El incendio del otro Palacio

The book is the resulting papers from the Seminars of Latin American Architecture (SAL) organized by CEDODAL as an example of academic cooperation between Latin American architects who share their concern for the conservation of the region's architectural patrimony. This edition comprises case studies and historical, economic, social and architectural analysis of the farms and landowners of the haciendas and estancias from 7 countries of Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, México, Perú and Puerto Rico.

La idea más extendida de la arquitectura moderna la considera una mera faceta de un fenómeno más general, denominado Movimiento Moderno, que vendría a ser un estado de entusiasmo provocado por la culminación de la Revolución Industrial en lo que se dio en llamar "la edad de la máquina". Las obras de arquitectura moderna serían, desde esa perspectiva, transparentes a la función y a la forma, de modo que los arquitectos actuarían como comadronas que asistirían al parto, por si se presentasen complicaciones, pero sin incidir en el resultado del mismo. La observación atenta de las...

The book examines the long, productive and stormy relationship architect Le Corbusier had with Argentina and the series of events in consequence. His Argentinean disciples Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, Juan Kurchan and Antonio Bonet, although influenced by the master architect had their own architectonic and urban ideas. The book examines the "Austral Net" created towards the productive, plural and complex relationship of these 4 personages where the central figure is the famed Swiss architect. The book is chronologically organized and includes a selection of the most important architecture...

Brief overview of ObregÑn's (b. Mexico) work as one of the most influencial Mexican born architects of the 20th century.