Metodología docente del proyecto arquitectónico

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...

A detailed architectural study of the monumental and historic Mercado Hidalgo, the central marketplace in Guanajuato, Mexico. The market has over 260 stores and was inaugurated in 1910 using the previous marketplace front that was constructed in 1861. In addition to the architectural study and analysis the book has many historic photographs and information.

En este volumen prologado por Roberto Segre, el autor nos entrega una seleccion de cronicas y ensayos publicados en muy diversos medios a lo largo de una decada, producto de un intenso ejercicio de periodismo cultural de quien ha sabido armonizar su actividad profesional de arquitecto con la investigacion transdisciplina y el oficio literario. Dos son los ejes que articulan el libro : el tema de la identidad y la revalorizacion de la utopia, entendida esta no tanto como el "no hay tal lugar", sino como aquello que el ser humano debe perseguir para darle un sentido positivo y pleno a su...

Learn the standards of effective design and installation for building systems using the performance requirements set by the industry-leading source for standards: the International Code Council?. Now available in Spanish to recognize an increasingly diverse workforce, the 2003 International Building Code - Spanish Edition offers users comprehensive coverage and time-tested safety concepts so they are well-prepared for successful, safe work in the field. In addition, structural as well as fire- and life-safety provisions are also included and span a range of topics, including means of egress,...