Sevilla, arquitectura y ciudad militar

The architecture & interior design of Mexican houses is colorfully presented, from the primitive & simple homes to the elegant haciendas. View the living quarters of Frieda Kahlo's residence; explore the hacienda of a celebrated bullfighter; glimpse Mexico's version of 1930's "Hollywood"; & experience the palapa design of a coastal home. More than 350 full-color photographs bring these wonderful homes into your casa for years of enjoyment & design ideas!

The present edition publishes part of the research papers presented during the "Seminario de Investigación Arquitectura para la Producción" organized by the university of Michoacán between 2001 and 2002 that included the participation of national and international academics. The book gathers 23 collective and individual multidisciplinary works that examine from various perspectives the history of architecture in rural areas. Works are mainly focused in the colonial territory of the ex-bishopry of Michoacán divided in 4 main topics: Space, settlements, technology and environment and...

Estrategias Contrapuestas La selección de trabajos aquí presentados ilustra un elenco de arquitectos jóvenes (-50) o muy jóvenes (-40) cuya obra –a veces, incluso, opera prima- muestra una calidad y madurez más que destacable. Se pretende mostrar obras realizadas recientemente, coincidiendo con una situación económica que ha dificultado, a muchos de ellos, que puedan poner en práctica sus conocimientos en la vida real. Es por esta razón, que esta "generación casi perdida" es la que se pretende poner en valor aquí. Una generación nueva, con una actitud distinta, pues en algunos...

The author describes and discusses the influence Le Corbusier in Uruguay through a series of trips, the first done by the Swiss-French architect in 1929, and the remaining ones from the three Uruguayan architects who joined the workshop of the notable architect: Carlos Gómez Gavazzo, in 1933, Justino Serralta, in 1948, and Carlos Clémot, in 1949. The study also includes aspects of Antonio Bonet Castellana's trip, who was there in 1937 and in Uruguay from 1945 to 1948, and additionally analyzes what Eladio Dieste learned from his "Le Courvoisier partners" Serralta and Clémot as well as the...