[Theoretical Concerns and Design Strategy in the Work of Eight Contemporary Architects] The careers of eight famous contemporary architects seen through the critical eye of the renowned architect from Madrid. This new title in the series Architetti e architettura contains a fine selection of the most important lectures that Rafael Moneo has given on eight outstanding contemporary architects. Through a meticulous analysis of their design techniques and theoretical approaches he presents his personal critical interpretation of the architectural oeuvre of masters such as James Stirling, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, Aldo Rossi, Peter Eisenman, Alvaro Siza, Frank O. Gehry, Rem Koolhaas and Herzog & De Meuron in a wide-ranging, multifaceted consideration of the architect’s profession.