Le Corbusier

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

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...

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.

La arquitectura y la planificacion son el resultado de una integracion ponderada de conocimientos tecnicos y una multiplicidad de aspectos relacionados con el conocimiento natural y social. En este trabajo el autor propone, desde el ambito de las ciencias del medio ambiente, diversos planteamientos teoricos y practicos relacionados con la arquitectura y el urbanismo. El conocimiento de la naturaleza de los sistemas naturales y de los sistemas ecosociales permite al disenador aplicar un marco teorico o conceptual a su obra para hacerla socialmente mas trascendente y ambientalmente mas...