Revista Científica del Sistema de Investigación de la Facultad de Arquitectura -SIFA- indexada por Latindex, se encuentra en el directorio ROAD, publica semestralmente, de enero a junio y de julio a diciembre, los resultados de las investigaciones en arquitectura, diseño, urbanismo y educación superior, con una política de acceso abierto. Scientific Journal of the Research System of the School of Architecture -SIFA- indexed by Latindex, is in the ROAD directory, published semiannually from january to june and from july to december the results of research in architecture, design, urbanism and higher education, with an open access policy. La Rivista Scientifica del Sistema di Ricerca della Facoltà di Architettura -SIFA-, indicizzata da Latindex, presente nel repertorio ROAD, pubblica semestralmente da gennaio a luglio e da luglio a dicembre i risultati di ricerche in architettura, design, urbanistica e istruzione superiore, secondo i principi dell'accesso aperto.
Housing types for the first plantation workers in the Caribbean: 19th and early 20th century
This article is part of a research project on housing for early workers on sugarcane and banana plantations in the Caribbean. The study aims to explore the earliest housing typologies practiced in the Caribbean, specifically in Cuba and the Dominican Republic, from the 18th century to the second decade of the 20th century. We provide an overview from the earliest bateys to the new proposals for prefabricated wooden houses sold from the United States to the emerging Caribbean market. In the Caribbean, housing for sugarcane and banana plantations was initially used to house the slave population and later for administrative purposes, consecutively for day laborers and workers. By the 19th century, new barrack structures were developed. This research is based on documentary material, books, magazines, and writings by architects, historians, doctoral theses, as well as images that aided in the interpretation of the text. We believe the article provides a clear understanding of the architectural proposals implemented in the Caribbean to house the working class, which later served as an example to follow in the Lesser Antilles.
Batey, wooden housing, prefabricated housing, workers' housing.
Copyright (c) 2026 Rómulo Alejandrino Cerón Calderón https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Values and environmental attributes of the Sipacate Naranjo area.
In this exploratory article, the environmental values ​​​​​​​​and attributes of the Sipacate Naranjo area, located on the Pacific Ocean coast of Guatemala, are analyzed for the viability of its declaration as a National Heritage Site and an eventual declaration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The long unfinished process in which the declaration of the area is found, justifies developing this article, through a qualitative methodology, with a hermeneutic method. It concludes on the importance of its declaration at the national level and some recommendations for its implementation are proposed.
Ecosistema costero, Océano Pacífico, Playa, Manglar, Estero.
Copyright (c) 2026 Carlos Enrique Valladares Cerezo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Symbolic Violence and Irreverent Discourse: Architecture and Graphic Design, 1993.
Amid Guatemala’s pursuit of peace, the USAC campus witnessed its own internal conflict: Architecture and Graphic Design were engaged in a bitter confrontation that had been building for years and became especially visible in the bulletins of the Huelga de Dolores, where incendiary satire, heroic memory, and demands for dignity converged. This article revisits that pivotal year of 1993 through a dual lens: phenomenology, which exposes the affective charge behind each insult, mockery, or verse; and critical hermeneutics, which reveals how student discourse reproduced, in miniature, the broader national logics of power, exclusion, and confrontation. Drawing on four mimeographed bulletins, the study examines the transformation of the classroom into a symbolic battleground, the use of humor as a strategy of visibility, and the satirical prophecy that anticipated the adversary’s expulsion. Read publicly every Friday leading up to the Declaratory Act of the Huelga, these texts functioned simultaneously as devices of collective reparation and as popular tribunals where legitimacy was contested. A key contribution of this study lies in its double reading—experiential and critical, subjective and contextual—which distinguishes it from purely descriptive or normative approaches to student rituals. The analysis shows that...
Violencia simbólica, Huelga de Dolores, boletines estudiantiles, fenomenología y hermenéutica crítica.
