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This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.

In this work, which is based on heritage architecture and cultural studies, the relationship between communities and habitat is studied to understand their way of conceiving and inhabiting the urban territory. The author participation in the Plan Especial de Manejo y Protección (PEMP) of the set of architectural assets of Republican architecture of Quibdó led her to question the handling of historical centers containing declared architectural assets in the country. The stories made invisible or denied by hegemonic heritage perspectives "were the route charted within the framework of the PhD ...

En noviembre de 1985 el país y el mundo fueron conmovidos no solamente por el asalto, seguido de un gravísimo secuestro, sino también por el incendio del Palacio de Justicia, residencia de las altas cortes o supremos tribunales del órgano o rama judicial de Colombia, situado en la plaza de Bolívar de Bogotá. El asalto fue obra del grupo subversivo M-19, que pretendía que la Corte Suprema de Justicia le adelantara al presidente de la República "un juicio de responsabilidad política", y el incendio se produjo no se sabe si por acción de los guerrilleros o como consecuencia de la que...

Homage dedicated to the IIDEHA and its contribution to the development of the operative architecture for design in Argentina. 9 multidisciplinary essays from the academic seminars on subjects that influenced Argentinean modern architecture from 1957-2007, plus 11 essays on leading architects that include: Jaime Roca (1899-1970); Abdulio Bruno Giudici; Marina Waisman; Iván Hernández Lagua; Francisco Bullrich. Plus an important documentary appendice filled with information.