Manual de arquitectura bioclimática

"Major survey of Ibero-American 21st century architects details the work of 40 architects"--Provided by vendor.

Profusely illustrated, this historical work focuses on the planning and construction of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain, during the second half of the 16th century—when Madrid went from being a mercantile town to the capital of the Hapsburg Empire. Including a detailed analysis of archived documents, architectural plans, and drawings, this study chronicles this monument's architectural and urban development, explains the symbolism associated with it, and reveals how it came to be a model for other European constructions. Profusamente ilustrada, esta obra histórica enfoca el planeamiento y ...

En este libro se describe la base conceptual de un nuevo paradigma ecológico en arquitectura, y un proceso de diseño capaz de lograr una arquitectura perfectamente integrada en el ecosistema. En la primera parte del libro se establece con detalle una metodología proyectual, en base a 39 indicadores ecológicos, que permite el diseño de cualquier tipo de edificio con el máximo nivel ecológico posible, y al mismo tiempo se puede utilizar como sistema de evaluación y calificación del nivel ecológico de edificios ya proyectados, o construidos. En la segunda parte del libro se analizan...

Architectural study on the religious buildings of collective character built by the Jewish community of Buenos Aires in the 19t and 20th centuries and where the synagogues are the best examples. Their choices of architectural styles or languages responded to the historic moment when these buildings were constructed and respond to the preferences of each group according to their origin or its constructors or architects. The study analyses their morphology, mostly monumental, outside the city limits, and loaded inside and outside with ornaments and visible symbols of Judaism.