Space and place in the Mexican landscape : the evolution of a colonial city / / by Fernando Núñez, Carlos Arvizu, Ramón Abonce ; edited by Malcolm Quantrill

• Autore: Núñez Fernando (Luis Fernando Núñez Urquiza)
• Pubblicazione: College Station, : Texas A & M University Press, c2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (196 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.1/2160972
• Soggetto topico: City planning - Mexico - Querétaro - History; Landscape assessment - Mexico; Public spaces - Mexico; Urbanization - Mexico - Querétaro - History
• Altri autori: AbonceRamón Arvizu GarcíaCarlos QuantrillMalcolm <1931-2009.>
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-169) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The interaction of space and place : the Mexican mixture / by Fernando Núñez -- The urban evolution of the colonial city : Queretaro, 1531-1910 / by Carlos Arvizu -- From revolution to industrial society : Queretaro, 1910 to the modern age / by Carlos Arvizu and Ramón Abonce.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 time to see how the transformation of worldviews affects the urban evolution of a Mexican city. The authors, then, construct a "metaphysical archeology" of space and place in the built landscape of Mexico. In the process, they identify the intangible, spiritual aspects of this land. Not only scholars of architecture, but also archeologists and anthropologists--particularly those interested in Mexican backgrounds and culture--will appreciate the authors' approach and conclusions.
• Titolo autorizzato: Space and place in the Mexican landscape
• ISBN: 1-60344-508-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910956886603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in architecture and culture ; ; no. 7.