Arquitectura y construcción incas en Ollantaytambo

Así como el profesional adaptó los modelos del eclecticismo europeo a funciones y situaciones urbanas singulares constructivamente se incorporaron soluciones técnicas que implicaban rapidez y calidad de ejecución. Las fachadas reproducen, desde una arquitectura ladrillera, una sintaxis y gramática en correspondencia a un lenguaje estilístico predeterminado, que reemplaza la piedra original, con revestimientos continuos que la simulan, terminación tipo símil–piedra. Esta técnica de revestimientos continuos, prácticamente ha desaparecido en nuestro medio, tanto en lo constructivo...

How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on today's highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists.

Monographic series dedicated to architects that have worked in the state of Jalisco during the 20th century. Each number of the series follows 4 basic points of the life and workof the 25 selected names: academic formation, influences, professional work and contributionsto the built cultural patrimony of the state. This number is devoted to architect Aceves Ortega (b. Mexico 1938), his unique architecture and his generous contributions to the fine arts with graphic and text testimonies of his work through plans, drawings, photographies and personal accounts that reflect his thoughts and...

Revealing the pleasure of contemplation, a well-known aesthetic professor journeys to the four corners of the earth, admiring the arts, architecture, and the people.