Naturaleza y espacio

Esta tesis presenta un instrumento para la gestión de la Renovación Urbana, en la que se articulan los componentes de enfoque al ciudadano y enfoque por procesos. La elaboración conceptual que la fundamenta, entiende la renovación como el mejoramiento, reconstrucción o sustitución del espacio edificado, mediante componentes técnicos, sociales, económicos, ambientales, culturales, organizacionales, normativos y políticos, digiridos a satisfacer necesidades ciduadanas y al mejoramiento integral del territorio. La Herramienta se dedica al análisis del Proyecto Tercer Milenio de...

Written by three architectural journalists, this book offers an a-to-z look at 100 of the world’s best architects, from the Madrid-based team Abalos & Herreros to Peter Zumthor, one of the most important figures on the Swiss architectural scene. The two-page spreads combine analytical text with a selection of stunning photos showing the architects’ most famous works, while providing an overview of the varied nature of architecture today. Such luminaries as Frank Gehry, Michael Graves, Maya Lin, and Richard Meier, are discusssed along with the accomplishments of Japanese architects Kenzo...

Life and work of polemic architect and urbanist Meyer (b. Switzerland), one of the most important functionalists of the 1920's. The former director of the Bauhaus, he worked for the Post-Revolutionary Regimes in Mexico as the director of the Instituto del Urbanismo y Planification from 1942 through 1949, while also becoming the editor of the collective graphic workshop Taller de Grafica Popular (TGP) from 1947 to 1949. Many plates of his architectural designs and the structural diagrams Meyer used for the Bauhaus and in IUP in Mexico.

With numerous maps, photographs and illustrations, this volume presents a detailed and intelligent analysis of the city.