Suiza Constructiva

Cincuenta años después de la primera edición original alemana, Sistemas de estructuras sigue siendo un manual clásico y al mismo tiempo innovador. Se ha convertido en uno de los tratados de referencia del diseño de estructuras en arquitectura, gracias a una original aproximación que renuncia explícitamente al enfoque tipológico y al uso de textos teóricos y cálculos matemáticos para centrarse en el funcionamiento estructural mediante gráficos. Rigurosamente ordenado y articulado, el libro presenta los diferentes sistemas de estructuras a través de series de dibujos y pequeñas...

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...

Xavier Bordils (Castelló, 1939) has stood out for his contributions to promote and spread design, graphic design and packaging, as well as for his intense projectual activity. Convictions and preferences are summarised in the text that goes with his mark: ¿Xavier Bordils: anti-stylist design, graphic design, structural design, global design, utilitary design, industrial product design, sematic design, architectural design, design, blah, blah, blah.¿

Mexico City Architecture Guide is a compilation of more than 150 works of architecture dating from the early 20th century up to the present day. To help orient readers, the guide is divided into five areas and includes seven maps to create a comprehensive panorama of the Mexican megalopolis. Each project includes details about the relevant architects, location and year of construction, as well as public transport information. The texts, photographs and maps created for this guide give fresh shape to the city. Now available in an English-language edition for the first time, Mexico City...