Following up on her successful book 20 Houses by 20 Architects, critic and historian Mercedes Daguerre explores Latin... Zobraziť viac
Documents the evolution of Italian lamp and lighting design from 1945 to the end of the twentieth century... Zobraziť viac
Michele de Lucchi was born in 1951 in Ferrara, Italy. He studied in Padua and later at the University of Florence, graduating in 1975. During the period of radical and experimental architecture he was a prominent figure in movements like Cavart,... Zobraziť viac
This volume begins with a comparison between the Parthenon and the Pantheon, whose simplicity and dignity represented a new level of sophistication in architecture based on a system of vaults and cement construction. The first part of the book examines... Zobraziť viac
At the age of 49, Wiel Arets (b. 1955) is one of Holland's leading young architects and has won an international following for his spare industrial forms and his theoretical writings... Zobraziť viac
This monograph surveys thirty of the most iconic buildings designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the legendary American architecture firm, since its founding in 1936. Along with such architects as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, ... Zobraziť viac
This is the inaugural volume in Electa's latest series on design and graphics, and presents an annotated selection of the many texts written by the distinguished Italian architecture and design historian Sergio Polano over the last ten years... Zobraziť viac
A complete survey of European architecture during the 18th and 19th centuries... Zobraziť viac
Based in Kyoto, Japan, Waro Kishi (b.1950) belongs to the generation of Japanese architects that emerged after Tadao Ando. Although he has acknowledged the influence of the Osaka architect, Kishi has a sensibility all his own. Made primarily of glass... Zobraziť viac
This volume presents an extraordinary collection of images and covers the whole range of Greek architecture, from a thorough analysis of Minoan Crete - which marked the beginning of the history of Western architecture - through Mycenae, to the... Zobraziť viac
Electa presents the complete edition of the work of Dominique Perrault, who achieved worldwide acclaim with the construction of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (1997). Born in 1953, Perrault won a series of international awards, including the... Zobraziť viac
Twenty houses designed by the most celebrated architects of the moment. This volume inaugurates a new series, aimed at a broad readership, and focuses in particular on the configuration of domestic space while ... Zobraziť viac
This book traces the earliest history of architecture at its birthplace in the ancient Middle East (primarily the current Iran and Iraq) and ancient Egypt, and covers archeological sites, temples, tombs, and early dwellings ... Zobraziť viac
Since founding his own studio nearly 15 years ago, Shuhei Endo (b... Zobraziť viac
This text covers a key period in the career of Oswald Mathias Ungers, one of the most important German architects. The book focuses on the point in his career when he was invited to participate ... Zobraziť viac
Antoni Gaudí (1852-1928) was a builder by instinct and by practice, fanciful and baroque in his sensibility, in love with the bright colours and plastic forms of the Mediterranean tradition... Zobraziť viac
This volume is a complete monograph on the work of German architect Hans Kollhoff (b. 1946) and his partner, Helga Timmerman (b. 1953), with whom he has collaborated since 1984... Zobraziť viac
This is a comprehensive monograph on the Japanese architect Toyo Ito, one of the most influential figures on the contemporary architectural scene. Born in 1941, Ito started his professional career in the early 1970s with ... Zobraziť viac
This volume examines in detail the complex story of the architectural production of Michelangelo (1475-1564): his early works in Rome at the beginning of the 16th-century, ... Zobraziť viac
