Construir el nuevo milenio (Building the New Millennium) (Spanish Edition)

Profusely illustrated, this historical work focuses on the planning and construction of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain, during the second half of the 16th century—when Madrid went from being a mercantile town to the capital of the Hapsburg Empire. Including a detailed analysis of archived documents, architectural plans, and drawings, this study chronicles this monument's architectural and urban development, explains the symbolism associated with it, and reveals how it came to be a model for other European constructions. Profusamente ilustrada, esta obra histórica enfoca el planeamiento y ...

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.

El hormigón armado. Su historia. Tecnología del hormigón. Comportamiento estructural del hormigón y el acero. Losas y Vigas. Flexión, estado tensional. Vigas con doble armadura. Flexión compuesta con gran excentricidad. Losas bidireccionales. Losas alivianadas. Viga placa. Anclaje de barras. Corte en vigas. Momentos flexores en columnas. Columnas. Bases.

Text (in Spanish) and images complement each other to create a narrative thread that offers informative insights into the architect's intellectual and visual imagination and expands our understanding of Olgiati's oeuvre.