Magallanes territorio sin fronteras. Patrimonio, identidades, desarrollo sostenible

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

La posibilidad de una arquitectura estrictamente funcional, aceptada en las primeras décadas del siglo XX, procede del siguiente argumento: en arquitectura, como en la naturaleza, la forma sigue (o debe seguir) a la función. El soporte material de dicho argumento fue la casa inglesa, supuestamente generada desde adentro hacia afuera, atendiendo exclusivamente a los usos. El lema inglés "cada cosa en su sitio y un sitio para cada cosa" fue utilizado para explicar la asociación entre utilidad e irregularidad. Pero la irregularidad de las casas inglesas no dependía tanto de los...

Annotated guide to the architectural patrimony of UNAM, Mexico's largest university. It covers the colonial and other historic buildings in downtown Mexico City, the 20th century complexes, library, public art and other buildings in the Ciudad Universitaria as well as buildings throughout Mexico. With many illustrations and location maps.

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.