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Berlin was not built in seven days - it took centuries to become what it is today: a glamorous metropolis that sets standards both now and in the past. This brand new, full-colour book features 24 historical maps and city views that are detachable for hanging and give insights into urban developments, from the first city wall to the modern underground train system.
Luxusresorts auf Pfählen, eine Bar, die sich in Bangkoks Straßen ausnimmt wie ein UFO und ein unterirdisches Museum. Was verbindet diese Orte? Sie setzen Trends in Architektur und Design. Asian Design Destinations ist ein Ereignis für die Sinne. Es entführt den Betrachter an die faszinierendsten Plätze in Asien und Fernost. Ist es Kunst? Architektur? Eine Mode? Wird es unserer Zeit einen Stempel aufdrücken, dauerhaft? Wer kann das heute schon sagen. Eines aber ist jetzt bereits sicher. Es ist all das: elektrisierend, verrückt, aufregend, verwegen, märchenhaft – großartig.
Dostępność: niedostępne The 24 unique, fascinating, and beautiful maps and views in this book date from the 12th century to the present, including some of the earliest known maps of Paris as well as topographical maps, views of iconic locations and monuments, transit maps, maps used for advertising, road and bicycle maps, and much more. The images have been carefully selected by photographic historian George Sinclair, who traveled across Europe to mine some of the most obscure historical collections for a wide variety of unique, never-before-published, and visually and historically intriguing images.
Starting with the latest trends, Modern Furniture presents the most important developments in furniture design over the past 150 years. Beside the highlights, both classics and newcomers, this publication showcases unusual, well – known, mass – produced as well as avant – garde objects. Meubles modernes presente les tendances les plus actuelles, mais egalement les evolutions et les creations qui ont marque le design de meubles des 150 dernieres annees.
Living in a box - and what a box it is! Working with restructured space conditions, contemporary architecture and modern design have accepted the challenge of creating exciting living environments, at the same time windows on the world and places for rest and leisure. Elegance meets diversity pragmatic solutions seamlessly integrate with aesthetics in these remarkable symbioses or urban living spaces and exclusive design.From mini-studios to attics and luxury one-roomed lofts, this volume comprises a vast catalogue of the finest architectural designs for apartments all over the world, created by renowned architects and designers.
"British Tradition" is a journey into the world of British furnishing and lifestyle. "British Tradition and Interior Design" gives readers an insight into the lifestyle and culture of the inhabitants of the British Isles. It takes you to historical palaces, mansions, manor houses and apartments, both in the country and in cities, explains their architecture and history, and describes the classical furniture and accessories that are a must in those bastions of traditional style.
Dieses Buch entführt den Leser auf eine faszinierende Reise von den antiken Stätten in Orange über die Universitätsstadt Aix-en-Provence und die Metropole Marseille bis hin zu den eindrucksvollen Schluchten der Gorges du Verdon. Zu jedem Kapitel gibt es eine Übersichtskarte mit den wichtigsten Straßenverbindungen, viele großformatige, farbige Abbildungen und Texte, die über Geschichte, Geographie, Kunst, Kultur und Lebensweise kenntnisreich Auskunft geben. So sieht und erfährt der Leser beispielsweise, wie die romanische Kultur in Klöstern und Kirchen bis in unsere Tage fortlebt. Licht und Farben der Flora und Fauna verschmelzen zu einem einzigartigen Panorama, das die Nach-Impressionisten Paul Cézanne und Vincent van Gogh zu besonderen Farbkompositionen inspirierte.
Niedostępna Florence - nowhere else are so many art works of the first order to be found in such a small space: the world-famous paintings of Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, Caravaggio and Raphael, Michelangelo's celebrated David, the magnificently decorated Florentine churches of Santa Maria Novella, San Lorenzo, and Santa Croce with their outstanding fresco cycles and funerary chapels, and not least, architectural masterpieces such as the Cathedral, Giotto's Campanile, and the Baptistery, to mention just a few highlights.Year by year, they cast millions of visitors from all over the world under their spell.
