New York

Los textos escritos con una prosa de denso y riguroso estilo literario, tienden siempre a ser lecciones didácticas en las que al discurso racional y metódico se une el discurso irracional que, señalando lo anómalo y lo contradictorio de gran parte de las realizaciones monumentales, recalca la duplicidad de la condición estructural y atemporal de la arquitectura Con sus obras teóricas y didascálicas contribuye a difundir el conocimiento acerca del arte de la edificación, siguiendo la tradición que desde Vitruvio, pasando por Alberti hasta Le Corbusier, ha constituido un corpus de...

Perspectives on how the city is Imagined in Latin America. Focussing on Latin America as an urban case study, an examination of urban imaginaries and the construct of our relationships with cities. Perspectives from anthropologists, sociologists, artists, and psychologists.

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 private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...