Adolf Loos 1870-1933

La arquitectura doméstica cartagenera de los períodos colonial y republicano ha sido objeto de estudios que, separadamente, han mostrado sus características particulares. Un estudio comparado de tipologías de vivienda de los dos períodos no se había realizado previamente. Este libro presenta los resultados de una investigación orientada específicamente a entender las semejanzas y diferencias entre las viviendas de esos dos períodos, dirigida por el arquitecto Francisco Angulo Guerra. Él y su equipo de colaboradores desarrollaron un minucioso trabajo entre 2005 y 2007 con el apoyo de ...

In September of 2005 a group academics, civil organizations and federal, state and municipal government representatives were summoned with the purpose of analyzing the legislature, experiences and strategies developed for the protection and conservation of the cultural patrimony of Mexico. The meeting was held in the city of Morelia (State of Michoacn) where most of the conservation and protection efforts of viceregal architecture specialist Manuel González Galván took place, the reason which is why this colloquium honored his legacy. "After reading this memoirs of this colloquium, it is...

How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on today's highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists.

The Middle Ages constitute one of the darkest periods of humanity. European monarchs vying for their own interests and the relentless spread of the plague, or Black Death, consumed the lives of millions. Then, seemingly overnight, colossal monuments began soaring through the skies, dominating the heights ?the Gothic period had been born. In this book, Fern?ndez Bueno unveils some of the key enigmas that throughout the ages have been locked within the walls of cathedrals. Where and why they were built, their acoustics, symbology, legends, and alchemy. This is a magical voyage through the main...