Introducción a la arquitectura contemporánea

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

La energía acciona los motores de Arkhé llevando a explorar a través de sus páginas nuevos temas. En esta tercera edición, la mirada está puesta en los desafíos urbanos para el norte de la Patagonia y en las reflexiones sobre el pensamiento arquitectónico y urbano más comprometidos con el ambiente. Las notas sobre corredores verdes en Colombia y el acercamiento a una metodología de evaluación de estos pulmones urbanos ofrecen las herramientas y los recursos que existen para mejorar la calidad de vida urbana. En esta misma dirección, la historia de vida de esta edición presenta a...

"This study goes beyond a formal description and esthetic analysis of house design in Mexico to offer an interpretation based on the complex network of economic, social, and cultural relations. Begins with an analysis of the indigenous home and lifestyle and continues into postrevolutionary, modern, and contemporary periods of historic transition, during which a new conception of urban space developed offering greater possibilities for individual expression. Contains many b/w plates of colonial city plans, 19th-century plans and photographs, and 20th-century photographs up to the...

"Comprehensive study by a group of scholars explores the development, expansion, and economic impact of haciendas in the state of Morelos, especially those connected to the sugar industry. Illustrated with contemporary color photographs, 19th- and early-20th-century photographs, and maps. Also includes much archival data"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.