Codigo Internacional de la Edificacion 2003

Cuando hablamos de casas unifamiliares, sondeamos en las arquitecturas que se producen en la pequeña dimensión, en la esfera de lo íntimo, donde las leyes que rigen esas arquitecturas tienen más que ver con la relación con el habitante, el lugar o la construcción, que con los aspectos disciplinares de la profesión. Y estas relaciones se hacen patentes al casi no existir intermediación entre el arquitecto y las personas a las que va dedicado su trabajo que se establece sobre consideraciones basadas en el mutuo entendimiento. En general, identificamos a nuestros más admirados...

The Design of the home continues to be of great interest to both architects and designers. How to configure a living space according to the characteristics of a site and the specification of the client is still the starting point of any house project. However, the final solutions can be as diverse as they can be interesting. This publication takes a specific look at the way architecture will evolve when regarding inhabitations around the world due to climatic changes and different cultural expectations.

Colombian houses have always been a showcase for the inhabitants of a highly diverse country. These houses range from the haciendas of coffee plantations to the restored colonial homes of Cartagena. Fascinating essays and attractive photos exemplify the evolution of the art of living in Colombia.

The book examines the long, productive and stormy relationship architect Le Corbusier had with Argentina and the series of events in consequence. His Argentinean disciples Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, Juan Kurchan and Antonio Bonet, although influenced by the master architect had their own architectonic and urban ideas. The book examines the "Austral Net" created towards the productive, plural and complex relationship of these 4 personages where the central figure is the famed Swiss architect. The book is chronologically organized and includes a selection of the most important architecture...