Arquitectura y climas

La arquitectura se ha entendido normalmente como geometría y materia, abstracción dibujada y realidad tangible, pero raramente se ha valorado el papel de la energía: luz, sonido, calor, etc. en su definición. Desde la percepción ambiental y el confort hasta la constatación del valor espacial de la energía, se intentan facilitar al arquitecto los conceptos para encontrar la solución óptima de unas necesidades a menudo imprecisas. El conocimiento de los conceptos, sistemas y componentes adecuados, así como de los sistemas prácticos de evaluación, permiten entender el diseño con...

Este libro versa sobre la arquitectura moderna que se construyó en Latinoamérica entre las décadas de 1930 y 1960, y sobre el pensamiento que la sustentó. Es una 'antología de autores'. Del mexicano Juan O'Gorman al chileno Alberto Cruz, la selección abarca a los ya 'clásicos modernos': Lúcio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer, Carlos Raúl Villanueva y Luis Barragán. Se trata, además, de una 'antología de obras' escogidas de cada arquitecto que sirven para exponer las intenciones y los pensamientos de su autor. Y se trata, por último, de una 'antología de textos'. Se incluyen fragmentos...

"Critical study and research of the life and architecture of Urzúa (b. Mexico) who along architects Luis Barragán and Ignacio Díaz Morales started the localartistic movement known as "regionalismo" in Guadalajara. The edition is divided in 3 sections: his life, closely related to his architecture, an illustrated catalogue of his life production and acollection of facsimile copies of documents from his personal archives"--Provided by vendor.

A biographic study of the life and work of English-born Luis Long, who arrived in Mexico in 1873 and lived in León until his death in 1927, recognized as one of the most important architects of his era.

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 ...