"Mirador del Río Mirador del Río is a viewpoint on an approximately escarpment called ""Batería del Río"" in the north of the Canarian island of Lanzarote. The location was created in 1974 by the local artist César Manrique in his typical style, consisting of a balustraded cafe, a souvenir shop and a platform on its top which are integrated in the lava rock. The building has the peculiarity that is barely visible from the outside thanks to a subtle and ingenious camouflage manoeuvre of hiding its structure under a heavy stone skin that blends in with the environment. After accessing"
"Cárcamo de Dolores The Cárcamo de Dolores (Sump of Dolores) is a hydraulic structure located on the Second Section of Chapultepec Park, in Mexico City, comprising the building designed by architect Ricardo Rivas, inside the originally underwater mural ""Agua, el origen de la vida"" (Water, source of life) of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, the art installation Cámara Lambdoma by Ariel Guzik, and in outside, the Tlaloc Fountain, also of Rivera. The building was constructed in 1951 to commemorate the end of the works in 1943 of the Lerma System, which still supply water to Mexico City and still flows in"
"Homer Delawie Homer T. Delawie, FAIA, was an award-winning modernist architect working (primarily) in San Diego from the late 1950s to the 1990s. He designed numerous public, commercial, and residential projects, including the Bea Evenson Fountain in the Plaza de Panama, Balboa Park, the Coronado Library, the M. Larry Lawrence Jewish Community Center and expansion, the Scripps Miramar Ranch High School, the School of Creative & Performing Arts in South Bay, the San Diego Hospice, and projects for UCSD, the San Diego Zoo, San Diego State University, and Qualcomm. Born in Santa Barbara on September 24, 1927, Delawie worked in"
"a garden that connects to important points along the river bank, including ""Fonte da Pipa"" (""Pipa Spring""), ""Museu Náutico e Arqueológico"" (""Nautical Archaeological Museum""), ""Cais da Câmara"" (used by the city's water-taxis) and the old warehouses. The ""Jardim do Rio"" (""River Garden"") was authored by architects Helena Moreira and Anabela Felício, marked by a principal access that begins at ""Fonte da Pipa"" and established an integrated connection to the elevator. The isolated elevator/overlook occupies a concrete platform, in hydraulic mosaics, in blue and white azulejo. A few blocks that fell from the cliffs are part of the group, and includes"
"with Luis Barragán in 1957. Jardines del Bosque The colonia of Jardines del Bosque is located in the western section of the city of Guadalajara,in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. The colonia was planned by the renowned Mexican Modernist architect Luis Barragán in 1955. It was on the site of the former ""Santa Edwviges"" woods. Because of the deforestation of the woods, the controversial project based on the notion of a ""Garden City"" was not supported by Jorge Matute, then mayor of Jalisco. It was built. The northern and original entrance of the colonia, with a primary sculpture by Mathias"
"de Janeiro carnival parade is held in the Sambadrome designed by Oscar Niemeyer. In 2003 the Unidos de Vila Isabel Samba School celebrated the life of Niemeyer in their carnival parade. It was the first time that Vila Isabel paid tribute to a living historical figure. The parade's theme song – ""O Arquiteto no Recanto da Princesa"" – was composed by the Brazilian singer Martinho da Vila. Oscar Niemeyer's projects have also been a major source of inspiration for the French painter Jacques Benoit. In 2006 Benoit presented in Paris a series of paintings entitled ""Three Traces of Oscar"", paying"
"the place, but diverted from own building. It is part of the Museo de Historia Natural y Cultura Ambiental (Museum of Natural History and Environmental Culture). Cárcamo de Dolores The Cárcamo de Dolores (Sump of Dolores) is a hydraulic structure located on the Second Section of Chapultepec Park, in Mexico City, comprising the building designed by architect Ricardo Rivas, inside the originally underwater mural ""Agua, el origen de la vida"" (Water, source of life) of Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, the art installation Cámara Lambdoma by Ariel Guzik, and in outside, the Tlaloc Fountain, also of Rivera. The building was constructed"
