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.

El objetivo fundamental que se pretende alcanzar con esta publicación de exámenes resueltos, es proporcionar material de trabajo a aquellos estudiantes que tengan inquietud por ampliar sus conocimientos y adquirir una mayor preparación para afrontar con éxito sus estudios. La disposición de los exámenes y prácticas resueltos se ha estructurado colocando inicialmente los enunciados de cada uno de ellos y en páginas siguientes la resolución de todos los detalles constructivos y cuestiones solicitadas. Posiblemente algún detalle constructivo pueda parecer similar al de otros exámenes. ...

A compilation of texts by Professor Julio Arroyo previously presented in different academic meetings make up the present edition centered in public spaces in contemporary cities and the architecture that is concomitant, taking as a study reference the city of Santa Fe. Public spaces are a crucial category of urban life. However, in contemporary cities inconsistencies and contradictions prevail against the ethical postulates that define them -social cohesion, democratic inclusion, free expression, symbolic representation of citizen values- and the phenomena of what is public, dissociated in...

How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on today's highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists.