Arquitectura y urbanismo en Iberoamérica

A major critical study by noted architect and researcher Ramón Gutiérrez on the different phases of the history and evolution of the architectural patrimony of Paraguay spanning from primitive and colonial times to present days. The book includes a large collection of period photographs and color reproductions of the watercolors of the city of Asuncion done between 1855 and 1856 by French traveler Francisco Vincent of colonial and old Asuncion that graphically document how the original urban profile of Asunción has paid the tribute of the urban development and progress sacrificing its most ...

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.

Dentro de la producción teórica de Ignasi de Solà-Morales, este libro recopila los textos de teoría arquitectónica de los siglos XIX y XX. El libro analiza diferentes orígenes de lo moderno en el siglo XIX, de la tradición francesa del beaux arts, Viollet-le-Duc o John Ruskin, para adentrarse en la teoría del siglo XX sobre la modernidad, de la mano de Walter Benjamin y sus ciudades capitales, la concepción del espacio público en la obra de Le Corbusier, Werner Hegemann y el Arte Cívico, o las contribuciones de historiadores como Sigfried Giedion y Manfredo Tafuri donde se intentan ...

The book analyses a selection of 10 houses and 14 buildings constructed in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2005 and that represent the current urban San Jose's growth trends. The domestic architecture reflects a higher purchasing power with an appreciation oh natural surroundings, the office and industrial buildings are aimed some at rescuing the historic downtown area while others were constructed in the suburban area of the city. Includes biographies of mentioned architects.

Mirar, ver y estudiar la ciudad de Santander desde un punto de vista matemático. Este ha sido el objetivo básico de este trabajo y, para ello, observamos la geometría de la arquitectura de sus edificios y monumentos, sus formas, sus detalles y ornamentos, por un lado, y la historia o anécdotas de esos lugares, por otro. En su segunda edición, revisada y aumentada,se ha vuelto a utilizar la fotografía como herramienta fundamental, ayudada por el software GeoGebra, los applets Descartes y la tecnología Flash.