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Taking as a starting point a design for a mobile theater made at the Architectural Association of London between 1970 and1971 by Spanish architect Javier Navarro de Zuvillaga (born 1942), this book traces the architectural counterculture of that time and the relations with the alternative performing arts. Architect Javier Navarro de Zuvillaga (1942) graduated in 1968 at Madrid School of Architecture. During the academic year 1970-1971 he travelled from Madrid to London thanks to a grant of the British Council to complete his postgraduate training at the Architectural Association. There he...

Vicente Galicia (b. Spain 1901, arrived in Colombia in 1926- d. Barranquilla 1992) was a Basque architect and Claretian missionary-priest who left behind an important architectural legacy in Colombia, particularly in the Department of Choc and the cities of Barranquilla and Medellín. Architect and urban historian González Escobar presents a brief biography highlighting the architectural accomplishments of this celebrated architect-constructer who created his most prominent works between 1942 and 1945.

El presente texto desarrolla los principales conceptos para la comprensión de los procesos del transporte de sedimentos, y en particular, de aquellos que generan erosión en las costas de las playas. Se inicia con el tratamiento de los contenidos básicos relacionados con las cartas marinas, los estudios que relevan el mar, las mareas astronómicas, las olas y los sedimentos, de forma de que el lector cuente con una introducción a dichos temas. Para los capítulos se han empleado fotografías, imágenes satelitales, estudios de evolución costera y la experiencia actual existente para...

History of the construction of Caracas between 1937 and 1957. Based on interviews with local architects, engineers, urban planners, entrepreneurs and government officials.