El Lenguaje clásico de la arquitectura

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.

The book examines the long, productive and stormy relationship architect Le Corbusier had with Argentina and the series of events in consequence. His Argentinean disciples Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, Juan Kurchan and Antonio Bonet, although influenced by the master architect had their own architectonic and urban ideas. The book examines the "Austral Net" created towards the productive, plural and complex relationship of these 4 personages where the central figure is the famed Swiss architect. The book is chronologically organized and includes a selection of the most important architecture...

El DVD-ROM contiene los materiales fotográficos presentados en formato electrónico que acompañan al texto impreso.

Catálogo de la exposición celebrada en Madrid por su nombramiento como doctor Honoris Causa por la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. El libro recoge en forma sistemática la obra de Félix Candela, mostrando un especial énfasis en los procesos constructivos de estructuras laminares. Profusamente ilustrado con dibujos y fotografías, saca a la luz una gran cantidad de material que permanecía injustamente olvidado en los archivos. Fundamental para los interesados en la obra de Candela o en la construcción laminar.