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A set of essays on the modern architecture in the city of Bogota. The articles are the result of the concerns of the authors around the utility of the buildings that make up the history of modern architecture in the country for the understanding of the problems of the contemporary city. The raised arguments include project dimensions, which includes urban, landscape, building and technique.ʺ--Back cover (translated by Karno Books).

"This study goes beyond a formal description and esthetic analysis of house design in Mexico to offer an interpretation based on the complex network of economic, social, and cultural relations. Begins with an analysis of the indigenous home and lifestyle and continues into postrevolutionary, modern, and contemporary periods of historic transition, during which a new conception of urban space developed offering greater possibilities for individual expression. Contains many b/w plates of colonial city plans, 19th-century plans and photographs, and 20th-century photographs up to the...

Traces the career of the turn of the century Spanish architect, shows his designs for homes, apartments, schools, and churches, and discusses his unique, organic style

La obra plantea un recorrido por la arquitectura y el urbanismo europeos de la Edad Moderna, desde la consideración del espacio y la estructura arquitectónica como partes de un lenguaje arquitectónico vinculado al Clasicismo, que se articula a través de los órdenes clásicos, sus normas y sus proporciones, generando a su vez unos espacios arquitectónicos y urbanos vinculados a los usos culturales, ideológicos y políticos del momento. Desde este planteamiento, la obra aborda temas como el estudio del lenguaje de los órdenes arquitectónicos y los debates teóricos surgidos en torno a...

Imprescindible transformar los inmuebles existentes, buscando su armonía con el clima, confort y calidad de vida para el usuario reduciendo gasto de servicios. Con ejemplo Edificio M16, intervenido bioclimáticamente con certificación LEED Platino.