Copyright (c) 2026 Byron Alfredo Rabe Rendón https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
San Sebastián Square in Nueva Guatemala, an approximation of the city's architectural work
Casi a finales del régimen hispano colonial para la traza urbanística de la nueva capital del Reino de Guatemala, la Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción (1776), se innova entre otros, la introducción de cuatro plazas de cuadra entera y con emplazamiento equidistante de la plaza central o la Plaza mayor. Estas cuatro plazas secundarias fueron ideadas como centro para los cuatro cuadrantes de la enorme traza reticular de predominante uso habitacional y destinadas a alojar en su seno a iglesias parroquiales, según el plan primigenio del ingeniero militar malagueño Luis Diez Navarro. Aunque luego el arquitecto Marcos Ibáñez, enviado por la Corona y quien arriba procedente de Madrid en 1778 en calidad de arquitecto de la ciudad, reubicó estas cuatro plazas hacia los dos ejes centrales. Ejes que dispuestos ...
Copyright (c) 2025 Carlos Ayala Rosales https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Escenarios para la rehabilitación de acueductos, una ruta a la conservación. Caso del Acueducto del Padre Tembleque.
Father Tembleque aqueduct, is the perfect example of New Spain hydraulic heritage. It’s the target of different initiatives, when named as world heritage it became a trend with conservation proposals, for its a colossal it encounters several difficulties. The arcades and the terminal objects incite protectionism that without proper planning will give few results in the long term. The indicators for conservation must be distinguished where the physical, symbolic and functional form endure. The forecasting as a methodology is focuses on research about the future; describes possible outcomes and paths to them. The MEYEP method takes a series of steps; it gives a diagnosis and with the variables and indicators the optimal and trend scenarios are built. The results are the punctual identification of the landscape, characteristics, geography, climate, flora and fauna. In the case of the actors, organizations and characters that are playing an active role in the management of the monument were found. The conclusion is the appropriate scenario where the aqueduct was integrated into the modern municipal system to provide service, although some scenarios are tragic due to the deterioration of the object that will always retain its significant load of monumental values of cultural heritage.
Prospective, hydraulic system, legislation, heritage, rehabilitation.
Copyright (c) 2025 Emmanuel de Jesús Martínez Pelcastre https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Lichens that affect the built heritage, in the historic center of Guatemala City, by the bioindicator method
The study on “Lichens that affect the built heritage, in the historic center of Guatemala City, by the bioindicar method”, was carried out jointly with the Research Directorate of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of San Carlos de Guatemala -USAC-, the Research Department of the Academic Development Division -DDA-, of the General Directorate of Teaching -DIGED-, and financed by the General Directorate of Research of the USAC, in the Differentiated Call for the year 2023. The same was carried out during the months of June to November 2024, with eight case studies, which were previously selected for the symbolism they represent in the different periods of the life of Guatemalans, in order to identify how the anthropic agents Both environmental and climatic conditions deteriorate the built heritage of the historic center of Guatemala City, the area to be investigated was 180 blocks, maps were prepared that contain the information of each of the heritage buildings, in addition an educational proposal was made to raise awareness among the students of the USAC Faculty of Architecture, through scientific brochures and posts, about the intangible value of the buildings as well as the strengthening of the historical memory that each...
Memoria Histórica, propuesta educativa, transdisciplinariedad, agentes antrópicos, pigmentocracia.
Copyright (c) 2025 Olga Edith Ruiz https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Radial πXY in the utopia of holographic architecure on descriptive geometric models
The interpretation of architectural complexes consists of the study of the alignment of the constituent elements, where the work does not manifest itself as an object, but as a programmable dynamic fabric framed in an immaterial composition, to restore the quality of life, natural cycles and achieve a more sustainable balance, applying abstract envelopes. The objective of the research is to analyze the resources from innovative concepts in the field of architecture such as metamaterials, tensegrity, auxetics and elastomeric matrix, which are topologically intertwined with natural elements such as light, waves, reflecting local potentialities in a designed scenario. to optimize functional dynamics, with minimal intervention in spaces. The proposed method includes the analysis of radial projective geometry, on an architectural model of physical and mathematical descriptors. The results are a set of postulates that outline alternatives for sustainable architecture and new design models...
