Landa García Landa Arquitectos, Monterrey, México

The recent boom of Chilean architecture of international and national recognition has been widely documented and promoted in mass publications, books and specialized journals. This book is a collaboration project between different architects that contribute to this process with critical texts of the historic contexts and problems faced by the urban-architectural practice in Chile, highlighting how the political-cultural events of the last 3 decades has influenced local construction. With texts by Jorge Fco. Liernur, Fernando Pérez, Federico Deambrosis and Pedro Bannen, and a prologue by...

The only city in the world to span two continents, Istanbul blends European and Asian influences with great style. Home to one of the world's most distinctive cuisines, dining here is an experience to be savored. This compendium showcases the trendiest dining establishments, sure to please even the most sophisticated of sensibilities. With elegant interiors and audacious selections of Turkish and international dishes, Istanbul is home to a dynamic dining scene where you?re sure to be dazzled. This invaluable overview to what's happening in Istanbul's dining scene is interspersed with a...

Partiendo de la premisa de que la formación y evolución urbana de Rosario (Argentina) se ha dado de manera sigilosa, se intenta descubrir y reflexionar a partir de 100 casos de estudio sobre los patrones que guiaron y marcaron esta evolución, logrando así compilar un aporte crítico-histórico, analítico y proyectual de las obras que han sido "protagonistas del cambio". El libro, resultado de una redacción híbrida, donde el lector encontrará preguntas y respuestas, memorias y reflexiones, todas libradas a recibir aportes y variaciones a lo largo del tiempo y su contextualización,...

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.