Guillermo de Alba

The innovative architectural styles that have emerged from the various climates of Colombian landscape are presented in these insightful essays and spectacular photographs. More than three hundred locations in Colombia fill the three sections divided up by climate zones: hot weather, warm weather, and cold weather. As the creativity of traditional and emerging Colombian architects is revealed, so to is the stunning landscape of a country whose varying climate and indigenous materials—such as guadua, a local bamboo—have influenced Colombian architectural form and content. Las novedosas...

This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.

Lo urbano (asociado indiscutiblemente al concepto de ciudad), constituido en virtud de la división social y espacial de las relaciones sociales de producción en un Estado nación en el que se localizan según estas lógicas las actividades comerciales, de servicios e industriales, entre otras; enfrenta una serie de transformaciones que hacen cada vez más complejo distinguir lo rural de lo urbano con la misma nitidez de antes, e impone grandes retos a los gobiernos y las comunidades asentadas en estos territorios. Este libro aporta una serie de elementos que permiten promover reflexiones...

A detailed study that examines the architecture of Fernando Martínez Sanabria (b. Spain, lived and worked in Colombia since 1938- d. 1991) throughout one of his most recognized buildings: the building of the Caja Agraria (1965) located in Barranquilla. The author examines this commercial project from its initial design process and proposes an analytical view of the building through its anatomical construction systems of light and semi-darkness developed by architect Martínez Sanabria.