El temple de la arquitectura

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.

This book revolves around the drawings and scale models especially selected by architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, who was conferred the degree of Doctorate Honoris Causa by the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in 2009. The personal selection done by PMdR resulted in a publishing project that included the participation of a group of academics from Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina convened so that, by means of short texts, freely elaborated their perspective on those drawings. The book is, therefore, the result of a collective work whose purpose is to think the architecture from its most common...

Ten examples of "private neighborhoods" or residential urbanizations mainly in the area surrounding Buenos Aires mostly built between 1990-2000 including neighborhoods with communal services, the country club, small farms or "club de chacras," a mountain village and large towns.

Barcelona puede ser considerada como prototipo de ciudad europea mediterránea con larga tradición urbana. Como tal, ha seguido un proceso de formación histórica específico: densidad y compacidad de su forma urbana, evolución por extensión más que por reforma, etc. Una historia urbanística debe comprender sintéticamente la experiencia territorial y urbana y debe prestar una especial atención a las dimensiones físicas de la ciudad, que condicionan el desarrollo cultural y económico. Índice: Desde sus orígenes a la capitalidad mediterránea medieval.- Desde la urbanización del...