Arquitectura y ciudad

This number of the monographic series is dedicated to restoration specialist, architect and watercolor painter Villa Chávez (b. Mexico). This extensive study of Villa Chávez life and architecture is divided in 2 parts: the first reviews his academic career and his professional practice in Guadalajara and Colima. A second part reviews in detail his restoration projects, his architecture, his open space interventions and his pictorial production (watercolors and drawings). Amongst other academic contributions Villa Chávez founded the School of Architecture in the University of Colima and was ...

Architectural guide to the city of Guadalajara, with a selection of close to 300 buildings representative of all time periods. The guide is divided in 3 sections: the first, the largest and medullar part of the book is the presentation of the buildings; a second section is an inventory of buildings important in the history of the city but now disappeared, and a third section includes location maps with recommended itineraries and routes. Each entry includes the name, date and brief history of the building and the name of the architect.

Le relazioni culturali fra Italia e Argentina si manifestano con evidenza anche nei rapporti fra le architetture dei due paesi. Il patrimonio architettonico argentino, particolarmente quello della prima metà del Novecento, è stato in larga parte progettato e realizzato da tecnici e maestranze italiane, che emigrando hanno portato con sé il proprio bagaglio di conoscenze e di saperi costruttivi, innestandolo in una nuova realtà, che ne reca fortemente impressa la traccia. Quel patrimonio costruito è divenuto recentemente oggetto di riscoperta e di attenzione, per l’esigenza di...

El presente libro es el resultado de la experiencia en investigación de la autora; plasma los resultados de investigaciones realizadas por ella en el grupo de investigación en Promoción de la Salud Promesa de la Universidad del Valle. Integra los desarrollos de la aplicación de la investigación a la práctica, a la docencia y al trabajo en red en diferentes grupos locales, nacionales e internacionales. Se fundamenta en una visión holística de la mujer como ser humano bajo las directrices de los derechos humanos, el desarrollo humano y el enfoque de género. Presenta algunas situaciones ...