I-Polis

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...

Esta publicación recoge las reflexiones, y propuestas elaboradas en el marco del Máster Universitario en Arquitectura de la Universidad de Zaragoza durante el curso 2017-18. En continuidad con las aproximaciones de años anteriores, se han desarrollado una serie de exploraciones urbanísticas sobre los problemas y oportunidades de intervención y regeneración urbana en las llamadas periferias ‘interiores’. Se trata de barrios periféricos tradicionales que se fueron conformando durante la segunda mitad del siglo pasado, y que emergen en el periodo de intenso crecimiento urbano de los...

Brief study of the rich architectonic and topographic expressions of the one-family houses and the collective dwelling constructed during the 20th century in México. During this post-Revolution period the mass options became models of good taste, functionality and technological possibilities for the growing urban spaces.

The bathroom is no longer given over solely to personal hygiene, but instead has become a room in which freedom of design and expression can be achieved. This book features some of the most practical designs which still manage to integrate aesthetic qualities.