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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...

ÍNDICE: ARQUITECTURA ILUSTRADA. - La arquitectura ilustrada. - La Academía de Bellas Artes y la gestación del neoclasicismo. - La incorporación de España al debate arquitectónico. FRANCISCO SABATINI. - Arquitectura pulchra. - Sabatini Ilustrado. EL EDIFICIO DE LA REAL FÁBRICA DE ESPADAS DE TOLEDO. - El territorio. - La Real Fábrica de espadas de Carlos III. - El edificio a lo largo del siglo XIX. - La Fábrica en el siglo XX. EL PROYECTO DE REHABILITACIÓN - Antecedentes. - Criterios de rehabilitación. - La rehabilitación de la capilla. - Estado de conservación. - Tratamientos...

Having graduated from Cornell University, Richard Meier established his own architectural firm in New York City in 1963, around a group known as the "Five Architects" of New York. This book includes 70 works and projects, chronologically ordered, from his first private houses around New York, to the most recent cultural centres, museums, corporate buildings and city planning for different cities in Europe, Asia and USA. This book, abundantly illustrated and documented, offers a chronological survey, from the first houses in the Hamptons to the most recent buildings including the Getty Center...

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.