Libros de ARQUITECTURA Y VIVIENDA

VISUAL CULTURES

"Visual Cultures" is the first study of the place of visuality and literacy in specific nations around the world, and includes authoritative, insightful essays ...

CHANCE

The spontaneous, unexpected or random event is a vital component in numerous works of Expressionism, Dada, Surrealism, Fluxus and conceptual photography. And the camera ...

MADAGASCAR. L'ARCHITETTURA DELL' ISOLA ROSSA FRA CRONACHE E STORIA

Anche in Madagascar, non diversamente da altri contesti, l'architettura ha aiutato l'uomo a dare un senso all'esistenza, a conquistare un equilibrio nello spazio e ...

MAISONS DE REFERENCE. DE 1900 A NOS JOURS

Cet ouvrage dresse un panorama saisissant des chefs-d'œuvre de l'architecture du siècle passé jusqu'à nos jours, présentant des projets majeurs de maîtres comme Le ...

MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE ART

This important and beautiful book accompanies the re-opening of the V&A's spectacular Medieval and Renaissance galleries. Presented thematically, it explores the social contexts responsible ...

ASIAN GARDENS. HISTORY, BELIEFS AND DESIGN

Tom Turner has researched and taught the history, theory and design of gardens for forty years. His visits, research, drawings and photographs are brought ...

ARCHILAB: GABRIELE M. ROSSI

Monographie retraçant le travail de cet architecte italien résidant en Suisse depuis vingt ans. Après avoir remporté plusieurs concours et avoir construit une série ...

MARSEILLE EUROMEDITERRANEE, ACCELERATEUR DE METROPOLE

Marseille a été durement confrontée à la mutation de son appareil industriel et portuaire avec pour corollaire la disparition de nombreux emplois et l’accentuation ...

AMBASZ: EMILIO AMBASZ. ARQUITECTURA & NATURALEZA

A PLACE IN THE SUN**

Living in Australia and New Zealand is now more than ever about adapting to our unique environment. As broad interest in sustainability grows, and ...

DUTCH URBAN BLOCK AND PUBLIC REALM: MODELS, RULES, IDEAS

In 'The Dutch Urban Block', Susanne Komossa uses typomorphological research to analyse the development of the Dutch urban block as an architectural model for ...

LATIN AMERICA AT THE CROSSROADS

Guest-editor Mariana Leguia The announcement of Rio de Janeiro as the 2016 Olympic host city has placed Latin America on the world's stage. Latin ...

PRINTED IMAGE IN CHINA FROM 8TH TO THE 21ST CENTURIES

The British Museum holds one of the finest collections of Chinese prints outside Asia, with particular strength in the modern period. This book features ...

PLANO DE LOS ALREDEDORES DE LA CIUDAD DE BARCELONA Y PROYECTO DE SU REFORMA Y ENSANCHE. PLAN CERDA

Con la edición de este facsímil, prologada por Antonio Bonet Correa, la SECC quiere contribuir a dar justo relieve a la obra de Cerdá, ...

ARCHITETTURA DELLE FACCIATE: LA CHIESE DI PALLADIO A VENEZIA. NUOVI RILIEVI, STORIA, MATERIALI

Della vasta e articolata opera di Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) il volume affronta uno dei temi progettuali più affascinanti e complessi: le facciate delle chiese. ...

ARCHITETTURA, MISURA E GRANDEZA DELL' UOMO. SCRITTI 1930- 1969 (2 VOLS)

Lopera raccoglie in due volumi la maggior parte degli scritti di Ernesto N. Rogers, protagonista dellarchitettura italiana del Novecento, per la prima volta riuniti ...

ANDO: TADAO ANDO 1994-2009

This book on the Pritzker Prizewinning architect Tadao Ando explores his recent work, which embodies principles of sustainability, site sensitivity, and craftsmanship. Entirely self-educated, ...

JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE. AN EXPLORATION OF ELEMENTS & FORMS

Thick thatched roofs and rough mud plaster walls. An intricate carved wood transom and a precisely woven tatami mat'each element of traditional Japanese architecture ...

ENVILLE, HAGLEY AND THE LEASOWERS. THREE GREAT EIGHTEENTH CENTURY GARDENS

The authors of this title examine each to bring out its original appearance and reception by contemporary visitors, and the three are also considered ...

TWENTY BUILDINGS : EVERY ARCHITECT SHOULD UNSDERSTAND

Have you ever wondered how the ideas behind the world's greatest architectural designs came about? What process does an architect go through to design ...