La revaloración del patrimonio arquitectónico

Produced by the government program Pueblos Magicos (Magic Towns) is designed for the sustainable preservation of the cultural and architectural patrimony of 17 traditional and picturesque colonial towns, promoting the tourist attractions and urban benefits of places like: San Cristobal de las Casas, Parras, Comala, Taxco, Real de Catorce, Izamal and Patzcuaro among others.Many exceptional color photographs. .

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...

Acosta nos dejó un libro escrito desde su llegada a nuestro país, e impresa su segunda edición en 1947. Y una serie de escritos y fotografías de sus obras, que su esposa Telma Reca -con la colaboración de sus discípulos Rubén Movia y Arnoldo Gaite- convirtiera en el segundo libro, en 1976. Ambas ediciones se han agotado ya hace tiempo. Por el enorme valor de sus contenidos, sorprendentemente actuales y de utilidad para la comprensión de los problemas de la arquitectura contemporánea, es que consideramos valiosa la posibilidad de reeditar el primero de los libros, VIVIENDA Y CIUDAD, a ...

Mallol is an architectural design center that functions under the lead of its director and promoter, Panamanian architect Ignacio Mallol Tamayo. This edition examines 25 year of professional operations of the largest architectural firm in Central America and illustrates, with more than 270 color images, representative examples of Latin American 21st century architecture, highlighting the firm's most representative buildings: Le Cube Mallol, one of the early designs (where Mallol plays with forms, space and symetry), a clear example of the type of large constructions that would later...