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Para garantizar un buen comportamiento hídrico de la edificación, corregir y evitar su deterioro en el tiempo lo mejor es que el agua no esté presente, es decir que no la toque, si la toca ésta no penetre, que si penetra no se traslade, o sea, no circule y que si circula se mueva para que se evapore rápidamente. Para que esto ocurra necesariamente tenemos que evitar su presencia en cualquier estado, sólido, liquido, gaseoso, aislarla del elemento constructivo para que no penetre, usando materiales impermeables y estancos, sellando los poros y cualquier vía de penetración e impidiendo...

A collection of writings by Enrique Yañez to mark the twentieth anniversary of his death. The text presents an approach to life and observations of the architect, covering the fields of architecture, its social function, urbanism, society and culture.

Mexico City Architecture Guide is a compilation of more than 150 works of architecture dating from the early 20th century up to the present day. To help orient readers, the guide is divided into five areas and includes seven maps to create a comprehensive panorama of the Mexican megalopolis. Each project includes details about the relevant architects, location and year of construction, as well as public transport information. The texts, photographs and maps created for this guide give fresh shape to the city. Now available in an English-language edition for the first time, Mexico City...

"CEDODAL in collaboration with the Estrada family organized an exhibition and the present accompanying book that examines the life and professional career of Argentinean architect Estrada. The book gathers various authors who review in their texts the influence German architect Hermann Jansen had over the young Estrada, his integration to the National Forests project (1934) and his legacy in the planning of urban centers, infrastructure works and tourism and hotel architecture particularly in the Patagonian region. Estrada's culmination was the Civic Center of Bariloche, (today historic and...