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The present edition publishes part of the research papers presented during the "Seminario de Investigación Arquitectura para la Producción" organized by the university of Michoacán between 2001 and 2002 that included the participation of national and international academics. The book gathers 23 collective and individual multidisciplinary works that examine from various perspectives the history of architecture in rural areas. Works are mainly focused in the colonial territory of the ex-bishopry of Michoacán divided in 4 main topics: Space, settlements, technology and environment and...

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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 ...

Proyectar y construir junto al mar es un gran desafío. Más allá del programa específico, juegan las condiciones climáticas: los fuertes vientos o la erosión producida por la arena y la sal; y, por otro lado, el entorno: respetar la naturaleza y el suelo, ya sea de arena o rocoso, influirá en nuestra obra. Hoy la responsabilidad del arquitecto, además del compromiso con su cliente, es con el uso racional de los materiales y la optimización de los recursos naturales y energéticos, durante su construcción y, también, en toda su vida útil como vivienda. La idea que prevalece ante la...