While modernism was publicized as a fusion of technology, new materials, and rational aesthetics to improve the lives of ordinary people, it was often out of reach to the very masses it purportedly served.
'Marble enigma, most photographed of structures, the Taj Mahal lends its name to a prime brand of Indian tea bags and stands too as the world's great, extravagant monument to eternal love.
The Alhambra, the 'red fort' on its rocky hill above Granada with its fountained courts and gardens and intricate decoration has long been a byword for exotic and melancholy beauty.
Edwin Lutyens' Memorial to the Missing of the Somme at Thiepval in Northern France, visited annually by tens of thousands of tourists, is arguably the finest structure erected by any British architect in the twentieth century.
'A thrilling celebration of lighthouses' i newspaperAn enthralling history of Britain's rock lighthouses, and the people who built and inhabited themLighthouses are enduring monuments to our relationship with the sea.
La primera edición de esta publicación fue realizada en 2005 por la Corporación La Candelaria, transformado hoy en el Instituto Distrital de Patrimonio Cultural (IDPC).
In this series, the Design Museum looks at the fifty design icons of major cities around the world - icons that, when viewed together, inherently sum up the character of their city.
In this series, the Design Museum looks at the fifty design icons of major cities around the world - icons that, when viewed together, inherently sum up the character of their city.
From Pop art to Op art, plastic furniture to bubble-gum paint colours, the Sixties saw a new wave of interior design that was closely linked to popular culture and fashion, becoming increasingly youth-oriented and playful to appeal to the new generation of baby-boomers.
The story of modernity told through a cultural history of twentieth-century PragueSetting out to recover the roots of modernity in the boulevards, interiors, and arcades of the "e;city of light,"e; Walter Benjamin dubbed Paris "e;the capital of the nineteenth century.
After centuries of a fragile truce between vampires and werewolves, the discovery of an ancient book reveals the existence of a mystical stone hidden in the Americas - a legendary artifact capable of granting absolute power to whoever possesses it.
The story of a personal housing crisis that led to a discovery of the true value of home'You will marvel at the beauty of this book' George Monbiot'Incredibly moving' Raynor WinnAged thirty-one, Catrina Davies was renting a box-room in a house in Bristol, which she shared with four other adults and a child.
Entre líneas invita a la relectura de la historia, la arquitectura y la modernidad a través del aporte de las arquitectas en Chile desde su entrada a la universidad en los años veinte (los hombres lo hicieron en 1849).
Históricamente, han sido elegidas las 7 Maravillas, aquellos lugares espectaculares que definen, identifican y representan a los pueblos de la mejor manera.
Exaltar la labor de arquitectos y firmas de arquitectura que han contribuido al desarrollo de Bogotá, es la finalidad de la serie Homenajes / Arquitectos en Bogotá, una colección editorial de trabajos monográficos acerca de las más significativas figuras de la cultura arquitectónica de la capital.
El 1969 cuando el Museo de Desarrollo Urbano (hoy Museo de Bogotá) abrió sus puertas, el alcalde Virgilio Barco Vargas en su discurso de inauguración pronunció las siguientes palabras: "quiero hacer mención de un salón especial dedicado al Congreso Eucarístico Internacional.
See your city through fresh eyesWe are marching towards a future in which three-quarters of humans live in cities, and a large portion of the planet's landmass is urbanized.
In this hyper-compact, fully illustrated guide to architecture, Susie Hodge outlines the history and theory of architecture from the earliest structures to the cutting-edge concepts of the present day.
* * * '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.
Shinberg has done something truly impressive: He has created a practical framework for architectural thinking and design, grounded in the latest research on human perception and cognition.
This book explores the theories, practices and principles of new approaches to solar architecture that foster both design excellence and low-energy use.
