La arquitectura de las sinagogas de Buenos Aires

Colombian architect Rogelio Salmona has translated pragmatic and poetic concepts and intentions into physical form. These result from the architect's deep communion with and understanding of the materials and processes, as well as of the historic-cultural context in which his architectural intervention takes place. Salmona's oeuvre, including such notable examples as the Torres del Parque (1967) in Bogota, the Presidential House for Illustrious Guests (1981) in Cartagena, the Quimbaya Museum (1983) in Armenia and the National Archive of the Nation (1992) in Bogota, is without doubt one of the ...

This volume focusses on the mosaics and geometric designs from Ecija, the ancient Roman Astigi, the capital of the Conventus Astigitanus, which is one of four conventus iuridici that made the Roman Baetica. This work is part of a much larger study centered recently on the mosaics and the geometrical compositions of the Conventus Astgitanus, whose immediate objective pursued to cover the analysis of the musivaria of the whole of Baetica.In conjunction with the mosaics catalogue, this volume presents a catalogue of geometric designs, which are results of studies of different fields that make up ...

"Reviews the elements, factors and arguments for a better understanding of architecture and urban design through reviewing the ideas and concepts of noted architects, in particular by famed architect Louis I. Kahn. Edition includes 5 conference papers by the author submitted from 1993 to 2005 in various events." --Provided by vendor.

Con la presente obra se ofrecen al lector de nuestro país, en edición original inglesa y en versión castellana, los principales textos sobre arquitectura publicados en Inglaterra durante los siglos XVI y XVII.Para cumplir este objetivo, se han estudiado y traducido los tratados y manuales de arquitectura anteriores y posteriores a la obra de Henry Wotton, con el fin de disponer, por primera vez, de una edición completa de la primera literatura arquitectónica inglesa.El libro incluye un análisis pormenorizado del manual sobre los órdenes clásicos de John Shute, “The First & Chief...