La arquitectura de las diversidades territoriales de Urabá

A set of essays on the modern architecture in the city of Bogota. The articles are the result of the concerns of the authors around the utility of the buildings that make up the history of modern architecture in the country for the understanding of the problems of the contemporary city. The raised arguments include project dimensions, which includes urban, landscape, building and technique.ʺ--Back cover (translated by Karno Books).

Una buena guia que recoge todos los lugares interesantes de la ciudad de Ubeda, que hace historia de la misma y esta ilustrada con fotografias de los edificios y lugares relevantes.

No es nuevo el interés del Estado al comprender la complejidad del crecimiento urbano en Colombia por generar el marco normativo y de organización territorial que permitiese a centros urbanos afrontar las nuevas y crecientes demandas de una sociedad metropolitana. Ya en la reforma constitucional de 1968 aparece la posibilidad de constituir áreas metropolitanas, reglamentándose en 1979 (Decreto 3104), a partir de este se conformaron las cinco áreas metropolitanas existentes. Posteriormente la Constitución de 1991 (Artículo 319) reconoció la vigencia de la preocupación por la...

With the rapid developments in renewable resources over the last few years, environmentally-friendly housing is no longer the pipe-dream of a few radical architects and ecologists, it is now a firm reality. Small Eco Houses is a superbly illustrated volume that showcases the latest trends and architectural solutions for eco-housing. It also explores how research into alternative materials and new ways to apply traditional prime materials have paved the way for a whole new range of design options that mean aesthetics and comfort no longer have to be compromised to achieve sustainable...