Recycling Madrid: Abalos and Herreros Book

"Recycling Madrid" presents unusual projects, techniques and places in an attempt to materialize a vision of the contemporary city--a vision which will allow the ''recycling'' of established convictions regarding architecture and the role of the architect. From greenhouses to gymnastics pavilions, from outdoor public spaces, from hybrid-use skyscrapers to train stations, we see how the contemporary metropolis is characterized by a complex matrix of the legacies of the past, the possibilities of the future, and the urgencies of the present. Madrid appears here as an allegory for the world, a sort of laboratory in which to try out new ways of understanding the limits between public and private, between natural and artificial, and between identity and fusion. Lavishly illustrated, with groundbreaking and astute essays, "Recycling Madrid" is a vision of cities to come. Essays by Inaki Abalos, Juan Herreros, Ignasi de Sola Morales, Pep Xurret, Ana Yagues, and Eduardo Arroyo. Paperback, 6.75 x 8.25 inches, 224 pages, 80 color and 30 b&w illustrations.Read More