La arquitectura y el urbanismo: puntos de confluencia

摘要

The city is a fascinating yet complex object that has almost obsessed diverse disciplines, ranging from the more theoretical, such as sociology, philosophy and economics, through the more practical, such as architecture and town planning. All of them have enriched both urban theory and practice, but it is rare that their heterodox views and contributions are put together in one single book. So this is the first achievement of Rosa Chacon's compilation, in which architects and urban planners engage in dialogue about theoretical, historical and professional dimensions of the oficio (trade) of studying, building and managing Latin America's city at the opening of the twenty-first century. Co-ordinated by Professor Chacon - a trained architect and specialist on environmental issues - the book's interdisciplinary structure features ten contributions by professionals from Venezuela, Mexico and Cuba, all of which have been grouped in three areas: history and heritage preservation; professional performance for solving urban problems; and community participation in urban management.