Calculo de Estructuras, Libro 1 Fundamentos y Estudios de Secciones

"Critical study and research of the life and architecture of Urzúa (b. Mexico) who along architects Luis Barragán and Ignacio Díaz Morales started the localartistic movement known as "regionalismo" in Guadalajara. The edition is divided in 3 sections: his life, closely related to his architecture, an illustrated catalogue of his life production and acollection of facsimile copies of documents from his personal archives"--Provided by vendor.

"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...

El paisaje que ve el autor es a la vez personal y filtrado por la perspectiva y el saber del geógrafo. Es, al mismo tiempo, un mirara hacia dentro, hacia los conceptos y las experiencias, y hacia fuera, a la belleza, condiciones y problemas de las formas del mundo. Este libro muestra así un ejercicio intelectual múltiple para asir, comprender y explicar los paisajes reales, es decir, los lugares y sus imágenes, especialmente algunos preferidos, a través de sus configuraciones y representaciones. Esta obra agrupa piezas de una extensa narración por entregas, otorgándolas el sentido...

A comprehensive study on the evolution of 17th century architecture and architectonical elements in churches, civil buildings and houses in viceregal Lima, including the wooden structures using mudejar techniques. This architectural style resulted from the synergy process between indigenous and foreign construction techniques that merge to create a unique and local architecture. This is the third of a 4 volume series.