Historia de la forma urbana

Esta obra en tres tomos tiene dos grandes campos de contenidos: Herramientas y Fundamentos. Las herramientas son llamadas así acertadamente, puesto que los lectores y lectoras se encontrarán con un importante compendio de instrumentos prácticos para "usar" en el proceso creativo del proyecto arquitectónico o diseño industrial de artefactos. Instrumentos que son propuestos y provistos por el autor para lograr alta calidad en la comunicación visual de los productos, portadores de mensajes visuales hacia sus usuarios directos. Aunque los fundamentos son tan importantes como las...

With the rapid developments in renewable resources over the last few years, environmentally-friendly housing is no longer the pipe-dream of a few radical architects and ecologists, it is now a firm reality. Small Eco Houses is a superbly illustrated volume that showcases the latest trends and architectural solutions for eco-housing. It also explores how research into alternative materials and new ways to apply traditional prime materials have paved the way for a whole new range of design options that mean aesthetics and comfort no longer have to be compromised to achieve sustainable...

Who ever said you can't have it all? This highly useful and decorative guide profiles lodgings around the world where you can enjoy the hippest of hospitality without breaking the bank. Including affordable hotels in locales as varied as Amsterdam and Cape Town, this guide makes sure your vacation fantasies can become reality.

An in-depth study of Colombian architect Luis Restrepo, this collection brings together a selection of his constructions developed by between 1989 and 2007. In this innovative presentation of architectural work, each construction is thoroughly illustrated with both color photographs and reproductions of the blueprints, yielding a true glimpse of Restrepo's genius. Escaping from any classification, his works restore the essentials of architecture—space, materials, and light—and this compilation is sure to appeal to enthusiasts of both architecture and design. Exentas de artificios y...