Estructuras vistas, ocultas e ilusorias

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.

Esta obra elabora una visión de la Arquitectura del mundo antiguo occidental desde un enfoque específico: el estudio de los diferentes modelos de edificios que surgen como respuesta al desarrollo de los primeros grandes estados. El análisis y la evolución de estas edificaciones, su validez como espacio destinado a cumplir delimitadas funciones o su incapacidad para ello y, por tanto, su reducida implantación son aspectos a los que esta obra presta especial atención, sin olvidar las diferentes tipologías de ciudad, en las que estos modelos aparecen, tan novedades, creativas y...

Hospitals and health centers are a unique category of architecture with clearly defined characteristics. Health architecture must offer imaginative, constructive responses and flexible solutions to the problems raised by this special and flexible solutions to the problems raised by this special type of facility: planning, budgets and space as well as the idiosyncrasies arising from each particular field of health. New Health Facilities presents the best examples of health architecture constructed in recent years and each of the architects demonstrates a solid understanding of the need to...