Rehabilitación

The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...

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...

"CEDODAL in collaboration with the Estrada family organized an exhibition and the present accompanying book that examines the life and professional career of Argentinean architect Estrada. The book gathers various authors who review in their texts the influence German architect Hermann Jansen had over the young Estrada, his integration to the National Forests project (1934) and his legacy in the planning of urban centers, infrastructure works and tourism and hotel architecture particularly in the Patagonian region. Estrada's culmination was the Civic Center of Bariloche, (today historic and...

Este libro de los arquitectos Rodolfo Livingston y Nidia Marinaro resume la vasta experiencia de ambos (50 años en el caso de R.L.) en la transformación de las casas de barrio, conservando el atractivo original de los espacios y de las fachadas. El humor, que abunda en estas páginas, encierra conceptos profundos como en el diálogo del arquitecto con la mujer que se niega a dormir en el cuarto de "la otra", la tormenta en el campo y el capítulo sobre la "resignificación", entre otros. Quienes estén por comprar una casa de barrio y los que ya viven en una, encontrarán alternativas...

Concepto de psicopatología y psiquiatría, Enfermedades mentales, Neurosis, Trastorno de la personalidad y del estado de ánimo Adicciones "la psicopatología es una ciencia especulativa esencialmente teórica, cuyo propósito es sólo el conocimiento del psiquismo anormal. No se ocupa de la curación ni de la prevención, que pertenecen a otros dominios". "Estudiar" significa en psicopatología varias cosas: en la clásica versión de Jaspers, significa describir las manifestaciones anormales, significa explicarlas, significa comprenderlas y finalmente significa totalizarlas o integrar en...