Ciudades imaginadas en la literatura y en las artes

A partir de los años 80 y en forma más acentuada en los 90, se instala en el mundo una polìtica consevadora, denominada "neoliberalismo", fundada en la abstracción del "mercado", una creencia tan irracional como las brujas en el medioevo o los reyes representado a Dios sobre la tierra, "sapos" que la humanidad se tragó enteros en distintos períodos de la historia. Este libro es un intento de explicar, mediante la reflexión y el humor, la anatomía de este sapo que sigue vivo en el "primer mundo", pero que, afortunadamente, agoniza entre nosotros.

"The book examines the life and architectonic and didactic legacy of noted architect O'Gorman (b. Mexico) with critical texts by expert scholars regarding some of his ideas on the aesthetics of architecture with a special emphasis in public primary schools. Includes a reprint of the booklet titled "Escuelas Primarias 1932" by O'Gorman as a report while working for the Mexican Ministry of Education (SEP) of the construction of 28 public primary schools in Mexico City."--Provided by vendor.

Winner of the 2020 SAMLA Studies Book Award — Edited Collection Cities both near and far communicate in a variety of ways. Travel between, through, and among urban centers initiates contact, and cities themselves are sites of ever-changing cultural and historical encounters. Predictable and surprising challenges and opportunities arise when city borders are crossed, voices meet, and artistic traditions find their counterparts. Using the Latin word for “translation,” translatio, or “to carry across,” as a point of departure, Avenues of Translation explores how translation...

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.