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A Global History of...
Dostępność: na zamówienie There are several books surveying the history of architecture, but until A Global History of Architecture was published, they were all derivatives of earlier histories of Western architecture, with newer chapters tacked on to address "non-Western" areas.
Water Pack!
Dostępność: na zamówienie Water, so essential to the survival of all known life forms, has recently become an item of luxury among more fashion-conscious and demanding consumers. The designer water phenomena is a trend whose roots can be traced back to Paris and has spread with astonishing success to all the world's major cities. Water Pack! presents a meticulous and international selection of the best packaging designs for bottled water, brands which might be found on the menus in today's most select restaurants, bars and spa shops.
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Typographic Design
New Home Furniture Design
Light Design Now!
Dostępność: na zamówienie Before the time of electricity, man was already in need of a source of light to carry out his night-time activities. It was a time when candela-bras and oil lamps always provided an ideal prop for creative expres-sion. However, with the invention of the bulb and the industrial revolu-tion the rules were changed, giving rise to what was to become the "modern" lamp. Plastic and other new materials brought with them a new freedom with regard to forms, dimensions and colours.
Drawings: The Motive Force...
Focusing on the creative and inventive significance of drawing for architecture, Drawings highlights the work of key contemporary figures who have, through their drawn work, affected the course of architectural thinking. Bringing this together is a chapter-by-chapter series of essays that broadly charts the forward movement and expansion of drawing iconography, techniques and methodologies. Thus it will move from such conditions as Victorian romanticism; Modernist heroics, Minimalism, Diagrams, the representation (and inspiration) of movement, technology and motive power; through to notions and examples of digital automatism.
Confessions: Principles...
Confessions captures Jan Kaplicky 's professional views on the future of architecture and his personal observations and reflections on society, design, politics and beauty. This book is a tour de force of words and images, packed full of innovative buildings and design ideas. It provides a fascinating insight into the creative process of one of the most innovative architects working in Britain today.