Fernando González Gortázar

The book analyses a selection of 10 houses and 14 buildings constructed in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2005 and that represent the current urban San Jose's growth trends. The domestic architecture reflects a higher purchasing power with an appreciation oh natural surroundings, the office and industrial buildings are aimed some at rescuing the historic downtown area while others were constructed in the suburban area of the city. Includes biographies of mentioned architects.

Estos apuntes no son para ninguna materia en especial. Comenzaron como un ayuda-memoria para seguir o pautar una clase. Están desordenados, porque solamente se quisieron volcar algunas ideas básicas que permitiesen ir desarrollando el hilo del pensamiento. Por lo tanto, los conceptos son muy incompletos, algunas ideas deberían desarrollarse más para ser mejor comprendidas. Pero como toda cosa que se debe sintetizar para escribir, sola se fue acomodando para dejar entrever algunos conceptos más importantes. Casi todas las entradas fueron escritas y graficadas confiando en la memoria, y en ...

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...

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...