CHEAP CHIC. AFFORDABLE IDEAS FOR A RELAXED HOME

Classic style and impeccable attention to detail are hallmarks of the work of interior designer Matthew Patrick Smyth. His comfortable, timeless rooms are tailored to fit his clients’ personalities and lifestyles, whether they are dynamic young couples with children or cultured art collectors. Smyth masterfully blends contemporary pieces with antiques to endow each space with a sense of solidity and history while maintaining a completely fresh, modern sensibility. Smyth credits his mentor David Easton for teaching him how to see the intrinsic value of any given piece and to successfully mix furnishings with similar lines, materials, and forms even when they are products of different centuries.

Dostępność: na zamówienie Anyone familiar with the long and tumultuous history of Berlin and also those who have read about the changes wrought by the end of the Cold War, will find Stefan Dauth’s photographic portrait an invaluable guide to this city on the cutting-edge. By concentrating on new perspectives of Berlin’s most familiar sights, Dauth draws attention to the transformation of a city only recently reunited and re-born as Germany’s capital. His stark black and white images reveal the clash of old and new; the Berliner Dome with construction cranes in the background, the Potsdamer Platz, the remains of the Berlin Wall, and the modern bustle of the Kurfuerstendamm built around a memorial church. “Today’s professional photography is missing a touch of reality.

Dostępność: na zamówienie TASCHEN's Architecture Now! 7 features an arching overview of today's architecture, from modern to radically avant-garde. As with previous books in the series, Architecture Now! 7 includes a broad variety of projects from around the world, as well as some works of art that have a direct relation to architecture, from the likes of Giacomo Costa or Shinro Ohtake. It also explores how the recent economic downturn has led to fewer large-scale projects, but has also stimulated creative thinking, as architects find new ways to work imaginatively inside budget constraints. Large-scale works include the futuristic Chinese Central TV Tower in Beijing (OMA) and the Burj Khalifa (SOM)

Modern working worlds need not have a complex organisation or be perfectly equipped technologically. More and more, offi ce in-teriors are becoming architectural visiting cards for enterprises. Transparency, openness and modernity are qualities which are often requested in the architecture of company headquarters and adminis-trations.

Piranesi's fantastic worlds The great 18th century architectural artist and master engraver "Piranesi was as savage as Salvator Rosa, fierce as Michelangelo, and exuberant as Rubens… he has imagined scenes that would startle geometry and exhaust the Indies to realize."

An indispensable resource for professionals seeking to understand how colorful buildings can animate their environs and engage their users. One of the most appealing trends to emerge in contemporary design is the use of bold colors and patterns inside and outside buildings. Nineteen of the most exciting examples from around the world are presented in detail in this book, which focuses on the dramatic effect of color when used in facades, interior surfaces, and elements. Projects from leading architects include Alsop Architects’ The Public in West Bromwich, Jean Nouvel’s Agbar Tower in Barcelona, and Richard Rogers’s Terminal 4 in Madrid.

Podręcznik niniejszy skierowany jest głównie do studentów wydziałów inżynierii środowiska uczelni technicznych. Może być przydatny dla studentów innych wydziałów politechnik (architektury, budownictwa, energetyki) oraz akademii rolniczych, na których prowadzone są specjalności związane z projektowaniem instalacji wewnętrznych w budynkach, a także dla inżynierów pracujących w dziedzinie wentylacji i klimatyzacji. 

SZTUKA ŚWIATA. Tom 15 jest to pierwszy z trzech tomów ATLAS ZABYTKÓW.

Mieści w sobie przeszło tysiąc haseł, poświęcony został sztuce Afryki, Ameryki i Azji.

Książka Technologia budownictwa 2. Podręcznik autorstwa Władysławy Marii Francuz przeznaczona do kształcenia w zawodach do nauczania zawodu technik budownictwa na poziomie technikum i szkoły policealnej.