Synopses & Reviews
Rafael Moneo is a courageous architect, one who for decades has defined his own style of architecture. With a sensitivity to materials and context unmatched by any living architect, Moneo has created a series of important works, including the Audrey Jones Beck Building at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral in Los Angeles, and, perhaps most notably, the extension to the Prado Museum in Madrid.
A teacher and critic, Moneo now turns his analytical eye to his own work. Twenty-one carefully selected projects are presented in detail, from the initial idea and through construction to the completed work and illustrated by a spectacular suite of new color images by architectural photographer Michael Moran. These are combined with Moneo’s own drawings as well as informal documentary material from the design of each of the projects.
Synopsis
An award-winning architect who is also an inspiring teacher gives detailed, illuminating commentary on his own work in this fine monograph.
The latest edition in a unique series, which offers architects an opportunity to comment on their own work, features the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize, Rafael Moneo. A Spaniard with strong international ties, he is also a Harvard professor of architecture and frequent lecturer at other leading universities. His many impressive projects include his building for the Miro Foundation in Mallorca, which is featured extensively in this edition, together with a catalogue of his other built works and complete bibliographical references to their publication in other books and journals.
About the Author
Rafael Moneo is an internationally acclaimed architect based in Madrid. He has taught in both Spain and the United States, and from 1985 to 1990 he was the chair of the architecture department at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He has received numerous awards and honors including the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1996 and the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute for British Architects in 2003.