Vientos de libertad

After the exile of Porfirio Díaz and the election of Francisco I. Madero as president of Mexico, Victoriano Huerta leads a coup d'etat that culminated in the assassination of Madero and Pino Suarez. The usurpation of the presidency at the hands of Huerta causes several revolutionary leaders such as Francisco Villa and Venustiano Carranza, to take up arms again.

A partir del exitoso concurso multimedia homónimo, el Aula de Patrimonio Cultural de la Universidad de Cantabria ha pretendido acercar al gran público las diez «joyas» fotográficas finalistas mediante la elaboración, por parte de su autora, doctora en Historia del Arte, de breves y sencillos textos en los que se analiza cada una de ellas. Incluyen una sucinta bibliografía en donde se han reseñado algunas de las obras más relevantes que han abordado el estudio de cada una de estas joyas cántabras.

This series explores architecture; furniture; and interior, graphic, and industrial design with the intention of reflecting the wealth and diversity found in the extensive panorama of contemporary design. Featured designers are chosen on the basis of their originality and their accomplishments. Each book starts with an introductory essay by a well-known critic or designer. The designers themselves stylize the presentation and decide what material will be included -- therefore presenting not only a reference text, but also exhibiting another aspect of the designer's creative vision.

En este libro publicado por primera vez en 1973, Christian Norberg-Schulz describe la historia de la arquitectura occidental como una historia de formas significativas. En base a esta perspectiva, que remite a la filosofia existencialista y a la fenomenologia, el autor analiza las principales etapas y los edificios mas importantes en la historia de la arquitectura, desde el antiguo Egipto hasta nuestros dias. Las construcciones de los diversos periodos culturales son descritas como una expresion de valores religiosos y filosoficos prevalentes. El analisis meticuloso del origen significativo...

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.