El museo fuera de lugar

La naturaleza como fuente de innovación para empaques. Explorar la naturaleza del embalaje significa observar de cerca cómo la vida envuelve, protege, contiene, preserva e incluso transporta y comunica sus palpitantes creaciones, con la intención de descubrir de qué manera ha resuelto los problemas y aciertos que enfrenta el diseño industrial de embalajes: ¿qué geometrías permiten aprovechar mejor el espacio y el material? ¿Qué lecciones encierran los huevos de gallina o las conchas de los moluscos a propósito de protección a impactos? ¿Qué nos enseñan las envolturas de...

Study characterized for the use of new research methods to create an alternative historiography of modern Mexican architecture. Through a self-critical review of the first edition, author De Anda clarifies, broadens and when needed corrects certain concepts and perspectives in relation to his original 1991 edition of "Architecture of the Mexican Revolution". He then provides recent advances in the way of interpreting the history of architecture and the history of Mexican culture in the 20th century.

This book revolves around the drawings and scale models especially selected by architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, who was conferred the degree of Doctorate Honoris Causa by the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in 2009. The personal selection done by PMdR resulted in a publishing project that included the participation of a group of academics from Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina convened so that, by means of short texts, freely elaborated their perspective on those drawings. The book is, therefore, the result of a collective work whose purpose is to think the architecture from its most common...

The book analyses a selection of 10 houses and 14 buildings constructed in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2005 and that represent the current urban San Jose's growth trends. The domestic architecture reflects a higher purchasing power with an appreciation oh natural surroundings, the office and industrial buildings are aimed some at rescuing the historic downtown area while others were constructed in the suburban area of the city. Includes biographies of mentioned architects.