Rafael Urzúa

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.

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

Este número de la revista Arquitectonics sobre Un urbanismo alternativo se inscribe en una necesidad ineludible de encontrar nuevas maneras de urbanizar la tierra menos agresivas con la naturaleza, con la cultura y con la propia humanidad en general. He escrito ya un segundo volumen de Las formas del tiempo para iniciar esta profunda reflexión sobre el nuevo urbanismo que aquí numerosos profesores intentan describir. En este artículo aporto algunas ideas sobre las arquitecturas dialógicas como escenarios de vida social, un camino que debería estar en la base de cualquier visión...

27 research papers grouped into 3 sections that range from architectural history to studies of patrimony, urban studies, and conservation. Continuation of the editorial project started in 1999 to promote scholarship on architecture in the state of Michoacan, Mexico.