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Architecture of Spain
Alejandro Lapunzina
ISBN: 0-313-31963-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31963-1
368 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 10/30/2005
List Price: $78.95 (UK Sterling Price: £54.95)
Discount Price: $39.48 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Lapunzina's detailed introduction provides an in-depth look at various architectural periods and styles....[e]nlightening, a great reference.
    —Catholic Library World     September 2006
  • Joining others in the 'Reference Guides to National Architecture' series is an important survey of Spanish architectural heritage, Architecture of Spain. It covers all regions of Spain, examines almost seventy of the country's key landmarks, and includes history as well as appraisal of style, architectures, renovation efforts, and cultural insights. Recommended for either students of art, Spanish history, or would-be travelers to Spain holding a special interest in architectural heritage.
    —Midwest Book Review/MBR Bookwatch & California Bookwatch     January 2006 and 2007
Description: Covering all regions of Spain, from Bilbao's Guggenheim Museum to Granada's Islamic palace of La Alhambra, and all periods of Spanish architecture, from the Roman aqueduct at Segovia to the modernistic German Pavilion in Barcelona, this volume examines 68 of Spain's most important architectural landmarks. Writing in a clear and engaging style, Alejandro Lapunzina, associate professor of architecture at the University of Illinois, describes the features, functions, and historical importance of each structure. Besides identifying location, style, architects, and periods of initial construction and major renovation, the cross-referenced and illustrated entries also highlight architectural and historical terms explained in the Glossary and conclude with a useful listing of further readings. The volume also offers ready reference lists of entries by location and architectural time period, as well as a general bibliography, a subject index, and a detailed introductory overview of Spanish architecture.
Table of Contents:
  • Entries by Location
    Entries by Architectural Styles and Periods
    Preface
    Introduction: The Architecture of Spain from the Prehistoric Cave to the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century
    Architecture of Spain
    Auditorium City of León; Augusta Emérita: Provincial Roman Capital; Avila City Walls
    Casa Milá; Casa Terradas; Cathedral of Burgos; Cathedral of Jaén; Cathedral of León; Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela; Cathedral of Teruel; Church of the Sacred Heart, Vistabella; City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia; Civil Government Building, Tarragona; Club Náutico of San Sebastián; COAC Headquarters; Conference and Exhibition Hall, Salamanca
    Diagonal Mar Parc; Dispensario Antituberculoso
    Empuries: Greek-Hellenic and Roman Settlement
    Galician Center of Contemporary Art; The German Pavilion; The Great Mosque of Córdoba; Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao
    Hotel Park
    Kursaal Auditorium and Congress Center
    La Casa de las Conchas; La Clerecía; La Marina Apartment Building, La Barceloneta; La Zarzuela Racetrack Grandstand; Loarre: Castle and Fortified Walls
    Monastery of El Escorial; Monte Naranco: Palace of Ramiro I and San Miguel de Lillo; Mosque of Bab-al-Mardum; Museo del Prado
    National Museum of Roman Art; Navigation Pavilion at Expo '92 Sevilla; New Cemetery-Park of Igualada
    Palace of Carlos Vat La Alhambra; Palace of El Infantado; Palace of La Alhambra and Gardens of El Generalife; Palace of La Aljafería; Palace of Sobrellano; Palau de la Música Catalana; Pallars Housing Complex, Barcelona; Park Güell; Plaza del Tenis and Peine del Viento; Plaza dels Països Catalans; Plaza Mayor of Madrid; Plaza Mayor of Salamanca; Prehistoric Caves
    Roman Amphitheater at Itálica; Roman Aqueduct at Segovia; Ronda Promenade and Bastions
    San Juan de Baños; San Martín Fromista; San Miguel de Escalada; San Miguel, San Pedro, and Santa María Tarrasa; San Pedro de la Nave; Santa Cristina de Lena; Santa María de Eunate; Santa María de Ripoll; Santa María del Mar; Santa María la Blanca; Sports Center and Track and Field Stadium of Madrid
    Torres Blancas Apartment Building
    Universidad de Alcalá de Henares
    Valdemingómez Recycling Center
    Walden 7 Apartment Building
    Glossary
    Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: Alejandro Lapunzina is Director of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Architecture Study Abroad Program in Versailles, France and teaches in the School of Architecture. He has written numerous articles and a book which have been published in Argentina, Brazil, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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