Concreto y efímero

La ciudad invisible nos invita a explorar de manera inédita los edificios en los que vivimos, las calles que recorremos y las aceras por las que andamos, examinando los orígenes y otras historias fascinantes que hay detrás de todos aquellos objetos familiares que permiten el buen funcionamiento de nuestra sociedad, desde las redes eléctricas y las fuentes de agua, hasta las señales de las calles. Magníficamente ilustrado, este libro cautivará a cualquiera que sienta curiosidad por el diseño, el urbanismo y las maravillas desconocidas del mundo que les rodea. « La ciudad invisible...

A detailed architectural study of the monumental and historic Mercado Hidalgo, the central marketplace in Guanajuato, Mexico. The market has over 260 stores and was inaugurated in 1910 using the previous marketplace front that was constructed in 1861. In addition to the architectural study and analysis the book has many historic photographs and information.

This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.

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...