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How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on today's highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists.

Brief study of the rich architectonic and topographic expressions of the one-family houses and the collective dwelling constructed during the 20th century in México. During this post-Revolution period the mass options became models of good taste, functionality and technological possibilities for the growing urban spaces.

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.

Este libro registra las ponencias presentadas en los Coloquios: Teoría de la Arquitectura y Teoría del Proyecto realizados en noviembre de 2001 y 2002. El compilador debe ser fiel a lo que registra como el punto central más conflictivo del debate que los convoca: la polémica sobre el interés, o mejor la necesidad de la existencia del campo específico de la teoría, para la arquitectura. No son pocas las voces autorizadas de ambas posiciones, a favor y en contra de la misma. Menciona los autores y aportes que hace cada uno al debate. Algunos, como Bourdieu, alertan sobre el riesgo de tal ...