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El terreno es el resultado de la labor de recopilacion y sintesis a partir de la experiencia docente de la autora en las asignaturas de Mecanica del Suelo y Cimentaciones, Geotecnia basica en Arquitectura, Fonamentacions Profundes y El terreny, impartidas a lo largo de los ultimos 19 anos. En esencia, comprende los fundamentos de la mecanica del suelo aplicables a la practica de proyectos y a la direccion de obras en el ambito de la arquitectura. Se distribuye en 11 diferentes temas. Los tres primeros son de presentacion, nomenclatura de los suelos y sus principales caracteristicas,...

A study of each phase of the prolific trajectory of architect Pani (b. Mexico). A strong follower of Le Corbusier principles and whose modernist and grand scale urban and construction designs allowed him to construct in Mexico the first international hotel, the first multi family housing complex, the first condominium and the first satellite city. His architectural legacy includes more than 130 projects covering all types of buildings: housing, schools, hospitals, airports, commercial, office and urban, designs. All photographs (black and white 8x10 plaques ) in this catalogue were shot by...

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

La arquitectura es como un cuerpo que no se entiende en sí mismo sino a través de sus interacciones, en las maneras en que es habitado. Este texto trata de establecer un punto de vista desde el cual mirar a la arquitectura haciendo prevalecer lo temporal sobre lo espacial.