Historia de la forma urbana

A selection of the most prominent works of architecture selected by El Croquis with an introduction by Juan Antonio Cortés and an essay by William Curtis. Among the works are the Sendai Mediatheque by Toyo Ito, the Yokohama International Port Terminal by Foreign Office Architects, the Netherlands Embassy in Berlin by OMA-Rem Koolhaas, the Braga Municipal Stadium by Eduardo Souto de Moura, the Prada Aoyama Epicenter by Herzog & De Meuron, the Scottish Parliament building by EMBT, the Monastery of Our Lady of Novy Dvur by John Pawson, the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art expansion by Steven Holl,...

A serious study and analysis that addresses the symbolism, ornamentation, and history one of Mexico's historic architectural monuments, the Chapel of Loreto.

Este libro destaca el rol de los arquitectos que, agrupados en asociación gremial, fueron capaces de impulsar, en un periodo de 35 años (1907-1942), cinco grandes iniciativas: la creación del Colegio de Arquitectos, el apoyo a la formación de Facultades de Arquitectura, la participación en los Congresos Panamericanos de Arquitectos, la aprobación de reglamentos de edificación y la publicación de revistas.

The subject of this artist's sketchbook is an artistic and environmental project that was inaugurated by Cristina Iglesias on November 6, 2010. It concerns an underwater labyrinth, consisting of three submerged rooms built in cement, in the waters off the Espiritu Santo Island in Baja California's Candelero Bay. This house will slowly be inhabited by life. The project was promoted by the Fundación Mexicana para la Educación Ambiental A.C. (Fundea), in collaboration with the marine biologists and conservationists of the La Paz Coasts and The San Diego Oceanography Institute. This portfolio...