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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...

Este libro es el resultado de catorce años de trabajo con los alumnos de la Universidad Europea de Madrid y los profesionales del Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid, utilizando un método tan eficaz como el de los tutoriales, y está especialmente preparado para ser utilizado en la docencia mediante los sistemas innovadores del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior. En cada ejercicio se guía al alumno paso a paso, sin necesidad de conocimientos previos, con o sin la ayuda de un profesor, orientándolo en la enorme complejidad y potencia del programa 3DS Max. Al terminar este curso,...

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 ...

An architecture school celebrates its 10th anniversary by publishing representative student work, but concerned with how readers often fail to acknowledge and ultimately disregard the relevance of student ideas, reducing them to mere image-making. Instead of listing projects by type or name, it was decided they would be presented in question format (bilingually), underlining the importance of inquiry over image. Question entries numbered from 1 to 100 (grouped by theme) predetermined the books format. Elegance (it is about architecture) and informality (but also about students) had to be...