Design de Interiores Contemporâneo

With the rapid developments in renewable resources over the last few years, environmentally-friendly housing is no longer the pipe-dream of a few radical architects and ecologists, it is now a firm reality. Small Eco Houses is a superbly illustrated volume that showcases the latest trends and architectural solutions for eco-housing. It also explores how research into alternative materials and new ways to apply traditional prime materials have paved the way for a whole new range of design options that mean aesthetics and comfort no longer have to be compromised to achieve sustainable...

Este libro documenta la conversación de Carmelo Di Bartolo, experimentado diseñador italiano, con los alumnos de la Escuela de Arquitectura, Arte y Diseño del Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Rasgo distintivo estético y estructural de las ciudades del siglo XX, cuyo perfil ha transformado, la "arquitectura moderna" nace y se desarrolla en buena parte del globo entre 1910 y 1970. Su concepción trajo aparejada una promesa de transformación, por su aparente capacidad para transformar ciudades sucias y abarrotadas en espacios amplios de viviendas generosas ubicados en paisajes modelados. En esta breve introducción, Adam Sharr expone el desarrollo de esta arquitectura, que ha creado poderosísimas imágenes culturales apoyándose en las innovaciones de las técnicas de...

Organized chronologically, the aerial photographs that make up this extraordinary collection chart the development of the capital of Colombia over a period of 50 years, from 1935 to 1985. The explosive growth of the city, both formally and informally, transformed it from a provincial town of only 300,000 to the hypnotic megacity it became by the end of the century, when its population had reached seven million. With a focus on the urban and architectural transformations, this collection of photos serves as visual testimony that progress can come with costs as well as benefits. Organizadas...

Este catalogo recorre cronologicamente la obra construida desde 1959 hasta 1992 por el arquitecto Umberto Riva con despacho profesional en su ciudad natal.