Codigo Internacional de la Edificacion 2003

This new monograph presents the architecture of Richard Holzer, whose long and productive career has shaped the urban fabric of Panama. He is the architect behind many Panamanian landmarks including the Avesa Building, the Continental Hotel, the Credicor

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...

Las dimensiones humanas de los espacios interiores es el primer y principal texto de referencia con base antropométrica relativo a las normas de diseño, destinado al uso por parte de todos aquellos que están vinculados al proyecto y estudio detallado de interiores, incluyendo diseñadores industriales, de mobiliario, de interiores, arquitectos, constructores y estudiantes de diseño y arquitectura. La utilización de datos antropométricos debe entenderse como una herramienta básica del diseño en la adaptación física o interfase entre el cuerpo humano y los diversos componentes del...

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...