El temple de la arquitectura

The book is an historic and graphical account of the patios of "vecindad" (neighbourhood) in the port city of Veracruz, in a period that goes from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. The foreword of this edition, states that the first record of a patio of a "vecindad" dates back to 1791, highlighting that those patios have seen the early years of musician and singer "Toña la Negra" and were the place of origin of the famous "picadas" from Veracruz, one of the most popular snacks of the jarocha traditional cuisine.

Quito Heritage.-The most exciting and poetic journey through UNESCO's first World Cultural Heritage site. The pre-Columbian, ancient Quito and its domains: the colonial Quito that begins with Sebastian de Benalcázar, the Republican Quito, cradle of independence in the Americas, the metropolitan Quito, vibrant, cosmopolitan and modern. All these different forms of Quito are included of this book, opening to us generously, showing us the paths to the most beautiful altars i Latin America, covered in gold and Escuela Quiteña, showing us the unique identity of Ecuador's capital. The book...

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

La arquitectura se ha interrelacionado con el arte a lo largo de su historia no sólo con las edificaciones, la manifestación física de las formas constructivas, sino también mediante su expresión gráfica. Sin embargo, en el último siglo la arquitectura ha penetrado profundamente tanto en la vida cotidiana como en el arte, y todo el arco conceptual existente entre ellos se ha «arquitecturizado». Es decir, la arquitectura no sólo se ha conformado en tanto que aliado de una serie de «políticas estatales de sujeción», sino también como una «materia prima» fundamental para...