Ledoux

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...

"Barcelona" presents a study-in text and photographic image-of one of the most architecturally fascinating and impressive cities in the world. From the Gaudí cathedral to Albert Viaplana and Helio Piñón's recent Centre de Cultura Contemporània, from the Palau de la Musica to the Dali Museum, what we find is a city whose magnificent strength lies in the coexistence of its amazingly diverse and historically disparate variety of structures. The city of Barcelona absorbs new influences and maintains traditions organically, avoiding a sense of fragmentation for a sense of exuberance and...

Para responder a las dinámicas de la vida contemporánea, es de suma importancia la mejora en la calidad de vida de los habitantes en su cotidianidad, a través de la generación de espacios dentro de la ciudad y que en la medida de lo posible propicien su desarrollo social e integral. Y en ese sentido concebir una visión de ciudad para el uso y disfrute de todos. El estudio que aquí se presenta busca a través de la contextualización de las problemáticas socioeconómicas que aquejan a Puerto Vallarta específicamente en las áreas cercanas al libramiento Luis Donaldo Colosio, proponer...