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Cuál es la lógica de crecimiento de las ciudades en unas circunstancias de globalización económica y cultural? A partir de una reinterpretación del concepto de ciudad desde la teoría de sitemas -dejando de lado el criterio tradicional de ciudad para centrarse en el metropolitano-, el autor hace una aproximación a las pautas que rigen la evolución de seis grandes áreas urbanas españolas (Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Bilbao y el área central de Asturias) durante los últimos veinte años, comparándolas con las detectadas en otros países, especialmente en los Estados...

The book is the resulting papers from the Seminars of Latin American Architecture (SAL) organized by CEDODAL as an example of academic cooperation between Latin American architects who share their concern for the conservation of the region's architectural patrimony. This edition comprises case studies and historical, economic, social and architectural analysis of the farms and landowners of the haciendas and estancias from 7 countries of Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, México, Perú and Puerto Rico.

"Excellent and well-documented account of 16th-century architecture in Metztitlán, Hidalgo, written by a professional architect and accomplished scholar. Describes Metztitlán's geographic history and the technical construction and development of its architecture. Also provides a contemporary analysis. Contains thorough photographic documentation, colonial maps, contemporary ground plans and elevations of churches, as well as renderings of architectural details and mural decorations"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

A major critical study by noted architect and researcher Ramón Gutiérrez on the different phases of the history and evolution of the architectural patrimony of Paraguay spanning from primitive and colonial times to present days. The book includes a large collection of period photographs and color reproductions of the watercolors of the city of Asuncion done between 1855 and 1856 by French traveler Francisco Vincent of colonial and old Asuncion that graphically document how the original urban profile of Asunción has paid the tribute of the urban development and progress sacrificing its most ...