Josep Maria Montaner

Arquitectura y Política afronta una cuestión clave de la arquitectura contemporánea: su responsabilidad respecto a la sociedad. Para ello realiza un recorrido histórico y temático sobre el papel social de los arquitectos y los urbanistas hasta la actual era de la globalización. A partir de cuestiones como la vida comunitaria, la participación, la igualdad de género o la sostenibilidad, el libro identifica y analiza tanto las vulnerabilidades contemporáneas de la arquitectura como aquellas alternativas que ya se han experimentado, de ahí su subtítulo Ensayos para mundos alternativos.

After their passage through institutional politics, the authors review the key postulates of contemporary architecture - its responsibility towards society - to adapt them to the new ways of doing politics, which include feminism as the main component. To do this, they make a historical and thematic tour of the social role of architects and urban planners until the current era of globalization. Based on issues such as community life, participation, gender equality or sustainability, the book identifies and analyzes the contemporary vulnerabilities of architecture.

"It is a good experience for an Architect to collect and capture their recent work, including both designs and built works. It is also good that those are included in a new book, which in our case is the 4th publication of the company, containing the designs that have been presented to competitions - even if they won or lost. This book shows the recent works of Alonso Balaguer, which is currently one of the most prolific offices in Catalunya. The aim is to give you a better understanding of their professional experience, the quality and sensitivity of their job."--Jacket.