El Teatro Real

Historical-documental biography of architect-engineer Antonio Arróniz Topete (b. Jalisco 1858-1926), "the engineer of red bricks". The book documents his life and work, considered to be of one of the most extensive and complete elaborated at the end of the Porfirio Diaz regime and the first decades of the 20th century in the State of Jalisco. The book studies his architectural legacy, such as the Ex Seminario Mayor de Guadalajara, transformed into the XV Zona Militar and now the Secretaría de Cultura of Jalisco, the Escuela de Artes y Oficios del Espíritu Santo (demolished in 1953), the...

Este libro desarrolla una investigación sobre los orígenes de la idea de hacer un palacio de justicia, sobre la elección del arquitecto, su idea de proyecto, sus características comunes con otros palacios de justicia, su construcción y sus símbolos.

Recorrido por los edificios más significativos de la arquitectura residencial, institucional e industrial de la provincia, presentados con fotografía, características técnicas y planos. Se acompaña de un amplio análisis histórico introductorio.

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.