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Space and Place in the Mexican Landscape
Nunez, Fernando; Arvizu, Carlos; Abonce, Ramon. Ed(S): Quantrill, Malcolm William
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Metaphysical conceptions influence how human societies create the built environment. Mexico - with its rich culture, beautiful cities and evocative ruins - is an excellent place to study the interplay of influences on space and place. This book looks at the ideas and views that give the constructed spaces of Mexico their particular ambience. Editor(s): Quantrill, Malcolm William. Series: Studies in Architecture & Culture. Num Pages: 200 pages, 53 b&w photos, 6 illustrations, 61 maps, 32 figures, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AMC; HDD; RGC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
Metaphysical conceptions have always influenced how human societies create the built environment. Mexico - with its rich culture, full of symbol and myth, its beautiful cities, and its evocative ruins - is an excellent place to study the interplay of influences on space and place. In this volume, the authors consider the ideas and views that give the constructed spaces and buildings of Mexico - especially, of Queretaro - their particular ambience. They explore the ways the built world helps people find meaning and establish order for their earthly existence by mirroring their metaphysical assumptions, and they guide readers through ... Read more
Metaphysical conceptions have always influenced how human societies create the built environment. Mexico - with its rich culture, full of symbol and myth, its beautiful cities, and its evocative ruins - is an excellent place to study the interplay of influences on space and place. In this volume, the authors consider the ideas and views that give the constructed spaces and buildings of Mexico - especially, of Queretaro - their particular ambience. They explore the ways the built world helps people find meaning and establish order for their earthly existence by mirroring their metaphysical assumptions, and they guide readers through ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585445837
SKU
V9781585445837
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About Nunez, Fernando; Arvizu, Carlos; Abonce, Ramon. Ed(S): Quantrill, Malcolm William
FERNANDO NÚñEZ holds a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University.CARLOS ARVIZU completed his doctorate in urban planning at the Sorbonne in Paris.RAMÓN ABONCE’s Ph.D. in urban geography was awarded by the University of Laval, Quebec.
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