VHDL descriptive geometry, developable dynamic surfaces, reconfigurable fabrics, projective structures, diffraction patterns.
Copyright (c) 2025 Cecilia Sandoval-Ruiz https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
An Overwhelmed Future: Teaching Architecture in the Age of AI
The accelerated rise of digital technologies and the accelerated advancement of artificial intelligence are reshaping architectural education. This field, where tradition and innovation converge, is undergoing a transformation that generates both fascination and unease, demanding an urgent reassessment of educational processes. What once seemed like a distant future has suddenly arrived, creating the feeling that time has overflowed, bringing scenarios that, until recently, belonged to the realm of science fiction. For some, these advances open an unprecedented horizon of opportunities; for others, they represent a threat that jeopardizes traditional methods of teaching and professional practice. This study examines how technology has altered and expanded the creative and functional possibilities in the teaching and practice of architecture. Tools such as generative design and advanced simulations allow architects to explore a wide range of design alternatives, predict environmental and structural impacts with precision, and contribute to the creation of more resilient and sustainable spaces. However, alongside these promises, there also emerge troubling challenges: labor, ethical, and legal issues of great magnitude that cannot be ignored.
Inteligencia Artificial, Arquitectura, Transformación educativa, Diseño generativo, Educación superior.
Copyright (c) 2025 Byron Alfredo Rabe Rendon https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Educational application (Adapting Design to Context) Educational evaluation of the educational application
In 2023, the project titled “Educational Evaluation of the ADC Application (adapt the design to the context) was carried out, Faculty of Architecture of the University of San Carlos of Guatemala, with students of the Architectural Design III course, which in 2022 participated in the application phase of the survey (Google forms) providing information about the needs and priorities of the course, which is fundamental for the Architecture degree at USAC, because it provides elements such as the technical study carried out by topographers who will determine the physical characteristics of the terrain, investigate the climate, winds, sunlight, pollution, guides and worksheets, know the sociocultural context, approach the felt needs of the community, have the notion that design is not for the student but for the other (user), analogous cases, values, principles and ethics, the layout and the sketch as well as the master plan of the set of slopes, geometric abstraction, and finally the advice of the teachers to the students, this phase also contains elements that are were uploaded to the website that is part of the educational application managed by the Academic Development Division of the USAC,...
Symbolism, Analog Cases, Consulting, Ethics and Diagramming
Copyright (c) 2025 Olga Edith Ruiz, Evelyn Josefina Osorio Castillo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Prospective of environmental deterioration and the landscape, as a consequence of the evolution of the human being
From the analysis of the historical investigation of humanity developed by Yuval Harari, the purpose of the essay is to review argumentatively and critically the scientific evidence, of the traces that human walking has generated, exceeding the consumption of what nature provides, causing catastrophic impacts on the environment, transforming the appearance and function of natural and urban landscapes, affecting their health and putting their own survival at risk in the medium and long term. There is insufficient achievement in the face of efforts that humanity has been making for 50 years to correct the environmental crisis. 60% of the world population will be concentrated in cities by 2030 and it is where 70% of carbon emissions are currently produced, the urgent thesis is proposed that the United Nations Organization generate a policy to lead countries to Promotion of sustainable and intelligent cities and buildings with landscape design, to help regenerate and protect the environment, allowing a healthy future for human beings and the biodiversity of ecosystems. The permanence of life on the planet will only be possible if the right decisions are made before it is too late.
Ciudades sostenibles. Diseño del paisaje, cambio climático.
