Metaforas en pugna

Las relaciones entre los conocimientos técnicos y la imaginación del diseñador, ponen en evidencia el encuentro entre lo objetivo - la tecnología - y lo subjetivo - el arte. Para los aspectos particulares del proyecto arquitectonico, se trata de relaciones que demandan su practica conciente para la obtención de una arquitectura apropiada. La busqueda de esa conciencia esta presente en l.as monografias que recoge esta publicación, mostrando algunas de las multiples miradas que caben sobre el fuerte vínculo que requiere el proceso del proyecto entre ambos aspectos.

Interest in living off the grid, i.e. self-sufficiently without relying on public services such as the municipal water supply, electricity, or local sewage and gas systems, has come on the scene as a greener, cheaper, and more independent way of life. Homes that are off-grid generally allow for a smaller carbon footprint, and a sense of freedom and self-sufficiency. Living Off-Grid sets you free from depending on a company, either using solar panels, wind turbines, a micro water system, or a combination of these technologies. Other times, an Off-Grid system can work as an energy backup or be...

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...

Traces the career of the turn of the century Spanish architect, shows his designs for homes, apartments, schools, and churches, and discusses his unique, organic style