LUIS RESTREPO Architecture

In a time when architectural fashion and economics are obscuring human values in building design, Luis Restrepo is creating humane modern structures that reaffirm the value of living in fluid spaces. This book also includes houses, offices, factories, restaurants-even a novel movie theater-and his restorations of important historic buildings in Colombia.

Luis Restrepo is a graduate of the Andes University, Bogota and obtained a Master's Degree in architecture from University of Michigan. His work has been featured in Casa Moderna published by Villegas Editores in 1999 and distributed by Rizzoli.

Alberto Saldarriaga administers the National University of Colombia Master´s degree program in history of art and architecture. He edited Casa Republicana and Casa Moderna.

Alberto Saldarriaga Roa is an award-winning architect who has developed research studies on urban and architecture topics in Colombia and Latin America. He has written, among others, Casa Republicana (Republican House) and Casa Moderna (Modern House), both from Villegas Editores.