CIUDADES Y TERRITORIO EN AMERICA DEL SUR DEL SIGLO XV AL XVII

The present edition graphically documents the design, construction and installationof the mega main public library Biblioteca de México "José Vasconcelos" locatedin Mexico City. In 2001 a transformation project of the Biblioteca de México proposal had three main actions: the restoration of the La Ciudadela building, the construction of a more modern and larger building and the establishment of an interchange network between the public libraries in México, where the new library was to be the central node of a national network. The new library that includes surrounding botanical garden was...

Ten examples of "private neighborhoods" or residential urbanizations mainly in the area surrounding Buenos Aires mostly built between 1990-2000 including neighborhoods with communal services, the country club, small farms or "club de chacras," a mountain village and large towns.

Este libro trata de cómo percibimos las cosas que nos rodean y, en especial, la arquitectura. Con un lenguaje claro y preciso, el autor va describiendo las sensaciones que experimentamos ante los objetos cotidianos, desde una taza de té hasta una raqueta de tenis, para tratar de explicar así cómo se puede disfrutar mejor de los edificios que configuran nuestro entorno.

The book is the resulting papers from the Seminars of Latin American Architecture (SAL) organized by CEDODAL as an example of academic cooperation between Latin American architects who share their concern for the conservation of the region's architectural patrimony. This edition comprises case studies and historical, economic, social and architectural analysis of the farms and landowners of the haciendas and estancias from 7 countries of Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, México, Perú and Puerto Rico.