Gabriel Serrano y Dicken Castro.

Libro que ofrece en su primer volumen un indefinido pero largo número de visitas detalladas a la inmensa minoría de edificios y paisajes que configuran el mundo de los Modernismos syndéticos. La syndesis implica ligar con una conjunción; la obra nos ofrece la visión de cada autor, Castro en Chile, Rueda en Colombia y Mellin en Estados Unidos, sobre la syndesis un común denominador sobre el efecto o resultado -y una indicación quizás sobre el proceso creativo- que caracteriza edificios, lugares y paisajes.

This number of the monographic series is dedicated to restoration specialist, architect and watercolor painter Villa Chávez (b. Mexico). This extensive study of Villa Chávez life and architecture is divided in 2 parts: the first reviews his academic career and his professional practice in Guadalajara and Colima. A second part reviews in detail his restoration projects, his architecture, his open space interventions and his pictorial production (watercolors and drawings). Amongst other academic contributions Villa Chávez founded the School of Architecture in the University of Colima and was ...

"Comprehensive study by a group of scholars explores the development, expansion, and economic impact of haciendas in the state of Morelos, especially those connected to the sugar industry. Illustrated with contemporary color photographs, 19th- and early-20th-century photographs, and maps. Also includes much archival data"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

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 ...

"El relato de estos 60 años de prolija actividad creativa se ha estructurado en seis grandes bloques, que reflejan las peculiaridades de cada momento, tratando de abordar con el máximo rigor un panorama en permanente evolución, en e que se solapa la práctica tradicional de las artes con innovadoras estructuras y opciones, fruto de la investigación artística en los ámbitos de la formación, la creación y la promoción"--Page 13.