Berlin Modernism

A major critical study by noted architect and researcher Ramón Gutiérrez on the different phases of the history and evolution of the architectural patrimony of Paraguay spanning from primitive and colonial times to present days. The book includes a large collection of period photographs and color reproductions of the watercolors of the city of Asuncion done between 1855 and 1856 by French traveler Francisco Vincent of colonial and old Asuncion that graphically document how the original urban profile of Asunción has paid the tribute of the urban development and progress sacrificing its most ...

El presente libro está dirigido particularmente a los estudiantes y profesionales relacionados con el mundo de la construcción, interesados en profundizar algunos aspectos del sistema de construcción con perfiles de acero galvanizado liviano Steel Framing en lo relacionado con la documentación de obra. Se brindan una serie de pautas generales para efectuar un legajo de obra cuya temática es la vivienda unifamiliar, las que han sido utilizadas a lo largo de varios años de experiencia constructiva. Se ejemplifican 8 trabajos, con las memorias descriptivas y técnicas que pautaron los...

"Architecture & Design Australia" is a new survey of Australian Architecture that takes an expansive look at over 50 builings, from private dwellings to public monuments, and includes many award-winning projects that have helped shape the energetic state of Australian design today. It is fair to say that the diversity of the Australian continent shapes the complexity of its architecture, and it is these ingredients that continue to set the scene for the country's exciting architectural language. An index with contact information of the featured architects and designers is enclosed.

Filled with pictures, sketches, and building plans, this tribute to an extraordinary Colombian architect presents 12 of his most significant projects spanning the decade before his death in October 2007. The buildings highlighted in this work include the National University of Colombia's department of humanities graduate school building, the Virgilio Barco public library in Bogotá, and Salmona's vacation home in Riofrío. Lleno de dibujos, esbozos, y planes de edificación , este tributo a un extraordinario arquitecto colombiano presenta 12 de sus proyectos más significativos desde la...