La Cartuja de Vall de Crist en el fin del Antiguo Régimen, siglos XVIII-XIX

A detailed guide to the buildings that architect Juan O'Gorman (b. Mexico 1905-1982) constructed in Mexico City, with maps, photographs, plans and detailed descriptions of each one. Includes many of his most noted designs: Casa-estudio Diego Rivera-Frida Kahlo, museum Anahuacalli (Diego Rivera), museum Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo) and others.

Profusely illustrated, this historical work focuses on the planning and construction of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain, during the second half of the 16th century—when Madrid went from being a mercantile town to the capital of the Hapsburg Empire. Including a detailed analysis of archived documents, architectural plans, and drawings, this study chronicles this monument's architectural and urban development, explains the symbolism associated with it, and reveals how it came to be a model for other European constructions. Profusamente ilustrada, esta obra histórica enfoca el planeamiento y ...

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.

El libro presenta varias exploraciones referentes al universo simbólico de la ciudad, de su arquitectura, de sus objetos e imágenes, prestando atención a la manifestación de las representaciones alternativas que desafían a las representaciones instituidas. Pues todo aquello que se yergue como realidad para los múltiples integrantes de la sociedad nunca queda agotado por los diversos géneros discursivos instituidos o alternativos. Precisamente, una de las características de estos estudios reside en su vocación por integrar diferentes géneros discursivos, entendiendo que, por una...