Sustentabilidad y territorio

El presente libro cumple con la aspiración de un grupo de docentes que dicta cursos de Historia del Arte en el Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes. Poder acercar al lector en general y a aquéllos que siguen desde hace ya muchos años sus conferencias, formas diferentes de interpretar el arte. Sólo la observación detenida de la obra, sus vínculos con la época en que la misma se generó, nos permiten descubrir el real sentido del arte, no solamente como una forma de entender el mundo sino como una sólida fuente de conocimientos históricos. La Asociación para la Difusión del Arte (APDA),...

This number of the monographic series is dedicated to restoration specialist, architect and watercolor painter Villa Chávez (b. Mexico). This extensive study of Villa Chávez life and architecture is divided in 2 parts: the first reviews his academic career and his professional practice in Guadalajara and Colima. A second part reviews in detail his restoration projects, his architecture, his open space interventions and his pictorial production (watercolors and drawings). Amongst other academic contributions Villa Chávez founded the School of Architecture in the University of Colima and was ...

This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.

A collection of articles from experts in different fields on Valencian architecture from the medieval to modern era, focusing on vaulted systems, and based on the idea that architecture begins with the conception of an idea and ends with the disappearance of the architectural work. This book seeks to combine the history of architecture with an investigation into distinct architectural forms of expression and representation.