El fin de la arquitectura

El presente libro es producto de tres cursos de capacitación impartidos por el autor al personal de Secretaría de Obras y Servicios de la Ciudad de México, a través de la División de Educación Continua y a Distancia de la Facultad de Ingeniería, con sede en el Palacio de Minería perteneciente a la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Enric Miralles (1955-2000) es considerado una de las figuras clave para entender la arquitectura española reciente y muchos de los temas recurrentes que hoy se manejan en la práctica y la teoría arquitectónicas contemporáneas. Este libro recoge una conversación, inédita hasta ahora, que el arquitecto barcelonés mantuvo con Enrique Walker en 1999 a raíz de un escrito del propio Miralles sobre James Lord y Alberto Giacometti, una de las últimas conversaciones importantes mantenida con Luis Moreno Mansilla y Emilio Tuñón y una serie de fragmentos de otras conversaciones en las que...

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...

Whether we live in a house in the country or in a city home, a terrace is an increasingly cherished luxury that opens living space out to the exterior and creates more direct contact with nature. Spectacular and of varied design, some are on the roofs, some are fitted with a solarium, while others boast a garden. Over the course of 136 pages and with more than 140 spectacular photos in colour, Terrace Design offers a complete selection of terraces set in the country, by the sea and in the city. An original compilation that will inspire a new terrace or refurbishment and that offers valuable...