El agua en Toledo y su entorno

Describes the degree and license mechanisms for the professional practice of architecture in Peru from the first courses in the 19th century through the beginning of the 20th century, with a detailed presentation of the school formation of the architects from 1910 to 1950 in the School of Engineering of the university. The book was originally the author's masters thesis and won the prize "Héctor Velarde" during the XI Bienal Nacional de Arquitectura, organized in 2004 by CAP.

"Architecture & Design Australia" is a new survey of Australian Architecture that takes an expansive look at over 50 builings, from private dwellings to public monuments, and includes many award-winning projects that have helped shape the energetic state of Australian design today. It is fair to say that the diversity of the Australian continent shapes the complexity of its architecture, and it is these ingredients that continue to set the scene for the country's exciting architectural language. An index with contact information of the featured architects and designers is enclosed.

Colombia Este libro aborda, de manera original y con un reconocido rigor metodológico, el estudio de las condiciones constructivas de la vivienda urbana que se promocionó en la ciudad de Manizales (centro occidente de Colombia) en un marco temporal de cinco años, haciendo uso de la llamada "minería de datos". Superando las miradas que sobre la vivienda ponen su foco de interés en aspectos puramente tipológicos o de ejecución de obra, el autor logra aquí establecer indicadores cuantitativos que relacionan claramente los atributos espaciales de las viviendas analizadas con sus...

The remarkably prolific career of an innovative young Chilean architect is profiled in this engaging study. Born in 1965 and in professional practice since 1991, this architect's impact on his native landscape is observed mainly in a series of private houses located in some of the most sublime sites in Chile. The forceful yet austere character of his design approach and its radical relationship to surrounding landscape elements can be fully appreciated by viewing this book's fine pictorial panorama.