ALMODÓVAR MELENDO , José Manuel

The beneficial effects of solar radiation on human health are well documented. One necessary mechanism triggers the production of vitamin D, whose insufficiency has been linked to a variety of disorders such as diabetes; hypertension; and, more recently, amyloidosis and Alzheimer's disease. However, there are few architectural designs capable...

La tesis trata de desarrollar metodos de simulacion que en general se basan en las transferencias radiantes que se producen en formas arquitectonicas complejas, con aplicaciones en luminotecnia, acustica y termotecnia. Utiliza el procedimiento conocid como "nuevo metodo de factores de configuracion", cuyas referencias pueden encontrarse en...

En este artículo se establece un paralelismo entre la arquitectura tradicional china y concepciones cosmológicas y sociales, con objeto de analizar su proceso de formalización. En este sentido, se discute el modo en que los patrones arquitectónicos se han estandarizado a partir de módulos o elementos relacionados en diferentes niveles de...

En China existe una tradición milenaria de diseño de jardines que ha tenido como objetivo la búsqueda de integración con la naturaleza en armonía con ideas geománticas ancestrales. Durante la dinastía Míng (S.XIV-XVII) alcanzó su máximo explendor ya que constituyó un símbolo de prestigio social. En este contexto surgieron los primeros tratados...

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We present a scientific discussion about Chinese historical architecture and cultural paradigms in order to analyze the formation of building patterns objectively connected to environmental features. In this regard, we will demonstrate the process of standardization from architectural modules related in different levels of composition around...

By the end of the 1950's decade, architect Roberto Oscar Rivero, who had been studying in England, returned to his native Uruguay and produced a revolutionary approach to daylighting techniques: he was able to relate lighting intensities with positions of points located underneath rectangular windows , plotting the result in a simple table. He...

Baroque temples were developed in the context of cross-cultural influences through new territories where the climatic conditions were often opposed to those prevailing in Europe. The nature of weather differences could not be predicted with the knowledge of the era and consequently, a set of gradual and successive transformations in the...

Burkina Faso es un país de África subsahariana con un alto índice de pobreza que, al igual que otros países del Sahel, ha triplicado su población en el último medio siglo, al pasar de 4.5 a 18 millones de habitantes. Estos cambios demográficos, unidos a las migraciones ya la importación de nuevos materiales de construcción, han modificado los...

This article discusses the performance of a new skylight for standard classrooms at the Egebjerg School (Denmark), which was built ca. 1970. This building underwent important reforms under a European project to which the authors contributed. This research aimed to create a new skylight prototype that is useful for several schools in the...

Ernest Fenollosa llegó a Japón en 1878 por mediación de Edward Morse para ser profesor de Filosofía y Política Económica en la Universidad Imperial de Tōkyō. En Japón realizó una ingente labor en pos de la revitalización del arte japonés que tuvo un gran reconocimiento, llegando a ser nombrado Comisionado Imperial de las Artes. Durante su...

Heritage issues have increased significantly in recent years. However, they tend to remain in the cultural sphere and are often resistant to scientific analyses. If we have to deal with the contradictory matter of sustainability in design for ancient buildings, such hindrances appear frequently. A crucial aspect in Architecture has always been...

The American architect Antonin Raymond carried out intense work in Japan from 1920 to 1970. Firstly, coming to Japan to collaborate with Frank Lloyd Wright in the Imperial Hotel almost as an apprentice; unexpectedly, he was to change the game for Nipponese design and construction arts, creating at the same time the path to what currently stands...

The renowned architect Antonin Raymond undertook a large amount of work in Japan for more than fifty years. He arrived to the archipelago as a partner to Frank Lloyd Wright, who had received the commission for the paramount Imperial Hotel. Nevertheless, Raymond became almost revolutionary in that country for his realizations of projects and...

Burkina Faso is a sub-Saharan African country suffering from a high poverty rate. It has quadruplicated its population over the last twenty years, that is, from 4.5 to 18 million inhabitants. Such demographic changes, together with an intense migration process from rural areas to large cities, among other issues, are contributing to a rapid...