CIUDADES Y TERRITORIO EN AMERICA DEL SUR DEL SIGLO XV AL XVII

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.

This monumental work is a detailed catalogue of the public architecture competitions in Argentina between 1825 and 2006. It is organized chronologically, and each entry includes information on the competition itself (location, dates, sponsors, juries, etc.) and the construction, as well as a brief history and bibliography. The entire book is rich in images, including photographs, maps, and architectural plans.

Features a selection examining houses that have broken away from the past and that define today's innovation and tomorrow's classicism. The book does not aim to convert these houses into prototypes to follow; they are included because they reflect the peculiarities of their era, sites and owners.

''El edificio del Departamento de Salubridad, sede de la actual Secretaría de Salud, es una obra arquitectónica que data de 1929. Inaugurada el 20 de noviembre de ese año y realizada por el gran arquitecto Carlos Obregón Santacilia (también autor, entre muchos otros, del Banco de México y el monumento a la Revolución), esta pieza es fruto de la Revolución mexicana y síntesis del anhelo de los artistas nacionales por crear una arquitectura mexicana moderna. La construcción combina un estilo lineal sobrio con adornos en art decó y obra plástica (murales, relieves, esculturas) de...