"El Bosque de los Recuerdos Olvidados"

"Barcelona" presents a study-in text and photographic image-of one of the most architecturally fascinating and impressive cities in the world. From the Gaudí cathedral to Albert Viaplana and Helio Piñón's recent Centre de Cultura Contemporània, from the Palau de la Musica to the Dali Museum, what we find is a city whose magnificent strength lies in the coexistence of its amazingly diverse and historically disparate variety of structures. The city of Barcelona absorbs new influences and maintains traditions organically, avoiding a sense of fragmentation for a sense of exuberance and...

The book is the resulting papers from the Seminars of Latin American Architecture (SAL) organized by CEDODAL as an example of academic cooperation between Latin American architects who share their concern for the conservation of the region's architectural patrimony. This edition comprises case studies and historical, economic, social and architectural analysis of the farms and landowners of the haciendas and estancias from 7 countries of Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, México, Perú and Puerto Rico.

"Excellent and well-documented account of 16th-century architecture in Metztitlán, Hidalgo, written by a professional architect and accomplished scholar. Describes Metztitlán's geographic history and the technical construction and development of its architecture. Also provides a contemporary analysis. Contains thorough photographic documentation, colonial maps, contemporary ground plans and elevations of churches, as well as renderings of architectural details and mural decorations"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

El estudio del crecimiento urbano de una ciudad puede abordarse desde distintas perspectivas, según sea el interés profesionista, académico o político: el efecto ambiental, el contenido en cuanto a la calidad del espacio urbano edificado, el componente social de los asentamientos humanos involucrados, la funcionalidad de la ciudad, la movilidad, el suelo urbano, etc. En esta obra el autor se ha enfocado en los aspectos cuantitativos y locacionales del crecimiento urbano de la ciudad de La Chorrera, en búsqueda de una definición de su forma urbana, antes, ahora y después, sin que...