Casa Mexicana

The book is an historic and graphical account of the patios of "vecindad" (neighbourhood) in the port city of Veracruz, in a period that goes from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. The foreword of this edition, states that the first record of a patio of a "vecindad" dates back to 1791, highlighting that those patios have seen the early years of musician and singer "Toña la Negra" and were the place of origin of the famous "picadas" from Veracruz, one of the most popular snacks of the jarocha traditional cuisine.

Este libro presenta una historia que aún no se había escrito con una visión amplia e interpretativa. Dicha historia se expone desde una perspectiva contemporánea que aborda la complejidad de la realidad y describe unas experiencias que son ejemplos modélicos de políticas de vivienda y de tipología arquitectónica. Los casos estudiados se interpretan no sólo en su momento de realización, sino también en su funcionamiento posterior. De todos ellos, se pone énfasis en los casos que se han concentrado en lo comunitario y en lo urbano. En la primera parte del libro se expone la amplia...

The work of the Colombian architect Harold Martínez Espinal, shows a way to purposeful way of thinking the architecture in the suburbs. This book makes a journey from his first works in the 1960's and 1970's, determined by the influence of modern architecture, until the beginning of the second millennium where his thought continues.

A collection of writings by Enrique Yañez to mark the twentieth anniversary of his death. The text presents an approach to life and observations of the architect, covering the fields of architecture, its social function, urbanism, society and culture.