Enrique Nafarrate

(...) ¿Puede haber libertad sin memoria? ¿La arquitectura es necesaria para la libertad y la memoria, o la disociación total entre libertad, memoria, arquitectura y escritura es algo positivo para la humanidad? Hay quien anuncia una desaparición de la memoria, y de la escritura como memoria, pero no puedo dejar de pensar que a esta conclusión han llegado siempre todos los pensadores conservadores enfrentados a un cambio cultural importante, y siempre ha surgido una nueva memoria, una nueva escritura, una nueva arquitectura y una nueva libertad. No veo posible la vida humana sin libertad, ...

History of the construction of Caracas between 1937 and 1957. Based on interviews with local architects, engineers, urban planners, entrepreneurs and government officials.

Excerpt from Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Excursiones, Vol. 1: Marzo 1893 Á Febrero 1894 Art. 2.° Los Sócios podrán formar parte de una 6 de más Secciones, sin que para ello tengan que llevar á cabo inscripción especial. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. ...

A study of each phase of the prolific trajectory of architect Pani (b. Mexico). A strong follower of Le Corbusier principles and whose modernist and grand scale urban and construction designs allowed him to construct in Mexico the first international hotel, the first multi family housing complex, the first condominium and the first satellite city. His architectural legacy includes more than 130 projects covering all types of buildings: housing, schools, hospitals, airports, commercial, office and urban, designs. All photographs (black and white 8x10 plaques ) in this catalogue were shot by...