Suelo urbano y vivienda social en Bogotá

El objetivo de esta obra es dar a conocer la formacion y la ejecucion inicial de una de las piezas mas significativas de la urbanistica del siglo XIX: el Ensanche de Barcelona, segun el proyecto de Ildefonso Cerda, la transformacion de un territorio rural desconocido, la tecnica de su construccion y el sector inmobiliario que lo desarrollo, explicando no solo el hecho urbanistico sino tambien una parte importante de la historia de Barcelona. Dicha publicacion se enmarca en la linea de los trabajos de investigacion que los profesores del LUB han venido desarrollando desde finales de los anos...

Este trabajo tiene como objetivo realizar una relectura de las apreciaciones vertidas por los viajeros extranjeros en la España de los Austrias, utilizándolas como fuentes para una reinterpretación de la componente mudéjar de su Arquitectura y Habitar. Rasgos mudéjares de la arquitectura y el habitar en la España de los Siglos XVI-XVII

The Colombian home during the Republican era is a world yet to be discovered. Many of its architectural and ornamental aspects have lingered on fragmentarily in people's memory, and period furniture is now a prized booty for antique hunters. This book reinstates the image of the Republican home as a composite of architecture, ornamentation, furniture and objects, which created beautiful and charming domestic environments, designed for something more than comfort. The book bears witness to a moment in Colombian history, and also pays tribute to hundreds of craftsmen, most of them unknown, who...

Barcelona 1992-2004 offers a selection of chronologically arranged projects that provide an overview of the period that commences with the 1992 Olympic Games and culminates in the huge cultural event that is the Universal Forum of Cultures-Barcelona 2004. The selection has focused in particular on projects involving the city’s openness to the sea and those which have managed to adapt to its existing residential fabric. Presented as separate chapters are projects for new high-rise buildings and schemes for the 22@ plan and the Universal Forum of Cultures. The selection is preceded by a text...