ARKHÉ #5

This volume focusses on the mosaics and geometric designs from Ecija, the ancient Roman Astigi, the capital of the Conventus Astigitanus, which is one of four conventus iuridici that made the Roman Baetica. This work is part of a much larger study centered recently on the mosaics and the geometrical compositions of the Conventus Astgitanus, whose immediate objective pursued to cover the analysis of the musivaria of the whole of Baetica.In conjunction with the mosaics catalogue, this volume presents a catalogue of geometric designs, which are results of studies of different fields that make up ...

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.

El terreno es el resultado de la labor de recopilacion y sintesis a partir de la experiencia docente de la autora en las asignaturas de Mecanica del Suelo y Cimentaciones, Geotecnia basica en Arquitectura, Fonamentacions Profundes y El terreny, impartidas a lo largo de los ultimos 19 anos. En esencia, comprende los fundamentos de la mecanica del suelo aplicables a la practica de proyectos y a la direccion de obras en el ambito de la arquitectura. Se distribuye en 11 diferentes temas. Los tres primeros son de presentacion, nomenclatura de los suelos y sus principales caracteristicas,...

Contenido: Al antigedad y el paleocristianismo El islam El romnico El gtico El renacimiento El barroco y el rococ El neoclasicismo El historicismo y la arquitectura de ingeniera Primera mitad del siglo XX Segunda mitad del siglo XX