This abridged paperback edition of The Sourcebook of Contemporary Architecture presents more than 60 noteworthy case studies in a portable format, showcasing a complete and diverse range of structures worldwide... Zobraziť viac
This book is not a dictionary, though it tells you all you need know about everything from Authenticity to Zips. It's not an autobiography, though it does offer a revealing and highly personal inside view of contemporary culture... Zobraziť viac
Supergraphics can be found everywhere in the modern urban environment, from galleries to car parks, from offices to shops.... Zobraziť viac
Louis Isadore Kahn (1901-1974) treated each building like a temple. Across the United States, in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Israel, his designs combined the sleek, utilitarian surfaces of modernism with... Zobraziť viac
Over the past twenty years European cities have become the envy of the world: a Kraftwerk Utopia of historic centres, supermodernist concert halls, imaginative public spaces and futuristic egalitarian housing estates which, interconnected by... Zobraziť viac
Výjimečný talent a génius; senzibilní tvůrce tichých krajin i umělec znázorňující sám sebe bez známek studu, jenž dokázal vytvořit 170 svých autoportrétů; věčné dítě a manický erotoman, v jehož ateliéru zvedají nařasené sukně mladé... 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
Nakladatelství FOIBOS BOOKS ve spolupráci s Městskou částí Praha 6 vydává německý překlad publikace, věnované tentokráte významné meziválečné akci Svazu československého díla (SČSD), výstavě a realizaci Osady Baba v Praze... Zobraziť viac
Whether you want to get cultural on Museum Island, explore Berlin’s complex history at Checkpoint Charlie, or walk in the footsteps of royalty at Schloss Charlottenburg Palace, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Berlin... Zobraziť viac
Spanish visionary Santiago Calatrava is renowned around the world as an architect, structural engineer, sculptor, and artist. Famed for bridges as much as buildings, he has made his name with neofuturistic structures that combine deft... Zobraziť viac
Modernism to the masses: Pioneering designs for affordable postwar homes. The Case Study House program (1945–1966) was a unique event in the history of American architecture... Zobraziť viac
Cabin Porn began as an on-line project created by a group of friends to inspire their own home building. As they collected more photos, their site attracted thousands of submissions from other cabin builders ... Zobraziť viac
Zaha Hadid was a revolutionary architect, who for many years built almost nothing, despite winning critical acclaim. Some even said her audacious, futuristic designs were unbuildable.During the latter years of her life, Hadid’s daring visions... Zobraziť viac
Walter Gropius (1883-1969) set out to build for the future. As the founding director of the Bauhaus, the Berlin-born architect had an inestimable influence on our aesthetic environment, championing a bold new hybrid of light, geometry, ... Zobraziť viac
Architect Albert Frey (1903-1998) saw a modernist utopia in the desert. Born in Zurich, he studied in Europe with Le Corbusier before moving to the United States in 1930, convinced it was the land of architectural opportunity... Zobraziť viac
Art Nouveau developed in very different forms between the 1880s and the First World War, starting in Western Europe. Organic lines and plant forms, building in iron, glass and concrete, as... Zobraziť viac
Whether you want to get cultural on Museum Island, explore Berlin’s complex history at Checkpoint Charlie, or walk in the footsteps of royalty at Schloss Charlottenburg Palace, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Berlin... Zobraziť viac
The Bright Ages recasts the European Middle Ages for what it was, capturing this 1,000-year era in all its complexity and fundamental humanity, bringing to light both its beauty and its horrors. Zobraziť viac
This atlas of architectural wonders eschews the classic children's book fare of the Pyramids and the Taj Mahal, and instead takes a broader view of what constitutes amazing architecture. Buildings include: the Jameh mosque of Isfahan? ... Zobraziť viac
