Arquitectos mexicanos

Deporte, esforzada inquietud, sana actividad de movilidad de aparatos locomotores. Al final la mente descansa en un contenedor para vivir y, más adelante, triunfar en cada prueba convocada. Hace siglos Pélope, hijo del rey Tántalo, debatía, discutía y competía en carreras de caballos. En su conversa época tuvo tiempo de sentir la inmensa alegría del sabor de la victoria, de conocer a Niké. El trabajo que se presenta a continuación fue dibujado por mis alumnos Juan Francisco Abad Navarro y Elisa Martínez Aso siguiendo instrucciones según mis diseños y dirección en la concurrencia ...

Filled with pictures, sketches, and building plans, this tribute to an extraordinary Colombian architect presents 12 of his most significant projects spanning the decade before his death in October 2007. The buildings highlighted in this work include the National University of Colombia's department of humanities graduate school building, the Virgilio Barco public library in Bogotá, and Salmona's vacation home in Riofrío. Lleno de dibujos, esbozos, y planes de edificación , este tributo a un extraordinario arquitecto colombiano presenta 12 de sus proyectos más significativos desde la...

For his critics and biographers, the 1930s have always been the most challenging period of Frank Lloyd Wright's career. This account uses the architect's long-inaccessable archives at Taliesin West to provide a balanced evaluation of Wright in the 1930s. It separates Wright's design activities from his self-promotion and places his philosophy of individualism within the context of the times.

"The book examines the life and architectonic and didactic legacy of noted architect O'Gorman (b. Mexico) with critical texts by expert scholars regarding some of his ideas on the aesthetics of architecture with a special emphasis in public primary schools. Includes a reprint of the booklet titled "Escuelas Primarias 1932" by O'Gorman as a report while working for the Mexican Ministry of Education (SEP) of the construction of 28 public primary schools in Mexico City."--Provided by vendor.