"including Service Citations in 1972 and 1973, a Presidential Citation in 1997 and a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. Projects by Delawie and his architecture firm have received over 65 design awards. Delawie died on June 26, 2009 in San Diego. Homer Delawie Homer T. Delawie, FAIA, was an award-winning modernist architect working (primarily) in San Diego from the late 1950s to the 1990s. He designed numerous public, commercial, and residential projects, including the Bea Evenson Fountain in the Plaza de Panama, Balboa Park, the Coronado Library, the M. Larry Lawrence Jewish Community Center and expansion, the Scripps Miramar Ranch"
"includes the Palacio de la Equitativa, built for the insurance company from 1887 to 1891, with its ornate tower and sculpted elephant heads, and the 1901 monument to Antonio Cánovas del Castillo in the Plaza de la Marina Española, with sculptor Joaquín Bilbao. José Grases Riera José Grases Riera (April 25, 1850 – February 12, 1919) was a Catalan architect. Born in Barcelona, Grases graduated from the School of Architecture in Barcelona in 1878 and moved to Madrid shortly after. Through to the turn of the century he worked on residential projects, and proposed a realignment of the entire city,"
"several plant species, including the Camellia and Cryptomeria, today both found throughout the archipelago. Interested in gardens, gardening and botany, José do Canto conceived the construction of a large park, on the English-style, in the areas north of Ponta Delgada, on lands that pertained to his wife. Today, known as Jardim José do Canto, near the old chapel of Santana, the park is an example of the Victorian garden park, with an abundance of botanical species and rich manicured grounds. Its construction began in 1845, under the supervision of José do Canto and his London architect David Mocatta, and comprises"
"Jardines del Bosque The colonia of Jardines del Bosque is located in the western section of the city of Guadalajara,in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. The colonia was planned by the renowned Mexican Modernist architect Luis Barragán in 1955. It was on the site of the former ""Santa Edwviges"" woods. Because of the deforestation of the woods, the controversial project based on the notion of a ""Garden City"" was not supported by Jorge Matute, then mayor of Jalisco. It was built. The northern and original entrance of the colonia, with a primary sculpture by Mathias Goeritz, was designed in collaboration"
"highlights of this project include the Villanueva Building, headquarters of the Prado Museum, the Royal Botanical Gardens and the sculptural water fountains of Neptune, Cibeles and Apollo. A controversial project of thorough reform and revitalization of the Paseo del Prado and the Paseo de Recoletos, known as ""Plan Especial Recoletos-Prado"" and authored by an international team of architects led by Álvaro Siza, was approved by the city council on 23 June 2005, but as of December 2010 its environmental impact study is still underway and reconstruction has not been initiated. Paseo del Prado The Paseo del Prado is one of"
"Bernardo Giner de los Ríos Bernardo Giner de los Ríos (1888, Málaga - 1970) was a Spanish architect, politician, and writer of architectural books. He built a number of buildings in and around Madrid, including many schools. The son of Hermenegildo Giner de los Ríos and Laura García Hoppe, Bernardo Giner de los Ríos was born into a family of intellectuals and progressive politicians. His uncle, Francisco Giner de los Ríos, was a philosopher and proponent of the ideas of Karl Christian Friedrich Krause. Francisco Giner de los Ríos translated selections from Krause's aesthetic writings in 1874 as ""Compendio de"
"the new garden. With the aid of the Porto architect José Marques da Silva (1869-1947), the author of the first drafts for the Villa and the Park, Carlos Alberto Cabral gradually put together the different views and contributions. This can be seen in an annotation in a programmatic plan, proving his desire to keep only what was essential by integrating the structure of the existing gardens in the new plans. This plan also contains sketches of ideas that would later materialize in Gréber's plans for the Park. Gréber had designed several gardens in Europe and North America. His plans for"
"death. In 1517, he succeeded Diogo Boitaca as director of the public works at the Monastery of the Jeronimos, where he designed the extraordinary southern portico (along with Gil Vicente, author of the ""Custódia of Belém""). He worked in five World Heritage Sites: João de Castilho João de Castilho (1470–1552), also known as ""Juan de Castillo"", was a Castilian and a notable Iberian architect born in Castillo Siete Villas, actually Arnuero (Cantabria). He is recognizably one of the premier architects in Portuguese history (where he developed most of his work), responsible for several buildings classified as world heritage by UNESCO."
