Rogelio Salmona

Documents architecture and public space patrimony in Querétaro, Mexico at various intervals from 1531-1981.

Nestled by rows of luscious grapevines, wineries evoke images of fine living few other places can rival. The spirit of each winery is as distinctive as the wines it produces. With a multitude of unique design touches, each one creates a sense of place, and a charming invitation to slow down and savor a way of life deeply rooted in growing cycles and the seasons. This lavishly illustrated compendium showcases the new wave of winery buildings. This school of design takes its lead from architect Herzog de Meuron's 1997 design for Dominus Winery, setting a trend away from the rustic and embracing ...

"CEDODAL in collaboration with the Estrada family organized an exhibition and the present accompanying book that examines the life and professional career of Argentinean architect Estrada. The book gathers various authors who review in their texts the influence German architect Hermann Jansen had over the young Estrada, his integration to the National Forests project (1934) and his legacy in the planning of urban centers, infrastructure works and tourism and hotel architecture particularly in the Patagonian region. Estrada's culmination was the Civic Center of Bariloche, (today historic and...

Este libro trata de los estilos y las tendencias de la primera mitad del siglo XX que están ausentes o son marginales en las historias de la arquitectura moderna, pero que fueron importantes e influyentes en la época en la que nacieron. En el texto se analizan los movimientos expresionistas y simbolistas tanto como los estilos épicos modernos, el Futurismo, el Art Déco, el Novecento, la arquitectura metafísica, el monumentalismo industrial babilónico y los diversos tipos de clasicismo. Con ello se pretende restituir toda su riqueza y complejidad a la historia de la arquitectura moderna...