Los muros cuentan. Crónicas sobre arquitectura histórica josefina

La arquitectura es una forma de escritura, cargada de signos, de yuxtapuestas grafías y de múltiples sentidos. Escritura de piedra pues –como la llamó un poeta–, la arquitectura es pasado construido, muros que cuentan, narrativa concreta. Los edificios aquí reseñados son grafías urbanas, porque están inscritos en los recodos de la ciudad, en sus rastros y en sus restos, en aquellos fragmentos que de nosotros mismos y de nuestros ancestros, que han quedado desperdigados por las calles en damero. Grafías como modo de escribir, de representar sonidos, viejos y ahogados bullicios que...

Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona has translated pragmatic and poetic concepts and intentions into physical form. These result from the architect's deep communion with and understanding of the materials and processes, as well as of the historic-cultural context in which his architectural intervention takes place. Salmona's oeuvre, including such notable examples as the Torres del Parque (1967) in Bogota, the Presidential House for Illustrious Guests (1981) in Cartagena, the Quimbaya Museum (1983) in Armenia and the National Archive of the Nation (1992) in Bogota, is without doubt one of the ...

The Design of the home continues to be of great interest to both architects and designers. How to configure a living space according to the characteristics of a site and the specification of the client is still the starting point of any house project. However, the final solutions can be as diverse as they can be interesting. This publication takes a specific look at the way architecture will evolve when regarding inhabitations around the world due to climatic changes and different cultural expectations.

"Excellent and well-documented account of 16th-century architecture in Metztitlán, Hidalgo, written by a professional architect and accomplished scholar. Describes Metztitlán's geographic history and the technical construction and development of its architecture. Also provides a contemporary analysis. Contains thorough photographic documentation, colonial maps, contemporary ground plans and elevations of churches, as well as renderings of architectural details and mural decorations"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

La Composición arquitectónica, entendida como el conjunto de disciplinas que configuran el substraigo teórico sobre el que se asienta la práctica de la arquitectura, se va organizando a partir de estas piezas, en cierta medida autónomas, asentando de este modo el saber de la arquitectura.