Agua y ciudad

La presente obra contiene un sustrato expositivo de la arquitectura gaudiniana sobre el sentido naturalista del arte de Gaudi, segun la tesis doctoral de Gustavo Garcia Gabarro, dirigida por Juan Bassegoda Nonell quien, a su vez, expone un resumen de los estudios realizados en la Real Catedra Gaudi a lo largo de 30 anos. Mediante este estudio se intenta hacer comprensible a Gaudi a traves de su sentido franciscano del mundo y del arte, evitando cualquier enfoque historiografico o relativo a la morfologia descriptiva de los edificios construidos por este especial arquitecto catalan.Gaudi....

A compilation of texts by Professor Julio Arroyo previously presented in different academic meetings make up the present edition centered in public spaces in contemporary cities and the architecture that is concomitant, taking as a study reference the city of Santa Fe. Public spaces are a crucial category of urban life. However, in contemporary cities inconsistencies and contradictions prevail against the ethical postulates that define them -social cohesion, democratic inclusion, free expression, symbolic representation of citizen values- and the phenomena of what is public, dissociated in...

El libro de Pepa Cassinello rinde homenaje a uno de los más relevantes protagonistas internacionales de la Aventura Laminar de la Arquitectura Moderna, venerado capítulo de la Historia de la Construcción en el siglo XX. Aglutina en sus páginas un variado y amplio análisis de su obra, a través de la visión de algunos de los más destacados profesionales internacionales (Manterola, Torroja, Aroca, Calavera, Billington, Schlaich, Oliva ...) de la arquitectura, la ingeniería y su enseñanza. Tres disciplinas que Félix Candela, constructor y maestro de "cascarones de hormigón armado",...

The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...