Tracing the Horizon: A Book on How This Line Has Inspired Architecture

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In his book "Tracing the Horizon," Alfonso Arango González explores the line that defines the space above and below. He examines how five contemporary architects conceive and represent this line in their work, while also compiling the cosmogonic narratives of five distinct cultures regarding the sky and the earth, and their translation into built space. Read a review of the book in the author's own words below.

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Recreation of the statue of King Gudea, with a tablet containing the plan of a Mesopotamian temple. Image © Alfonso Arango González
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Cite: Dejtiar, Fabian. "Tracing the Horizon: A Book on How This Line Has Inspired Architecture" [El trazo del horizonte: un libro sobre cómo esta línea ha inspirado la arquitectura] 05 Jul 2026. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1053972/tracing-the-horizon-a-book-on-how-this-line-has-inspired-architecture> ISSN 0719-8884
Linocut print recreating the moment of "the castration of Uranus," a cosmic moment when heaven and earth are mythically divided. Image © Alfonso Arango González

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