Sustentabilidad y territorio

The present edition publishes part of the research papers presented during the "Seminario de Investigación Arquitectura para la Producción" organized by the university of Michoacán between 2001 and 2002 that included the participation of national and international academics. The book gathers 23 collective and individual multidisciplinary works that examine from various perspectives the history of architecture in rural areas. Works are mainly focused in the colonial territory of the ex-bishopry of Michoacán divided in 4 main topics: Space, settlements, technology and environment and...

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...

Tiene como objetivo ser una herramienta práctica donde el profesional pueda consultar y resolver rápidamente algunas consultas sobre acústica. A través de una breve introducción a conceptos básicos se llega a la aplicación para las distintas configuraciones constructivas. En la primer parte se desarrollan los principios necesarios y conceptos técnicos para la construcción de un vocabulario y un saber técnico, estimulando su aplicación proyectual con conceptos de ambientación y aislamiento acústico. La segunda sección desarrolla una completa descripción de los materiales, la...

Hospitals and health centers are a unique category of architecture with clearly defined characteristics. Health architecture must offer imaginative, constructive responses and flexible solutions to the problems raised by this special and flexible solutions to the problems raised by this special type of facility: planning, budgets and space as well as the idiosyncrasies arising from each particular field of health. New Health Facilities presents the best examples of health architecture constructed in recent years and each of the architects demonstrates a solid understanding of the need to...