Although there are other books about renovating old houses, this is the first that prioritizes the identification and preservation of the historic, character-defining features of a house as a starting point in the process.
Although there are other books about renovating old houses, this is the first that prioritizes the identification and preservation of the historic, character-defining features of a house as a starting point in the process.
This book updates knowledge about self-injurious behaviors for suicidal purposes concerning frequency, possibly biological, psychological, social, cultural, and political causes; that is, it approaches suicide from abroad non-reductive vision and considers the phenomenon's complexity.
The fascinating history of the twentieth century's most successful experiment in mass housingWhile the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, and their contemporaries frequently influences our ideas about house design at the midcentury, most Americans during this period lived in homes built by little-known builders who also served as developers of the communities.
An acclaimed history of Harlem's journey from urban crisis to urban renaissanceWith its gleaming shopping centers and refurbished row houses, today's Harlem bears little resemblance to the neighborhood of the midcentury urban crisis.
El instituto de la Medianería es una de las cuestiones sensibles en la convivencia urbana cotidiana y doméstica entre los vecinos que son, a su vez, copropietarios de esta porción de sus respectivos inmuebles.
"La vida siempre tiene la razón, el arquitecto es quien se equivoca", fue la sentencia que pronunció Le Corbusier, el arquitecto más revolucionario del siglo xx, cuando las viviendas que diseñó para Pessac fueron modificadas por sus habitantes.
Este trabajo, fruto del proyecto "Reconocimiento de los valores culturales de los afrodescendientes del Pacífico Colombiano y fortalecimiento de su identidad" pretende como objetivos generales el rescate, valoración y difusión del patrimonio urbano y arquitectónico de la región del Pacífico colombiano, el cual incluye desde la vivienda y su arquitectura hasta los modelos urbanos y los componentes del ordenamiento territorial que son específicos del Litoral Pacífico.
Las sorprendentes mutaciones que se presentaron a partir del 2010 tanto en el contexto global como en las dinámicas nacionales determinaron nuevos rumbos para la ciudad y la arquitectura urbana de Colombia, los cuales se concretaron en formas distintas de concebir lo urbano arquitectónico desde lo público.
A lo largo de las últimas tres décadas, en materia de políticas y programas para la provisión de vivienda en Colombia, se ha priorizado la disminución del déficit cuantitativo y el desarrollo de vivienda nueva a través de un sistema de subsidios a la demanda.
El trabajo tiene como eje central la habitabilidad -el confort- en vivienda dirigida a sectores de bajos ingresos en Bogota, conceptual izando la vivienda como el genesis y unidad basica del concepto habitat.
Este libro trata de los lugares de los doméstico en la modernidad; va dirigido a lectores interesados en la arquitectura de la casa, y en él se van a encontrar respuestas a la cuestión de si la vivienda moderna llegó a existir o no.
La metodología BIM (Building Information Modeling), el Gemelo Digital y el Big Data son conceptos que han irrumpido en los nuevos procesos de desarrollo y modelización de proyectos de edificación y obra civil.
The new book from interior design powerhouse Abigail Ahern, Her Masterclass is based on the building blocks that will make your home look great: seating, lighting, walls, floors and accessories.
Cath Kidston - queen of vintage-inspired homeware and joyously decorated spaces - grants unprecedented insight into her creative process and personal style in this lifestyle-meets-memoir-meets-interior-design book.
Fully revised and updated edition of the classic, stunningly illustrated guide to the cream of Britain's historic country houses cared for by the National Trust, encompassing both interior and exterior design.
* * * 'Informative and entertaining, this publication is a feast for the eyes, while also thought provoking, and offers excellent inspiration for daydreaming about what makes the perfect, modern house.
En las paginas de este numero de la revista CASAS INTERNACIONAL nos encontraremos con 12 ejercicios ejemplares vinculados a la region de Extremadura, que muestran lecciones de arquitectura que van mas alla de la tematica, se trata de ejemplos que aportan valores de los que aprender, en los que podremos reconocer temas invariables y eternos de la arquitectura a la vez que aportan referencias que seran replicables en otras obras y en otros autores en el futuro.
First published in 1881, this classic volume presents dozens of practical examples of barns and outbuildingsincluding floor plans and building instructionsand contains two hundred and fifty-seven engravings, woodcuts, and line drawings illustrating historical and practical designs.
In einer Welt, die zunehmend von Urbanisierung und Dichte geprägt ist, stehen Städteplaner und Architekten vor der Herausforderung, Lebensräume zu schaffen, die nicht nur funktional, sondern auch lebenswert sind.
'A very readable history of the British way of life viewed through its homes' Choice MagazineIn recent years house histories have become the new frontier of popular, participatory history.
When Arthur Moonlight, a financially troubled aristocrat, has second thoughts about selling the family mansion to the fanatical 'Forward Britain' movement he calls in his friend, London financier Mark Treasure, to stop the sale.
Join Lady Carnarvon as she opens the gates to Highclere Castle, the 'real Downton Abbey', and discover how the iconic British landmark celebrates and changes each season.
From the bestselling author of The Long Weekend: a wild, sad and sometimes hilarious tour of the English country house after the Second World War, when Swinging London collided with aristocratic values.
A fresh perspective on British history from award-winning broadcaster Fatima ManjiWhy was there a Turkish mosque adorning Britain's most famous botanic garden in the eighteenth century?
Fans of Grace Burrowes, Liz Carlyle, Meredith Duran, Sarah Maclean and Courtney Milan will be enthralled by the dazzling talent of Sherry Thomas in this emotional romance in which a kindhearted beauty will do all in her power to make her arranged marriage a real marriage.
Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, Marc Morris explores many of the country s most famous castles, as well as some spectacular lesser-known examples.
The movement away from traditional rented approaches to meeting the housing needs of those on modest incomes has taken on new momentum in the latest economic cycle.
The movement away from traditional rented approaches to meeting the housing needs of those on modest incomes has taken on new momentum in the latest economic cycle.
The idea of a retreat-a place removed from one's daily stressors, a secluded haven to be enjoyed by family--is more appealing than it has been in decades.
