Arquitectura de la ciudad moderna

The present edition graphically documents the design, construction and installationof the mega main public library Biblioteca de México "José Vasconcelos" locatedin Mexico City. In 2001 a transformation project of the Biblioteca de México proposal had three main actions: the restoration of the La Ciudadela building, the construction of a more modern and larger building and the establishment of an interchange network between the public libraries in México, where the new library was to be the central node of a national network. The new library that includes surrounding botanical garden was...

Iniciar una investigación en el campo de las disciplinas proyectuales puede ser un desafío ya que en estas no existe una tradición arraigada de investigación. Los investigadores que se han animado a hacerlo han debido enfrentar enormes retos e incertidumbres, pues las propias características de este campo dificultan la extrapolación de modelos metodológicos útiles y afincados en otras áreas del saber. Han sido caminantes que, sin brújula o mapa, trazaron un camino en un territorio no explorado. No obstante, producir conocimiento en Diseño, Arquitectura y Urbanismo es una práctica...

A listing of restaurants in Milan, including locations, short reviews, average prices and recipes for some of their dishes.

The book is the resulting papers from the Seminars of Latin American Architecture (SAL) organized by CEDODAL as an example of academic cooperation between Latin American architects who share their concern for the conservation of the region's architectural patrimony. This edition comprises case studies and historical, economic, social and architectural analysis of the farms and landowners of the haciendas and estancias from 7 countries of Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, México, Perú and Puerto Rico.