Joyas de Cantabria

Contenido: Al antigedad y el paleocristianismo El islam El romnico El gtico El renacimiento El barroco y el rococ El neoclasicismo El historicismo y la arquitectura de ingeniera Primera mitad del siglo XX Segunda mitad del siglo XX

As part of the celebration of the Symposium "Shell and Spatial Structures: New Materials and Technologies, New Designs and Innovations -- A Sustainable Approach to Architectural and Structural Design" of the International Association of Special Structures (IASS-SLTE) held October 23-31, 2008 in Acapulco, the Faculty of Architecture of the UNAM developed 3 projects specifically for the occasion: 1) An exhibition of representative scale models of the "golden age" (1950-1975) of the construction of reinforced concrete shells in Mexico; 2) A documentary featuring the characteristics and evolution ...

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...

Este libro presenta dos ensayos que buscan ampliar el horizonte de qué significa la modernidad y la arquitectura moderna en Colombia, y a la vez precisar su sentido de cómo acotar el término arquitectura moderna y las categorías que han sido acogidas en la tradición de la teoría, la crítica y la historia de la arquitectura colombiana. El ensayo sobre Gabriel Serrano Busca definir la ideología que definió su práctica arquitectónica desde el programa arquitectónico como programa ideológico. El ensayo sobre Dicken Castro muestra la senda moderna que abre Dicken Castro en la...