La Otra tradición de la arquitectura moderna

"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.

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 ...

En este libro, diversos estudiosos, agrupados en un proyecto de investigación sobre la historiografía romántica de la arquitectura, ofrecen diversas visiones de esta amplia problemática, analizando tratados y escritos de arquitectura de la primera mitad del siglo XIX pero también dando entrada a materiales, textos e imágenes de carácter no estrictamente arquitectónico.