Gaudí

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.

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"Architecture & Design Australia" is a new survey of Australian Architecture that takes an expansive look at over 50 builings, from private dwellings to public monuments, and includes many award-winning projects that have helped shape the energetic state of Australian design today. It is fair to say that the diversity of the Australian continent shapes the complexity of its architecture, and it is these ingredients that continue to set the scene for the country's exciting architectural language. An index with contact information of the featured architects and designers is enclosed.

El siglo XVIII mexicano historiado en este tomo es de especial riqueza en la produccion arquitectonica debido a su importancia en la consolidacion y definicion de la silueta de las ciudades virreinales. El texto resena obras extraordinarias, pero tambien incorpora el analisis de los diversos generos de edificios caracteristicos de la vida cotidiana; analisis que parte de un fenomeno mas amplio: la ciudad como estructura y soporte de distintas edificaciones.