{"product_id":"9788419050779","title":"FRANCISCO CABRERO. THE JOURNEY TO ITALY","description":"\u003ch2\u003eFRANCISCO CABRERO. THE TRIP TO ITALY\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume reconstructs the initiatory journey that architect Francisco Cabrero made to Italy between December 1941 and February 1942. Through his personal photographic record, the reader gains access to a visual and professional learning experience that shaped his career. The work offers an intimate look at the formation of a key architect in 20th-century Spain, combining the account of a journey with an exploration of Italian architecture and landscape from a unique, documentary perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book focuses on the study trip that Francisco Cabrero undertook to Italy in the middle of the Spanish postwar period. For two months, the architect traveled through cities and landscapes, capturing with his camera not only monuments and buildings, but also daily scenes and construction details that shaped his aesthetic and technical training. The work compiles this previously unpublished photographic material, contextualizing it within the tradition of the architectural Grand Tour, and allows us to understand how this experience influenced his later work. It is both a historical document and a reflection on visual learning in architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe initiatory journey as a method of training in 20th-century architecture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePhotography as a tool for documentation and professional learning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe influence of Italian architecture and landscape on the work of Francisco Cabrero.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe historical and cultural context of postwar Spain and its relationship with Italy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe Grand Tour tradition applied to modern architecture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at architects, architecture students, art historians, and documentary photography professionals. It will also be of great interest to readers passionate about travel literature with a cultural focus and those who wish to learn about the figure of Francisco Cabrero and his creative process. It is a particularly valuable work for those seeking to understand how formative trips shape a creator's perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAccess to an unpublished photographic record of a key formative trip in the career of a prominent Spanish architect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn understanding of the value of travel as a tool for visual and professional learning in architecture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA documentary perspective that connects personal history with the evolution of 20th-century architecture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical and cultural contextualization of the relationship between Spain and Italy in the postwar period.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eInspiration for professionals and students regarding the importance of direct observation in creative training.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Various authors; Iñaki Bergera (Ed.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Ediciones Asimétricas, S.L.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Photography and photographers, Architecture, Architects and architecture firms, Travel literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: Architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDate of publication: September 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 112\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 295 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book stands out for recovering little-known visual material that documents an essential formative moment in the career of Francisco Cabrero. The careful and contextualized edition offers a reading that transcends the merely biographical to become a reflection on architectural learning through travel. It is a reference work for specialists and a valuable testimony for those who appreciate the intersection between photography, architecture, and personal experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EDICIONES ASIMETRICAS,S.L","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407148540251,"sku":"9788419050779","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841905077.jpg?v=1781848167","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788419050779","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}