Aridscapes : designing in harsh and fragile lands

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...

La Orden Militar de Santa María de Montesa fue creada por el rey Jaime II en 1317. Sus caballeros recibieron un legado en tierras y fortalezas que habían tenido un importante pasado por haber pertenecido a otros dueños y señores: las Órdenes Militares del Temple y del Hospital. Este libro realiza un seguimiento histórico y presentan un análisis descriptivo de los elementos constructivos de los castillos de esta milicia, para obtener una visión global que estudia, posteriormente, las diferencias y semejanzas de esas construcciones y reflexiona sobre el papel desempeñado en sus...

Profusely illustrated, this historical work focuses on the planning and construction of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain, during the second half of the 16th century—when Madrid went from being a mercantile town to the capital of the Hapsburg Empire. Including a detailed analysis of archived documents, architectural plans, and drawings, this study chronicles this monument's architectural and urban development, explains the symbolism associated with it, and reveals how it came to be a model for other European constructions. Profusamente ilustrada, esta obra histórica enfoca el planeamiento y ...

Catálogo de obra de Miguel Ángel Garrido, de los que sobresalen retratos de personas que capta en la cotidianeidad.