Fray Antonio de San José Pontones

This new monograph presents the architecture of Richard Holzer, whose long and productive career has shaped the urban fabric of Panama. He is the architect behind many Panamanian landmarks including the Avesa Building, the Continental Hotel, the Credicor

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...

As part of the celebration of the Symposium "Shell and Spatial Structures: New Materials and Technologies, New Designs and Innovations -- A Sustainable Approach to Architectural and Structural Design" of the International Association of Special Structures (IASS-SLTE) held October 23-31, 2008 in Acapulco, the Faculty of Architecture of the UNAM developed 3 projects specifically for the occasion: 1) An exhibition of representative scale models of the "golden age" (1950-1975) of the construction of reinforced concrete shells in Mexico; 2) A documentary featuring the characteristics and evolution ...

Brief overview of ObregÑn's (b. Mexico) work as one of the most influencial Mexican born architects of the 20th century.