Cómo construir una catedral

Esta recopilación de obras se origina en el deseo de aprovechar los medios digitales para registrarlas en un archivo sintético, se la ha separado en dos sectores. Uno, dedicado a viviendas individuales o colectivas, y otro a proyectos especiales de edificios comerciales, industriales, para educación o salud. En éste se incorporan algunos dibujos que fueron la propuesta inicial que condujo en definitiva a la obra realizada.

Text (in Spanish) and images complement each other to create a narrative thread that offers informative insights into the architect's intellectual and visual imagination and expands our understanding of Olgiati's oeuvre.

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 ...

1998 Premio Bienal: Historia Both an architectural and a social history, this book examines the social implications of the elaborate design, construction, and decor details of Colombian republican houses of the 19th and 20th centuries. The elegant hallways, warm bedrooms, and eclectic combinations of foreign styles are the main characteristics of Colombia's post-colonial homes and an evocative means to rediscover the majesty of Colombia’s Belle Époque. Una historia tanto de arquitectura como de una sociedad, este libro fotográfico ilumina las implicaciones sociales de los elaborados...