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ELLSWORTH KELLY. THUMBING THROUGH THE FOLDER: A DIALOGUE ON ART AND ARCHITECTURE WITH HANS ULRICH OBRIST Ellsworth Kelly, now more than eighty-five years old, reminisces with great enthusiasm and not a hint of nostalgia on his life, his work and encounters and experiences with teachers and colleagues.
DOSTĘPNOŚĆ: NA ZAMÓWIENIE The importance of office environments for millions of workers and companies can hardly be underestimated. Ultimately high levels of efficiency depend to a great extent on good design. Assembled here is a remarkable collection of commercial office designs by architects from many different countries. Though diverse in scale and context, the clear evidence of creative intelligence in the design makesthe book a coherent and valuable guide to contemporary challenges and achievements in this sector.
Ponowne zainteresowanie znanym brazylijskim architektem doprowadziło do powstania tej fotograficznej monografii.
Theories and manifestoes of contemporary architecture. Charles Jencks, Karl Kropf. Academy Editions, 1997 - Architecture - 312 pages. 0 Reviews. The last forty years have seen an outburst of theories and manifestoes which explore the possibilities of architecture: its language, evolution and social relevance.
DOSTĘPNOŚĆ: NA ZAMÓWIENIE An extensive study on Hopper, which accompanies a major travelling exhibition and illuminates the life and work of one of America’s most celebrated artists. Illustrated with over 150 oils, watercolors, etchings and drawings with comments on their formal and technical characteristics, this exhibition’s catalog offers an updated critical interpretation of Edward Hopper’s work and an alternative view to the extensive literature that already exists on this artist. Among the artworks included are Cape Cod Sunset, Second Story Sunlight
Norman Foster is a phenomenon - as an architect, but also as an individual. He is responsible for a dozen or more of the most recognisable buildings of the last thirty years. Under his driven leadership, what is now called Foster and Partners has grown to an international firm with almost 1,000 employees, building astonishing constructions all over the world. Deyan Sudjic explores the nature of the impact that he has had on architecture, and on the contemporary city. It traces his remarkable journey from the backstreets of Manchester, the determination with which he has built a global architectural practice, and his huge creative impact on what we see around us.
Dostępność: na zamówienie Vienna is wealthy and conservative city that values and exploits its history. Its inner city is brimful with luscious architectural confectionery, a heritage that is a source of both local pride and thourist revenue.
Glass has a history going back more than 4,000 years. The Romans were the first to glaze their windows to keep out wind and weather. But it was only the steady development of rolling and casting techniques in the 18th and above all the 19th century which allowed the production of ever larger, more transparent and thinner panes of glass. The use of glass as a building material was encouraged in particular by garden design, as the protection of exotic plants required the construction of greenhouses and orangeries.
The Saga of Sydney Opera House: The Dramatic Story of the Design and Construction of the Icon of Modern Australia. Peter Murray. Spon Press, 2004 - Architecture - 164 pages. 0 Reviews. Probably the most popular building of the last century, Sydney Opera House is the icon of modern Australia.
Since leaving a career in classical music to focus solely on architecture in 1979, Libeskind's highly unconventional approach to design has riveted the interest of architects and designers around the world. Perhaps the leading architectural theoretician of our time, Libeskind is now receiving numerous commissions for new buildings, including the Jewish Museum in San Francisco. The Victoria and Albert extension in London, and the Felix Nussbaum Museum in Germany. His work has been the subject of more than 140 exhibitions and he travels and lectures constantly. This book on Libeskind's extraordinary work-eschews, in true Libeskind fashion, ,the traditional monograph format.
