ARKHÉ #2

Revista especializada en diseño bio-ambiental y hábitat sustentable. Contenido: Pensar la ciudad que queremos Edificio bioclimático: Atelier para artistas, Arq. Antonio Bonet Ferias agroecológicas: motivaciones de consumidores y feriantes en la participación Influencia de la gestión físico natural construido en la calidad de seis plazas de la ciudad de Buenos Aires Dicotomía de ideas: Casa PG Repetición de diferencias: Monomateria Generación fotovoltaica distribuida en áreas urbanas Relación entre comportamiento térmico y superficie construida en pequeños espacios verdes de CABA ...

Widely thought to be the greatest American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was a true pioneer, both artistically and technically. At a time when reinforced concrete and steel were considered industrial building materials, Wright boldly made use of them to build private homes. His prairie house concept - that of a low, sprawling home based upon a simple L or T figure - was the driving force behind some of his most famous houses and became a model for rural architecture across America. Wright’s designs for office and public buildings were equally groundbreaking and unique. From...

How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on today's highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists.

La obra plantea un recorrido por la arquitectura y el urbanismo europeos de la Edad Moderna, desde la consideración del espacio y la estructura arquitectónica como partes de un lenguaje arquitectónico vinculado al Clasicismo, que se articula a través de los órdenes clásicos, sus normas y sus proporciones, generando a su vez unos espacios arquitectónicos y urbanos vinculados a los usos culturales, ideológicos y políticos del momento. Desde este planteamiento, la obra aborda temas como el estudio del lenguaje de los órdenes arquitectónicos y los debates teóricos surgidos en torno a...

A multidisciplinary collaboration that explores and documents the transcultural and urban transformations of the town of San Juan del Rio in the State of Querétaro.