TY - BOOK AU - González Viso, Iván AU - Rosas Vera, José TI - Caracas : : architectural guide. SN - 9783869225791 AV - NA937.C37 G66 2017 U1 - 720.9877 23 PY - 2017/// CY - DOM PUB PB - Berlin, KW - Architecture KW - Caracas KW - Venezuela KW - Buildings KW - Structures KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index.; Introduction / Ivan Gonzalez Viso 6 -- Caracas: A Modern Antiquity Jose Rosas Vera 8 -- The Metropolitan Area of Caracas 14 -- A: The Founding Grid 17 -- B: The West: Nueva Caracas and El Paraiso 61 -- C: Ciudad Universitaria 91 -- D: EL Cementerio and the South Entrance 123 -- E: Extension to the Northeast 147 -- F: South of the Guaire River 207 -- G: The Avila Mountain and the Seafront 239 -- ; Index of Buildings: Acoustic Shell 115 -- Alcaravan Building 123 -- Alcock Residence 126 -- Altamira Building 100 -- Alto Claro 135 -- Altolar Building 117 -- Altos de Villanueva Housing 128 -- Angloven Agency 113 -- Ateneo de Caracas 021 -- Atlantic Building 106 -- Atrium Building 089 -- Aula Magna 043 -- Bancaribe (former Banco Metropolitano) -- Banco Central de Venezuela 007 -- Banco del Libro Headquarters 103 -- Bank Agency 079 -- Baruta City Hall 131 -- Botanical Institute and Botanical Garden in Caracas 059 -- Cable Car Station 072 -- Canaima 085 -- Caoma House 075 -- Caraballeda Residences 140 -- Caracas Country Club 081 -- Carlos Soublette Municipal School 101 -- Casa de Italia 018 -- Casa del Obrero 030 -- Central Library 046 -- Carlos Guillermo Plaza 040 -- Centro Italiano -Venezolano Services Building 133 -- Centro Italiano -Venezolano 134 -- Centro Profesional del Este 077 -- Centro Simon Bolivar 009 -- Cerro Grande Housing Unit 065 -- Church of Asuncion 029 -- Club Puerto Azul 142 -- Club Táchira 116 -- Club Venezolano Aleman 033 -- Colegio La Salle de la Colina 073 -- Concert Hall 045 -- Comunidad 23 de Enero 028 -- Covered Corridors 044 -- Covered Plaza 042 -- Dunsterville Residence 129 -- EASO Building 084 -- Edificio Zingg 005 -- El Cerrito 122 -- El Helicoide at Roca Tarpeya 061 -- El Paraiso Residential Unit 032 -- El Silencio Housing Complex and Plaza O'Leary 007 -- El Universal 016 -- Electricidad de Caracas 069 -- Eugenio Mendoza Sports Center 095 -- Faculty of Architecture 055 -- Faculty of Dentistry 050 -- Faculty of Engineering 054 -- Faculty of Humanities 056 -- Farallon and Centinela Buildings 078 -- First National City Bank 010 -- Gardens of Topotepuy 130 -- General Paez Building 006 -- Governor's Palace in Caracas 003 -- Hospital Cardiolegico Latinoamericano Dr. Gilberto Rodriguez Ochoa 038 -- Hotel Humboldt 136 -- Hotel Tamanaco 120 -- INCES Building 060 -- Institute of Tropical Medicine 048 -- Institutes of Experimental Medicine and Anatomy 047 -- Jose Maria Vargas Ambulatory 132 -- Junin Building 035 -- Kavac Residence 083 -- La Estancia Art Center 105 -- La Guairita Building 121 -- La Nacionalidad Urban System 062 -- La Resurreccion Lutheran Church 097 -- La Rinconada Racetrack 067 -- Laguna Beach Club 141 -- Las Americas Building 109 -- Las Hormigas Residence 074 -- Liceo Fermin Toro 012 -- Lomas de Urdaneta Housing Unit Eleonel Herrera Sports Center 031 -- Los Aromos Residence 127 -- Los Borges 112 -- Los Llanos Building 093 -- Los Morochos 034 -- Los Naranjos Sports Center 125 -- Lucca Dragone Residence 124 -- Luis Razetti School of Medicine 051 -- Main Building 134 -- Manhattan Building 017 -- Military Complex 064 -- Metropolitan Library 004 -- Metropolitano 013 -- Military Circle 063 -- Millenium Mall and Plaza Miranda 111 -- Montserrat Residences 104 -- Municipal Justice Headquarters 094 -- Municipal Market of Chacao 092 -- Municipal Theater of Chacao 088 -- Museo de Bella Artes 023 -- Museo de Bellas Artes (expansion) 024 -- Museo de Ciencias 022 -- Nautical School. 137 -- Navy General Headquarters 068 -- Nuestra Seῆora de Pompei Church 080 -- Nueva Galeria de Arte Nacional 019 -- Olympic Stadium 057 -- Palk Building 099 -- Paris Building 016 -- Parque Central Complex 020 -- Parque Cristal 108 -- Parque del Este 110 -- Parque Los Caobos 026 -- Parque Residencial La India 035 -- Parque Residencial Juan Pablo II 037 -- Piedra Azul Residence 082 -- Plaza Alfredo Sadel 119 -- Plaza Bicentenario 011 -- Plaza Bolivar 001 -- Plaza del Rectorado 041 -- Plaza Los Palos Grandes 107 -- Poliedro de Caracas 066 -- Quinta Playa Grande 138 -- Quintas Aereas 036 -- San Carlos Building 118 -- San Ignacio Center 091 -- San Marino Housing Units 090 -- School of Sanitary Engineering 053 -- Seguros Orinoco Headquarters 015 -- Seguros Venezuela Building 087 -- SimOn Rodriguez Housing Unit 071 -- Social Action for Music Center 025 -- Sotavento house 139 -- Summa Building 114 -- Swimming Pool Complex 058 -- Teatro Alexander Von Humboldt 070 -- Teatro Principal 002 -- Teatro Teresa Carreflo 024 -- Technical Secondary School 052 -- Torre Europa 086 -- Torre Polar and Teatro del Este 076 -- University Hospital 048 -- VIP Hotel 098 -- Vertical School of Chacao 102 -- N2 - "Caracas is primarily a city of contrasts which is reflected within the contours of the country itself: although the oil reserves in Venezuela are the largest in the world, more than 75 per cent of its population live below the poverty level. This architectural guide thus illustrates the complexity of a Latin American city founded in 1567 which, however, forges a coherent identity with the Ávila mountain range and the coastline, where different scales, geographies, architectural styles and natural and urban landscapes converge. This title outlines the city's history with reference to its most striking architecture dating from approximately 1600 up to the present day, including the Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas which was designed single-handedly by Carlos Raúl Villanueva between 1940 and 1960"--Back cover ER -