Sevilla, arquitectura y ciudad militar

This number of the monographic series is dedicated to restoration specialist, architect and watercolor painter Villa Chávez (b. Mexico). This extensive study of Villa Chávez life and architecture is divided in 2 parts: the first reviews his academic career and his professional practice in Guadalajara and Colima. A second part reviews in detail his restoration projects, his architecture, his open space interventions and his pictorial production (watercolors and drawings). Amongst other academic contributions Villa Chávez founded the School of Architecture in the University of Colima and was ...

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 ...

El trabajo de Gilles Deleuze y Félix Guattari ha sido siempre inspirador para arquitectos y teóricos de la arquitectura; pero, de forma generalizada, no ha sido bien entendido. La colaboración de Deleuze y Guattari produjo, entre otras obras , El Anti Edipo: Capitalismo y esquizofrenia. El libro se asoció con el espíritu de las revueltas estudiantiles de 1968. Sus ideas promueven la creatividad y la innovación, y su trabajo abarca muchos campos. Su mirada sobre la filosofía, la política, el psicoanálisis, la física, el arte y la literatura ha cambiado nuestras percepciones sobre...

Inventory of architectural patrimony and popular culture in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. The first part is devoted to architecture and monuments from Pre-Columbian , colonial, 19th and 20th century, with emphasis on Pre-Columbian cultures. Includes mural art and some information on archival holdings. The second half is devoted to folkart, crafts, local culinary history, folklore, fiestas at the village, town, city and state levels.