"forms. Important pieces of the Salvadoran nation were made by him, among them the Monument of the Constitution (), the Monument of Peace (), and the sculptures of José Simeón Cañas, exhibited in the national Museum of art, and José Matías Delgado, located in the parque San José in San Salvador. He has worked in gardening, painting, drawing, landscaping, glass work, restoration and music. His most important architectural work is the Iglesia El Rosario, located in the Historical Center of San Salvador. The church is in a modernist style with a European influence. Inside are some of his iron sculptures"
"Ramos de Azevedo Francisco de Paula Ramos de Azevedo (8 December 1851 — 13 June 1928) was a Brazilian architect, known for designing various buildings and landmarks in São Paulo, such as the Teatro Municipal, the Mercado Municipal and the Pinacoteca. He was one of the founders and director of the University of São Paulo's Polytechnical School. Ramos de Azevedo was born in São Paulo, from a wealthy family coming from Campinas. In 1878, he went to Ghent, Belgium, to study civil engineering at the École Speciale du Génie Civil et des Arts et Manufactures. According to his biographers, however,"
"de los Leones"") and the Water-lily Pool (""Estanque de los Lotos""). The monument to Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer is located in the north of the park, along the Avenida de Gustavo Adolfo Becquer. It was constructed in 1911 by Lorenzo Coullaut-Valera, in collaboration with the architect Juan Talavera Heredia and Catalan sculptor Federico Bechini. The monument consists of an octagonal base, surrounding a tree, which is built on a pedestal, the bust of the poet. To his right is Cupid as a child throwing arrows at three young women. To the left of the bust is Cupid as an adult, stabbed"
"with River Architects. The architecture is in a classical style, one of the first Catholic structures to be designed in such a way in 50 years. The art work inside the Shrine Church and around the grounds was a collaboration of many artists and includes a variety of styles. A fresco inside the narthex inside the main entrance painted by Anthony Visco is titled “Visions of Guadalupe.” The images are of the apparitions of Mary to Juan Diego from the time of his approach to the hill of Tepeyac until the time of the healing of his uncle. Surrounding the"
"Lluís Dilmé i Romagós Lluís Dilmé y Romagós (born 1960) is a Catalan architect and urban planner. He was born in 1960 in the city of Salt, a town in the ""comarca"" of Gironès. He studied architecture at the School of Architecture of Barcelona of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), graduating in 1988. Works include the reconstruction of the Gran Teatro del Liceo in Barcelona (1988, 1994 - 1999) Plaza cívica de Bellaterra of the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (1988 - 1997), Parque de la Condesa Ermesenda in Girona (1994-1999), renovation of the Teatro Guastavino of Vilassar de Dalt"
"and Vicus cultures, Incan keros and mummy masks, and Peruvian textiles. One of the most distinctive spaces for the display of outdoor art in the southeastern United States, this beautiful multi-level sculpture garden features works by artists such as Fernando Botero, Jacques Lipchitz and Auguste Rodin as well as three site-specific artworks commissioned by the Museum: ""Lithos II"" (1993) by Elyn Zimmerman, a water wall and pool of textured granite blocks set into the curving east wall of the garden, ""Blue Pools Courtyard"" (1993) by artist Valerie Jaudon, featuring inlaid tile pools, plantings, and brick and bluestone pavers and Sol"
"renewal. He was replaced by Zuleide Faria de Mello in 1996. He designed at least two more buildings in Brasilia, the Memorial dos Povos Indigenas (""Memorial for the Indigenous People"") and the Catedral Militar, Igreja de N.S. da Paz. In 1996, at the age of 89, he was responsible for the design of the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum in Niterói, a city next to Rio de Janeiro. The building cantilevers out from a sheer rock face, offering a view of Guanabara Bay and the city of Rio de Janeiro. Niemeyer maintained his studio in Rio de Janeiro into the 21st"
"Manuel Caetano de Sousa Manuel Caetano de Sousa (1738–1802) was a Portuguese architect. He studied architecture under his father Tomás Caetano. He worked in the late Baroque and rococo style of architecture. On the death of Mateus Vicente de Oliveira he became architect to the royal family and was appointed architect in charge of public works and raised to the rank of an artillery colonel. His works included the church of the ""Incarnation, of S. Domingos"" and the Bemposta Chapel. In his capacity as Royal architect he worked on various of the many royal palaces, most notably being responsible for"
"Examples of his work are found in the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição e Boa Morte, the Mosteiro de São Bento, the Igreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo, and Igreja de São Francisco de Paula. Mestre Valentim's work is in the transitional style between Baroque-Rococo and Neoclassicism. Mestre Valentim also planned the Passeio Público of Rio de Janeiro, the oldest public park in Brazil. The ambitious sculptural works of the park includes stylized entrance gates; two obelisks; statutes of various Greek gods; four flights of steps, waterfalls, benches decorated with glazed azulejo tiles. The pavilions designed by Mestre Valentim"
