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A study of Bogota viewed as a museum (outside of the traditional museum). This work offers a critical look at modern city through a series of tours through downtown Bogotá, specifically on Seventh Avenue between Calles 11 and 16 that was transformed from Bogotazo through an urban renewal project. It turned the area into a paradigm of what should be a modern Bogotá. The book discusses the aesthetic character of its architecture, the connections between traditional museums, and reaffirmed the principles of order and functionality of the modern movement and led to rules that have sought...

Like no other international metropolis, New York succeeds in following the latest architectural and design trends and still maintains her unmistakable face. This second edition and guide New York introduces up-to-the-minute, finished projects and buildings still under construction in and around Manhattan and features the Big Apple's most popular restaurants, shops and hotels. The guide includes addresses, a map and comprehensive index. Book jacket.

A major study and analysis of historic architecture and architectural styles in Puerto Rico from the colonial to modern.

Obra fundamental en la historiografía del arte, Historia de la arquitectura representa la culminación de diez años de trabajo del prestigioso investigador Spiro Kostof, profesor en la Universidad de Berkeley. Abarcando desde la prehistoria hasta el postmodernismo, el libro no sólo se ocupa de los monumentos religiosos y civiles, objeto tradicional de la atención de los historiadores, sino también estudia una diversidad de edificaciones industriales o domésticas, rurales o urbanas, todas ellas dentro de un contexto social, físico y cultural. Las manifestaciones arquitectónicas de...