Frei Otto

A detailed study on the architecture and the life of British engineer and architect Reed who left an extraordinary legacy of neoclassic architecture in Colombia and in other regions of Latin America. Reed designed and constructed the Capitolio Nacional and the Museo Nacional in Colombia along other public buildings, theaters as well as other constructions in Ecuador and Venezuela between 1843 and 1878.

El título Elementos de control ambiental en la arquitectura docente. Brasil, Chile y México, corresponde al proyecto de investigación financiado por el Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, dentro del Programa nacional 2007-2010 titulado: Identificación, análisis y desarrollo de los componentes medioambientales del Movimiento Moderno en la arquitectura escolar en Brasil, Chile y México. Este proyecto de investigación partía de la premisa de que las capacidades medioambientales de cualquier edificio se encuentran implícitas en su arquitectura, en la manera como se ha planificado el...

Este libro desarrolla una investigación sobre los orígenes de la idea de hacer un palacio de justicia, sobre la elección del arquitecto, su idea de proyecto, sus características comunes con otros palacios de justicia, su construcción y sus símbolos.

Ask Americans to think of a famous architect and the person they are most likely to name is Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's work, his reputation, and his long and colorful career have made him an icon of modern American architecture. But despite his status as America's most celebrated architect, his influence throughout an active practice spanning the years 1896 to 1959 is so wide and complex that it has been difficult to grasp fully. The essays in this book look not at the United States, the context usually associated with Wright, but at countries around the globe. Anthony Alofsin has assembled ...