Arquitectura y ciudad

Los diferentes trabajos de la reunión científica homónima, recopilados en formato digibook, se proponen el objetivo de estimular el análisis, propiciar la reflexión y profundizar en el debate sobre los procesos de urbanización más recientes y sus efectos sobre el territorio y el paisaje, en particular los producidos por el vertiginoso proceso de construcción de viviendas y de expansión urbana que ha tenido lugar en España desde mediados de la década de los noventa.

"La Secretaría de Cultura de la Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires seleccionó este libro y contrató su re-edición en homenaje al IV Centenario de la Fundación de la Ciudad por Juan de Garay."--Colophon

The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...

Hospitals and health centers are a unique category of architecture with clearly defined characteristics. Health architecture must offer imaginative, constructive responses and flexible solutions to the problems raised by this special and flexible solutions to the problems raised by this special type of facility: planning, budgets and space as well as the idiosyncrasies arising from each particular field of health. New Health Facilities presents the best examples of health architecture constructed in recent years and each of the architects demonstrates a solid understanding of the need to...