Ingeniería humana 2

Medellín se convirtió en un referente internacional de la innovación urbana al dejar de ser una de las ciudades más peligrosas del mundo en menos de dos décadas. Aunque el mérito se atribuyó a diversos íconos políticos y electorales, un análisis crítico resalta el protagonismo de la ciudadanía. Jorge Pérez supera los relatos imperantes que plantean heroísmos inexistentes para trasmitir el verdadero sentido del proceso. Desde una novedosa perspectiva, refleja las bases del proceso desde un plano personal y experimental que a su vez se nutre de hechos y evidencias documentadas...

An analysis of the subject of the identity that has characterized historically the cultural and urban-architectonic development of the towns of Latin America, the Caribbean and Mexico.

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...

200 colour photos and plans ”One of a series of authoritative pocket guides introduced only last fall, the Paris and : guide provides tourists and professionals alike with an overview of new and notable architecture and interior design in "the city of light." More than sixty buildings-governmental and residential, commercial and religious-by renowned architects such as Mario Botta, Jean Nouvel, Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando and I. M. Pei to name a few, are profiled and accompanied by color photographs. Easy to use and attractively designed with flexi covers, these CD-sized gems will be a...