Libros de ARQUITECTURA Y VIVIENDA

CUBAN LANDSCAPES. HERITAGE, MEMORY AND PLACE

This accessible book offers a vivid geographic portrait of Cuba, exploring the island's streetscapes, sugarcane fields, beaches, and rural settlements; its billboards, government buildings, ...

PLANNING MIDDLE EASTERN CITIES AN URBAN KALEIDOSCOPE

Cairo, Baghdad, Algiers and Dubai cannot be easily lumped together as a single group. Cities in the Arab world are too diverse and hybrid, ...

BAUHAUS CONSTRUCT. FASHIONING IDENTITY, DISCOURSE AND MODERNISM

Reconsidering the status and meaning of Bauhaus objects in relation to the multiple re-tellings of the school's history, this volume positions art objects of ...

ARCHITECTURE, PARTICIPATION AND SOCIETY

How can architects best increase their engagement with building users and wider society to provide better architecture? Since the mid 1990s government policy has ...

URBAN DESIGN AND THE BRITISH URBAN RENAISSANCE

Are Britain's cities attractive places in which to live, work and play? Asking that question, this is a critical review of how the design ...

EMBRACING COMPLEXITY IN DESIGN

Outlining state-of-the-art developments in the area of complexity and design, this book collates them into a unique and authoritative resource for both the design ...

WALTER BENJAMIN AND ARCHITECTURE

The essays compiled in this book explore aspects of Walter Benjamin's discourse that have contributed to the formation of contemporary architectural theories. Issues such ...

GREGOTTI: VITTORIO GREGOTTI

Formé à lécole polytechnique de Milan et jeune architecte au début des années 1950, Vittorio Gregottidébute sa carrière à lombre de Rogers, de Quaroni ...

AULENTI: GAE AULENTI

Gae Aulenti est une créatrice éclectique, passionnée et provocatrice. Née en 1927, elle apparaît sur la scène internationale de larchitecture contemporaine comme une personnalité ...

NEW APARTMENTS. MAKING THE MOST FOR COMMON SPACE

Apartment buildings increasingly offer larger and more attractive living spaces for the occupants that are packaged in interesting architectural designs. A total of eighteen ...

SENSE OF MATTER. N! STUDIO

A survey of the most important works produced by n!studio, in all its various configurations, between 1990 and 2006. Critical writings and essays are ...

DE FORESTIER A SERT. CIUDAD Y ARQUITECTURA EN LA HABANA 1925-1960

La Habana de la década de 1920 y la de la década de 1950 representan dos realidades distintas, cada vez más complejas, donde incuso ...

HISTORIA DE LA ARQUITECTURA

He aquí una obra original que ofrece un resumen del desarrollo de la arquitectura a partir del Egipto antiguo hasta los momentos presentes. En ...

ARTIFICE AND DESIGN. ART AND TECHNOLOGY IN HUMAN EXPERIENCE

In an intriguing book about the aesthetics of technological objects and the relationship between technical and artistic accomplishment, Barry Allen develops the philosophical implications ...

SCHNABEL: JULIAN SCHNABEL

Julian Schnabel (b. 1951) is regarded throughout the world as one of the most important artists of our time. He burst onto the neo-expressionist ...

A+U Nº 456. SMALL ARCHITECTURE IN SPAIN+ ZUMTHOR, SNOCHETTA, HERZOG & DE MEURON

Examination of six small architectural projects in Spain including Antón García Abril's SGAE Central Office, Antonio Jiménez Torrecillas' Nasrid Wall, Eduardo Arroyo's Levene House ...

A+U Nº 457. WINE AND ARCHITECTURE. WEBB, BOTTA, SIZA, HADID, CALATRAVA, MONEO, PIANO

Over recent years, the concept of the traditional winery has evolved to include integrated visitor centres and guesthouses. This issue of A+U introduces eight ...

GUALLART: RE-NATU RALISATION

C3 Nº 287 08/07 IAN+ NEIGHBORHOOD SPORTS

Sports facilities built around residential areas are a space for the local communities. They are used by residents for sport and exercise and often, ...

C3 Nº 277. SKIN AND STRUCTURE. BACK TO THE WATERFRONT II. MODOSTUDIO

Various designs that embrace either adventurous surface treatments or structural designs are examined through projects such as; Barkow Leibinger Architects' Fashion Mall in Stuttgart, ...