Fray Antonio de San José Pontones

Resumen: la finalidad de este trabajo es establecer de qué forma se han desarrollado los procesos de conservación y restauración del patrimonio arquitectónico, realizando, por un lado, un análisis del marco institucional y, por otro, un estudio de la teoría y la práctica de la restauración e intervención sobre la arquitectura histórica.

It was in his home in Oak Park that Frank Lloyd Wright made his first contributions to the Modern movement. In 1889 he designed the first part of the house, in 1895 he added to it for his wife, Catherine, and their family, and in 1898 for his architectural practice. The entire building was a learning laboratory of modern architecture. While not a Prairie School house, it led to the development of the Prairie School. Wrights constant changes to this complex paralleled the evolution of his early architectural work and career. There, with his young assistants, he rethought the plan, spaces,...

This book provides succinct guidance on the management of the maintenance of construction plant, bringing together information which is only currently found dispersed amongst other publications. Topics covered include: costs of maintenance; condition-based monitoring techniques; root cause failure analysis; health and safety; electronic documentation and record keeping; and directions for future research. Where appropriate, standard charts and reports - which can be adapted and used by the reader - are included. Chapters include: introduction to construction plant; the need to maintain...

Desde el siglo xvii, los sermones de António Vieira —considerado por Fernando Pessoa como el «Emperador de la lengua portuguesa»— se hicieron famosos en distintos territorios del orbe católico, al ser publicados tanto en portugués como en otras lenguas. Su obra ha sido objeto de admiración y de análisis académicos. En el mundo hispánico, su prestigio como predicador motivó diversas ediciones de sus sermones en español hasta mediados del siglo xviii, pero una edición crítica contemporánea era una labor aún por emprender. En este volumen se presentan cinco sermones de Vieira...