Arquitectura moderna: Una breve introducción

Nestled by rows of luscious grapevines, wineries evoke images of fine living few other places can rival. The spirit of each winery is as distinctive as the wines it produces. With a multitude of unique design touches, each one creates a sense of place, and a charming invitation to slow down and savor a way of life deeply rooted in growing cycles and the seasons. This lavishly illustrated compendium showcases the new wave of winery buildings. This school of design takes its lead from architect Herzog de Meuron's 1997 design for Dominus Winery, setting a trend away from the rustic and embracing ...

El presente libro ha querido concentrar una recopilación de textos a medio camino entre lo teórico y lo práctico, entre la difusión académica y la divulgación profesional. Son estudios que se caracterizan por tener un triple planteamiento de inquietudes dirigido a la docencia, la investigación y la práctica profesional, pero que también tienen en común un marcado compromiso con el rigor en cualquiera de sus posibles acepciones. El planteamiento que se presentó a los autores era el de reflexionar sobre su particular metodología proyectual desde un enfoque tanto profesional como...

Architectural guide to the city of Guadalajara, with a selection of close to 300 buildings representative of all time periods. The guide is divided in 3 sections: the first, the largest and medullar part of the book is the presentation of the buildings; a second section is an inventory of buildings important in the history of the city but now disappeared, and a third section includes location maps with recommended itineraries and routes. Each entry includes the name, date and brief history of the building and the name of the architect.

This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.