San Juan del Río

Contenido: Al antigedad y el paleocristianismo El islam El romnico El gtico El renacimiento El barroco y el rococ El neoclasicismo El historicismo y la arquitectura de ingeniera Primera mitad del siglo XX Segunda mitad del siglo XX

Winner of the 2020 SAMLA Studies Book Award — Edited Collection Cities both near and far communicate in a variety of ways. Travel between, through, and among urban centers initiates contact, and cities themselves are sites of ever-changing cultural and historical encounters. Predictable and surprising challenges and opportunities arise when city borders are crossed, voices meet, and artistic traditions find their counterparts. Using the Latin word for “translation,” translatio, or “to carry across,” as a point of departure, Avenues of Translation explores how translation...

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...

Este libro analiza las relaciones entre niveles de gobierno; entre entidades territoriales locales y entre el sector público y privado en el proceso de gestión de tres Sistemas Integrados de Transporte Masivo en áreas metropolitanas o conturbaciones de Colombia. Se realiza un análisis comparado de tres casos de estudio: Transmilenio (Bogotá-Soacha), Megabús (Área Metropolitana de Centro Occidente), y Transmetro (Área Metropolitana de Barranquilla). Se reseña los retos de la planificación y gestión del transporte (y en general de los grandes proyectos urbanos) en la escala...