Arquitectura para no arquitectos

"This study goes beyond a formal description and esthetic analysis of house design in Mexico to offer an interpretation based on the complex network of economic, social, and cultural relations. Begins with an analysis of the indigenous home and lifestyle and continues into postrevolutionary, modern, and contemporary periods of historic transition, during which a new conception of urban space developed offering greater possibilities for individual expression. Contains many b/w plates of colonial city plans, 19th-century plans and photographs, and 20th-century photographs up to the...

Monographic edition dedicated to one of the most noted disciples of José Villagrán García and Ignacio Díaz Morales. Architec Nafarrate's works are characteristic for the use of natural illumination and ventilation and the strong importance he gives to the environment. Some of his most recognized works include: Residential complex "Los Parques", Hotel "Las Hadas", and the "Twin Dolphin" in Baja California.

La indumentaria es una de las actividades de la vida cotidiana que permite conocer datos sobre un momento histórico determinado. Vestirse era a menudo una declaración de principios sobre todo en momentos en los cuales no sólo había que ser revolucionario sino también parecerlo. Los cambios discursivos en las coyunturas históricas, para nuestros antepasados, se traducían en un fascinante mundo de formas, textiles y colores puestos al servicio de las ideas políticas. Este libro, sin pretensión de exhaustividad, muestra a partir de la iconografía, los relatos de viajeros y la...

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.