Biblioteca Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.

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 essays that have been written by academics and professionals; from various points of view, perspectives and theories into post-modern architecture.

Estrategias Contrapuestas La selección de trabajos aquí presentados ilustra un elenco de arquitectos jóvenes (-50) o muy jóvenes (-40) cuya obra –a veces, incluso, opera prima- muestra una calidad y madurez más que destacable. Se pretende mostrar obras realizadas recientemente, coincidiendo con una situación económica que ha dificultado, a muchos de ellos, que puedan poner en práctica sus conocimientos en la vida real. Es por esta razón, que esta "generación casi perdida" es la que se pretende poner en valor aquí. Una generación nueva, con una actitud distinta, pues en algunos...