ArquiMática

The subject of this artist's sketchbook is an artistic and environmental project that was inaugurated by Cristina Iglesias on November 6, 2010. It concerns an underwater labyrinth, consisting of three submerged rooms built in cement, in the waters off the Espiritu Santo Island in Baja California's Candelero Bay. This house will slowly be inhabited by life. The project was promoted by the Fundación Mexicana para la Educación Ambiental A.C. (Fundea), in collaboration with the marine biologists and conservationists of the La Paz Coasts and The San Diego Oceanography Institute. This portfolio...

This number of the monographic series is dedicated to restoration specialist, architect and watercolor painter Villa Chávez (b. Mexico). This extensive study of Villa Chávez life and architecture is divided in 2 parts: the first reviews his academic career and his professional practice in Guadalajara and Colima. A second part reviews in detail his restoration projects, his architecture, his open space interventions and his pictorial production (watercolors and drawings). Amongst other academic contributions Villa Chávez founded the School of Architecture in the University of Colima and was ...

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.

Ushuaia es una ciudad excepcional en toda America y por haber sido un lugar pequeno en el extremo austral, helado y aislado, tuvo una arquitectura de enorme fragilidad hecha en chapa y madera. En los ultimos anos ha vivido un proceso intenso de destruccion que nada parece detener. Este libro es resultado de una pequena excavacion arqueologica hecha en pleno centro en donde hubo dos casas que se consideraron descartables para no hacer nada encima. Y muestra la historia que se ha logrado recuperar. Pero tambien es un conjunto de reflexiones, ideas y propuestas sobre la historia que explica ese...