Reconversión sustentable de edificios

The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...

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...

Se ofrece aquí la transcripción y la traducción al castellano del texto del manuscrito de Joseph Gelabert. Pero la transcripción no sería suficiente, y la traducción resultaría sólo una versión literal, si no se acompañara de la voluntad de hacer comprensibles las ideas formales de Gelabert. Por eso se ha querido añadir una explicación del contenido. Este contenido incluye textos y trazados, y la explicación añadida es también literaria y gráfica. La perspectiva caballera vista desde abajo, que acompaña a todos los aparejos, quiere describir la forma completa de los...

200 colour photos and plans ”One of a series of authoritative pocket guides introduced only last fall, the Paris and : guide provides tourists and professionals alike with an overview of new and notable architecture and interior design in "the city of light." More than sixty buildings-governmental and residential, commercial and religious-by renowned architects such as Mario Botta, Jean Nouvel, Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando and I. M. Pei to name a few, are profiled and accompanied by color photographs. Easy to use and attractively designed with flexi covers, these CD-sized gems will be a...