Musica, color y arquitectura

Architectural guide to the city of Guadalajara, with a selection of close to 300 buildings representative of all time periods. The guide is divided in 3 sections: the first, the largest and medullar part of the book is the presentation of the buildings; a second section is an inventory of buildings important in the history of the city but now disappeared, and a third section includes location maps with recommended itineraries and routes. Each entry includes the name, date and brief history of the building and the name of the architect.

This study is a detailed tour of the main landmarks and architectural changes in Colombia, during the last three decades, particularly in relation to architecture that reclaims the public space.

In the nineties, the modern orthodoxy has stopped imposing its criteria. At a time when there are as many architectural philosophies as architects, this volume offers us some answers to the common question of where present-day architecture is going. This view of the current world of architecture is presented through analysis of the projects of the most recognized and respected architects, but also the most innovative ones and those of the new generations.

En los cerca de quince años de trabajo de Rafael Leoz (1921-1976) desde su notable aparición pública con la recepción del premio de arquitectura de la Bienal de Sao Paulo en 1961 por su incipiente Módulo HELE, hasta su prematuro fallecimiento en 1976, se visibilizan las radicales transformaciones de la profesión de arquitecto y su nueva forma de trabajo. Esto sucede en una década, los sesenta, que en su contexto social, político, económico y cultural favoreció un concepto de ruptura posiblemente latente desde principios de siglo hasta las puertas de lo que se definirá como...