Rem Koolhaas has been part of the international avant-garde since the nineteen-seventies and has been named the Pritzker Architecture Prize for the year 2000.
Segunda edición, bilingüe (español – inglés) y con dibujos del autor, de esta esmerada obra fruto de una sostenida inquietud de Roque Manuel Gómez por el análisis y estudio de los Valles Calchaquíes y su arquitectura, dada su especial particularidad y su extraordinaria riqueza patrimonial.
Es una preparacion para emprender el viaje por su habitar, nos pasea por la ampliacion de la nocion de habitar que recorre el ser y el estar por muchas de las instancias de la vida.
En la primera parte de esta tesis se adopto un metodo que parte de principios universales teoricos, abstractos y generales para llegar al singular concreto, tanto de la tecnica en acto, como del objetivo alcanzado (sea este un egresado, un conocimiento, o una obra).
Elegimos la riqueza y polisemia que conlleva la palabra "imágenes", pues nos hemos propuesto abordar el estudio acerca de los imaginarios que sobre España y "lo español" se construyeran en y desde nuestro país.
"e;The beauty and levity that Perry and Gabriele have captured in this book are what I think will help it to become a standard text for general audiences for years to come.
Step into the golden age of ancient Egypt, where ambition, innovation, and divine authority converged to create one of humanity's most enduring wonders: the Great Pyramid of Giza.
The definitive guide to hundreds of Britain's most outstanding gardens, in the care of the National TrustThe National Trust has the finest collection of gardens in the United Kingdom.
This book presents the making of Mexican Modernist architecture through five power structures - academic, social status, economic/political, gender, and postcolonial - and by interviews and analysis of 13 key Mexican architects.
A desire for intimacy in domestic spaces motivated by a growing sense of individualistic expression, an incentive to conceal the labor or enslavement taking place, and an appetite for solace and comfort led to interiors taking on more specific roles in the eighteenth century.
A desire for intimacy in domestic spaces motivated by a growing sense of individualistic expression, an incentive to conceal the labor or enslavement taking place, and an appetite for solace and comfort led to interiors taking on more specific roles in the eighteenth century.
A classic work on the joy of experiencing architecture, with a new afterword reflecting on architecture's place in the contemporary moment "e;Architecture begins to matter,"e; writes Paul Goldberger, "e;when it brings delight and sadness and perplexity and awe along with a roof over our heads.
Examining the history of altar decorations, this study of the visual liturgy grapples with many of the previous theoretical frameworks to reveal the evolution and function of these ritual objects.
An essential exploration of the engineering aesthetics of celebrated structures from long-span bridges to high-rise buildingsWhat do structures such as the Eiffel Tower, the Brooklyn Bridge, and the concrete roofs of Pier Luigi Nervi have in common?
First Published in 1986 The Architectural History of King's College Chapel provides a complete picture of how and why King's College Chapel came to be built.
First Published in 1986 The Architectural History of King's College Chapel provides a complete picture of how and why King's College Chapel came to be built.
First Published in 1981 The Architectural History of Canterbury Cathedral traces the entire architectural history of the church from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day.
First Published in 1981 The Architectural History of Canterbury Cathedral traces the entire architectural history of the church from Anglo-Saxon times to the present day.
Shortlisted for the Architects Sweden Critic's Award 2023Scholars in architectural and urban history have, over the last decade, been trying to come to terms with architecture's 'neoliberal turn' and its various impacts - from municipal policy to the artistic imagination.
Zweifellos gehört Hannah Arendt zu den bekanntesten Deutschen, die während der NS-Herrschaft ausgebürgert wurden; sie war mehr als ein Jahrzehnt staatenlos.
Zweifellos gehört Hannah Arendt zu den bekanntesten Deutschen, die während der NS-Herrschaft ausgebürgert wurden; sie war mehr als ein Jahrzehnt staatenlos.
This Dictionary of Fortifications is an attractive and convenient reference for anyone with an interest in castles, forts, walled cities and any other defensive architecture, including temporary structures, of any period.
This Dictionary of Fortifications is an attractive and convenient reference for anyone with an interest in castles, forts, walled cities and any other defensive architecture, including temporary structures, of any period.
Shortlisted for the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion 2023Shortlisted for the Colvin Prize 2023A place of incarceration and liberation, political debate and historical denial, the H Block cell units of Long Kesh/Maze prison in Northern Ireland housed members of both Republican and Loyalist military groups during 'The Troubles' and are now considered 'icons' of that conflict.
Shortlisted for the Architects Sweden Critic's Award 2023Scholars in architectural and urban history have, over the last decade, been trying to come to terms with architecture's 'neoliberal turn' and its various impacts - from municipal policy to the artistic imagination.
Shortlisted for the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion 2023Shortlisted for the Colvin Prize 2023A place of incarceration and liberation, political debate and historical denial, the H Block cell units of Long Kesh/Maze prison in Northern Ireland housed members of both Republican and Loyalist military groups during 'The Troubles' and are now considered 'icons' of that conflict.
This book focuses on the most important utopian and dystopian literary texts in nineteenth and twentieth-century Hungarian literature, and therefore widens the scope of the traditionally Anglophone canon.
Dieses Buch zeichnet ein großes historisches Panorama Europas und der "abendländischen Welt" anhand der Musik, mit deren Hilfe die Menschen ihre Kulturen seit jeher gestaltet haben.
Der Dichter Hermann Bahr schrieb 1906 in seiner Wien-Monographie, dass die Stadt "im Qualm und Dunst der Vergangenheit" ächze – eine Diagnose, die auf die damals starke Präsenz von Geschichts- und Erinnerungskultur verweist.
Iconic Designs is a beautifully designed and illustrated guide to fifty classic 'things' designs that we find in the city, in our homes and offices, on page and screen, and in our everyday lives.
Iconic Designs is a beautifully designed and illustrated guide to fifty classic 'things' designs that we find in the city, in our homes and offices, on page and screen, and in our everyday lives.
An invaluable resource for readers interested in architecture and design that demonstrates how the construction, form, and function of key structures in the 19th-century influenced American social, political, economic, and intellectual life.
Examining the history of altar decorations, this study of the visual liturgy grapples with many of the previous theoretical frameworks to reveal the evolution and function of these ritual objects.
