Hacia nuevos dispositivos

Puertas adentro, dentro y fuera, interior y exterior, envolvente y espacio. Existen, sin duda, pocos dialogos que se vinculen de un modo tan determinante con la identidad mas intima del hecho arquitectonico. Pareceria que todo el conflicto que supone la concepcion del espacio se resume, precisamente, en la magia que integra y divide estos hemisferios complementarios en permanente interaccion. El presente trabajo decide explorar el fenomeno de la interioridad desde la determinante investigacion espacial que supone el diseno de la vivienda. Se aleja voluntariamente del espiritu comprehensivo y...

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...

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.

As part of the celebration of the Symposium "Shell and Spatial Structures: New Materials and Technologies, New Designs and Innovations -- A Sustainable Approach to Architectural and Structural Design" of the International Association of Special Structures (IASS-SLTE) held October 23-31, 2008 in Acapulco, the Faculty of Architecture of the UNAM developed 3 projects specifically for the occasion: 1) An exhibition of representative scale models of the "golden age" (1950-1975) of the construction of reinforced concrete shells in Mexico; 2) A documentary featuring the characteristics and evolution ...