Vicente Galicia

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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...

Desde el siglo xvii, los sermones de António Vieira —considerado por Fernando Pessoa como el «Emperador de la lengua portuguesa»— se hicieron famosos en distintos territorios del orbe católico, al ser publicados tanto en portugués como en otras lenguas. Su obra ha sido objeto de admiración y de análisis académicos. En el mundo hispánico, su prestigio como predicador motivó diversas ediciones de sus sermones en español hasta mediados del siglo xviii, pero una edición crítica contemporánea era una labor aún por emprender. En este volumen se presentan cinco sermones de Vieira...

En estas líneas se pretende simplemente, dar un detenido paseo por nuestro contexto cultural, que nos ayude en la aprensión y la consignación de las experiencias no cuantificables de la arquitectura (como los métodos de representación de las calidades sonoras y lumínicas) y que arroje algo de luz sobre un fenómeno tan antiguo como vasto y todavía resbaladizo.