La arquitectura de la Revolución Mexicana

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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...

The present edition publishes part of the research papers presented during the "Seminario de Investigación Arquitectura para la Producción" organized by the university of Michoacán between 2001 and 2002 that included the participation of national and international academics. The book gathers 23 collective and individual multidisciplinary works that examine from various perspectives the history of architecture in rural areas. Works are mainly focused in the colonial territory of the ex-bishopry of Michoacán divided in 4 main topics: Space, settlements, technology and environment and...

Este libro afronta al espacio doméstico como articulación argumental entre la necesidad de contención subjetiva que representa la casa y los estímulos exteriores. El habitar doméstico contemporáneo está atravesado por la relación compleja entre lo que acontece en el interior, lo que ofrece el exterior, y la conectividad virtual que traspasa constantemente ambas esferas. Se indaga en procesos proyectuales de espacios domésticos contemporáneos que se desenvuelven concertadamente con los modos de habitar actuales, analizados a través de una serie de casos ponderados como buenas...