Tipologías arquitectónicas coloniales y republicanas

The present edition graphically documents the design, construction and installationof the mega main public library Biblioteca de México "José Vasconcelos" locatedin Mexico City. In 2001 a transformation project of the Biblioteca de México proposal had three main actions: the restoration of the La Ciudadela building, the construction of a more modern and larger building and the establishment of an interchange network between the public libraries in México, where the new library was to be the central node of a national network. The new library that includes surrounding botanical garden was...

Text (in Spanish) and images complement each other to create a narrative thread that offers informative insights into the architect's intellectual and visual imagination and expands our understanding of Olgiati's oeuvre.

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...

Aquesta publicació recull un conjunt d´intervencions en edificis industrials històrics, construïts a Catalunya durant el període entre final del segle XVIII i mitjan segle XX, destinats inicialment a la producció tèxtil. Aquesta elecció de l´objecte de treball no és casual, sinó que respon al període en què tingué lloc una excepcional expansió d´aquest tipus d´activitat a Catalunya i que, de fet, va assentar les bases del futur industrial del país. Una situació que explica moltes de les característiques i similituds dels edificis considerats. Un mateix ús i uns mitjans...