Josep Lluis Mateo (born 1949) is one of Spain's-and Europe's-most prolific and visible architects, as energetic as a teacher and lecturer as he is an architect. Mateo has designed corporate headquarters, housing units, office blocks and hotels throughout Western Europe, and has also renovated urban centers in Gerona (Spain) and Castelo Branco (portugal). this volume looks back at nearly 30 years of Mateo's built structures, as portrayed by the architectural photographer Adria Goula. As well as buildings from the 80s and 90s, it also looks at his most important projects of the past few years, from the Banc Sabadell Headquarters renovation (2004) and the Factory office building in Boulogne-Billancourt, France (2010) to the PGGM Headquarters in Zeist, Holland (2011) and the Catalonian Film Theater in Barcelona (2011). Interspersed among Goula's photographs are Mateo's observations and musings on architecture.

The International Exposition, Expo Zaragoza 2008, is one of the greatest international events of the year, featuring large scale urban projects. With water as the central theme, the building designs of acclaimed architects Enrique de Teresa, Nieto y Sobejano, Francisco Mangado, Olano y Mendo Arquitectos, lvaro Planchuelo, Torres y Martinez Lapea, ACXT and Zaha Hadid hosted the different events and pavillions. This volume analyses the making of the architectonic complex and its landscape, critically examining the meaning and importance of Expo Zaragoza 2008 as a 21st century model for an urban development strategy. The architectonic pieces reflect the cultural and social dynamics transforming architecture today in Spain.