Santander, mirar y ver... matemáticas, arquitectura e historia

An analysis of the subject of the identity that has characterized historically the cultural and urban-architectonic development of the towns of Latin America, the Caribbean and Mexico.

Winner of the 2020 SAMLA Studies Book Award — Edited Collection Cities both near and far communicate in a variety of ways. Travel between, through, and among urban centers initiates contact, and cities themselves are sites of ever-changing cultural and historical encounters. Predictable and surprising challenges and opportunities arise when city borders are crossed, voices meet, and artistic traditions find their counterparts. Using the Latin word for “translation,” translatio, or “to carry across,” as a point of departure, Avenues of Translation explores how translation...

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!

Ya no podemos conformarnos con enriquecer siempre las mismas críticas y diagnósticos, con estar al tanto de los temas de moda e incorporarlos a medias, con acostumbrarnos a entregar a los ciudadanos un deficiente producto lleno de justificaciones, sin diseñarles las nuevas herramientas de respuesta urbana. Considero que se ha perdido ya mucho tiempo, energía, y acumulado una gran experiencia, para sólo dar vueltas y vueltas sobre una misma baldosa. Cansado de estas reiteradas y poco útiles variantes de "un poco más de lo mismo", quiero invitarlos a recorrer un nuevo espacio...