La enseñanza del diseño en comunicación visual

La arquitectura de Luis Barragán se ha convertido en uno de los hechos artísticos señeros del arte mexicano y universal. [...] Asi, en este ensayo, la estudiosa rememora las tempranas influencias que Barragan recibio en su primera estancia europea: les disenos de jardines de Bac, las prospuestas vanguaristats de Le Corbusier, y la "arquitectura sin fin" de Kiesler[...].

"Description of the history of the construction of the present City Hall of Durango also known as the Escárzaga Palace and located in the downtown area of the city of Durango. It includes plans, images of the building and the works of art that are exhibited there. In the late 19th century, Pedro Escárzaga Correl, a wealthy miner and trader constructed a mansion to match his wealth. He hired Estanislao V. Slonecki, the prestigious engineer from the Porfiriato regime for the construction"--Provided by vendor.

"Pioneros del diseño" busca explorar la figura del diseñador industrial remontándose a sus orígenes, proponiendo un recorrido a través de los diferentes movimientos y centros formativos en los que se gestó y consolidó, hasta llegar a la libertad creativa de los primeros diseñadores industriales estadounidenses. Es éste un libro que brinda la oportunidad de adentrarse en la historia de colectivos creativos como la Deutscher Werkbund, los Wiener Werkstätte, o la Bauhaus, y que a la vez incide en el papel que desempeñaron algunos de los diseñadores más relevantes en Estados Unidos...

Ask Americans to think of a famous architect and the person they are most likely to name is Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's work, his reputation, and his long and colorful career have made him an icon of modern American architecture. But despite his status as America's most celebrated architect, his influence throughout an active practice spanning the years 1896 to 1959 is so wide and complex that it has been difficult to grasp fully. The essays in this book look not at the United States, the context usually associated with Wright, but at countries around the globe. Anthony Alofsin has assembled ...