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Art. Fine Arts. SportsUniversityPublicationsCatalogue22Art. Fine Arts. Sports7. Art. Fine Arts. SportsPaisatges URVURV LandscapesLa Sagrada Familia de Gaudí al CADGaudi’s Sagrada Familia in Computerized FormIgnacio Álvarez Martínez; Iván Martín CarreñoTarragona: Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2006Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2280 pages; 30 x 24 cm; softbackISBN 9788484240723CDU: 7Price: 25 ¤In Catalan, Spanish and EnglishURV Landscapes is a description of the physical heritage of the URVup to the present. It is an analysis of our spaces and an explanationof why they have been created. The URV is a university with a significantsocial dimension that is not limited to a city but actually to a territoryknown as the Tarragona Plain and the Ebro River Territory. Theconcept stems from the existing condition of University locations inTarragona and Reus, which steered planning away from the idea of asingle intercity campus in the suburbs and led to distributed urbanlocations.Dotze ciutats. Els seus espais públicsTwelve Cities. Their Public SpacesJaume Barnada LópezBarcelona: Universitat Politècnicade Catalunya, 2006Col·lecció d’Arquitectura, 22168 pages; 21 x 24 cm; softbackISBN 9788483018798CDU: 7Price: 28 ¤In CatalanUnderstanding the globalness of a city is difficult and is oftenexplained through anecdotes or partial material. This book reflects onthe need for systems based on public spaces (squares, streets,parks, etc.) and the way that these spaces are offered as a methodfor knowing what the urban reality is and what it should be. This isdone by describing public spaces that are fundamental to certaincities and the ways in which these spaces collaborate in the urbanform. It is a journey, or rather a walk, through a dozen cities located indifferent geographical environments.Torre Agbar. El interiorAgbar Tower. The InteriorGerardo García VentosaBarcelona: Universitat Politècnicade Catalunya, 2007CADAU, 9188 pages; 24.5 x 29.7 cm; softbackISBN 9788483019108CDU: 7Price: 50 ¤In SpanishIt is easy to recognize the Agbar Tower, but it is difficult to get toknow its interior. How is light treated? What is the distribution ofspace like? Is it compartmentalized or is it diaphanous? Are there anynew technological solutions involved? Are all the floors laid outaccording to a uniform scheme? What type of furniture has been createdor chosen? Do the exterior colors have anything to do with theinterior? The creator and architect responsible for the interior designproject, Gerardo García-Ventosa, describes the solutions adoptedwithin Jean Nouvel’s tower and explains the conceptual process usedto arrive at them.Josep Gómez, et al.Barcelona: Universitat Politècnicade Catalunya, 2006168 pages; 24 x 29 cm; softbackISBN 9788483019184CDU: 7Price: 50 eIn SpanishThis publication aims to expose the nave project of the SagradaFamilia temple through drawings currently made with computer technology(CAD) but which Antoni Gaudí already arrived at in his plastermodels during the twelve years (1914-1926) that he worked intenselyand exclusively on this project. This book seeks to use current technologyto uncover some of the most hidden relationships in Gaudí’sgeometry.L’accessibilitat en l’edificació i l’urbanisme.Recomanacions tècniques per a projectes i obresAccessibility in Building and Urban Planning:Recommendations for Projects and ConstructionEnrique Rovira-Beleta CuyásBarcelona: Universitat Politècnicade Catalunya, 2006T.E.P., 870 pages; 21 x 27 cm; softbackISBN 9788483018446CDU: 7Price: 12.40 ¤In CatalanThis publication enumerates all the necessary requirements forimproving accessibility and eradicating architectural barriers in theplanning and communication of projects and construction. It is a fittingcomplement to the Catalonian Accessibility Code, broadening thelatter document’s scope with commentaries, suggestions, graphicsand photographs of the details necessary for professionals to designprojects and execute construction work that adopts sensible solutionswith the goal of satisfying accessibility requirements. The objective ofthis book is to propose designs that are easy for any person to use.J. B. Sancho: Compositor pioner de CalifòrniaJ. B. Sancho: Pioneer Composer from CaliforniaAntoni Pizà (coord.)Palma: Universitat de les Illes Balears, 2007366 pages; 21 x 29,5 cm; softbackISBN 9788476323427CDU: 7Price: 60 ¤In Catalan, Spanish and EnglishJuan Bautista Sancho was one of the first to introduce California tothe religious music styles existing in Europe during the 18th Century(flat singing, sacred polyphony, opera and instrumental music with acontinuous base line). In addition to essays, useful transcriptions anda complete thematic catalogue, this edition also includes a CD with aselection of recordings. The package represents an effort to recoverthe life and work of a noteworthy composer who has been unjustly forgotten.www.neu-e.com