ASPIRACIONES Y ESPACIOS DE UNA REVOLUCIÓN

El libro presenta varias exploraciones referentes al universo simbólico de la ciudad, de su arquitectura, de sus objetos e imágenes, prestando atención a la manifestación de las representaciones alternativas que desafían a las representaciones instituidas. Pues todo aquello que se yergue como realidad para los múltiples integrantes de la sociedad nunca queda agotado por los diversos géneros discursivos instituidos o alternativos. Precisamente, una de las características de estos estudios reside en su vocación por integrar diferentes géneros discursivos, entendiendo que, por una...

La actualidad e interés de cuanto este libro plantea quedaría demostrada con solo llevar a cabo una visión retrospectiva de algunos aspectos del desarrollo de la restauración en nuestro país.

The book is an historic and graphical account of the patios of "vecindad" (neighbourhood) in the port city of Veracruz, in a period that goes from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. The foreword of this edition, states that the first record of a patio of a "vecindad" dates back to 1791, highlighting that those patios have seen the early years of musician and singer "Toña la Negra" and were the place of origin of the famous "picadas" from Veracruz, one of the most popular snacks of the jarocha traditional cuisine.

A study of each phase of the prolific trajectory of architect Pani (b. Mexico). A strong follower of Le Corbusier principles and whose modernist and grand scale urban and construction designs allowed him to construct in Mexico the first international hotel, the first multi family housing complex, the first condominium and the first satellite city. His architectural legacy includes more than 130 projects covering all types of buildings: housing, schools, hospitals, airports, commercial, office and urban, designs. All photographs (black and white 8x10 plaques ) in this catalogue were shot by...