Copyright (c) 2024 Carlos Enrique Valladares Cerezo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
2004-2011, The influence of curricular design in the study plan of the degree in graphic design of the university of san Carlos of Guatemala
The study sought to identify which have been the components of the Curricular Design and the impact on the discipline of Graphic Design of the University of San Carlos de Guatemala, -USAC-, which have caused the effectiveness for the outline of the Study Plan, since the creation of the school and the different readjustments of the periods 2004 and 2011, according to the findings in the professional training of each program, and with this it was known what knowledge remains, predominates and which can have an impact, in a new curricular readjustment. In addition, the nature of the research was non-experimental, with a longitudinal correlational scope, the manuscripts of the periods 2004 and 2011 were qualitatively analysed, and the quantitative analysis was obtained through the documents compiled by the School of Graphic Design of USAC chart, up to the present.
Adecuación curricular, formación profesional, programa, componentes y conocimientos.
Copyright (c) 2024 Olga Edith Ruiz https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Methodological Guide for the Incorporation of Disaster Risk Management (GIRD) and Adaptation to Climate Change (ACC) in the Curriculum of the Architecture Career Faculty of Architecture USAC
This article arises from the need to publicize the results obtained from the “Curriculum Reform project incorporating Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management (GIRD) and Adaptation to Climate Change (ACC), as part of the curricular review of the reform process. university at the University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC), specifically in the degree of Architecture, with the participation of the Universities of El Salvador (UES) and the Bluefields Indian & Caribbean University (BICU) of Nicaragua." This project is part of the Interfaculty of Architecture Educational Program which included research actions, inquiry and concessions from different groups at the undergraduate, teaching, administrative and professional level. As a result of this process, the methodology was built that can be used as a basic guide for those who wish to evaluate content levels in GIRD AND ACC with the purpose of restructuring the content of the courses contained in a curricular mesh.
Metodología, gestión, riesgo, malla curricular.
Copyright (c) 2024 Ileana Lizzette Ortega Montaván https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The built space composition, conservation and interpretation
In 1989, a strategic plan was devised to study and address the pre-Hispanic-built heritage around Tikal. After several decades, we now evaluate the method used and its effectiveness over time. The plan was based on a concept consisting of six spheres of actions and visions, which we discussed, evaluated, and adapted, in this work. In particular, we review section three, which pertains to research on built space. This method can be used to study the architectural composition of ancestral sites or real estate and architectural spaces from the colonial or republican era. Studying the architectural composition over 30 years has allowed for a review of its constituent elements. Experiences that have continued over time, delving into this way of learning and acting in the built space.
estudio de la composición arquitectónica, evaluación de un método, actualización
Copyright (c) 2024 Oscar Quintana Samayoa https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The beginning of the last Faculty of the USAC.
Since its foundation, the Architecture program at the University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC) has gone through various evolutionary stages, mirrored in substantial shifts in its curricular paradigms. This article is centered on the initial phase, stretching from the creation of the Department of Architecture in 1953 to the institutional consolidation in 1960, which would end with the election of its first elected authorities. The document succinctly explores the genesis of the architecture career, assessing factors affecting the academic-administrative context of the time and outlining the impact of internal and external dynamics during the study period that would lead to subsequent changes.
Educación en arquitectura, enseñanza superior, desarrollo curricular, historia universitaria, diseño y arquitectura.
Copyright (c) 2024 Byron Alfredo Rabe Rendon https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Describes the process that led to the presentation of the work “El Gukumatz” at the XI art biennial, Sao Paulo, Brasil, in 1971, where it obtained the Grand Latin-American prize “Francisco Matarrazo Sobrinho”, the reactions and perceptions of the author, and the participants to said event, as well as the subsequent impact of the work.
Gukumatz, XI bienal de arte, bellas artes.
Copyright (c) 2024 Luis Diaz Aldana https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Synesthesia applied to Graphic Design: Techniques to create relevant and creative experiences
The objective of this essay is to "Identify which synesthetic techniques have been tested and proven to be more effective and can be implemented as part of the creative process in graphic design projects in higher education." A qualitative research model has been developed, which includes gathering information from books and articles, conducting interviews with experts, and comparing theoretical and practical knowledge. As a result, 50 synesthetic techniques have been identified that have a high creative potential for enhancing multisensorial experiences in design.
synesthetic techniques, design, multisensorial, user.
