For the Chinese horoscope, 2018 is the year of the dog. As a commemoration, we present the history of this House designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright for a very special customer. Without a doubt, in the history of architecture, the figure of the architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) is obligatory mention. Considered by many the largest American architect, Wright left in this...
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The Japanese structural and seismic engineering company Miyamoto International opened an office in Mexico City. Your goal: To provide earthquake protection strategies. Japan is still present in the work of reconstruction and prevention against earthquakes in our country. Only in the first week of April was announced an important donation: Geoslicer, a tool that allows you to know how many, how much magnitude and...
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Every year, on May 3 a special date is celebrated for workers in the construction industry. But what are the origins of this celebration? What is behind this popular celebration? It's a holiday. The cross is blessed, adorned and placed with respect at some point in the work. At noon there are the Comares, chilies, smoke and tortillas, which do not stop passing from...
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Kenneth Frampton, known by many as the author of "Critical History of Modern Architecture" will be awarded for his professional career with the Golden Lion on May 26 at the 16th Venice Architecture Biennale. Keneth Frampton, English architect, historian, critic and academic has been announced the winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2018. The recognition is not surprising, since it...
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From a house built on the structure of a Boeing 747 to a practically invisible refuge in the Swiss Alps, this television series invites us to travel the world and discover unusual homes. To visit unconventional houses in challenging places, is the challenge assumed by the conductor and renowned English architect Piers Taylor who, next to the actress Caroline Quentin, is given the task...
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Survey on work spaces analyzes the Latin American case and promotes the creation of local strategies to improve labor welfare. How and where do people work? How much are supported by your workspaces? What are the differences between Latin American workers and others around the world? This and other questions were the reason for the research of this consultancy whose objective is to generate...
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In recent days there has been much talk about the development of new materials for construction; the novelty, they are recycled and their creators are young university students. The new generations know that they are living in a state of environmental emergency. The crisis of natural resources, states of environmental contingency and other related phenomena, are part of their daily life. There are so...
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Declared an Artistic Monument in 1987, this exceptional building celebrates its 111th anniversary. In 1834, an English traveler named Charles Latrobe toured the streets of Mexico City and had the same impression that Bernal Díaz del Castillo had experienced three centuries before: he felt he was going through a dream. That English traveler was the one who imposed to the capital the title that...
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Also known as Crowfunding, it represents an option to invest in real estate without the need for large assets. The consolidation of the Internet as a means of community participation in issues related to obtaining funds has opened the possibility to new investment alternatives such as crowdfunding, or crowdfunding, which consists in the creation of a collective financing network through economic donations. or of...
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In the face of the imminent water crisis in Mexico City, viable alternatives emerge. In the immense district of Iztapalapa — where nearly two million people live, many of whom do not have running water — an oasis of hope is being built: the water park La Quebrada. Alfonso Reyes in Anahuac's vision said that the desiccation of the Valley of Mexico covered from...
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