TEN ARQUITECTOS / ENRIQUE NORTEN: LOS LÍMITES DE LA FORMA = THE LIMITS OF FORM.; Textos: Robert McCarter ... [et al.]

México, D.F.: Arquine; CONACULTA, 2012. b/w and color plates, plans, bibliographical references, color pict. boards. OCLC: 775866804. The work of TEN architects (Taller Enrique Norte Arquitectos), a Mexican architectural firm located in New York has achieved the synthesis of formal composition, with the materiality and topography of the context involved. This book comprises a series of seven essays by different renowned authors who analyze the contemporary architecture of bold geometries and new technologies harmoniously combined with past reminiscences that has revolutionized through high-tech the national practice since the 1990's. The main body of the book consists of a compilation of their most recent work and includes a full catalogue of his repertoire of projects. Contents: Ensayos -- Los límites de la forma: la práctica crítica y la creación del lugar / Robert McCarter -- Proyectar y comunicar / Miquel Adrià -- Cada vez más lejos / Sylvia Lavin -- La levedad de Enrique Norten / Detlef Mertins -- La arquitectura racional de Enrique Norten / Witold Rybczynski -- La arquitectura y las batallas de TEN Arquitectos / José Castillo -- Variación continua / Alejandro Hernández Gálvez -- Proyectos Recientes -- Catálogo de Obra. ENGLISH AND SPANISH TEXTS.