Frei Otto

Cómo dibujar bocetos de arquitectura y diseño interior es una guía que enseña los principios y las técnicas básicas del dibujo arquitectónico a través de 45 ejercicios prácticos explicados paso a paso. Organizado en tres capítulos (Mobiliario e Iluminación, Interiores y Arquitectura), el libro aborda desde formas tridimensionales sencillas de mobiliario e interiores hasta exteriores complejos de edificios y paisajes urbanos. Además de enseñar a observar y a pensar los objetos, los espacios y los edificios con la mirada del dibujante, el manual expone las cuestiones técnicas...

As part of the celebration of the Symposium "Shell and Spatial Structures: New Materials and Technologies, New Designs and Innovations -- A Sustainable Approach to Architectural and Structural Design" of the International Association of Special Structures (IASS-SLTE) held October 23-31, 2008 in Acapulco, the Faculty of Architecture of the UNAM developed 3 projects specifically for the occasion: 1) An exhibition of representative scale models of the "golden age" (1950-1975) of the construction of reinforced concrete shells in Mexico; 2) A documentary featuring the characteristics and evolution ...

Whether we live in a house in the country or in a city home, a terrace is an increasingly cherished luxury that opens living space out to the exterior and creates more direct contact with nature. Spectacular and of varied design, some are on the roofs, some are fitted with a solarium, while others boast a garden. Over the course of 136 pages and with more than 140 spectacular photos in colour, Terrace Design offers a complete selection of terraces set in the country, by the sea and in the city. An original compilation that will inspire a new terrace or refurbishment and that offers valuable...

A detailed guide to the buildings that architect Juan O'Gorman (b. Mexico 1905-1982) constructed in Mexico City, with maps, photographs, plans and detailed descriptions of each one. Includes many of his most noted designs: Casa-estudio Diego Rivera-Frida Kahlo, museum Anahuacalli (Diego Rivera), museum Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo) and others.