Diccionario urbano

Una de las cosas más importantes de este libro es que propone una estructura abierta de trabajo, un mecanismo de análisis que admite la investigación colectiva o individual, la aplicación académica o la pura especulación intelectual. En efecto, se trata de una serie de ensayos –o pequeñas reflexiones– que insinúan todo un territorio posible de exploración futura; un grupo de ""páginas"" en las que se examina un término o un concepto, manteniendo siempre la posibilidad de establecer múltiples conexiones entre ellos, o de aislar, segregar o clasificar los ensayos según la...

A detailed guide to the buildings that architect Juan O'Gorman (b. Mexico 1905-1982) constructed in Mexico City, with maps, photographs, plans and detailed descriptions of each one. Includes many of his most noted designs: Casa-estudio Diego Rivera-Frida Kahlo, museum Anahuacalli (Diego Rivera), museum Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo) and others.

Catálogo de obra de Miguel Ángel Garrido, de los que sobresalen retratos de personas que capta en la cotidianeidad.

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.