Copyright (c) 2024 María Gutiérrez de Melgar https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
An approach to the teaching profile of the architectural design studio of the USAC School of Architecture
As part of the results of the study called Diagnostic of the teaching-learning process of the Architectural Design Study of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of San Carlos de Guatemala, this article presents an approach to the profile of the teacher that makes up said area; since it is essential to know the skills that university teachers have to meet their training needs and improve their teaching-learning practice, both in face-to-face and virtual environments. That is why, applying quantitative methods through the virtual form called Teacher Profile of the FARUSAC Architectural Design Study, to a universe of 57 teachers and a sample of 72%, the general conditions and competencies of the teaching staff are identified, as the curricular subject that it is; and with this, lay a baseline for future academic decision-making for its improvement, transformation and empowerment, mainly as support for the curricular renewal process that is currently being implemented in the Faculty of Architecture.
Copyright (c) 2024 Irene del Carmen Tello Mérida https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Challenges in teaching design and architecture in the post-confinement
The third decade of the 21st century has put institutions and societies around the world in a precarious position. On one hand, there are global and local economic, political, and social crises, as well as natural disasters that have devastated countless communities worldwide. On the other hand, the pandemic has changed the educational landscape, with the mandatory incorporation of technology. Additionally, young people have been culturally altered by social media, the widespread use of electronic devices, easy access to information and resources, and the recent invasion of artificial intelligence. All of this is part of an inescapable reality that requires us not only to prepare future generations but also to learn to adapt ourselves. In the midst of this uncertain scenario, we have an opportunity to review principles, contents, techniques, and methods in education and propose a curricular structure that promotes academic integration and enhances learning efficacy.
Evidence of academic development of soft-skills for leadership and strategic management in subjects from the Area of Methods and Projects of the Degree in Graphic Design
The curriculum of the Degree in Graphic Design at Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala is led by the competency-based education model; the subjects from the “Methods and Projects” area from this curriculum, suggest the development of soft-skills such as leadership, management and strategic direction in students, however until now there is no evidence nor registers of specialized processes in academic evaluation that demonstrate this. The purpose of this research suggests the ability to strengthen competency-based training based on the analysis of pedagogical methods, didactic strategies, teaching techniques, and activities that favor the development and evaluation of professional competencies in academic environments, such as personalization, cooperation, and performance; according to this, the implementation and periodic evaluation of these factors in teaching practices allows the organic development of these and other soft-skills in students.
Modelo basado en competencias, Desarrollo curricular, Habilidades blandas, Perfil académico, Estrategias didácticas.
Copyright (c) 2024 Anggely Enríquez Cabrera https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Propuesta de metodología aplicada a la catalogación de retablos barrocos de Guatemala
The Research Department of the School of Architecture of the San Carlos de Guatemala University is currently working on a project for the cataloging of baroque altarpieces in the country. This article will describe the methodology that has been created to perform this study, since there are similar studies on the cataloging of altarpieces, especially in Spain, that have served as a reference, but do not fully adjust to methodology that may be used in Guatemala due to its social and cultural background. A data collection system has been created to obtain conclusions about the main characteristics of the baroque altarpieces, taking into consideration their particular context. This system includes how to obtain the information, what data to collect, how to collect that data and how to analyze it. A mixed methodology was used, with a quantitative component, focused on graphs and percentages, and a qualitative or descriptive one, deemed to be the most important in the cataloging process. Conclusions are reached on the features of baroque altarpieces in each department of Guatemala and the article ends with a general analysis of the pieces found in entire country.
methodology, baroque altarpieces, Guatemala, cataloging.
