Joyas de Cantabria

En las páginas de este número de la revista CASAS INTERNACIONAL nos encontraremos con 12 ejercicios ejemplares vinculados a la región de Extremadura, que muestran lecciones de arquitectura que van más allá de la temática, se trata de ejemplos que aportan valores de los que aprender, en los que podremos reconocer temas invariables y eternos de la arquitectura a la vez que aportan referencias que serán replicables en otras obras y en otros autores en el futuro. Esta condición de la replicabilidad es fundamental para el reconocimiento de los valores de estos proyectos.

The Middle Ages constitute one of the darkest periods of humanity. European monarchs vying for their own interests and the relentless spread of the plague, or Black Death, consumed the lives of millions. Then, seemingly overnight, colossal monuments began soaring through the skies, dominating the heights ?the Gothic period had been born. In this book, Fern?ndez Bueno unveils some of the key enigmas that throughout the ages have been locked within the walls of cathedrals. Where and why they were built, their acoustics, symbology, legends, and alchemy. This is a magical voyage through the main...

A major critical study by noted architect and researcher Ramón Gutiérrez on the different phases of the history and evolution of the architectural patrimony of Paraguay spanning from primitive and colonial times to present days. The book includes a large collection of period photographs and color reproductions of the watercolors of the city of Asuncion done between 1855 and 1856 by French traveler Francisco Vincent of colonial and old Asuncion that graphically document how the original urban profile of Asunción has paid the tribute of the urban development and progress sacrificing its most ...

The book is an historic and graphical account of the patios of "vecindad" (neighbourhood) in the port city of Veracruz, in a period that goes from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 21st century. The foreword of this edition, states that the first record of a patio of a "vecindad" dates back to 1791, highlighting that those patios have seen the early years of musician and singer "Toña la Negra" and were the place of origin of the famous "picadas" from Veracruz, one of the most popular snacks of the jarocha traditional cuisine.