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This book revolves around the drawings and scale models especially selected by architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, who was conferred the degree of Doctorate Honoris Causa by the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in 2009. The personal selection done by PMdR resulted in a publishing project that included the participation of a group of academics from Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina convened so that, by means of short texts, freely elaborated their perspective on those drawings. The book is, therefore, the result of a collective work whose purpose is to think the architecture from its most common...

This book provides succinct guidance on the management of the maintenance of construction plant, bringing together information which is only currently found dispersed amongst other publications. Topics covered include: costs of maintenance; condition-based monitoring techniques; root cause failure analysis; health and safety; electronic documentation and record keeping; and directions for future research. Where appropriate, standard charts and reports - which can be adapted and used by the reader - are included. Chapters include: introduction to construction plant; the need to maintain...

La Carrera de Especialización en Diseño de Mobiliario DIMO se dicta en la Secretaría de Postrado FADU | UBA junto a otras especializaciones propias de la Arquitectura y el Diseño Industrial. Justamente tiene como prioridad el articular esas dos carreras que se dictan en dicha Facultad. Es una Carrera que ya tiene treinta años y ha generado egresados no solamente en el país sino también en toda Latinoamérica e inclusive en Italia y España. Varios de los trabajos desarrollados en el seno de la Carrera, dado que los alumnos deben hacer una práctica profesional en la Industria, han...

A collection of writings by Enrique Yañez to mark the twentieth anniversary of his death. The text presents an approach to life and observations of the architect, covering the fields of architecture, its social function, urbanism, society and culture.

Study of the architectural and urban transformations in Puebla from the period of Independence to the Mexican Revolution.