El fin de la arquitectura

The life and architecture of Cetto, a brilliant architect intellectually formed around the German expressionist movement and who, when arriving in Mexico "revalues" the traditional materials and proceedings of the Mexican culture integrating them gradually into his architecture. Part of a monographic series on 20th century modern architects.

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...

The shopping mall is one of the typologies most succesfully developed in the twentieth century. The work of the Mexican architural firm Grupo Arquitech has ventured into this fertile territory. Directed by Juan José Sánchez since 1987. In the space of a few years, Arquitech has designed the main malls in Mexico, perfecting a model that accurately define the limit. This is the first major documentation of their work.

Este libro recopila, por primera vez en español en una obra conjunta, la parte más significativa del trabajo escrito realizado por Jean Rodolphe Perronet (1708-1794) así como la totalidad de las láminas de dichos trabajos. La obra de Perronet, originalmente publicada en Francia en 1782 por la Imprenta Real sigue siendo poco conocida hoy en día. Su trabajo es parte del desarrollo general de la ingeniería francesa de las estructuras del s. XVIII. Obsesionado por modernizar puentes y caminos, en una constante búsqueda de progreso sobrepasando los límites del arco de piedra, con un gran...