Arquitectura y urbanismo en Iberoamérica

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 ...

Mary Gilliatt, interiorista conocida a nivel internacional, aplica su amplia experiencia a cada uno de los aspectos de la decoración de interiores. Descripciones ampliamente detalladas dedicadas a cada una de las distintas etapas de la decoración, desde la planificación general hasta la creación del esquema cromático, de os suelos, de las paredes, de los techos a la elección de los muebles. Con información útil y consejos prácticos, constituye una buena fuente de inspiración tanto para aficionados como para profesionales.

Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona has translated pragmatic and poetic concepts and intentions into physical form. These result from the architect's deep communion with and understanding of the materials and processes, as well as of the historic-cultural context in which his architectural intervention takes place. Salmona's oeuvre, including such notable examples as the Torres del Parque (1967) in Bogota, the Presidential House for Illustrious Guests (1981) in Cartagena, the Quimbaya Museum (1983) in Armenia and the National Archive of the Nation (1992) in Bogota, is without doubt one of the ...

Las relaciones entre los conocimientos técnicos y la imaginación del diseñador, ponen en evidencia el encuentro entre lo objetivo - la tecnología - y lo subjetivo - el arte. Para los aspectos particulares del proyecto arquitectonico, se trata de relaciones que demandan su practica conciente para la obtención de una arquitectura apropiada. La busqueda de esa conciencia esta presente en l.as monografias que recoge esta publicación, mostrando algunas de las multiples miradas que caben sobre el fuerte vínculo que requiere el proceso del proyecto entre ambos aspectos.

"This study goes beyond a formal description and esthetic analysis of house design in Mexico to offer an interpretation based on the complex network of economic, social, and cultural relations. Begins with an analysis of the indigenous home and lifestyle and continues into postrevolutionary, modern, and contemporary periods of historic transition, during which a new conception of urban space developed offering greater possibilities for individual expression. Contains many b/w plates of colonial city plans, 19th-century plans and photographs, and 20th-century photographs up to the...