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Space and Place in the Mexican Landscape
Metaphysical conceptions have always influenced how human societies create the built environment. Mexico—with its rich culture, full of symbol and myth, its beautiful cities, and its evocative ruins—is an excellent place to study the interplay of influences on space and place. In this volume, the authors consider the ideas and views that give the constructed spaces and buildings of Mexico—especially, of Querétaro—their particular ambience. They explore the ways the built world helps people find meaning and establish order for their earthly existence by mirroring their metaphysical assumptions, and they guide readers through time to see how the transformation of worldviews affects the urban evolution of a Mexican city. The authors, then, construct a “metaphysical archeology” of space and place in the built landscape of Mexico. In the process, they identify the intangible, spiritual aspects of this land. Not only scholars of architecture, but also archeologists and anthropologists—particularly those interested in Mexican backgrounds and culture—will appreciate the authors’ approach and conclusions.
Painting a New World
"The little-known story of viceregal Mexico is told by an international team of scholars whose work was previously available only piecemeal or not at all in English. Much of their research was undertaken especially for this volume."--BOOK JACKET.
A Gift of Angels
It rises suddenly out of the Sonoran Desert landscape, towering over the tallest tree or cactus, a commanding building with a sensuous dome, elliptical vaults, and sturdy bell towers. There is nothing else like it around, nor does it seem there should be. This incongruity of setting is what strikes first-time visitors to Mission San Xavier del Bac. This great church is of another place and another time, while its beauty is universal and timeless. Mission San Xavier del Bac is a two-century-old Spanish church in southern Arizona located just a few miles from downtown Tucson, a metropolis of more than half a million people in the American Southwest. A National Historic Landmark since 1963, the...
Desde la ciudad
¿Cómo debemos pensar, diseñar y producir hoy la ciudad para que sea un lugar sostenible? Este libro elabora respuestas adoptando una mirada urbana y arquitectónica desde la ciudad, desligándose de la mirada tradicional. Se enfoca en una mirada desde la memoria, la disrupción y la gran escala con la finalidad de comprenderla desde sus habitantes y sus múltiples formas de interacción.
Este libro ofrece perspectivas enfocadas en sus usuarios para generar pensamiento urbano nuevo. Su objetivo es el beneficio de la sociedad civil y de sus múltiples actores para servir de aporte en la constante labor de pensar, diseñar y actuar sobre el espacio urbano, que se construye en funci...
