Bienvenidos a Bonfist

La aparición de Observatorios Culturales es un fenómeno reciente que nace en una sociedad en que la información y el conocimiento se erigen como principal motor del desarrollo social, cultural, económico y político de un país. Punto de referencia de la industria creativa, entre sus fines prioritarios se encuentra la observación, supervisión y difusión de información para el sector cultural, la profundización del análisis de la realidad de cada comunidad y la búsqueda y difusión de información que contribuya a visualizar los impactos de los fenómenos culturales y a prever los...

Winner of the 2020 SAMLA Studies Book Award — Edited Collection Cities both near and far communicate in a variety of ways. Travel between, through, and among urban centers initiates contact, and cities themselves are sites of ever-changing cultural and historical encounters. Predictable and surprising challenges and opportunities arise when city borders are crossed, voices meet, and artistic traditions find their counterparts. Using the Latin word for “translation,” translatio, or “to carry across,” as a point of departure, Avenues of Translation explores how translation...

Tipologia. Apuntes Para Una Investigacion La arquitectura considerada como instrumento biológico. Este libro contiene algunos textos y gráficos derivados de una investigación aplicada sobre proyectos y obras de diversos tipos de viviendas, guiada por la consideración de la arquitectura como instrumento biológico

Ask Americans to think of a famous architect and the person they are most likely to name is Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's work, his reputation, and his long and colorful career have made him an icon of modern American architecture. But despite his status as America's most celebrated architect, his influence throughout an active practice spanning the years 1896 to 1959 is so wide and complex that it has been difficult to grasp fully. The essays in this book look not at the United States, the context usually associated with Wright, but at countries around the globe. Anthony Alofsin has assembled ...