El Asilo de Mendicidad de San Fernando, 1846-1900

This number of the monographic series is dedicated to restoration specialist, architect and watercolor painter Villa Chávez (b. Mexico). This extensive study of Villa Chávez life and architecture is divided in 2 parts: the first reviews his academic career and his professional practice in Guadalajara and Colima. A second part reviews in detail his restoration projects, his architecture, his open space interventions and his pictorial production (watercolors and drawings). Amongst other academic contributions Villa Chávez founded the School of Architecture in the University of Colima and was ...

La publicación recoge diversos Materiales producidos por el Área de Urbanística y Ordenación del Territorio de la Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura de la Universidad de Zaragoza. Se trata del vol.2 de la serie, con guiones correspondientes a los bloques teóricos y una selección de ejercicios realizados por los estudiantes principalmente en dos asignaturas de la materia (Urbanismo 3 y Urbanismo 4), así como de otra asignatura compartida con el área de Proyectos Arquitectónicos (Taller integrado de Proyectos y Urbanismo), durante los cursos académicos 2011-13.

In the nineties, the modern orthodoxy has stopped imposing its criteria. At a time when there are as many architectural philosophies as architects, this volume offers us some answers to the common question of where present-day architecture is going. This view of the current world of architecture is presented through analysis of the projects of the most recognized and respected architects, but also the most innovative ones and those of the new generations.