Territorios de la infancia

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.

How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on today's highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists.

Homage dedicated to the IIDEHA and its contribution to the development of the operative architecture for design in Argentina. 9 multidisciplinary essays from the academic seminars on subjects that influenced Argentinean modern architecture from 1957-2007, plus 11 essays on leading architects that include: Jaime Roca (1899-1970); Abdulio Bruno Giudici; Marina Waisman; Iván Hernández Lagua; Francisco Bullrich. Plus an important documentary appendice filled with information.

Ya no podemos conformarnos con enriquecer siempre las mismas críticas y diagnósticos, con estar al tanto de los temas de moda e incorporarlos a medias, con acostumbrarnos a entregar a los ciudadanos un deficiente producto lleno de justificaciones, sin diseñarles las nuevas herramientas de respuesta urbana. Considero que se ha perdido ya mucho tiempo, energía, y acumulado una gran experiencia, para sólo dar vueltas y vueltas sobre una misma baldosa. Cansado de estas reiteradas y poco útiles variantes de "un poco más de lo mismo", quiero invitarlos a recorrer un nuevo espacio...