Arquitectura y energía natural

Vicente Galicia (b. Spain 1901, arrived in Colombia in 1926- d. Barranquilla 1992) was a Basque architect and Claretian missionary-priest who left behind an important architectural legacy in Colombia, particularly in the Department of Choc and the cities of Barranquilla and Medellín. Architect and urban historian González Escobar presents a brief biography highlighting the architectural accomplishments of this celebrated architect-constructer who created his most prominent works between 1942 and 1945.

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

El libro de los ingenios: colección de vistas de los principales ingenios, de Eduardo Laplante y Justo Germán Cantero, es uno de las más célebres y codiciados de los libros impresos en Cuba. Editado con maestría; contiene veintiocho grabados, diecinueve representan exteriores y nueve interiores de casas de caldera en los que se muestra escenas de la industria azucarera. Fue impreso en la Litografía de Luis Marquier y presentado por la Real Junta de Fomento de Cuba. El sumario del El libro de los ingenios es de por sí un panorama de los propietarios de Ingenios de Cuba y de la...

Essays on how the author, and architect, combines his architecture practice with his passion for reading reflected in the evolution of his private library and the influence on his practice. Many examples of his use of the books in his practice. His library includes the major books in classic and contemporary architecture.