Catálogo arquitectura movimiento moderno Perú

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...

A multidisciplinary collaboration that explores and documents the transcultural and urban transformations of the town of San Juan del Rio in the State of Querétaro.

A study of Bogota viewed as a museum (outside of the traditional museum). This work offers a critical look at modern city through a series of tours through downtown Bogotá, specifically on Seventh Avenue between Calles 11 and 16 that was transformed from Bogotazo through an urban renewal project. It turned the area into a paradigm of what should be a modern Bogotá. The book discusses the aesthetic character of its architecture, the connections between traditional museums, and reaffirmed the principles of order and functionality of the modern movement and led to rules that have sought...

Treinta hombres que hicieron Madrid es un homenaje a aquellos que han hecho de Madrid la ciudad que es hoy. Arquitectos, alcaldes, escritores y constructores, hasta santos y reyes, que contribuyeron con su esfuerzo e imaginación al crecimiento y embellecimiento de la ciudad. Encontramos reye como Carlos III, aquel monarca empeñado en limpiar la cara de una capital que no lo parecía; famosos arquitectos como Antonio Palacios o Secundino Zuazo, que diseñaron los edificios más destacados del siglo XX; constructores como el marqués de Salamanca, que se arruinó construyendo el lujoso barrio ...