Bogotá León de oro (1990-2006)

Cincuenta años después de la primera edición original alemana, Sistemas de estructuras sigue siendo un manual clásico y al mismo tiempo innovador. Se ha convertido en uno de los tratados de referencia del diseño de estructuras en arquitectura, gracias a una original aproximación que renuncia explícitamente al enfoque tipológico y al uso de textos teóricos y cálculos matemáticos para centrarse en el funcionamiento estructural mediante gráficos. Rigurosamente ordenado y articulado, el libro presenta los diferentes sistemas de estructuras a través de series de dibujos y pequeñas...

A study of each phase of the prolific trajectory of architect Pani (b. Mexico). A strong follower of Le Corbusier principles and whose modernist and grand scale urban and construction designs allowed him to construct in Mexico the first international hotel, the first multi family housing complex, the first condominium and the first satellite city. His architectural legacy includes more than 130 projects covering all types of buildings: housing, schools, hospitals, airports, commercial, office and urban, designs. All photographs (black and white 8x10 plaques ) in this catalogue were shot by...

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.

Este libro es para estudiantes y arquitectos, e intenta recopilar algunas obras significativas del período 30-50 de la arquitectura moderna de Buenos Aires, donde los arquitectos argentinos de esa época reciente, desarrollaron a través de sus obras y sus escritos una lectura propia de la influencia moderna europea.