Reciclaje de la arquitectura en centros de ciudad

Revealing the pleasure of contemplation, a well-known aesthetic professor journeys to the four corners of the earth, admiring the arts, architecture, and the people.

Vicente Galicia (b. Spain 1901, arrived in Colombia in 1926- d. Barranquilla 1992) was a Basque architect and Claretian missionary-priest who left behind an important architectural legacy in Colombia, particularly in the Department of Choc and the cities of Barranquilla and Medellín. Architect and urban historian González Escobar presents a brief biography highlighting the architectural accomplishments of this celebrated architect-constructer who created his most prominent works between 1942 and 1945.

This well-illustrated Spanish-language book retraces the development and magnificent flowering of Mayan architecture in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize over the period 300 B.C.-A.D. 1500, showing the extraordinary synchronicity of this architecture with that of other Old World societies. Featured cities include Tikal, the earliest Mayan religious center; Palenque, famous for its ceremonial center; and Copan, with its hieroglyphic staircase featuring 2,500 glyphs.

No son muchas las oficinas chilenas que han logrado conjugar compromiso público, impacto urbano y calidad arquitectónica. Durante el siglo XX, Bresciani Valdés Castillo Huidobro es tal vez la más destacada en ese sentido. Por esa razón, en Ediciones ARQ iniciamos la serie de publicaciones digitales reeditando la monografía de esta notable oficina, que no sólo nos permite conocer su historia sino que además nos entrega importantes lecciones para el presente y futuro de nuestras ciudades.