Diseño urbano

"The book reviews the personality and temperament of neoclassic architect De Alba (b. Mexico) through his architecture. De Alba was an architect/engineer who left anarchitectural legacy in the cities of Guadalajara and Chapala active at the turn of the 20th century whose constructions reflect the universal eclecticism of a Revolutionary generation and industrial society educated during the Porfirio Diaz regime"--Provided by vendor.

Se impone recuperar una visión más global del urbanismo sostenible; recuperar el urbanismo social, ahora que la desigualdad de nuestro mundo global se agudiza en las ciudades. Y el horizonte hacia el que dirigir la renovación del pensamiento y la acción urbanística no puede ser otro que el de los derechos humanos; el de las garantías de dignidad y felicidad con ellos relacionadas. Pues no puede existir armonía ciudadana, mejoras medioambientales ni una adecuada adaptación a las nuevas tecnologías sin ese mayor respeto (menos complaciente) a los derechos humanos de todas las personas: ...

Vienna's elegance and monumentality reflect its once exalted status as the showpiece of an empire but Austria's capital is also a generous, open-armed city where everyday life plays itself out in world-famous caf?s, wine taverns, and restaurants. Here is a selection of the most fashionable places to enjoy excellent meals in beautifully designed interiors. Another in teNeues? best-selling restaurant series, this flexi-bound guide includes over 130 color photographs as well as sample recipes.

The author describes and discusses the influence Le Corbusier in Uruguay through a series of trips, the first done by the Swiss-French architect in 1929, and the remaining ones from the three Uruguayan architects who joined the workshop of the notable architect: Carlos Gómez Gavazzo, in 1933, Justino Serralta, in 1948, and Carlos Clémot, in 1949. The study also includes aspects of Antonio Bonet Castellana's trip, who was there in 1937 and in Uruguay from 1945 to 1948, and additionally analyzes what Eladio Dieste learned from his "Le Courvoisier partners" Serralta and Clémot as well as the...