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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...

Los nuevos proyectos de vivienda urbana disponen por lo general de un número inferior de metros cuadrados que hace algunos años, y además se busca reducir costes y optimizar el espacio disponible. En este libro reunimos una selección de proyectos de apartamentos y casas desde los 40 a los 78 m2. Mostramos las tendencias actuales en diseño de viviendas compactas contemporáneas construidas en diversas ciudades del mundo.

La idea de este coloquio surge a raíz de las investigaciones proyectuales que venimos realizando en los temas de las viviendas para la emergencia social y ambiental desde el año 2000 en el Centro POIESIS y en las cátedras de grado y posgrado en la FADU-UBA. fuente de herramientas al momento de proyectar el hábitat

"The book examines the life and architectonic and didactic legacy of noted architect O'Gorman (b. Mexico) with critical texts by expert scholars regarding some of his ideas on the aesthetics of architecture with a special emphasis in public primary schools. Includes a reprint of the booklet titled "Escuelas Primarias 1932" by O'Gorman as a report while working for the Mexican Ministry of Education (SEP) of the construction of 28 public primary schools in Mexico City."--Provided by vendor.

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...