"Constructed of reinforced concrete, the idiosyncratic structure sits above a pool of water and is connected to the main museum building by a futuristic underground walkway. The annex contains a large spiral stairway among its levels, and the two diamond-shaped façades of the ""eye"" of the building are constructed of glass and steel and provide natural light to an exhibit space. The museum is located within a garden designed by the landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, Niemeyer's previous collaborator on the design of Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo. The garden is further located within of woodland. List of Oscar Niemeyer"
"Josep Maria Jujol Josep Maria Jujol i Gibert (; 16 September 1879 – 1 May 1949) was a Catalan architect. Jujol's wide field of activity ranged from furniture designs and painting, to architecture. He worked with Antoni Gaudí on many of his most famous works. Among Jujol's projects are Casa Batlló, Casa Milà, Park Güell, and Our Lady of Montserrat, and among his design styles are Modernisme and Art Nouveau. Josep Maria Jujol was born in Tarragona where he lived until age 9. He was the son of Andreu Jujol, a school director, and of Teresa Gibert i Vives. He"
"Secundino Zuazo Secundino Zuazo Ugalde (1887–1971) was a Spanish architect and city planner. Born in Bilbao, he graduated from Madrid's architecture school in 1913, and lived there until his death. Zuazo was a rationalist architect, among the most important of his generation. The best known of his works are the Casa de las Flores and Nuevos Ministerios of Madrid (whose construction he did not direct). In city planning, his plan for the Comarca of Madrid and his project for the extension of the Paseo de la Castellana (also in Madrid) are important. In his earlier years, Secundino's work was characterized"
"being polygonal in plan and the others cuboidal. All three are surmounted by ventilators in the form of chimneys, faced with ceramics. All the buildings are built of brick in a range of shades from red to yellow, and covered in coloured glass; in certain sections prefabricated cement blocks are also used. Gaudí was also partially responsible for the design of the estate’s gardens, where he built two fountains and a pergola, and planted several Mediterranean species: (pines, eucalyptus, palms, cypresses and magnolias). The “Fountain of Hercules” still stands near the Palau Reial de Pedralbes, restored in 1983; it consists"
"city of São Paulo with buildings designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and landscape by agronomist Otávio Augusto Teixeira Mendes. The construction of several pavilions in the park was controversial when the park was designed, and group of people advocated for an exclusively green park rather than one that included buildings. In the 90s, its green areas were graded heritage-listed status by the city and the state of São Paulo to avoid further construction and keep its historical gardens and green open spaces preserved. In 2016, the complex of buildings designed by Niemeyer in the park were also registered as national"
"Fountain of the Shells from the Palace of the Infante Luis at Boadilla del Monte were aligned in the center of the right angled pathways by Isabel II, according to plans by Narciso Pascual Colomer. Under the regency of Maria Christina of Austria, the park was reformed according to Ramon Oliva's romanticism plans. Between the Fountain of Tritons and the palace is The Large Cavern or Grotto (Camellia House), built by Juan de Villanueva during the reign of Joseph Bonaparte. Sacchetti's 1757-1758 Little Cavern or Grotto (Potato Room) is in front of the Parade Ground. The Sabatini Gardens adjoin the"
"sculpture dedicated to the gardener Aniceto García Roldán, who was killed in the park. Further south, in the Gardens of the Duke of Rivas, is a statue of writer and poet Ángel de Saavedra, 3rd Duke of Rivas by sculptor Mariano Benlliure. In the Guadalquivir river, near the San Rafael Bridge is the Island of the sculptures, an artificial island with a dozen stone sculptures executed during the International Sculpture Symposium. Up the river, near the Miraflores bridge, is the ""Hombre Río"", a sculpture of a swimmer looking to the sky and whose orientation varies depending from the current. The"
"Juan Grimm Juan Grimm Moroni (born 7 April 1952) is a Chilean landscape architect. He has designed and built nearly 1000 hectares of gardens, in addition to public and private parks in Chile, Argentina, Peru and Uruguay. His name has become synonymous with exuberant and generous parks and gardens. His designs are known for the respect they show for the natural environment and for how they integrate naturally with the surrounding landscapes. Born in Santiago de Chile, Juan Grimm began studying architecture in 1970 at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (UCV). Two years later he moved to Santiago to"
"2011); ""The Gardener's Garden"" (Phaidon, 2014) and ""Landscape Architecture"" (Phaidon, 2015). Grimm won the Premio de Arquitectura Joven at the Bienal de Arquitectura de Santiago (1878) and won, alongside Hans Muhr, first place at the Congreso Internacional de Paisajismo of Buenos Aires (1985), judged by Roberto Burle Marx. Juan Grimm Juan Grimm Moroni (born 7 April 1952) is a Chilean landscape architect. He has designed and built nearly 1000 hectares of gardens, in addition to public and private parks in Chile, Argentina, Peru and Uruguay. His name has become synonymous with exuberant and generous parks and gardens. His designs are"