PSICOGEOMETRIA, GEOMETRIA SAGRADA Y ARQUITECTURA BIOLOGICA

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

Este libro versa sobre la arquitectura moderna que se construyó en Latinoamérica entre las décadas de 1930 y 1960, y sobre el pensamiento que la sustentó. Es una 'antología de autores'. Del mexicano Juan O'Gorman al chileno Alberto Cruz, la selección abarca a los ya 'clásicos modernos': Lúcio Costa, Oscar Niemeyer, Carlos Raúl Villanueva y Luis Barragán. Se trata, además, de una 'antología de obras' escogidas de cada arquitecto que sirven para exponer las intenciones y los pensamientos de su autor. Y se trata, por último, de una 'antología de textos'. Se incluyen fragmentos...

The Design of the home continues to be of great interest to both architects and designers. How to configure a living space according to the characteristics of a site and the specification of the client is still the starting point of any house project. However, the final solutions can be as diverse as they can be interesting. This publication takes a specific look at the way architecture will evolve when regarding inhabitations around the world due to climatic changes and different cultural expectations.

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...