ARQUITECTOS Y LIBROS
Unpacking My Library: Architects and Their Books Catálogo de la exposición Urban Center Books N.Y. 2009 Edited by Jo Steffens; ISBN: 9780300158939 Yale University Press, 2009 What does a library say about the mind of its owner? How do books map the intellectual interests, curiosities, tastes, and personalities of their readers? What does the collecting of books have in common with the practice of architecture? Unpacking My Library provides an intimate look at the personal libraries of twelve of the world’s leading architects, alongside conversations about the significance of books to their careers and lives. Photographs of bookshelves — displaying well-loved and rare volumes, eclectic organizational schemes, and the individual touches that make a bookshelf one’s own — provide an evocativ...
