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Ask Americans to think of a famous architect and the person they are most likely to name is Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's work, his reputation, and his long and colorful career have made him an icon of modern American architecture. But despite his status as America's most celebrated architect, his influence throughout an active practice spanning the years 1896 to 1959 is so wide and complex that it has been difficult to grasp fully. The essays in this book look not at the United States, the context usually associated with Wright, but at countries around the globe. Anthony Alofsin has assembled ...

Documents architecture and public space patrimony in Querétaro, Mexico at various intervals from 1531-1981.

La civilización etrusca dominó el norte de Italia durante casi siete siglos, aunque su época de mayor esplendor abarca del siglo VII al IV antes de Cristo. Los etruscos ocuparon una amplia franja geográfica entre los ríos Tíber al sur y Arno al norte, con el mar al este. Etruria, que no fue nunca un país sino, al igual que la Grecia clásica, un conjunto de ciudades que compartían una cultura, nos ha dejado una profunda impronta. En muchas de aquellas urbes —Orvieto, Tarquinia, Volterra, Cortona, Arezzo, Perugia y Viterbo—, los etruscos construyeron sus ciudades en amplias mesetas ...

Interest in living off the grid, i.e. self-sufficiently without relying on public services such as the municipal water supply, electricity, or local sewage and gas systems, has come on the scene as a greener, cheaper, and more independent way of life. Homes that are off-grid generally allow for a smaller carbon footprint, and a sense of freedom and self-sufficiency. Living Off-Grid sets you free from depending on a company, either using solar panels, wind turbines, a micro water system, or a combination of these technologies. Other times, an Off-Grid system can work as an energy backup or be...