Los dibujos del taller de Augusto H. Álvarez
By: Lourdes Cruz González Franco, Alejandro Aguilera González ; con dibujos de Carlos Alvarado ... [et al. ; traducción, Catherine Ettinger McEnulty]
Contributors: Aguilera González, Alejandro; Alvarado, Carlos; Ettinger, Catherine R.
Edition: 1. ed.
Publisher: Universidad Iberoamericana; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Published: 2013
Place of publication: México, D.F
Language: spa; eng
Number of pages: 141
ISBN-13: 9786074172584
Subjects: Architectural drawing; Augusto H. Alvarez, Arquitecto y Asociados
Description: Noted architect Augusto H. Álvarez b. Mérida, México (1914-1995) was the first director of the professional degree in Architecture in the Universidad Iberoamericana. His disciples, the architects and draftsmen who worked in his office arerecognized as great designers and draftsmen with a high dexterity for drawing perspective renderings, inspired by the hand of their mentor. His son, architect Augusto F. Álvarezand UNAM are the custodian of his archives of his graphic production who made this edition possible.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Text in Spanish and English.
Table of contents: title: Presentaciones = Presentations / Carolyn Aguilar-Dubose y Mauricio Mazari Hiriart; title: Prólogo = Prologue / Augusto F. Álvarez Fuentes; title: Introducción = Introduction; title: Los detalles constructivos = Building details; title: El contexto y la vegetación = The context and landscape; title: El dibujo de presentación = Presentation drawings; title: El orden y la modulación = Order and modulation; title: El proceso de diseño = The design process; title: El ser humano = Human being; title: La fluidez del espacio = The fluidity of space; title: La perspectiva = Perspective; title: Las técnicas de dibujo = Drawing techniques