work
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Author: Vazquez, Eduardo
Alberto Kalach founded Taller de Arquitectura X in 1981, and for more than 35 years the firm's work has produced a wide range of projects: from private commissions to public buildings, solutions for confined spaces to urban planning problems. The scale of the commission may vary, but the approach remains the same, driven by a sense of experimentation and curiosity. This volume introduces readers to the work and vision of one of Mexico's most acclaimed contemporary architects.TAX describes itself as somewhere between 'a lab, a greenhouse and learning team'. Rather than adhering to a specific style, TAX's constancy is methodological and conceptual, allowing the studio to be prolific, versatile and consistent simultaneously. The studio's work has long been motivated by Kalach's concerns about – and research into – the particular challenges and problems of his native Mexico City. To this end he has designed a minimalist house that can be built for $5,000, the largest public library in Latin America and an ambitious proposed plan to restore Mexico City's ancient lakes (which remains unrealised). 'Alberto Kalach: Work' is an extensive compilation of more than 100 of TAX's built and unbuilt projects, and is Illustrated with architectural photographs by Iwan Baan and Jaime Navarro as well as Kalach's personal diagrams and drawings.
ISBN 9786079489441. Arquine. pb. 448 pages. 300 colour ills. 27.3 x 22.3 cm.
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Alberto Kalach founded Taller de Arquitectura X in 1981, and for more than 35 years the firm's work has produced a wide range of projects: from private commissions to public buildings, solutions for confined spaces to urban planning problems. The scale of the commission may vary, but the approach remains the same, driven by a sense of experimentation and curiosity. This volume introduces readers to the work and vision of one of Mexico's most acclaimed contemporary architects.TAX describes itself as somewhere between 'a lab, a greenhouse and learning team'. Rather than adhering to a specific style, TAX's constancy is methodological and conceptual, allowing the studio to be prolific, versatile and consistent simultaneously. The studio's work has long been motivated by Kalach's concerns about – and research into – the particular challenges and problems of his native Mexico City. To this end he has designed a minimalist house that can be built for $5,000, the largest public library in Latin America and an ambitious proposed plan to restore Mexico City's ancient lakes (which remains unrealised). 'Alberto Kalach: Work' is an extensive compilation of more than 100 of TAX's built and unbuilt projects, and is Illustrated with architectural photographs by Iwan Baan and Jaime Navarro as well as Kalach's personal diagrams and drawings.
ISBN 9786079489441. Arquine. pb. 448 pages. 300 colour ills. 27.3 x 22.3 cm.
available