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Vicente Galicia (b. Spain 1901, arrived in Colombia in 1926- d. Barranquilla 1992) was a Basque architect and Claretian missionary-priest who left behind an important architectural legacy in Colombia, particularly in the Department of Choc and the cities of Barranquilla and Medellín. Architect and urban historian González Escobar presents a brief biography highlighting the architectural accomplishments of this celebrated architect-constructer who created his most prominent works between 1942 and 1945.

The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...

Los siguientes textos (que, sin embargo, para que se pueda ver la progresión formal y de orientación de las investigaciones, dejamos en el orden histórico de su creación, por ende de afinidad temática) se dividen en tres grandes bloques: Uno (artículos 2-5, 11-12, 18-22, 24) de teorización sobre qué son la Arquitectura, sus motivos y sus extensiones (a nivel tanto intrínseco, como es el caso de los jardines, como extrínseco, como es el Urbanismo);Un segundo (artículos 6-10) de Historia General de la Arquitectura y el Urbanismo;Un tercero (artículos 13-17, 23, 25) sobre problemas...

Con esta obra se pretende abordar, de modo técnico, por qué es necesaria la conservación de la naturaleza, como herramienta que contribuye al desarrollo de la sostenibilidad.