Umbral

"This study goes beyond a formal description and esthetic analysis of house design in Mexico to offer an interpretation based on the complex network of economic, social, and cultural relations. Begins with an analysis of the indigenous home and lifestyle and continues into postrevolutionary, modern, and contemporary periods of historic transition, during which a new conception of urban space developed offering greater possibilities for individual expression. Contains many b/w plates of colonial city plans, 19th-century plans and photographs, and 20th-century photographs up to the...

"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.

"Major survey of Ibero-American 21st century architects details the work of 40 architects"--Provided by vendor.

Este libro reflexiona e informa sobre la materia denominada composición arquitectónica. Se ha construido tanto desde el esfuerzo teórico por afinar su concepto y sistematizarla cuanto desde la experiencia docente. Se organiza en cuatro partes: arquitectura, composición, transmisión de conocimiento y legado histórico, a las que precede un prólogo y sucede una sección sobre la organización de la asignatura en la Universidad de Alicante. La originalidad de este trabajo radica en la renovada y argumentada apreciación de la composición como noción nuclear en la arquitectura y su...