Copyright (c) 2024 Brenda Janeth Porras Godoy https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
DESIGN, METHODS AND CREATIVITY. A TRIAD OF HARMONY AND CONFLICT
The systematic study of the design and its methods has had a rapid conceptual evolution since the middle of the last century. The visions have changed dramatically; some theorists have made conflicting statements after reflecting on the inconvenience of basing the design on rigid criteria and assess the need for flexibility and openness to stimulate creativity ability. These paradigm shifts have led to ask us: How design can have method if designer requires creativity and this is related to freedom, originality and uncertainty, while the method is associated with regulations, procedures and prevision?
Copyright (c) 2023 Msc. Arq. Byron Rabe Rendón https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
INDUSTRIAL ARCHITECTURE OF GUATEMALA COFFEE FARMS IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
The history of Guatemalan architecture can be easily divided into three generic periods: Pre-hispanic architecture, Colonial architecture, and Republican architecture. The three periods listed above, show different spatial characteristics, as well as the use of certain materials and particular building systems; and it is in the third period where the differences were more notorious because of the rapid appearance of new building systems in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Guatemalan industrial architecture of the nineteenth century which was created in response to the proclamation of independence of 1,821 and the establishment of the Republic in 1,847, has not been fairly approached from its functional, formal and structural characteristics; leaving aside the richness of knowledge it possesses for the Guatemalan architecture .This article demonstrates the importance of this architecture, mainly influenced by the appearance of cultivation and production of coffee in the country, and the growth of coffee farms during the second half of the nineteenth century
Copyright (c) 2023 Msc. Arq. Javier Quiñonez Guzmán https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
DOMESTIC EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF URBAN TOWN HOUSES OF NUEVA GUATEMALA DE LA ASUNCIÓN, 1776-1821
Abstract This study is part of the first phase of a longer study that wants to know how the houses of the Nueva Guatemala have been inhabited or used. The study searches about how living spaces were used in important town houses, built as a consequence of the relocation of the city after the destruction of Antigua Guatemala. This initial period goes from 1776 to 1821. Analyses the functional aspects of the houses, because, the formal aspects are going to be developed in the next part of the study. The study begins with the relocation of the settlement, then describes the domestic activities that were developed during every day life in Santiago de los Caballeros, this, only as a general background in order to determine how long this way of living persisted on the Nueva Guatemala.
Copyright (c) 2023 Dra. Arq. Karim Lucsett Chew Gutiérrez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Análisis funcional y morfológico del principal conjunto de la Arquitectura judicial guatemalteca
Based on valuation patterns and architectural significance, as a methodological platform for the analysis of the courthouse and tower Courts, it is developed in an introductory way the study of the judicial structure, this complex character and I extensive variables related to the judicial process. However, far from limiting the assessment of the building in its historical, architectural and urban context to be understood as part of the public and administrative architecture of the city is achieved. Take the main buildings of judicial use allows the reader to present the main findings that respond to the question that served as generating research, determining: what aspects support the work built and how these in time, limit the functionality and adaptation? The details of the processes related to the judicial structure is revealed with the exhibition of historical data context, the conditions of its materialization, shape and spatial configuration. It also proposes an alternative for the evaluation of the building applicable to other, and from the criticism of a discussion on the harmonious interaction of the constructed object, setting the ideological concept and symbolism in the context open
MSc. Arquitecto Juan Luis Morales Barrientos
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Un acercamiento al romanticismo, como movimiento cultural y sus repercusiones en arquitectura.
The Romanticism was a very important in the modern Western world and that lasted until a few decades ago cultural movement. But their influence or expression in architectural creation have not been much studied. This article provides an explanation of the origins of the term, content and social roots of this cultural movement in general, its impact on the visual arts, the historiography and in particular on the nature of its architectural expressions.
