Architectural guide Monterrey = Guía de arquitectura Monterrey / Celia Esther Arredondo Zambrano, Carsten Krohn
By: Arredondo Zambrano, Celia Esther [author.].
Contributor(s): Krohn, Carsten [author,, photographer.].
Publisher: Berlin : DOM Publishers, ©2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 207 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 25 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783869226200.Other title: Guía de arquitectura Monterrey | Monterrey [Spine title].Contained works: Arredondo Zambrano, Celia Esther. Architectural guide Monterrey | Krohn, Carsten. Architectural guide Monterrey | Arredondo Zambrano, Celia Esther. Architectural guide Monterrey. Spanish | Krohn, Carsten. Architectural guide Monterrey. Spanish.Subject(s): Architecture -- Mexico -- Monterrey -- Guidebooks | Monterrey (Mexico) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Guidebooks | Monterrey (Mexico) -- GuidebooksGenre/Form: Guidebooks. | Print books.Summary: Monterrey means mountain king, a name befitting its location surrounded by the Sierra Madre in north-eastern Mexico. It was founded in 1596 near the natural springs of Santa Lucia, a luscious oasis in an otherwise arid landscape. Its colonial beginnings are still visible in the architecture of the Barrio Antiguo district in the city centre. In the late 19th century, industrial development transformed the modest town into a flourishing, modern city. Its foundries and breweries reflect its industry, while its skyscrapers, universities, churches, and monuments designed by celebrated Mexican modernist architects like Mario Pani, Enrique de la Mora, Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, and Luis Barragán reflect its modernity. Today, Monterrey is an important cultural, educational, medical, and business metropolis with buildings by Ricardo Legorreta, Nicholas Grimshaw, and Tadao Ando. Its fast growing residential, corporate, and commercial developments feature designs by Norman Foster, Cesar Pelli, Zaha Hadid, and Alejandro Aravena. This book presents the role of architecture in the continuous transformation of this city| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Monterrey means mountain king, a name befitting its location surrounded by the Sierra Madre in north-eastern Mexico. It was founded in 1596 near the natural springs of Santa Lucia, a luscious oasis in an otherwise arid landscape. Its colonial beginnings are still visible in the architecture of the Barrio Antiguo district in the city centre. In the late 19th century, industrial development transformed the modest town into a flourishing, modern city. Its foundries and breweries reflect its industry, while its skyscrapers, universities, churches, and monuments designed by celebrated Mexican modernist architects like Mario Pani, Enrique de la Mora, Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, and Luis Barragán reflect its modernity. Today, Monterrey is an important cultural, educational, medical, and business metropolis with buildings by Ricardo Legorreta, Nicholas Grimshaw, and Tadao Ando. Its fast growing residential, corporate, and commercial developments feature designs by Norman Foster, Cesar Pelli, Zaha Hadid, and Alejandro Aravena. This book presents the role of architecture in the continuous transformation of this city
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