In the first volume of our new series She Was an Architect, journalist Laura Helena Wurth vividly recounts the fascinating life of American-Italian architect Astra Zarina: born in Riga in 1929, her life spans Seattle and Rome.
In the first volume of our new series She Was an Architect, journalist Laura Helena Wurth vividly recounts the fascinating life of American-Italian architect Astra Zarina: born in Riga in 1929, her life spans Seattle and Rome.
This book is a bifurcated journey through fifteen years of the architecture practice OODA, designed as a "e;dream state"e; inner dialogue between Some Kind of Romance and Any Kind of Existence: mirrored reflections of past and future projects that reflects the practice's work and exploring path from Porto to the world.
This book is a bifurcated journey through fifteen years of the architecture practice OODA, designed as a "e;dream state"e; inner dialogue between Some Kind of Romance and Any Kind of Existence: mirrored reflections of past and future projects that reflects the practice's work and exploring path from Porto to the world.
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander is one of the most important landscape architects of the twentieth century, yet despite her lasting influence, few outside the field know her name.
The Unfinished Song of Francisco Urondo: When Poetry is Not Enough is a comprehensive, well-written, documented, and carefully developed study of the literary work and life of Francisco Urondo, an Argentine poet, intellectual, activist, cultural promoter, revolutionary, and clandestine guerilla member who died in 1976 fighting for a cause in which he believed, against the oppressive Argentine Military Junta.
'Provocative, elegant, intriguing - Jenkins is a bold, imaginative writer, brilliant at challenging old assumptions and encouraging you to look at British architecture in a new light' Rory StewartThe story of Britain is revealed through its buildings, and yet the language of architecture is a mystery to all but a few.
Cornelia Hahn Oberlander is one of the most important landscape architects of the twentieth century, yet despite her lasting influence, few outside the field know her name.
The Unfinished Song of Francisco Urondo: When Poetry is Not Enough is a comprehensive, well-written, documented, and carefully developed study of the literary work and life of Francisco Urondo, an Argentine poet, intellectual, activist, cultural promoter, revolutionary, and clandestine guerilla member who died in 1976 fighting for a cause in which he believed, against the oppressive Argentine Military Junta.
"e;In the realm of universities, the future is directly linked to the ability to connect local realities with the knowledge generated by researchers from other parts of the world.
Alejandro Rodríguez Urzúa dejó su marca y herencia en la región del Bío-bío de forma clara y de definitiva, a través de una multiplicidad de actividades no limitadas al mero acto de proyectar.
Este libro busca ser un incentivo a mirar en profundidad tres obras claves de quien fuera uno de los más grandes arquitectos argentinos del sigo XX, Mario Roberto Álvarez.
Para la primera entrevista publicada en este libro, realizada por el arquitecto y docente Rodrigo Lagos, en el año 2013, Goycoolea aún formaba parte del cuerpo docente de la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad del Bío - Bío, la cual recién había cumplido 45 años y, además, estaba ad portas de afrontar un cambio de malla curricular.
This book is written for anyone considering a career as a qualified electrician in England, whether you are just starting out, changing careers, or seeking to understand the opportunities available in the electrical industry.
More than a just a journey, Alfredo gives us a blueprint for humane treatment of mental illness In 1981, twenty-three-year old Alfredo Zotti began his lifelong challenge of living with Bipolar II Disorder.
More than a just a journey, Alfredo gives us a blueprint for humane treatment of mental illness In 1981, twenty-three-year old Alfredo Zotti began his lifelong challenge of living with Bipolar II Disorder.
"Yo elegí Arquitectura" tiene un contenido temático que conduce a la reflexión, dirigido a todo público, especialmente a estudiantes y profesionales del ramo de la arquitectura.
A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.
Dieser Band rekonstruiert Schmidts Lehransatz – die Einführung von Gruppenstudienreisen in den Unterricht an der Akademie ab 1861 – und seine Ansichten über die Architekturlehre, zu denen das Studium von Bauwerken auf dem Weg der Autopsie nebst deren detaillierten Vermessungen und Aufnahmen, Einführung in das Studium gotischer Baupläne und die Publikation von Baurissen in der Edition Wiener Bauhütte gehörten.
A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.
A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.
A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.
La escala como variable proyectual es abordada desde la perspectiva ejemplar de Louis Kahn, quien retoma la idea del pasado como amigo para aprender la lección de la historia, recuperando pautas que habían quedado olvidadas por el funcionalismo racionalista y que ahora redefinen, por ejemplo, la monumentalidad arquitectónica como necesidad.
Ediciones Infinito publica por primera vez en español, Hacia una arquitectura (Vers une architecture), libro editado originalmente en París, en 1923, y ampliado en sucesivas ediciones.
A 100 AÑOS DE LA BAUHAUSCon motivo de las celebraciones mundiales que se realizaran durante este año para festejar dicho acontecimiento, nos orgullecemos en presentarles este libro reedición del editado en 1958 por esta editorial, un valioso documento histórico donde encontraran el pensamiento del fundador de la famosa escuela en varios artículos y conferencias durante sus tres diferentes vidas, como el mismo las llama, la de Alemania donde funda en 1919 la Bauhaus en Dessau, la de Inglaterra durante la segunda guerra y la de Estados Unidos de Norteamérica, en la Universidad de Harvard.
The classic book on William Blake as prophet of the New AgeWilliam Blake (1757-1827) inhabited a remarkable inner world, one that he brought vividly to life in his poetry, painting, and printmaking.
Constructivist and sculptor Naum Gabo's personal account of his development as an artistA leading exponent of the modern art movement known as Constructivism, Russian-born Naum Gabo was one of the most important sculptors of the twentieth century-an artist, designer, and theorist whose work changed the course of modern art.
A major reevaluation of Caravaggio from one of today's leading art historiansThis is a groundbreaking examination of one of the most important artists in the Western tradition by one of the leading art historians and critics of the past half-century.
