Bresciani Valdés Castillo Huidobro

A study by the founder of the Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad del Bío-Bío. The first part is a history from pre-Columbian times to 1973, omitting the long colonial period. The second part considers the evolution of urbanism in Chile and includes a chronology of national and international architectural events and several annexes.

This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.

As part of the celebration of the Symposium "Shell and Spatial Structures: New Materials and Technologies, New Designs and Innovations -- A Sustainable Approach to Architectural and Structural Design" of the International Association of Special Structures (IASS-SLTE) held October 23-31, 2008 in Acapulco, the Faculty of Architecture of the UNAM developed 3 projects specifically for the occasion: 1) An exhibition of representative scale models of the "golden age" (1950-1975) of the construction of reinforced concrete shells in Mexico; 2) A documentary featuring the characteristics and evolution ...

Esta no es una novela de ficción, pero le anticipo que parece que lo es. Esta historia es una recopilación de hechos históricos que sin lugar a dudas, van a menoscabar en usted dudas que siempre ha tenido. Tampoco tiene la intención de convencerlo en lo absoluto de nada. La sola expresión «convencer» la desacreditaría, y créame que pase muchísimo tiempo investigando, pues su objetivo es mostrarle una perspectiva histórica que puede llegar a interesarle. Este libro va a contar la historia de cómo la humanidad va caminando hacía su propia destrucción, por que ha sido victima de un ...