El espacio domestico: la mujer y la casa

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...

Tipologia. Apuntes Para Una Investigacion La arquitectura considerada como instrumento biológico. Este libro contiene algunos textos y gráficos derivados de una investigación aplicada sobre proyectos y obras de diversos tipos de viviendas, guiada por la consideración de la arquitectura como instrumento biológico

Luego de varias reuniones, café de por medio, el arquitecto y la familia del comitente fijarán las pautas generales del diseño. Durante los encuentros, cada uno habrá expresado necesidades, sensaciones e ilusiones que, quizás, cambien substancialmente su forma de vivir. El resultado será hecho a su medida y con gran precisión, explorando otra concepción del espacio habitado donde, a su vez, el espacio exterior cobrará mayor importancia a partir del respeto a la naturaleza y su integración, lo que impactará en las áreas a construir. Colinas onduladas, valles profundos, vistas...

"This study goes beyond a formal description and esthetic analysis of house design in Mexico to offer an interpretation based on the complex network of economic, social, and cultural relations. Begins with an analysis of the indigenous home and lifestyle and continues into postrevolutionary, modern, and contemporary periods of historic transition, during which a new conception of urban space developed offering greater possibilities for individual expression. Contains many b/w plates of colonial city plans, 19th-century plans and photographs, and 20th-century photographs up to the...