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Las desigualdades históricas renacen de la reconquista cristiana sobre tierras de Al-Andalus y marca los modos de vida y de convivencia entre diferentes habitantes, culturas y pueblos de Andalucía. Entre los habitantes desfavorecidos en equidad y bienestar subsisten los campesinos: aceituneros del Condado, recolectores sacrificados que exponen dedicación y penuria bajo un clima aterrador: entre calores de abrasamiento y fríos espeluznantes. No libres de marginalidad quedan las mujeres entre quienes acrecienta la discriminación de género y sufren el rechazo de los patronos que cultivan...

The subject of this artist's sketchbook is an artistic and environmental project that was inaugurated by Cristina Iglesias on November 6, 2010. It concerns an underwater labyrinth, consisting of three submerged rooms built in cement, in the waters off the Espiritu Santo Island in Baja California's Candelero Bay. This house will slowly be inhabited by life. The project was promoted by the Fundación Mexicana para la Educación Ambiental A.C. (Fundea), in collaboration with the marine biologists and conservationists of the La Paz Coasts and The San Diego Oceanography Institute. This portfolio...

The book analyses a selection of 10 houses and 14 buildings constructed in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2005 and that represent the current urban San Jose's growth trends. The domestic architecture reflects a higher purchasing power with an appreciation oh natural surroundings, the office and industrial buildings are aimed some at rescuing the historic downtown area while others were constructed in the suburban area of the city. Includes biographies of mentioned architects.

The present edition publishes part of the research papers presented during the "Seminario de Investigación Arquitectura para la Producción" organized by the university of Michoacán between 2001 and 2002 that included the participation of national and international academics. The book gathers 23 collective and individual multidisciplinary works that examine from various perspectives the history of architecture in rural areas. Works are mainly focused in the colonial territory of the ex-bishopry of Michoacán divided in 4 main topics: Space, settlements, technology and environment and...