Copyright (c) 2023 Nelly Morales https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
In 1972, the Congress for the Restructuring of the Faculty of Architecture, known by the acronym CRA, was held, which became a movement known by those acronyms and would develop during the rest of that decade. One of the main actors in the movement was the architect Gilberto Castañeda. The interview took place over several sessions. Initially, there was an approach during the presentation of a Forum on the Restructuring Congress of the Faculty of Architecture -CRA- at the College of Architects, which was held in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the congress. Then some written questions and answers and exchange of information by email and, two sessions from Mexico, through Zoom during August 2022. Finally, after the publication of the Book El Movimiento that transformed the Faculty of Architecture, CRA, Some adjustments were made at the request of the interviewee. The conversation focused on Castañeda's perceptions, experiences, documents and memories during the transformation process.
Copyright (c) 2023 Byron Rabe https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The publication of the book "Las Casas de los Tres Patios" pays homage to the research work carried out by PHd Karim Chew, who died in April 2022. This review describes the central aspects of the book, which addresses daily life and mode of life of wealthy families in Guatemala, at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, in a type of housing characterized by a distribution scheme around patios. The book deals with some case studies, enriched with diagrams, plans and old photographs that allow us to get closer to understanding how this architectural typology works. The book was presented on November 17, 2022 in the Luis Cardoza y Aragón Auditorium of the Embassy of Mexico in Guatemala.
Copyright (c) 2023 Mónica Cejudo Collera https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Urban Revitalization Plan for Calle Real de Comayagüela (2022-2042) From El Obelisco to Parque La Libertad, Honduras C.A.
Urban revitalization is not only about an intervention at the geographical level but the execution of a series of actions that provide a sustainable improvement in the quality of life of the population, thus avoiding unnecessary migrations. In the case of Calle Real of Comayagüela, a Plan of Urban Revitalization is proposed that consists of stimulating local development, enhancing habitability, and ensuring the promotion and continuation of the cultural traditions that are part of the national identity. This implies a qualitative synthetic analysis of the dynamics of the population, both residents and potential inhabitants, a study of urban policies and current regulations, to generate proposals according to municipal plans and local needs improving the land use, public space, urban image and street furniture.
Copyright (c) 2023 Miriam Sofía Espino Ramos https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
The effect of climate change on the limestone of prehispanic architecture. Case study: Staircase Temple V, Tikal National Park, Petén Guatemala.
The main objective of the research of the literature review of relative studies focuses on the observation of the effects that climate change has caused on the buildings of the Tikal Petén National Park, Guatemala, specifically on the steps of Temple V. Limestone of the stairway has characteristics of calcium carbonate, especially calcite and aragonite. The analysis presents degrees of resistance and vulnerability of the limestone to the effects caused by the modification of the natural environment due to climate change. To carry out the investigation, the case study method was used through which documentary sources such as: Books, articles, archival documents, laboratory test documents (carbon, burnability, hydraulicity, density, setting, mechanical resistance) were analyzed. among others, and the comparative results were obtained in the change of the limestone structure before the effects of the environmental and atmospheric factors that climate change has caused.
Copyright (c) 2023 Wendy Lissett Estrada Aguirre https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
Water as a tradable economic good Possibilities for a virtual water bonuses market in Guatemala.
Guatemala's environmental problems sometimes need to be addressed in ways that, in developing countries, are still considered disruptive, although in more developed countries they have existed as an option for several years. This article will explore, through an exhaustive review of existing knowledge, the way in which virtual water, a simple but very useful concept, can be used, both conceptually and technically, as a tool for the possible establishment of a system equivalent to that of carbon credits, which seeks the international commercialization of water credits, in a market for water credits. The next step, and the most complex, would be to achieve the incorporation of a system of these characteristics in a developing country like Guatemala. In order to determine whether or not it is possible to establish a water bond market, the related concepts and theories will be reviewed from a hermeneutic-interpretative point of view, thus being able to count on the necessary information to answer the question of whether there is the possibility of establishing a market for water bonds in Guatemala.
Copyright (c) 2023 Diego Armando Junior López Castillo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0