Los Mayas: The Maya, Spanish-Language Edition

Traces the career of the turn of the century Spanish architect, shows his designs for homes, apartments, schools, and churches, and discusses his unique, organic style

Esta guía visual contiene el vocabulario empleado en arquitectura, dirigido no sólo a arquitectos y aparejadores sino especialmente a estudiantes y no iniciados en la materia que sienten inquietud por la arquitectura. Cada definición aparece acompañada de una ilustración o ejemplo visual en forma de diagramas y ejemplos fotográficos, sobre el tema tratado, asimismo, agrupa información complementaria acerca de los diferentes contextos. Encontramos, más de 250 palabras muy comunes en las áreas principales de la arquitectura y el diseño arquitectónico así como términos de interés...

A compilation of detailed texts and historic photographic images of the architectural heritage of Medellín, its streets, churches, buildings, hospitals. Many of the places documented have been demolished and the photographers are the only remaining witnesses to study the transformation of its urban landscape over the centuries. A catalogue of buildings is included with images in the "Note" section at the end of the book.

Winner of the 2020 SAMLA Studies Book Award — Edited Collection Cities both near and far communicate in a variety of ways. Travel between, through, and among urban centers initiates contact, and cities themselves are sites of ever-changing cultural and historical encounters. Predictable and surprising challenges and opportunities arise when city borders are crossed, voices meet, and artistic traditions find their counterparts. Using the Latin word for “translation,” translatio, or “to carry across,” as a point of departure, Avenues of Translation explores how translation...