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Desde las fortalezas, iglesias o palacios que con sus recios muros de piedra conchífera comformaron la ciudad colonial, hasta las últimas construcciones en hormigón armado, esta guía presenta una selección del urbanismo y arquitectura de La Habana: 252 ejemplos-plazas, paseos, conjuntos urbanos y edificios-descritos con fotografías, planos y reseñas textuales.

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Adolphe Appia, es el artista visionario que impulsa el cambio de la concepción escenográfica del siglo XX. Un estudio pormenorizado de su obra equivale a un análisis en profundidad de los fundamentos de la escenografía moderna. Propicia un cambio tan significativo para la plástica teatral, una revolución que sustituye la narrativa pictórica de los decorados teatrales por efímeras arquitecturas de luz y sonido.

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.