Conversaciones con Bogotá, 1945-2005

The book Did Someone Say Participate? has been published by the MIT Press in the year 2006. dpr-barcelona going on with it's philosophy to share interesting contents with our readers and having noticed that this amazing book talks about the most actual and contemporary topics (as it is participation and social projects with personal involvement, looking for a chance to make radical change in today’s cities) has decided to translate and distribute the book all over the world, especially in Latin America and Spain, to bring all Spanish-speakers the chance to get to know all the great projects ...

Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona has translated pragmatic and poetic concepts and intentions into physical form. These result from the architect's deep communion with and understanding of the materials and processes, as well as of the historic-cultural context in which his architectural intervention takes place. Salmona's oeuvre, including such notable examples as the Torres del Parque (1967) in Bogota, the Presidential House for Illustrious Guests (1981) in Cartagena, the Quimbaya Museum (1983) in Armenia and the National Archive of the Nation (1992) in Bogota, is without doubt one of the ...

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.

El peso de la historia en las ciudades y pueblos de Andalucía ha sido un importante decantador, no solamente de hechos y acontecimientos, sino sobre todo, de la propia realidad física que ha pervivido y de la que hemos aprehendido. La construcción, la forma y la materia han convivido con las preexistencias generando una continuidad, consentida o no, que nos ha acercado a un presente como resultado de una inteligencia colectiva. Tras importantes periodos de ruptura, bien por desarrollismos descabezados o por alienantes fluctuaciones económicas, esta continuidad ha permanecido indemne...