El color como material y recurso visual

"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.

Este libro es una aguda exploracion interdisciplinar acerca de las posibilidades de los metodos analiticos utilizados por arquitectos, urbanistas, paisajistas o disenadores para entender la estructura y los principios del entorno edificado.

En el umbral de la segunda década del siglo XXI, un grupo de investigadores se propuso elaborar el plano de la ciudad de Santiago tal como era en 1910. Este libro explica lo que el plano ha develado: gracias a esta nueva imagen, hasta ahora inédita, comprendemos del mejor modo posible cómo era aquella ciudad a los cien años de la fundación de la República. Estas investigaciones invitan a reconocer cuestiones del urbanismo de las ciudades y sus escalas de representación, asunto medular y para el cual este texto es un referente de consulta imprescindible.

An in-depth study of Colombian architect Luis Restrepo, this collection brings together a selection of his constructions developed by between 1989 and 2007. In this innovative presentation of architectural work, each construction is thoroughly illustrated with both color photographs and reproductions of the blueprints, yielding a true glimpse of Restrepo's genius. Escaping from any classification, his works restore the essentials of architecture—space, materials, and light—and this compilation is sure to appeal to enthusiasts of both architecture and design. Exentas de artificios y...