Richard Holzer

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 ...

Colombian houses have always been a showcase for the inhabitants of a highly diverse country. These houses range from the haciendas of coffee plantations to the restored colonial homes of Cartagena. Fascinating essays and attractive photos exemplify the evolution of the art of living in Colombia.

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.

London is famous for Big Ben; Paris for the Eiffel Tower; Rome for the Colosseum. Barcelona, on the other hand, is not identified by one or two famous buildings as these other European cities, but rather by an entire movement of turn-of-the-century architecture known simply as Modernisme. Familiar to Americans as art nouveau, its most famous practitioner was the artist and architect Antoni Gaudi. But the city is filled with superb examples of art nouveau in vivid color in Barcelona Art Nouveau. This book offers a tour of 46 houses, public buildings, and monuments in the art-nouveau style,...