La arquitectura y el proceso de diseño

The book examines the long, productive and stormy relationship architect Le Corbusier had with Argentina and the series of events in consequence. His Argentinean disciples Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, Juan Kurchan and Antonio Bonet, although influenced by the master architect had their own architectonic and urban ideas. The book examines the "Austral Net" created towards the productive, plural and complex relationship of these 4 personages where the central figure is the famed Swiss architect. The book is chronologically organized and includes a selection of the most important architecture...

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 ...

"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.

Barcelona 1992-2004 propone una selección de proyectos, ordenados cronológicamente, que ofrecen una visión sobre el período que arranca en los Juegos Olímpicos de 1992 y que culmina en el gran acontecimiento cultural que supone el Forum de las Culturas de 2004. La selección ha hecho especial hincapié en los proyectos que suponen una apertura de la ciudad al mar y aquellos que han sabido adaptarse al tejido residencial existente. Como capítulos aparte, se presentan los proyectos para los nuevos edificios en altura, las propuestas para el distrito 22@ y el Forum de las Culturas. La...