Didáctica del taller del diseño

This volume features 25 architectural works constructed in Chile by architect Valdés between 1963 and 2007. It also comprises a series of texts that the author gathered after several conversations with the architect from 2001 to 2006, in a first-hand account of the creative process established by the architect about design, material, construction and space.

One of two most anticipated rooms of a house (the other is the master bathroom) is the kitchen. It's the interior space where most value can be added during a sale and the space that most homeowners wish to make the heart of the home. This book features over 100 contemporary kitchen designs to suit all sizes, shapes, and ages of house.

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

Esta publicación propone entender la luz como la materia primordial de la construcción del espacio, para lo cual es necesario sintetizar los conceptos, las técnicas y las herramientas utilizadas para este fin. El texto busca que tanto los estudiantes de arquitectura como los profesionales experimentados comprendan las consideraciones y los procedimientos involucrados en el diseño de sistemas de iluminación natural y artificial, a partir de una perspectiva centrada en el uso eficiente de la luz y los dispositivos arquitectónicos que permiten controlarla. El texto y las ilustraciones...