Historia de la arquitectura mexicana

Ask Americans to think of a famous architect and the person they are most likely to name is Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's work, his reputation, and his long and colorful career have made him an icon of modern American architecture. But despite his status as America's most celebrated architect, his influence throughout an active practice spanning the years 1896 to 1959 is so wide and complex that it has been difficult to grasp fully. The essays in this book look not at the United States, the context usually associated with Wright, but at countries around the globe. Anthony Alofsin has assembled ...

Universidad de Granada, España, 2014. Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Estado de conservación: Nuevo. 764 pp. La Guía de Granada de Manuel Gómez Moreno, en cuya elaboración colaboró decisivamente su hijo Manuel, tuvo en el momento de su aparición (1892) un éxito enorme, hasta el punto de que a los pocos años de su publicación, y ya agotada, había alcanzado precios altísimos en el comercio de libros viejos. A ese éxito contribuyó el que, "bajo el humilde apelativo de 'guía' se esconde una de las aportaciones más trascendentes para el conocimiento del arte granadino, una...

Located in Mexico City, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio is well known internationally for its use of traditional Mexican construction techniques, the highly sculptural effects of its buildings and its unusually collaborative approach toward each client. Founded by Tatiana Bilbao (born 1972) in 2004, its completed buildings include the Gratitude Open Chapel in La Ruta del Peregrino, Gabriel Orozco's house in Roca Blanca and the botanical garden in Culiacan. The enormous production of ideas and designs that takes place there is directed to different spaces, in which the architecture is deeply humanized. ...

Este libro, elaborado por los profesores D. Carlos González-Bravo, D. Jesús Coronado, D. Pedro Leguina y D. Raúl Rodríguez, en colaboración con alumnos del Departamento, describe el paisaje arquitectónico de ciudades que destacan por sus impresionantes edificios, como Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia o Nueva York. El profesor D. Carlos González-Bravo, Director de la Escuela de Arquitectura, nos descubre la intención de este proyecto: "De eso trata esta guía de viajes, de tocar arquitectura, de verla de cerca, de recorrerla, saborearla y procesar aquello que algunos han denominado la ...