Conservación de bienes culturales

El tratado de arquitectura de Marco Vitruvio Polión, el único entre los producidos por la civilización grecorromana que ha llegado completo hasta nosotros, es un examen sistemático de todos los aspectos que debe conocer quien desee construir -lugar adecuado, materiales que hay que emplear, tipos de edificios, órdenes, ornamentos y máquinas variadas-, y recoge, asimismo, otras muchas consideraciones astronómicas y matemáticas, además de anécdotas y citas de otros autores precedentes. Escritos en la época de César, a quien están dedicados, prefigurando ya la estrecha conexión que...

A study by the founder of the Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad del Bío-Bío. The first part is a history from pre-Columbian times to 1973, omitting the long colonial period. The second part considers the evolution of urbanism in Chile and includes a chronology of national and international architectural events and several annexes.

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.

A panoramic view of representative projects of contemporary architecture in Mexico from 2007-2008. The selection consists of 78 completed projects been selected that reflect the tendencies in architecture for private housing, public complexes, commercial, business and industrial developments. The features stand out in this third in the series: new teams, previously unrepresented, academic and hotels begin to appear and more small, experimental buildings. Some of the architects and collectives include: LCM, Fernando Romero with FRENTE, Juan Pablo Maza, Alberto Kalach, Isaac Broid Zajman, MAS...