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La arquitectura modernaRomanticismo y reintegración
Este libro se publicó originalmente en 1929, por lo que constituye la primera historia de la arquitectura moderna. Pero su trascendencia quedó eclipsada por la aparición, tan sólo tres años después, de otro libro del autor que tendrÃa un éxito fulminante: El estilo internacional, escrito con Philip Johnson como fruto de la exposición que ambos organizaron en el Museo de Arte Moderno de…
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The Integrative Design Guide to Green BuildingRedefining the Practice of Sust…
"The members of 7group and Bill Reed are examples writ large of the kind of leadership that is taking this idea of green building and forming it into reality, by helping change minds, building practice, and design process." — from the Foreword by S. Rick Fedrizzi President, CEO, and Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council A whole-building approach to sustainability The integrative des…
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Gray to Green CommunitiesA Call to Action on the Housing and Climate Crises
US cities are faced with the joint challenge of our climate crisis and the lack of housing that is affordable and healthy. Our housing stock contributes significantly to the changing climate, with residential buildings accounting for 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. US housing is not only unhealthy for the planet, it is putting the physical and financial health of residents at risk. Our …
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Historia de la arquitectura españolaDel imperio Romano a la Ilustración
Este libro se publicó originalmente en inglés en 1938 y su primera versión española apareció en 1950. La presente edición refundida pretende volver a poner a disposición de estudiantes y estudiosos uno de los textos más interesantes que se han escrito sobre la historia de la arquitectura española._x000D__x000D_Fruto de un estudio directo no sólo de las obras maestras más populares, s…
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UAE and the GulfArchitecture and Urbanism Now
At the end of the 20th century, Dubai attracted international media attention as the world sought to make sense of the city's extraordinary growth. Exuberant projects such as the Burj Arab, the Burj Khalifa and the Palm Islands attracted investment in dreams to transform the region. While the global financial crisis kept dreams from becoming reality, this issue of AD seeks to present a view of …
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Urban Bikeway Design Guide, Second Edition
The NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide, Second Edition, is based on the experience of the best cycling cities in the world. Completely re-designed with an accessible, four-color layout, this second edition continues to build upon the fast-changing state of the practice at the local level. The designs in this book were developed by cities for cities, since unique urban streets require innovative s…
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Walter Gropius ¿Qué es arquitectura? AntologÃa de escritos
El centenario de la Bauhaus vuelve a poner hoy en el foco de nuestro interés la figura de su fundador, el arquitecto Walter Gropius (1883-1969). Vuelven a interesar tanto sus proyectos y obras como las ideas que las propiciaron. Está fuera de discusión que su aportación a la construcción intelectual de la modernidad fue fundamental. En sus escritos y conferencias supo plantear muchos de lo…
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Typographic DesignForm and Communication
The bestselling introduction to designing the written word Typographic Design: Form & Communication is the definitive reference for graphic designers, providing a comprehensive introduction to the visual word. Done well, typopgraphy can communicate so much more than the words themselves. Typographic design determines how you feel about a message, the associations you make, and ultimately, the…
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Cities for People
For more than forty years Jan Gehl has helped to transform urban environments around the world based on his research into the ways people actually use—or could use—the spaces where they live and work. In this revolutionary book, Gehl presents his latest work creating (or recreating) cityscapes on a human scale. He clearly explains the methods and tools he uses to reconfigure unworkable city…
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El Paris de Le Corbusier
"El ParÃs de Le Corbusier" analiza las relaciones duales entre la ciudad y el arquitecto: la dialéctica entre la ciudad real - el ParÃs donde vivÃa- y la ciudad ideal - el ParÃs abstracto que proyectaba-. Intenta confrontar ambos mundos para entenderlos mejor. ParÃs es ocasión para comprender a Le Corbusier; Le Corbusier es ocasión para estudiar ParÃs. Ninguno de los dos factores quier…
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