Vigas y pórticos

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

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 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 ...

El tema de accesibilidad es sumamente importante dentro del entorno social y global, puesto que vivimos en tiempos de cambio en los que cobra renovada vigencia el reclamo de justicia y equidad de las personas con discapacidad. La inclusión social de grupos vulnerables es parte del discurso que nos rodea y, gracias a esto, cada vez son más las dependencias y empresas que modifican sus instalaciones y adoptan políticas incluyentes. Esta segunda edición fue actualizada en la información demográfica y las especificaciones de las leyes; pero mantiene la estructura de la anterior, iniciando...