Adolf Loos 1870-1933

200 colour photos and plans ”One of a series of authoritative pocket guides introduced only last fall, the Paris and : guide provides tourists and professionals alike with an overview of new and notable architecture and interior design in "the city of light." More than sixty buildings-governmental and residential, commercial and religious-by renowned architects such as Mario Botta, Jean Nouvel, Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando and I. M. Pei to name a few, are profiled and accompanied by color photographs. Easy to use and attractively designed with flexi covers, these CD-sized gems will be a...

El análisis integral y consciente de la protección y seguridad contra incendios especialmente en edificios, debe formar parte del proceso del proyecto, de la construcción y del mantenimiento de este. El profesional actuante debe adoptar decisiones concretas acerca de la seguridad ante la eventualidad de que se produzca un incendio, será necesario que identifique claramente y resuelva las necesidades específicas sobre: 1. Protección y seguridad de las personas. 2. Protección y Seguridad estructural. 3. Facilitar el acceso y la acción del personal del cuerpo de Bomberos. 4. Protección...

Text (in Spanish) and images complement each other to create a narrative thread that offers informative insights into the architect's intellectual and visual imagination and expands our understanding of Olgiati's oeuvre.

A study of Bogota viewed as a museum (outside of the traditional museum). This work offers a critical look at modern city through a series of tours through downtown Bogotá, specifically on Seventh Avenue between Calles 11 and 16 that was transformed from Bogotazo through an urban renewal project. It turned the area into a paradigm of what should be a modern Bogotá. The book discusses the aesthetic character of its architecture, the connections between traditional museums, and reaffirmed the principles of order and functionality of the modern movement and led to rules that have sought...