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"This work examines and illustrates the cultural transactions suggested by Hispanophilia in Puerto Rican Architecture. It traces the appropriation of styles associated with ""things Spanish"" through the process of revival: ""the past as lived by the present."""

Con el propósito de aportar al uso racional y sostenible del territorio, este libro aborda la confrontación del interés público y privado en la construcción de ciudad, desde enfoques teóricos y profesionales. A partir de una visión multidisciplinar, y con base en el análisis de casos de estudio españoles y costarricenses, la obra contribuye a la reflexión del problema mediante la aportación de 15 autores participantes, quienes suman a la controversia entre los derechos de la propiedad privada y el derecho al espacio público como patrimonio común, pues son la base del derecho a la ...

"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...

This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.