Traditional materials and community participation for the reconstruction of housing in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. An approach to the massive reconstruction of the rural houses implies to consider more aspects than the simple choice of materials. There are social and cultural issues of great complexity and delicacy, economic issues, governmental, constructive traditions, regional livelihoods, etc. None of these issues should be ignored, since each...
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It is still months before the inauguration of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but the Japanese organization surprises us by announcing that one of its new venues is ready. It is not common for Asian countries to be fortunate enough to host the Olympics. Since the Japanese capital did 52 years ago, only Seoul in 1988 and Beijing in 2008 have received the world's best...
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Before the green walls, an architectural current wanted to capture through its elements, the wonders of nature. The ornament in architecture has played, almost from its beginnings, a fundamental role. Its presence, its aesthetic and formal quality and even its absence, have contributed to situate, frame and explain the architecture in a moment and a space. This is the case of the Art Nouveau...
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Given the recent situation that puts at risk the appointment of University City as a World heritage site, it is necessary to disseminate the importance of this legacy and to know what happens with the patrimonial sites at risk. Mexico and UNESCO unite them with a lasting relationship. Our country had a very significant participation in this organism from the very moment of its...
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B.V. Doshi, one of the most famous practitioners of Indian architecture, was born in Pune, India, in 1927. Almost 90 years later, he is recognized with the 2018 Pritzker prize. In these times when architecture is increasingly associated with terms such as profitability, profit or market, which an architect speaks of experience, silence, wellbeing, community and peace, is a sign of hope. And more...
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