La construcción social del paisaje

Study of the architectural and urban transformations in Puebla from the period of Independence to the Mexican Revolution.

Siguiendo un orden cronológico, esta guía presenta los 50 edificios más emblemáticos del mundo. Desde las pirámides del antiguo Egipto hasta las construcciones más vanguardistas del Pekín contemporáneo, esta guía visual ofrece un recorrido impactante y enriquecedor por la arquitectura de los cinco continentes. Fichas biográficas, fotografías a todo color, un localizador cronológico y un texto divulgativo, repleto de anécdotas, resaltan lo que hay que conocer de cada una de estas maravillas arquitectónicas.

Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona has translated pragmatic and poetic concepts and intentions into physical form. These result from the architect's deep communion with and understanding of the materials and processes, as well as of the historic-cultural context in which his architectural intervention takes place. Salmona's oeuvre, including such notable examples as the Torres del Parque (1967) in Bogota, the Presidential House for Illustrious Guests (1981) in Cartagena, the Quimbaya Museum (1983) in Armenia and the National Archive of the Nation (1992) in Bogota, is without doubt one of the ...

Catalogue comprising 104 buildings in Monterrey that represent the best survivingexamples of the modern movement architecture. These examples of civil architecture constructedduring first half of the 20th century include Art Deco, Streamline and Modernist stylesLimitedavailability.