描述
The voice of memory rings loud and clear on the pages of the new issue of ‘AV Monographs’, a compilation of conversations that Luis Fernández-Galiano has had over the years with ten masters recounting their respective lives and professional trajectories. Arranged by age of the speakers – from Frank Gehry, the most veteran of all, to Bjarke Ingels – and transcribed in the form of monologues, the interviews trace the biographical journey of each architect, from family origins, upbringing, and educational training to latest projects at the time of the dialogue, and are illustrated with the most characteristic works and projects of their career.
AV MONOGRAFÍAS · Nº 235
Masters’ Memoirs
Memorias de maestros
Masters’ Memoirs
Luis Fernández-Galiano
Habla, memoria Speak, Memory
Diez entrevistas
Ten Interviews
Frank O. Gehry
Toronto, 1929
«La belleza de Bilbao reside en su dureza»
Bilbao’s beauty dwells in its hardness
Peter Eisenman
Newark, 1932
«El psicoanálisis me ayudó a construir»
Psychoanalysis helped me to become a builder
Álvaro Siza
Matosinhos, 1933
«Lo que me gustaba era la escultura»
It was sculpture that I wanted to do
Norman Foster
Manchester, 1935
«Descubrí lo vernáculo a través del dibujo»
I discovered vernacular architecture through drawing
Rafael Moneo
Tudela, 1937
«Dediqué Mérida a la memoria de mi padre»
I dedicated Mérida to the memory of my father
Renzo Piano
Génova, 1937
«Un buen edificio es el que logra ser querido»
A good building is one that is loved
Jacques Herzog
Basilea, 1950
«Al final emprendimos un viaje propio»
In the end, we embarked on a voyage of our own
Eduardo Souto de Moura
Oporto, 1952
«Es más fácil trabajar con gente inteligente»
It is much easier to work with intelligent people
Luis Mansilla & Emilio Tuñón
Madrid, 1959-Barcelona, 2012 / Madrid, 1959
«La Escuela fue una suerte para nosotros»
The School of Architecture was a stroke of luck for us
Bjarke Ingels
Copenhague, 1974
«Quería ser autor de novelas gráficas»
I wanted to do graphic novels
