La impronta del ladrillo

Study of the architectural and urban transformations in Puebla from the period of Independence to the Mexican Revolution.

Vicente Galicia (b. Spain 1901, arrived in Colombia in 1926- d. Barranquilla 1992) was a Basque architect and Claretian missionary-priest who left behind an important architectural legacy in Colombia, particularly in the Department of Choc and the cities of Barranquilla and Medellín. Architect and urban historian González Escobar presents a brief biography highlighting the architectural accomplishments of this celebrated architect-constructer who created his most prominent works between 1942 and 1945.

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.

Las casas urbanas tratan de que el partido arquitectónico sea compacto, buscando la mínima ocupación del terreno para dar paso al verde tan necesario, a veces son patios, alrededor de los cuales se generan cambios y puntos de atención, integradores de los ambientes, un estar al aire libre que permite que la luz invada la casa, no hay una regla fija, los patios son únicos, laterales o centrales o sucesiones de 2 ó 3 son, en definitiva, un local más pero sin techo y en algunos casos son simplemente una plaza. Jugar con las simetrías y circulaciones haciéndolas coincidir, en algunos...