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 ...

A Compilation of 30 Innovative Architectonic Inventions in Catalonia. The architecture produced in Catalonia has often been in the vanguard of Europe, especially since Barcelona hosted the 1992 Olympics. This book is an exciting overview of innovative spaces and techniques made in Catalonia, presenting a cross section of 'products' as well as the buildings and environments for which they were conceived. The products solve specific program requirements, new social demands, environmental needs, budget limitations and design aspirations to improve on the status quo. They are proving grounds of...

"Architecture & Design Australia" is a new survey of Australian Architecture that takes an expansive look at over 50 builings, from private dwellings to public monuments, and includes many award-winning projects that have helped shape the energetic state of Australian design today. It is fair to say that the diversity of the Australian continent shapes the complexity of its architecture, and it is these ingredients that continue to set the scene for the country's exciting architectural language. An index with contact information of the featured architects and designers is enclosed.

El presente libro resulta de la compilación de diez artículos elaborados por un equipo de investigación que viene trabajando junto a "otros actores anónimos", hace más de un lustro, revalorizando esa "otredad". Representa, en algún sentido, un marco teórico a partir de posicionamientos, tanto ideológicos como axiológicos, que el grupo de autores y los "otros" han ido adoptando en sus recorridos tanto investigativos como de la vida cotidiana generando, madura y comprometidamente, un sólido camino hacia abordajes epistemológicos alternativos junto a sus correlatos metodológicos, tal ...

Los libros sobre historia de la teoría de las estructuras son escasos y se centran exclusivamente en el desarrollo de la teoría elástica. El presente libro acomete, por primera vez, la tarea de dar una visión completa, incluyendo el cálculo plástico, del desarrollo de la teoría de estructuras. El autor elige los episodios centrales y los estudia en detalle con un extraordinario rigor y claridad.