Gonzalo Villa Chávez

A Compilation of 30 Innovative Architectonic Inventions in Catalonia. The architecture produced in Catalonia has often been in the vanguard of Europe, especially since Barcelona hosted the 1992 Olympics. This book is an exciting overview of innovative spaces and techniques made in Catalonia, presenting a cross section of 'products' as well as the buildings and environments for which they were conceived. The products solve specific program requirements, new social demands, environmental needs, budget limitations and design aspirations to improve on the status quo. They are proving grounds of...

The present edition graphically documents the design, construction and installationof the mega main public library Biblioteca de México "José Vasconcelos" locatedin Mexico City. In 2001 a transformation project of the Biblioteca de México proposal had three main actions: the restoration of the La Ciudadela building, the construction of a more modern and larger building and the establishment of an interchange network between the public libraries in México, where the new library was to be the central node of a national network. The new library that includes surrounding botanical garden was...

En este libro publicado por primera vez en 1973, Christian Norberg-Schulz describe la historia de la arquitectura occidental como una historia de formas significativas. En base a esta perspectiva, que remite a la filosofia existencialista y a la fenomenologia, el autor analiza las principales etapas y los edificios mas importantes en la historia de la arquitectura, desde el antiguo Egipto hasta nuestros dias. Las construcciones de los diversos periodos culturales son descritas como una expresion de valores religiosos y filosoficos prevalentes. El analisis meticuloso del origen significativo...

Directory of the International Union of Architects, containing by-laws, ethics, competition regulations, committee meeting dates and locations, committee member listings, country member listings and a brief historical sketch of the union.