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Annotated guide to the architectural patrimony of UNAM, Mexico's largest university. It covers the colonial and other historic buildings in downtown Mexico City, the 20th century complexes, library, public art and other buildings in the Ciudad Universitaria as well as buildings throughout Mexico. With many illustrations and location maps.

Se presentan algunas ideas sobre el análisis de la arquitectura, entendido como proceso de conocimiento, y sobre el dibujo como lenguaje distintivo, valorando su importancia en la ideación y narración de la arquitectura, para imaginarla, conocerla y darla a conocer.

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...

Architectural guide to the city of Guadalajara, with a selection of close to 300 buildings representative of all time periods. The guide is divided in 3 sections: the first, the largest and medullar part of the book is the presentation of the buildings; a second section is an inventory of buildings important in the history of the city but now disappeared, and a third section includes location maps with recommended itineraries and routes. Each entry includes the name, date and brief history of the building and the name of the architect.