Félix Aceves Ortega

El libro presenta, en forma teórica y empírica, los aportes generados en la gestión urbanística a partir de la implementación de intervenciones de carácter mixto (público/público-público/privado) en vacíos urbanos de ciudades centrales, procurando desentrañar los marcos conceptuales, métodos y medios (mecanismos e instrumentos) de intervención planificada que sustenten nuevas y originales políticas públicas de gestión que permitan la reestructuración y recuperación de sectores urbanos degradados y obsoletos, con el fin de disputar aquellas políticas sustentadas en...

Contribución al conocimiento de las controversias que se crearon en torno a la cultura urbanística de los años ochenta del siglo pasado. Pretende esbozar, de una manera sintética y ordenada, las reflexiones teóricas y las ideas que se forjaron en aquella época, donde el urbanismo se convirtió en símbolo de la política municipal.

This monumental work is a detailed catalogue of the public architecture competitions in Argentina between 1825 and 2006. It is organized chronologically, and each entry includes information on the competition itself (location, dates, sponsors, juries, etc.) and the construction, as well as a brief history and bibliography. The entire book is rich in images, including photographs, maps, and architectural plans.

"Architecture & Design Australia" is a new survey of Australian Architecture that takes an expansive look at over 50 builings, from private dwellings to public monuments, and includes many award-winning projects that have helped shape the energetic state of Australian design today. It is fair to say that the diversity of the Australian continent shapes the complexity of its architecture, and it is these ingredients that continue to set the scene for the country's exciting architectural language. An index with contact information of the featured architects and designers is enclosed.