Ciudad y arquitectura

An analysis of the subject of the identity that has characterized historically the cultural and urban-architectonic development of the towns of Latin America, the Caribbean and Mexico.

A Compilation of 30 Innovative Architectonic Inventions in Catalonia. The architecture produced in Catalonia has often been in the vanguard of Europe, especially since Barcelona hosted the 1992 Olympics. This book is an exciting overview of innovative spaces and techniques made in Catalonia, presenting a cross section of 'products' as well as the buildings and environments for which they were conceived. The products solve specific program requirements, new social demands, environmental needs, budget limitations and design aspirations to improve on the status quo. They are proving grounds of...

En marzo de 2012, se formalizó una alianza entre Cavis-UT y la Universidad de los Andes para diseñar y llevar a cabo el Programa Profesionales -Estructuración de proyectos de Vivienda de Interés Social Municipal-. La experiencia fue una oportunidad para reunir en un ambiente académico a 47 profesionales vinculados a 35 Cajas de Compensación y a la Unión Temporal con un grupo de profesores e investigadores a fin de intercambiar saberes y experiencias. Este libro reúne la propuesta académica e institucional del programa, así como los resultados de la metodología desarrollada en el...

In this work, which is based on heritage architecture and cultural studies, the relationship between communities and habitat is studied to understand their way of conceiving and inhabiting the urban territory. The author participation in the Plan Especial de Manejo y Protección (PEMP) of the set of architectural assets of Republican architecture of Quibdó led her to question the handling of historical centers containing declared architectural assets in the country. The stories made invisible or denied by hegemonic heritage perspectives "were the route charted within the framework of the PhD ...