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...

El objeto de este libro es dotar a sus alumnos y, en general, a todos los interesados de los temas de Topografía y Replanteos, de un texto de iniciación eminentemente práctico en el que de forma clara y ordenada se exponen los conocimientos y procedimientos básicos de estas disciplinas.

"Decidido impulsor de la línea curva en el diseño arquitectónico y pionero en el uso del hormigón armado, Oscar Niemeyer fue el creador-constructor de una obra inmensa que recorre y define, inventándola, la arquitectura del siglo XX en Brasil y deja su impronta -la curva sensual, natural, incitante- en el mundo. Sus escritos aquí parcialmente reunidos reflejan esa constante preocupación y dejan traslucir, a manera de preceptiva intermitente, su voluntad de crear una arquitectura que fuera como esas "rachas de felicidad" que Borges definió con tanta sutileza y precisión, una...

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

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 ...