El proyecto arquitectónico

Recorrido por la historia de la cantería, desde el período medieval al siglo XX, con especial atención a los casos españoles. Va acompañada de abundante material gráfico y un glosario.

Con el objetivo manifiesto de resaltar cómo la escritura biográfica nutre los relatos hagiográficos alrededor del arquitecto como figura autónoma, el libro compilado por Ana María Rigotti y Georg Leidenberger invita a una lectura en doble clave: la biografía se considera no solo como un género de investigación, sino también como un género de escritura. Historiadores como Jacques Le Goff o Paul Veyne destacaron la ambigüedad de la palabra historia, que indica al mismo tiempo una serie de acontecimientos y la narración de esos acontecimientos. La historia es un cuento, pero un...

"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...

The Design of the home continues to be of great interest to both architects and designers. How to configure a living space according to the characteristics of a site and the specification of the client is still the starting point of any house project. However, the final solutions can be as diverse as they can be interesting. This publication takes a specific look at the way architecture will evolve when regarding inhabitations around the world due to climatic changes and different cultural expectations.