Metrópolis incompletas

"Comprehensive study by a group of scholars explores the development, expansion, and economic impact of haciendas in the state of Morelos, especially those connected to the sugar industry. Illustrated with contemporary color photographs, 19th- and early-20th-century photographs, and maps. Also includes much archival data"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

High-end hotels have always been the setting for style and fantasy, a venue to see and be seen. This volume explores a relatively new trend, where major fashion houses take over the running of upscale hostelries. With every detail coordinated, from bed linens, to d????cor, china and glassware, the overall effect is of a chic jewel box, where every piece shines. We get a peek at glamorous hotels conceived and run with flair, by major fashion players like Bulgari, Christian Lacroix, Ferragamo, and Versace.

Sobre el libro: Los textos que componen la presente edición bajo el titulo Las primaveras de Ilión cierran el cuarteto de crónicas del acontecer de la ciudad moderna, recogidas en tres libros anteriores del autor: La metrópoli vacía (1990), Esplendor y fragmento (1997) y La ciudad herida (2001). Son escritos que narran en escueta prosa poética la evolución y tensiones de la ciudad en los territorios de la planificación de naturaleza mercantil, el deterioro de su racionalidad y espacialidad arquitectónica; también sus aleatorias conquistas y utópicos esbozos. El autor, en los cuatro ...

This volume displays several subjects in relation to the house projected and constructed by O'Gorman for Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in San Angel, that are considered first of the funcionalist style for O'Gorman. The Rivera and Kahlo house is detailed as to theory, plan and use. It also includes the way in which Diego and Frida lived in those spaces.