Where We Work highlights the many options that come into play when designing a home office. It brings together a wealth of inspiring visuals and design ideas from home offices around the world, along with practical guidance and the latest trends... Zobraziť viac
The work of Vo Trong Nghia is a call for architecture to transform itself from a source of pollution to a reason for hope. The World Green Building Council estimates that thirty-nine percent of energy-related carbon emissions can be attributed to... Zobraziť viac
The past five years have seen a revolution in Chinese architecture—the emergence of independent designers, and a number of new stars—and above all new and interesting buildings that are not the product of direct Western influence... Zobraziť viac
Modern engineering is rewriting the rulebook and revolutionising how we live. In Mega Builds, Fred Mills – the founder of global construction platform The B1M - takes you inside ten of the most extraordinary engineering projects that are reshaping our... Zobraziť viac
A dacha is a country house, made of wood, used by Soviet citizens to escape the rigors of the city for a rural idyll. Widespread in the countries of the former USSR, this important cultural and architectural form has been largely ignored academically... Zobraziť viac
Rozlehlá budova karlínské Invalidovny se stane v nejhorším případě ruinou, chátrajícím skvostem barokní architektury, v té lepší variantě luxusním hotelem či se promění v kampus Filosofické fakulty UK. Ať tak či onak... Zobraziť viac
Between 2005 and 2011, architect Rem Koolhaas and curator Hans Ulrich Obrist interviewed the surviving members of Metabolism-the first non-Western avant-garde, launched in Tokyo in 1960, in the midst of Japan's postwar miracle... Zobraziť viac
Showcasing the best ecological hotels from around the world, this book proves that going green doesn't need to mean forsaking the finer things in life while on holiday. Zobraziť viac
Following the success of previous volumes, Interior Design Inspirations presents its third issue. The book provides a selection of attractive images by the photographer Jose Luis Hausmann, who reveals... Zobraziť viac
Among the most acclaimed sculptors of his generation, Anish Kapoor (born 1954) has captured the popular imagination with his biomorphic, optically baffling public sculptures such as the famous 'Cloud Gate' in Chicago's Millennium... Zobraziť viac
The bungalow construction style is celebrating a revival. Its history began in India when British colonial administrators adopted a traditional Bengal building style for their summer residences... Zobraziť viac
There are thousands of ways to change the decor of your apartment and breathe new life into your home, so it is not surprising that furniture, wall colour and decorative details become an extension of our lifestyle. Amongst the pages of this book, you... Zobraziť viac
Beyond the fundamental notion of shelter, what defines a house? The broad-ranging selection of extraordinary dwellings in the Architecture Now! Houses series shows the concept to be infinitely malleable: one house seems to hover above the ground, ... Zobraziť viac
Expand your living space by enclosing an existing porch, patio, deck or gazebo with this new edition from Sunset's outdoor building experts. It has everything you need to transform open outdoor areas into functional, inviting rooms for year-round use... Zobraziť viac
The Diviners are back in this thrilling and eerie third installment by #1 New York Timesbestselling author Libba Bray.New York City.1927.Lights are bright.Jazz is king.Parties are wild.And the dead are coming...After battling a supernatural sleeping... Zobraziť viac
Led by the reliably under-insightful Binder, a team of seven British men including Dr Prone (constantly ill); Jungle the route finder (constantly lost), Constant the diplomat (constantly arguing) and 3,000 Yogistani porters, ... Zobraziť viac
New York is known as the city that never sleeps and it’s a non-stop source of design innovation... Zobraziť viac
Architecture matters. To our cities, to our planet, to our personal lives. How we design and what we build has an impact that usually lasts for generations. The more we understand the importance of architecture, and the thinking and decisions ... Zobraziť viac
Jan Kaplický (1937-2009) was a visionary architect with a passion for drawing. It was his way of discovering, describing and constructing; and through drawing he presented beguiling architectural imagery of the highest order. Many of his sketches, ... Zobraziť viac
Unspoken Spaces is a richly illustrated journey through spheres, tunnels, towers, walkways and archways, as well as pavilions and larger buildings realized by artist Olafur Eliasson and his studio since the ... Zobraziť viac
