Viviendas unifamiliares

Catalogue comprising 104 buildings in Monterrey that represent the best survivingexamples of the modern movement architecture. These examples of civil architecture constructedduring first half of the 20th century include Art Deco, Streamline and Modernist stylesLimitedavailability.

The book is the resulting papers from the Seminars of Latin American Architecture (SAL) organized by CEDODAL as an example of academic cooperation between Latin American architects who share their concern for the conservation of the region's architectural patrimony. This edition comprises case studies and historical, economic, social and architectural analysis of the farms and landowners of the haciendas and estancias from 7 countries of Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, México, Perú and Puerto Rico.

Los ensayos, realizados por especialistas en arquitectura, geografía, historia del arte, sociología o urbanismo, procedentes de diversos países, como Brasil, Canadá, España, Estados Unidos o México, analizan el paisaje como producto social, en tanto que resultado de una transformación colectiva de la naturaleza, que refleja una determinada forma de organizar y experimentar el territorio y se construyen socialmente en el marco de unas complejas y cambiantes relaciones de género, de clase, de etnia y de poder. De ahí que las miradas sobre el paisaje sean tan diversas: sólo vemos los...

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.