Verificación de Estructuras Conforme a la Normatividad

Monographic edition dedicated to one of the most noted disciples of José Villagrán García and Ignacio Díaz Morales. Architec Nafarrate's works are characteristic for the use of natural illumination and ventilation and the strong importance he gives to the environment. Some of his most recognized works include: Residential complex "Los Parques", Hotel "Las Hadas", and the "Twin Dolphin" in Baja California.

Desde los orígenes de la humanidad, la arquitectura ha cumplido como primera función la protección contra los elementos atmosféricos. Los edificios son barreras contra la lluvia, el viento, refugios contra el frío o filtros contra el calor o la luz. Este libro pretende estudiar la variedad y complejidad de situaciones climáticas en todo el planeta. Ante cualquier condición climática, lo que la arquitectura pretende siempre es conseguir cierto grado de confortabilidad. La consecución de cierto nivel de bienestar resulta, en la práctica, un fenómeno complejo en la que intervienen...

"Taking over the baton from their mentor and friend Eduardo Chillida, the architects Juan Carlos Sancho (San Sebastián, 1957) and Sol Madridejos (Madrid, 1958) have pursued a sensitive dialectic between matter and void that lies at the foundations of a fertile formal laboratory, one where the fold is an instrument with great potential in the attainment of structural, spatial, and material coherence. In these pages Arquitectura Viva presents a selection of four Spanish works – ranging from a small chapel to a large educational complex – in which the duo composes variations on the same...

How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on today's highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists.