Detalles constructivos de la arquitectura doméstica contemporánea

Directory of the International Union of Architects, containing by-laws, ethics, competition regulations, committee meeting dates and locations, committee member listings, country member listings and a brief historical sketch of the union.

The present edition publishes part of the research papers presented during the "Seminario de Investigación Arquitectura para la Producción" organized by the university of Michoacán between 2001 and 2002 that included the participation of national and international academics. The book gathers 23 collective and individual multidisciplinary works that examine from various perspectives the history of architecture in rural areas. Works are mainly focused in the colonial territory of the ex-bishopry of Michoacán divided in 4 main topics: Space, settlements, technology and environment and...

Who ever said you can't have it all? This highly useful and decorative guide profiles lodgings around the world where you can enjoy the hippest of hospitality without breaking the bank. Including affordable hotels in locales as varied as Amsterdam and Cape Town, this guide makes sure your vacation fantasies can become reality.

Entre 1970 y 1990 Nueva York experimentó una profunda transformación urbana que la convirtió en una ciudad global, sede del capital financiero y corporativo multinacional. Los promotores de esta reconversión, que alteraría tanto la conformación social como las funciones de la antigua ciudad industrial, la definieron como un «renacimiento», un discurso de éxito que obviaba, sin embargo, los traumáticos efectos que dicha reestructuración provocó en un amplio sector de población, atrapado en procesos urbanos de abandono y gentrification. «Un día salí a pasear por el barrio y...