Apuntes de Fotografía: Recursos Y Técnicas Básicas de Fotografía Analógica

The book analyses a selection of 10 houses and 14 buildings constructed in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2005 and that represent the current urban San Jose's growth trends. The domestic architecture reflects a higher purchasing power with an appreciation oh natural surroundings, the office and industrial buildings are aimed some at rescuing the historic downtown area while others were constructed in the suburban area of the city. Includes biographies of mentioned architects.

Quito Heritage.-The most exciting and poetic journey through UNESCO's first World Cultural Heritage site. The pre-Columbian, ancient Quito and its domains: the colonial Quito that begins with Sebastian de Benalcázar, the Republican Quito, cradle of independence in the Americas, the metropolitan Quito, vibrant, cosmopolitan and modern. All these different forms of Quito are included of this book, opening to us generously, showing us the paths to the most beautiful altars i Latin America, covered in gold and Escuela Quiteña, showing us the unique identity of Ecuador's capital. The book...

The Colombian home during the Republican era is a world yet to be discovered. Many of its architectural and ornamental aspects have lingered on fragmentarily in people's memory, and period furniture is now a prized booty for antique hunters. This book reinstates the image of the Republican home as a composite of architecture, ornamentation, furniture and objects, which created beautiful and charming domestic environments, designed for something more than comfort. The book bears witness to a moment in Colombian history, and also pays tribute to hundreds of craftsmen, most of them unknown, who...

Este catalogo recorre cronologicamente la obra construida desde 1959 hasta 1992 por el arquitecto Umberto Riva con despacho profesional en su ciudad natal.