Arquitectura moderna: Una breve introducción

Architectural guide to the city of Guadalajara, with a selection of close to 300 buildings representative of all time periods. The guide is divided in 3 sections: the first, the largest and medullar part of the book is the presentation of the buildings; a second section is an inventory of buildings important in the history of the city but now disappeared, and a third section includes location maps with recommended itineraries and routes. Each entry includes the name, date and brief history of the building and the name of the architect.

Francisco de la Maza nos lleva por un recorrido en el M xico del siglo XVII: la ciudad y sus habitantes, las inundaciones, la Universidad, los conventos, parroquias y hospitales, pasan revista en este libro que, dentro de su concisi n, ofrece el ameno retrato de un siglo.

"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...

Excerpt from Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Excursiones, Vol. 1: Marzo 1893 Á Febrero 1894 Art. 2.° Los Sócios podrán formar parte de una 6 de más Secciones, sin que para ello tengan que llevar á cabo inscripción especial. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. ...