Casa Mexicana

Este libro es el resultado de una doble apuesta por parte del Instituto del Agua y de las Ciencias Ambientales. Por una parte, trata de profundizar en la importancia del agua en el territorio europeo y, por otra, ampliar el abanico disciplinar desde el que se estudian los fenómenos asociados a los territorios marítimos, fluviales y humedales.La valoración del agua como elemento paisajístico en las ciudades y el territorio es relativamente muy reciente. El mar, los ríos y las zonas húmedas han sido tradicionalmente, bien un medio de comunicación con valor económico, o bien un problema...

"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...

"Monographic edition dedicated to study the life and modernistic designs of architect Henonin (b. Mexico, lives and works in Los Angeles, CA since 1984) with a guide to review his architectural legacy in the cities of Guadalajara and México as well as in theUnited States. Henonin was part of the first generation to graduate from the Architecture School of the University and one of the first architects of the city of Guadalajara"--Provided by vendor.

El DVD-ROM contiene los materiales fotográficos presentados en formato electrónico que acompañan al texto impreso.