El despertar de la cultura en la época contemporánea

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...

El presente libro cumple con la aspiración de un grupo de docentes que dicta cursos de Historia del Arte en el Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Poder acercar al lector en general y a aquéllos que siguen desde hace ya muchos años sus conferencias, formas diferentes de interpretar el arte. Sólo la observación detenida de la obra, sus vínculos con la época en que la misma se generó, nos permiten descubrir el real sentido del arte, no solamente como una forma de entender el mundo sino como una sólida fuente de conocimientos históricos. La Asociación para la Difusión del Arte (APDA),...

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

Hospitals and health centers are a unique category of architecture with clearly defined characteristics. Health architecture must offer imaginative, constructive responses and flexible solutions to the problems raised by this special and flexible solutions to the problems raised by this special type of facility: planning, budgets and space as well as the idiosyncrasies arising from each particular field of health. New Health Facilities presents the best examples of health architecture constructed in recent years and each of the architects demonstrates a solid understanding of the need to...