Guía de viaje para un arquitecto

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...

Tras Jutaku y Nanotectura llega Movitectura, una colección que muestra la gran variedad de arquitecturas móviles que existen en el mundo. Una oda visual a la vida en movimiento, Movitectura es un homenaje a la vida en movimiento. Más de 300 estructuras: desde modelos extravagantes a prácticos, de los rústicos a los lujosos aquí encontrar´s casas en barcos, caravanas, cabañas, refugios, estructuras portátiles y prototipos futuristas. Un proyecto por página con fotografía, datos técnicos, texto explicativo y un sistema de iconos que indican el número de personas que ocupan la...

A compilation of texts by Professor Julio Arroyo previously presented in different academic meetings make up the present edition centered in public spaces in contemporary cities and the architecture that is concomitant, taking as a study reference the city of Santa Fe. Public spaces are a crucial category of urban life. However, in contemporary cities inconsistencies and contradictions prevail against the ethical postulates that define them -social cohesion, democratic inclusion, free expression, symbolic representation of citizen values- and the phenomena of what is public, dissociated in...

This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.