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Las casas pequeñas exigen del arquitecto una mayor eficiencia en el uso del espacio. La riqueza y versatilidad del diseño en espacios reducidos buscan optimizar todos los elementos compositivos, donde también la luz y la protección climática asumen un rol preponderante en el camino hacia la sostenibilidad constructiva. Los ejemplos que presentamos manifiestan su intención de respetar el medio ambiente y las particularidades de su entorno, con el cual dialogan en armonía formal. Varios son los casos, referidos a distintas situaciones naturales y humanas: partiendo de viejos contenedores ...

The publication presents the last four years of research academic projects as well as architectural, landscape, urban development and industrial design projects developed by students and teachers from the Coordinación de Vinculación y Proyectos Especiales of the Faculty of Architecture of the UNAM. The catalogue comprises detail information of 21 projects.

This volume records the stunning architecture of the pharaohs ranging from 3,000 B.C. to the Egyptian style of today. It takes readers from the Sudan to the Mediterranean, and from simple clay brick buildings to monumental pyramids. Recent research and evocative pictures create a new view of the oldest architecture in the world - a very special kind of journey through Egypt.

Who ever said you can't have it all? This highly useful and decorative guide profiles lodgings around the world where you can enjoy the hippest of hospitality without breaking the bank. Including affordable hotels in locales as varied as Amsterdam and Cape Town, this guide makes sure your vacation fantasies can become reality.