Ciudades legibles

Este libro se aventura a discutir algunos de los complejos desafíos que resultan clave para que el transporte público contribuya a la sustentabilidad urbana. Para enfrentarlos no existe “bala de plata”, sino que es necesario conjugar sinérgicamente un conjunto deherramientas gráficas y comunicacionales.

A compilation of texts by Professor Julio Arroyo previously presented in different academic meetings make up the present edition centered in public spaces in contemporary cities and the architecture that is concomitant, taking as a study reference the city of Santa Fe. Public spaces are a crucial category of urban life. However, in contemporary cities inconsistencies and contradictions prevail against the ethical postulates that define them -social cohesion, democratic inclusion, free expression, symbolic representation of citizen values- and the phenomena of what is public, dissociated in...

A través de un relato único, en el que se entrelaza el análisis de las ciudades más emblemáticas: Milán, Roma, Nápoles, Torino, Bolonia, Florencia, Siena y Ancona, se sintetizan los últimos cincuenta años de la historia urbana italiana. Historia en la que se ponen al descubierto las complejas relaciones que existen entre el régimen inmobiliario, la planificación urbana y la ordenación del territorio. El texto, que se acompaña de un importante material gráfico, nos proporciona una detallada sistematización de la transformación legislativa y se completa con un amplio apartado...

Monographic edition dedicated to one of the most noted disciples of José Villagrán García and Ignacio Díaz Morales. Architec Nafarrate's works are characteristic for the use of natural illumination and ventilation and the strong importance he gives to the environment. Some of his most recognized works include: Residential complex "Los Parques", Hotel "Las Hadas", and the "Twin Dolphin" in Baja California.

Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona has translated pragmatic and poetic concepts and intentions into physical form. These result from the architect's deep communion with and understanding of the materials and processes, as well as of the historic-cultural context in which his architectural intervention takes place. Salmona's oeuvre, including such notable examples as the Torres del Parque (1967) in Bogota, the Presidential House for Illustrious Guests (1981) in Cartagena, the Quimbaya Museum (1983) in Armenia and the National Archive of the Nation (1992) in Bogota, is without doubt one of the ...