Libros de PAÍSES: ARQUITECTURA Y ARTE

MOVEMENT FOR HOUSING REFORM IN GERMANY AND FRANCE 1840- 1914

This study examines the social and political nature, and the evolution of housing reform in Germany and France 1840-1914. This book was originally published ...

THE ART AND ARCHITECTURE OF OTTOMAN ISTANBUL

This beautiful book allows the reader to appreciate the complexities and subtleties of Ottoman art and architecture as a whole, while simultaneously learning more ...

ART OF LIVING IN AMSTERDAM, THE

Amsterdam's historic network of concentric canals earned UNESCO World Heritage status in 2010. The impressive architecture and facades of this elegant town centre are ...

KUSMIROVSKI: ROBERT KUSMIROWSKI. ARTIST 'S BOOK

Using simple materials, the Polish artist Robert Kusmirowski (born 1973) creates meticulous simulations of historical situations. This book documents one such simulation--a mysterious nuclear ...

GD Nº 5. GLOBAL DANISH ARCHITECTURE Nº 5. 30 NEW PROJECTS

VILLE EST UNE FIGURE LIBRE: LAURENT THERY, GRAND PRIX DE L' URBANISME 2010

Économiste et géographe, Laurent Théry " entre en urbanisme " au Beture Ouest avant de devenir directeur du développement de la ville de Saint-Nazaire. ...

GRANDI GIARDINI CINESI. STORIA, CONCEZIONE, TECNICHE

I giardini cinesi sono sovente considerati delle astrazioni intellettuali, troppo esclusivi per essere compresi da chi normalmente si occupa di giardini. Troppo cerebrali per ...

AD 01:1010. TURKEY: AT THE THRESHOLD

All eyes are currently on Turkey with Istanbuls status as European Capital of Culture 2010. It makes it a pertinent moment to take stock ...

HOLT: NANCY HOLT. SIGHTLINES

This ground-breaking volume, beautiful companion book to the exhibition of the same name, is the first comprehensive study of Nancy Holt, the visionary American ...

PISTOLETTO: MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO. MIRROR PAINTINGS

Michelangelo Pistoletto (born 1933) is one of Arte Povera's most significant protagonists. It is with the Mirror Paintings that Pistoletto's name is mostly closely ...

TAYLOR: AL TAYLOR. PRINTS

The delicate Postminimalist sculptures and drawings of the American artist Al Taylor (1948-1999) were for a long time better known in Europe than in ...

SAFDIE: GLOBAL CITIZEN. THE ARCHITECTURE OF MOSHE SAFDIE

Published to accompany a major internationally travelling exhibition, Global Citizen: The Architecture of Moshe Safdie will explore this renowned architect's buildings and the philosophy ...

CUMBRIA. THE BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND

The most authoritative guide to the Lake District and surrounding area, this volume covers the outstanding vernacular architecture, unspoiled historic towns, and fine Victorian ...

HAMPSHIRE: WINCHESTER AND THE NORTH. THE BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND

The northern half of Hampshire covers territory ranging from the rolling chalk downland of the Test and Itchen valleys to the Wealden edge and ...

HULL. CITY GUIDE

Hull is one of the great historic trading centers of northeast England. Severely hit by industrial decline, it has recently begun to see substantial ...

KOBBE: CHRISTEN KOBBE. DANISH MASTER OF LIGHT

Christen Købke (1819-1848) was arguably the greatest painter of Denmark's 'Golden Age,' the period of the nation's supreme artistic achievement. He had the remarkable ...

CHARTERHOUSE. SURVEY OF LONDON

A fully illustrated, comprehensive record of London's medieval Charterhouse, from its foundation in the 14th century to the present day, presented by the Survey ...

THEK: PAUL THEK. DIVER, A RETROSPECTIVE

An American sculptor, painter, and installation artist, Paul Thek (1933--1988) is primarily known for hyper-realistic works of human body parts executed in fleshlike beeswax ...

AAA Nº 34: CARIBBEAN MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE

CHIPPERFIELD: NEUES MUSEUM BERLIN

This book, edited by David Chipperfield, documents his most important project to date: the Neues Museum, the centrepiece of the Berlin Museumsinsel. Here he ...