Alejandro Zohn

The architecture & interior design of Mexican houses is colorfully presented, from the primitive & simple homes to the elegant haciendas. View the living quarters of Frieda Kahlo's residence; explore the hacienda of a celebrated bullfighter; glimpse Mexico's version of 1930's "Hollywood"; & experience the palapa design of a coastal home. More than 350 full-color photographs bring these wonderful homes into your casa for years of enjoyment & design ideas!

Interest in living off the grid, i.e. self-sufficiently without relying on public services such as the municipal water supply, electricity, or local sewage and gas systems, has come on the scene as a greener, cheaper, and more independent way of life. Homes that are off-grid generally allow for a smaller carbon footprint, and a sense of freedom and self-sufficiency. Living Off-Grid sets you free from depending on a company, either using solar panels, wind turbines, a micro water system, or a combination of these technologies. Other times, an Off-Grid system can work as an energy backup or be...

El libro es producto de un estudio multidisciplinar realizado en el marco del subsidio otorgado por ANCyPT, FONCYT para el Proyecto de Investigación en Ciencia y Técnica, 2015-3831,"Historia y patrimonio de la Argentina moderna. Inmigración, transferencia y readaptación de saberes en las dimensiones simbólicas y materiales de los teatros del litoral rioplatense y su conservación" dirigido por el Investigador Responsable Fernando Devoto. Basado en una selección de cinco teatros del litoral fluvial argentino -Rafael de Aguiar (San Nicolás), Tres de Febrero (Paraná), Coliseo (Zárate),...

Beautiful edited general study from an architectural of the formal and technical characteristics of the constructions of the various ethnic groups of Venezuela. The fine edition includes the history of the Indian architecture as described by travelers, observers and chronics from colonial times. The collaboration project between architect historian Gasparini and anthropologist Margolies was distinguished in 1987 with the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship Fullbright Scholarship.