Estructuras vistas, ocultas e ilusorias

In the nineties, the modern orthodoxy has stopped imposing its criteria. At a time when there are as many architectural philosophies as architects, this volume offers us some answers to the common question of where present-day architecture is going. This view of the current world of architecture is presented through analysis of the projects of the most recognized and respected architects, but also the most innovative ones and those of the new generations.

En sintonía con los postulados desarrollistas sustentados en una renovada fe en el "progreso tecnológico", conceptos tales como la flexibilidad, transitoriedad, crecimiento continuo, ensamblaje, organización, estructuras constructivas, o bien la inclusión de modelos matemáticos, diagramáticos o de comunicación gráfica prometían abordar las transformaciones de la cultura urbana dando lugar además, a las participación de la sociedad en los derroteros de la formulación de las normativas y criterios para la vida en la ciudad. Las décadas entre la inmediata posguerra y los años...

The founder of Architizer.com and practicing architect draws on his unique position at the crossroads of architecture and social media to highlight 100 important buildings that embody the future of architecture. We're asking more of architecture than ever before; the response will define our future.

The book is an historic and graphical account of the patios of "vecindad" (neighbourhood) in the port city of Veracruz, in a period that goes from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. The foreword of this edition, states that the first record of a patio of a "vecindad" dates back to 1791, highlighting that those patios have seen the early years of musician and singer "Toña la Negra" and were the place of origin of the famous "picadas" from Veracruz, one of the most popular snacks of the jarocha traditional cuisine.