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Ricardo Bofill, The Spaces of Abraxas, The Palace, The Theatre, The Arch

1981
Preface:

Paolo Portoghesi: The language of Bofill

Bernard Huet: Symbolic dimensions of architecture

Christian Norberg-Schulz: From space to place-square

Ricardo Bofill

Rebirth of the city.

Ideal forms: the line, the point

Neighbourhoods: section studies

The neighbourhood and the golden numbers: Montpellier

Les Halles Garden

The “Classical” Gardens of Barcelona

Baroque space in an urban centre: Paris 14ème

The ville-city: Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines

Building the city of humans

The door of the city: Marne-la-Vallée

A series of investments

The project

Creation and symbols

Generation of forms in space

Composition by orders

Games with façades

Subverting orders

L’Arc

The friezes

Façade of the Theatre

Vertical communications of the Palace

Industrial components

Epilogue

Ricardo Bofill, The Spaces of Abraxas, The Palace, The Theatre, The Arch
Annabelle D'Huart
1981
Editions L'Equerre, Paris

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