Casas de la vieja Cuba

The present edition graphically documents the design, construction and installationof the mega main public library Biblioteca de México "José Vasconcelos" locatedin Mexico City. In 2001 a transformation project of the Biblioteca de México proposal had three main actions: the restoration of the La Ciudadela building, the construction of a more modern and larger building and the establishment of an interchange network between the public libraries in México, where the new library was to be the central node of a national network. The new library that includes surrounding botanical garden was...

Written by three architectural journalists, this book offers an a-to-z look at 100 of the world’s best architects, from the Madrid-based team Abalos & Herreros to Peter Zumthor, one of the most important figures on the Swiss architectural scene. The two-page spreads combine analytical text with a selection of stunning photos showing the architects’ most famous works, while providing an overview of the varied nature of architecture today. Such luminaries as Frank Gehry, Michael Graves, Maya Lin, and Richard Meier, are discusssed along with the accomplishments of Japanese architects Kenzo...

En diferentes interpretaciones, el inconsciente colectivo y personal, cienti ́fico o social, aparece en el origen de cada pensamiento y comportamiento humano, constituyendo un universo cerrado y cao ́tico, donde todas las ideas esta ́n en constante tensio ́n y contradiccio ́n. Por esta razo ́n existen nociones y construcciones lo ́gicas y coherentes que estructuran el marco de la verisimilitud y por tanto el re ́gimen de la realidad, mediante la verdad y la verificacio ́n. Para el proyecto arquitecto ́nico estas configuraciones se expresan en la condicio ́n del espacio, el tiempo y ...

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.