Berlin Modernism

This catalogue offers a chronological survey of the work constructed between 1984 and 1994 by the architect Jo Coenen (Heerlen, 1949), with offices in Eindhoven and Maastricht.

A panoramic view of representative projects of contemporary architecture in Mexico from 2007-2008. The selection consists of 78 completed projects been selected that reflect the tendencies in architecture for private housing, public complexes, commercial, business and industrial developments. The features stand out in this third in the series: new teams, previously unrepresented, academic and hotels begin to appear and more small, experimental buildings. Some of the architects and collectives include: LCM, Fernando Romero with FRENTE, Juan Pablo Maza, Alberto Kalach, Isaac Broid Zajman, MAS...

The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...

Muchas cosas han cambiado desde las primeras descripciones teñidas de misticismo, prejuicio y oscuridad conceptual, que se hicieron del enfermo epiléptico en los albores de la humanidad; pero ciertas características míticas permanecen incólumes en pleno siglo XXI para este grupo de pacientes. Se desarrollan aquí algunas de estas distorsiones, tanto las históricas y anecdóticas como las actuales, evidenciándose en encuestas que miden la percepción propia del enfermo y de la sociedad respecto de la enfermedad epiléptica. Dada la vastedad nosológica de la epileptología, se impuso el ...