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The book examines the long, productive and stormy relationship architect Le Corbusier had with Argentina and the series of events in consequence. His Argentinean disciples Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, Juan Kurchan and Antonio Bonet, although influenced by the master architect had their own architectonic and urban ideas. The book examines the "Austral Net" created towards the productive, plural and complex relationship of these 4 personages where the central figure is the famed Swiss architect. The book is chronologically organized and includes a selection of the most important architecture...

The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...

Es una novela inspirada de la historia del Sr. Víctor Mendoza, del cual relata parte de una vida que vale la pena escuchar y leer mientras sales de viaje. Solo te puedo decir que para poder terminar con una mudanza, primero tienes que saber a donde quieres ir. De camino a tu destino es una historia que no te puedes perder.

Ver la arquitectura, entenderla y sentirla no es algo inmediato. Requiere un aprendizaje. Este libro es, ante todo, la apertura a un vocabulario, a un conjunto de términos a través de los cuales conceptualizamos y hacemos comunicable la experiencia de la arquitectura. Si, como dijera Wittgenstein, el conocimiento empieza en las palabras, entonces un libro de iniciación a la arquitectura es un libro que trata de glosar, de dotar de contenido ciertas palabras clave con las que, como si de una herramienta se tratara, hacer posible el montaje y el desmontaje de nuestra experiencia de la...