San Juan del Río

This volume focusses on the mosaics and geometric designs from Ecija, the ancient Roman Astigi, the capital of the Conventus Astigitanus, which is one of four conventus iuridici that made the Roman Baetica. This work is part of a much larger study centered recently on the mosaics and the geometrical compositions of the Conventus Astgitanus, whose immediate objective pursued to cover the analysis of the musivaria of the whole of Baetica.In conjunction with the mosaics catalogue, this volume presents a catalogue of geometric designs, which are results of studies of different fields that make up ...

This book provides succinct guidance on the management of the maintenance of construction plant, bringing together information which is only currently found dispersed amongst other publications. Topics covered include: costs of maintenance; condition-based monitoring techniques; root cause failure analysis; health and safety; electronic documentation and record keeping; and directions for future research. Where appropriate, standard charts and reports - which can be adapted and used by the reader - are included. Chapters include: introduction to construction plant; the need to maintain...

Hoy concebimos y realizamos obras, en la mayoría de los casos, sin conocer a quienes serán sus habitantes. A su vez, debemos contemplar los intereses económicos del desarrollador, que gravitan fuertemente en la toma de decisiones proyectuales. Con estas consideraciones, nos sentamos a trabajar. Tenemos que distanciarnos de nuestros deseos y preferencias e imaginarnos al destinatario de la vivienda, para ofrecerle ideas materializadas ajustadas a pautas fundamentales de habitabilidad, acceso, aislación, orientación, ventilación natural, entre otras. Todas ellas orientadas hacia el...

In her most recent book Jeannette Plaut, architect of the University of Chile, presents a critic essay and an inventory of what she considers the most representative examples of contemporary architecture constructed in the last decade (2000 - 2008) in Chile. The book includes a commentary by architect Henry Smith-Miller, a photographic essay by Greek photographer Erieta Attali and a critical vision by British architect, critic, historian and academic Kenneth Frampton who comments in the book "about 7 works that, in different degrees, transit from audacious features of topographic inflexion...