Arquitectura de la casa cubana

Se trata de un estudio sobre la arquitectura militar de Galicia en la Edad Moderna, y es el fruto de una entusiasta entrega del autor hacia este tema, sólidamente documentado en los Archivos General de Simancas, Histórico Nacional, del Reino de Galicia, etc., sin olvidar la magnífica información que se custodia en los Servicios Geográfico e Histórico del Ejército. Además de la realidad arquitectónica e ingeniería militar, estudia el fenómeno global de la red defensiva del Antiguo Reino de Galicia.

A detailed guide to the buildings that architect Juan O'Gorman (b. Mexico 1905-1982) constructed in Mexico City, with maps, photographs, plans and detailed descriptions of each one. Includes many of his most noted designs: Casa-estudio Diego Rivera-Frida Kahlo, museum Anahuacalli (Diego Rivera), museum Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo) and others.

Barcelona 1992-2004 offers a selection of chronologically arranged projects that provide an overview of the period that commences with the 1992 Olympic Games and culminates in the huge cultural event that is the Universal Forum of Cultures-Barcelona 2004. The selection has focused in particular on projects involving the city’s openness to the sea and those which have managed to adapt to its existing residential fabric. Presented as separate chapters are projects for new high-rise buildings and schemes for the 22@ plan and the Universal Forum of Cultures. The selection is preceded by a text...

Toussaint puso su erudici n al servicio del mejor conocimiento del arte de la arquitectura a trav s de las descripciones de ciudades como Oaxaca, con su coloraci n de jade, y Taxco con su resplandor a la luz de la luna.

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.