Suelo urbano y vivienda social en Bogotá

This catalogue of the work of the Barcelona architect Manuel Brullet (Mataró, Barcelona, 1941) covers the last tent years of his production.

Enfatizando los aspectos creativos de la arquitectura, este libro le proporciona un curso básico de diseño arquitectónico. Le introduce en el lenguaje visual de la arquitectura, le anima a pensar en términos espaciales y le ayuda a cuestionar el entorno edificado. Además, se le explica paso a paso todo el proceso de diseño. Incluye ejercicios prácticos que le ayudarán a ejercitar sus nuevas habilidades. Encontrará información acerca de las técnicas y materiales de construcción que tienen repercusión en el diseño. Le ofrece consejos profesionales que le ayudarán a dar los...

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.

This number of the monographic series is dedicated to restoration specialist, architect and watercolor painter Villa Chávez (b. Mexico). This extensive study of Villa Chávez life and architecture is divided in 2 parts: the first reviews his academic career and his professional practice in Guadalajara and Colima. A second part reviews in detail his restoration projects, his architecture, his open space interventions and his pictorial production (watercolors and drawings). Amongst other academic contributions Villa Chávez founded the School of Architecture in the University of Colima and was ...