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"Este libro presenta una selección de obras del arquitecto Andrés Fernández-Albalat Lois (A Coruña 1924 - 2019) situadas en el ayuntamiento de A Coruña, revisadas a través de los documentos conservados en su archivo y acompañadas de un conjunto de textos que recogen distintos aspectos de su producción arquitectónica. Albalat estableció en su ciudad natal al poco de titularse en Madrid, manifestando desde los inicios de su actividade una decidida apuesta por la recuperación da modernidad, revisándola desde la tradición local. Arquitecto del Laboratorio de Formas de Galicia, Decano ...

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...

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 ...

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.