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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.

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

The innovative architectural styles that have emerged from the various climates of Colombian landscape are presented in these insightful essays and spectacular photographs. More than three hundred locations in Colombia fill the three sections divided up by climate zones: hot weather, warm weather, and cold weather. As the creativity of traditional and emerging Colombian architects is revealed, so to is the stunning landscape of a country whose varying climate and indigenous materials—such as guadua, a local bamboo—have influenced Colombian architectural form and content. Las novedosas...

Desde la fecha de su primera edición en París en 1804, el tratado de arquitectura de Claude Nicolas Ledoux sigue siendo una obra de referencia. Estableciendo una compleja relación entre texto e imagen, literatura y arquitectura, el autor logró hacer de su tratado una verdadera autobiografía arquitectónica que ilustra, al mismo tiempo, ese profundo cambio producido entre la arquitectura del antiguo régimen y las necesidades funcionales, tecnológicas y sociales que la Revolución industrial estaba ya imprimiendo. La edición que ahora presentamos -primera en castellano- con inclusión...