Rayuela arquitectónica

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.

To know the work of art in its historical context we can understand and explain its meaning, the symbols involved, the author's intention and the reasons that allowed its creation. In this sense, the book seeks to recognize the various manifestations of art in its historical perspective. The book comprises ten original works, that try to discern the artistic creations since Pre-Hispanic times, in the Viceroyalty, up to the current period, and where visual arts, drama and music are also involved. "This book emerges as a need to spread the texts on art carried out by professors and students of...

This monumental work is a detailed catalogue of the public architecture competitions in Argentina between 1825 and 2006. It is organized chronologically, and each entry includes information on the competition itself (location, dates, sponsors, juries, etc.) and the construction, as well as a brief history and bibliography. The entire book is rich in images, including photographs, maps, and architectural plans.

Cristian Jara relata la historia de los arquitectos de Chile durante el siglo XX, desde la etapa inmediatamente previa a la fundación del Colegio de la orden hasta la actualidad. El autor sostiene que desde el comienzo del periodo, los arquitectos nacionales alcanzaron una identidad profesional y gremial ligada a las necesidades que la sociedad iba planteando y estrechamente conectada con las ideas de la Arquitectura Moderna: "Los arquitectos llegaron a coincidir en que su rol social debía ser contribuir a la construcción de la ciudad moderna, y para lograr dicho objetivo debían obtener...