Discover Prague – an enchanting city brimming with history and culture. Whether you want to bask in the medieval splendour of the Old Town Square, trundle past Prague castle by tram or explore the Franz Kafka museum... Zobraziť viac
An updated edition of this classic survey of the origins of twentieth-century ideas in architecture and the applied arts... Zobraziť viac
This useful guide sets out clearly a bespoke urban design process for practice, developed by the authors. The process works through urban analysis; policy and people; strategic framework; concepts and options; design layering and technical detail... Zobraziť viac
Climate, environment, history, and technology are transforming architecture worldwide. The second volume in the Homes for Our Time series documents this housing revolution... Zobraziť viac
The first substantial monograph on an artist whose sculptures capture the proliferation of information and objects in contemporary life. Zobraziť viac
From world-renowned curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, Lives of the Artists, Lives of the Architects offers a unique opportunity to learn about the lives and creativity of the world's leading artists ... Zobraziť viac
Frank Lloyd Wright wasn't just an architect. He was a prophet, a poseur, a beloved teacher, a failed businessman. During his long, eventful life he experienced both incredible misfortune and great success... Zobraziť viac
Edice Fragmenty přináší soubor fotografických publikací přibližujících architekturu Pražského hradu v jednotlivých detailech. Každá kniha z této řady nabízí neobvyklé pohledy do známých i běžně nedostupných částí hradního areálu. Zobraziť viac
Cities around the world are growing at unprecedented speed. From Los Angeles to Shanghai, an ever greater proportion of people live in apartments, enjoying the benefits of urban density, superior services, public transportation, ... Zobraziť viac
Philippe Starck describes him as a “mystic in a country which is no longer mystic.” Karl Lagerfeld regards him as a 21st-century genius who “saw everything, learned everything, then forgot everything and remade everything.” ... Zobraziť viac
The architecture of the 20th century is distinguished by an astonishing diversity. Just as the clash of aesthetic and commercial ambitions nevertheless produced many a happy symbiosis, so the purist and the expressive, the monumental and the picturesque c Zobraziť viac
Amazing Possibilities for Hoteliers and Designers Alike to Prove Their Ingenuity. The adaptive reuse approach is gaining ground also in the hotel industry. The careful and respectful handling of the building fabric is as important in ... Zobraziť viac
This celebration of 20 of China’s latest generation features detailed profiles of each architect, exploring their routes to success, their inspirations and the challenges posed for those working and designing ... Zobraziť viac
The Senegalese building collective Studio Suddo Neuve is calling for a paradigm shift in the West African construction sector. The collective has been focusing on substituting the ubiquitously-present concrete blocks with earth-based materials... Zobraziť viac
Groundbreaking exposé of Israel's reconceptualization of geopolitics in the Occupied Territories Zobraziť viac
ARCHITECTURE THE GOLD STANDARD IN INTRODUCTORY ARCHITECTURE TEXTS, FULLY UPDATED TO REFLECT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD For more than forty years, the beautifully illustrated Architecture: Form, Space, and Order has served as the classic... Zobraziť viac
'If a house could gossip, this is the book that Hampton Court would whisper. An enjoyable and readable stroll through 500 years of Hampton Court history: royal residents, common visitors, thieves, invaders and ghosts’ PHILIPPA GREGORY Zobraziť viac
Royal expert and TV historian Kate Williams lets you in on the secrets of The Royal Palaces in this exploration of regal residences, past and present. Zobraziť viac
Media theory has long overlooked the built environment and its communicative capacity: how built structures and spaces convey meaning through material embodiment and symbolization.Architecture as Communication advances the idea that built environments ... Zobraziť viac
'If a house could gossip, this is the book that Hampton Court would whisper. An enjoyable and readable stroll through 500 years of Hampton Court history: royal residents, common visitors, thieves, invaders and ghosts’ PHILIPPA GREGORY Zobraziť viac
