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The architecture & interior design of Mexican houses is colorfully presented, from the primitive & simple homes to the elegant haciendas. View the living quarters of Frieda Kahlo's residence; explore the hacienda of a celebrated bullfighter; glimpse Mexico's version of 1930's "Hollywood"; & experience the palapa design of a coastal home. More than 350 full-color photographs bring these wonderful homes into your casa for years of enjoyment & design ideas!

The book analyses a selection of 10 houses and 14 buildings constructed in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2005 and that represent the current urban San Jose's growth trends. The domestic architecture reflects a higher purchasing power with an appreciation oh natural surroundings, the office and industrial buildings are aimed some at rescuing the historic downtown area while others were constructed in the suburban area of the city. Includes biographies of mentioned architects.

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

El libro presenta, en forma teórica y empírica, los aportes generados en la gestión urbanística a partir de la implementación de intervenciones de carácter mixto (público/público-público/privado) en vacíos urbanos de ciudades centrales, procurando desentrañar los marcos conceptuales, métodos y medios (mecanismos e instrumentos) de intervención planificada que sustenten nuevas y originales políticas públicas de gestión que permitan la reestructuración y recuperación de sectores urbanos degradados y obsoletos, con el fin de disputar aquellas políticas sustentadas en...