2G #87: Alejandro de la Sota is the definitive English-language survey of a Spanish modernist whose civic buildings reshaped postwar architecture yet remain largely unknown outside the Iberian Peninsula.
About This Book
Alejandro de la Sota (1913–96) occupies an anomalous position in the history of modern architecture: a figure of unambiguous mastery whose work rarely travelled beyond Spain. This issue of the long-running 2G monograph series addresses that gap, tracing a career from the reconstruction-era Esquivel village through to the celebrated Maravillas school sports hall, the Provincial Government Building in Tarragona, and lesser-known late works including the Post Office in León and unbuilt houses on the Mallorcan coast. Edited and written by Kersten Geers, Jelena Pancevac, and Moisés Puente, the volume makes a case for de la Sota as a forgotten modern master whose formal intelligence deserves sustained international attention. Essential reading for anyone interested in European modernism and postwar Spanish architecture.
Key Features
- 175 pages of documentary photography, plans, and critical writing on de la Sota's built and unbuilt work
- Edited and authored by Kersten Geers, Jelena Pancevac, and Moisés Puente; translated by Jamie Benyei; with contributions by Alejandro de la Sota
- Notable projects include the Esquivel village, Maravillas school sports hall, Provincial Government Building in Tarragona, Post Office in León, and unbuilt Mallorcan houses
- Published by Walther König, ISBN: 9783753303109
What You'll Discover
- How de la Sota navigated the constraints of postwar Francoist Spain to produce buildings of quiet structural invention
- The formal logic connecting his early rural planning work at Esquivel to the kinetic enclosure of the Maravillas sports hall
- A body of late and unbuilt work — including the Mallorcan coastal houses — that complicates any simple reading of his legacy
- Critical perspectives from three contemporary architectural voices on why de la Sota's influence has remained disproportionately local
About the Author
Kersten Geers is an architect and writer with a sustained interest in the history and theory of European modernism. He is joined here by Jelena Pancevac and Moisés Puente as co-authors, with translation by Jamie Benyei.
Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 175
- Dimensions: 305 x 235mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9783753303109
- Publisher: Walther König
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and historians with an interest in European modernism, postwar Spanish architecture, and the recovery of underrepresented figures from the twentieth-century canon.