Sustentabilidad y territorio

Entre 1970 y 1990 Nueva York experimentó una profunda transformación urbana que la convirtió en una ciudad global, sede del capital financiero y corporativo multinacional. Los promotores de esta reconversión, que alteraría tanto la conformación social como las funciones de la antigua ciudad industrial, la definieron como un «renacimiento», un discurso de éxito que obviaba, sin embargo, los traumáticos efectos que dicha reestructuración provocó en un amplio sector de población, atrapado en procesos urbanos de abandono y gentrification. «Un día salí a pasear por el barrio y...

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...

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...

"Excellent and well-documented account of 16th-century architecture in Metztitlán, Hidalgo, written by a professional architect and accomplished scholar. Describes Metztitlán's geographic history and the technical construction and development of its architecture. Also provides a contemporary analysis. Contains thorough photographic documentation, colonial maps, contemporary ground plans and elevations of churches, as well as renderings of architectural details and mural decorations"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.