El INSTITUTO DE ESTUDIOS EN ARQUITECTURA AMBIENTAL, perteneciente a la FAUD de la Universidad Nacional de San Juan, ha publicado hasta la fecha 4 libros referidos a la modalidad de la Distribución espacial del Gran San Juan. Convencidos de la necesidad de realizar el seguimiento de la dinámica de nuestra ciudad cada 5 años, en esta edición presentamos la situación urbana al año 2010. Esta…
Este libro parte del análisis de la epistolar oficial de la legación francesa establecida en el puerto de Campeche entre 1832 y 1850, cuya circunscripción abarcaba toda la península de Yucatán. El corpus de más de 400 cartas escritas por el primer agente comercial, M. Renon (1832-1833) y por los tres cónsules nombrados en el puerto campechano: Maurice d´Hauterive (1835-1837), Jean Antoi…
Growing Greener is an illustrated workbook that presents a new look at designing subdivisions while preserving green space and creating open space networks. Randall Arendt explains how to design residential developments that maximize land conservation without reducing overall building density, thus avoiding the political and legal problems often associated with "down-zoning." The author offers…
A central goal of transportation is the delivery of safe and efficient services with minimal environmental impact. In practice, though, human mobility has flourished while nature has suffered. Awareness of the environmental impacts of roads is increasing, yet information remains scarce for those interested in studying, understanding, or minimizing the ecological effects of roads and vehicles. …
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Versteckt am Fuße der schwindelerregenden Klippen, die der Fluss Borgne geformt hat, liegt die Einsiedelein von Longeborgne. Ein spektakulärer und malerischer Ort, der von einer lebendigen Spiritualität geprägt ist. Die Anfänge der Einsiedelei sind nicht mehr nachvollziehbar, doch ein Dokument aus dem Jahr 1522 belegt die Anwesenheit einer kleinen Franziskanergemeinschaft, die hier über d…
A Town and Country magazine design pick, a monograph of the work of a California lifestyle and interior design firm, from the company's founders. Commune was established in Los Angeles in 2004 by four like-minded souls—Roman Alonso, Steven Johanknecht, Pamela Shamshiri, and Ramin Shamshiri—with a common mission: to enhance life through design and to blur the lines between disciplines, er…
This book presents a rich and rewarding history of houses in England through the stories of nine houses, dating from the 1600s to the 1980s, which have been inhabited by the author, an architect and academic. Chronologically ordered, the book covers rural vernacular houses from the 17th Century, Georgian and Victorian townhouses, villas and converted industrial buildings, Edwardian semis and 20…