Modernismos Syndéticos

Este libro presenta dos ensayos que buscan ampliar el horizonte de qué significa la modernidad y la arquitectura moderna en Colombia, y a la vez precisar su sentido de cómo acotar el término arquitectura moderna y las categorías que han sido acogidas en la tradición de la teoría, la crítica y la historia de la arquitectura colombiana. El ensayo sobre Gabriel Serrano Busca definir la ideología que definió su práctica arquitectónica desde el programa arquitectónico como programa ideológico. El ensayo sobre Dicken Castro muestra la senda moderna que abre Dicken Castro en la...

The work of the Colombian architect Harold Martínez Espinal, shows a way to purposeful way of thinking the architecture in the suburbs. This book makes a journey from his first works in the 1960's and 1970's, determined by the influence of modern architecture, until the beginning of the second millennium where his thought continues.

The Design of the home continues to be of great interest to both architects and designers. How to configure a living space according to the characteristics of a site and the specification of the client is still the starting point of any house project. However, the final solutions can be as diverse as they can be interesting. This publication takes a specific look at the way architecture will evolve when regarding inhabitations around the world due to climatic changes and different cultural expectations.

A panoramic view of representative projects of contemporary architecture in Mexico from 2007-2008. The selection consists of 78 completed projects been selected that reflect the tendencies in architecture for private housing, public complexes, commercial, business and industrial developments. The features stand out in this third in the series: new teams, previously unrepresented, academic and hotels begin to appear and more small, experimental buildings. Some of the architects and collectives include: LCM, Fernando Romero with FRENTE, Juan Pablo Maza, Alberto Kalach, Isaac Broid Zajman, MAS...

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.