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This book follows Henry Klumb's life in architecture from Cologne,
Germany to Puerto Rico. Arriving on the island, Klumb was a
one-time German immigrant, a moderately successful designer, and
previously a senior draftsman with Frank Lloyd Wright. Over the
next forty years Klumb would emerge as Puerto Rico's most prolific,
locally well-known, and celebrated modern architect. In addition to
becoming a leading figure in Latin American modern architecture,
Klumb also became one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most accomplished
proteges, and an architect with a highly attuned social and
environmental consciousness. Cruz explores his life, works, and
legacy through the lens of a sense of place, defined as the beliefs
that people adopt, actions undertaken, and feelings developed
towards specific locations and spaces. He argues that the
architect's sense of place was a defining quality of his life and
work, most evident in the houses he designed and built in Puerto
Rico. Puerto Rico's Henry Klumb offers a historical narrative,
culminating in a series of architectural analyses focusing on four
key design strategies employed in Klumb's work: vernacular
architecture, the grid and the landscape, dense urban spaces, and
open air rooms. This book is aimed at researchers, academics, and
postgraduate students interested in Latin American architecture,
modernism, and architectural history.
This book follows Henry Klumb's life in architecture from Cologne,
Germany to Puerto Rico. Arriving on the island, Klumb was a
one-time German immigrant, a moderately successful designer, and
previously a senior draftsman with Frank Lloyd Wright. Over the
next forty years Klumb would emerge as Puerto Rico's most prolific,
locally well-known, and celebrated modern architect. In addition to
becoming a leading figure in Latin American modern architecture,
Klumb also became one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most accomplished
proteges, and an architect with a highly attuned social and
environmental consciousness. Cruz explores his life, works, and
legacy through the lens of a sense of place, defined as the beliefs
that people adopt, actions undertaken, and feelings developed
towards specific locations and spaces. He argues that the
architect's sense of place was a defining quality of his life and
work, most evident in the houses he designed and built in Puerto
Rico. Puerto Rico's Henry Klumb offers a historical narrative,
culminating in a series of architectural analyses focusing on four
key design strategies employed in Klumb's work: vernacular
architecture, the grid and the landscape, dense urban spaces, and
open air rooms. This book is aimed at researchers, academics, and
postgraduate students interested in Latin American architecture,
modernism, and architectural history.
This powerful book details the history of Norteno & Sureno
gangs and how their split came about. It serves as an empowering
historical tool for young people caught up in gangs. Includes
sections on the Brown Berets, Young Lords and many freedom
fighters. It is an introductory history book on Latino activism.
Mexican poet Cesar A. Cruz takes on the Empire with a powerful
collection of poems, short stories and political bullets. Author
Luis Rodriguez (Always Running) describes Cesar's writings as
filled with "fierce insight and righteous rage." The book has
received praise from Godfather of Chicano Studies, Rudy Acuna,
political activist Yuri Kochiyama, former Black Panther Shaka
At-thinnin, rapper Paris, and many others. Mr. Cruz dispels the
myth of the so-called "Illegal Alien" in North America and stands
up for all human beings seeking to change the world. Library of
Congress Control Number: 2008901057.
La semilla del bien es una historia intensa, llena de pasiones e
intrigas; extra'da de las entra-as mismas de la tierra, la novela
ha sido cuidadosamente armada a partir de los ejes cardinales de
todas las historias: la lucha frontal entre el bien y el mal. El
final, como todos los finales de novela, tiene su encanto.
Encantamiento o sorpresa del que el lector jam+s volver+ a ser el
mismo. Esta novela, -pera prima de Julio CZsar Cruz, deja abierta
una auspiciosa ventana hacia el trabajo y la dedicaci-n de un
narrador de fuste. La semilla del bien constituye un s-lido alegato
contra la opresi-n y la ignorancia que asola a nuestros pueblos en
esta aciaga hora de la humanidad.
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