Metrópolis incompletas

Historical-documental biography of architect-engineer Antonio Arróniz Topete (b. Jalisco 1858-1926), "the engineer of red bricks". The book documents his life and work, considered to be of one of the most extensive and complete elaborated at the end of the Porfirio Diaz regime and the first decades of the 20th century in the State of Jalisco. The book studies his architectural legacy, such as the Ex Seminario Mayor de Guadalajara, transformed into the XV Zona Militar and now the Secretaría de Cultura of Jalisco, the Escuela de Artes y Oficios del Espíritu Santo (demolished in 1953), the...

The remarkably prolific career of an innovative young Chilean architect is profiled in this engaging study. Born in 1965 and in professional practice since 1991, this architect's impact on his native landscape is observed mainly in a series of private houses located in some of the most sublime sites in Chile. The forceful yet austere character of his design approach and its radical relationship to surrounding landscape elements can be fully appreciated by viewing this book's fine pictorial panorama.

Desde las primeras décadas del siglo XX la fotografía ha sido un aliado esencial de la arquitectura, para su desarrollo, su enseñanza y su aprendizaje. En los últimos años, las dinámicas entre ambas disciplinas sólo han hecho que aumentar gracias a la aparición de nuevas prácticas que plantean desafíos tanto al hacer del arquitecto como al del fotógrafo. Con este libro se pretende contribuir al avance en la comprensión de los modos de mirar de uno y otro y de sus mutuas repercusiones. El volumen reúne contribuciones realizadas desde España, México, Chile, Ecuador, Brasil y...

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