Arquitectura

HOME RENOVATION (CHING, FRANCIS D. K.)

Home Renovation Frank Ching & Dale E. Miller How to transform your home into a more functional, comfortable, and pleasing environment is fully explained here and illustrated by Frank Ching's delightful graphics. Far more than a "project" book, this guide melds useful construction information with important planning and design ideas that should precede any decision to renovate or remodel your home. Practical steps are given for: documenting one's present home and evaluating current and future needs. improving existing space through use of light, color, window and door modifications, wall rearrangement, and furnishings converting attics, basements, garages and porches into livable rooms adding space to various rooms by altering foundations, floors, walls and roof remodeling or adding kitchens and bathrooms Home Renovation is unique in its coverage of both the planning and construction of any home alteration. It is hand lettered throughout in Frank Ching's inimitable style.

ARQUITECTURA D’ENSENYAMENT

Testimoni, amb abundosa documentació gràfica, de l'actuació de la Generalitat de Catalunya en el camp de l'arquitectura escolar, des del moment en què el govern de Catalunya assumí aquesta competència (1980) fins al 1989.

BORDER WITHOUT WALL (LARA, FERNANDO LUIZ;MALDONADO, DIANA)

The projects here presented were developed by a partnership between UT Austin and UANL-Monterrey schools of architecture, led by Professors Fernando Lara and Diana Maldonado. They students focused on designing the necessary infrastructure to allow people to cross freely between Mexico and the US. The synthesis that we developed demonstrate that the border system operates under three major industries: 1) the globalization industry which moves $500 Billion in goods between U.S. and Mexico every year; 2) the labor industry which employees millions of Hispanic workers in the U.S.; and 3) the military industry which sells the idea that the border is dysfunctional so that both governments can justify spending billions on militarization. Together, these industries are responsible for an unreasonable amount of oversight (some say harassment) of millions of people who need or want to cross the border for their livelihood, yet they have not been successful in controlling the flow of drugs northbound or weapons southbound. ? In order to counter the effects of militarization and improve the lives of those that use the b

HERNÁN RUIZ II (DE LA BANDA Y VARGAS, ANTONIO)

Hernán Ruiz II, así llamado para distinguirlo de sus homónimos padre e hijo, es el vástago mas importante de esta dinatís de arquitectos cordobeses tan ligada a los destinos de la arquitectura renacentista en la Baja Andalucía.

GUIDE DE LA CATHÉDRALE DE TARRAGONE (PUIG CASTELLANO, JORDI / MARTÍNEZ SUBÍAS, ANTONIO PEDRO)

La Catedral Metropolitana i Primada de Tarragona, dedicada a santa Tecla, pot ser classificada estilísticament com a protogòtica i vinculada en els seus inicis amb el romànic. La seva solidesa arquitectònica, colossal traça, severa elegància i riquesa ornamental enalteixen aquest recinte on els diversos estils i llurs singulars obres artístiques reflecteixen l’excel·lència d’aquest emblemàtic espai de culte. Atesa la seva grandiositat i harmonia estructural, és considerada com la principal catedral gòtica de Catalunya.

PALACE OF FINE ARTS AND LAGOON (ELDER, PAUL/MAYBECK, BERNARD R.)

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