Vicente Galicia

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.

Taking as a starting point a design for a mobile theater made at the Architectural Association of London between 1970 and1971 by Spanish architect Javier Navarro de Zuvillaga (born 1942), this book traces the architectural counterculture of that time and the relations with the alternative performing arts. Architect Javier Navarro de Zuvillaga (1942) graduated in 1968 at Madrid School of Architecture. During the academic year 1970-1971 he travelled from Madrid to London thanks to a grant of the British Council to complete his postgraduate training at the Architectural Association. There he...

Mallol is an architectural design center that functions under the lead of its director and promoter, Panamanian architect Ignacio Mallol Tamayo. This edition examines 25 year of professional operations of the largest architectural firm in Central America and illustrates, with more than 270 color images, representative examples of Latin American 21st century architecture, highlighting the firm's most representative buildings: Le Cube Mallol, one of the early designs (where Mallol plays with forms, space and symetry), a clear example of the type of large constructions that would later...

1998 Premio Bienal: Historia Both an architectural and a social history, this book examines the social implications of the elaborate design, construction, and decor details of Colombian republican houses of the 19th and 20th centuries. The elegant hallways, warm bedrooms, and eclectic combinations of foreign styles are the main characteristics of Colombia's post-colonial homes and an evocative means to rediscover the majesty of Colombia’s Belle Époque. Una historia tanto de arquitectura como de una sociedad, este libro fotográfico ilumina las implicaciones sociales de los elaborados...