Reciclaje de la arquitectura en centros de ciudad

Life and work of polemic architect and urbanist Meyer (b. Switzerland), one of the most important functionalists of the 1920's. The former director of the Bauhaus, he worked for the Post-Revolutionary Regimes in Mexico as the director of the Instituto del Urbanismo y Planification from 1942 through 1949, while also becoming the editor of the collective graphic workshop Taller de Grafica Popular (TGP) from 1947 to 1949. Many plates of his architectural designs and the structural diagrams Meyer used for the Bauhaus and in IUP in Mexico.

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.

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!

En este texto, se deconstruye, a través del método de análisis descriptivo, una organización acabada en rasgos y atributos que, posteriormente en una hoja analítica, recomponen el sistema total. En este proceso se encuentran presentes las mentes de quienes hicieron de la idea una realización y la de quienes, desde ella, explican una organización consciente y/o inconsciente, a pesar de constituir una realidad empírica. Este libro continúa las investigaciones iniciadas hace cinco años. Se seleccionó una serie de referentes arquitectónicos de la ciudad de La Plata del período que...