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Dostępność: na zamówienie The Channel Tunnel Rail Link is Britain’s first dedicated high-speed railway line and its first major railway-building project in more than a century. Running from London’s newly refurbished St Pancras International to the mouth of the Channel Tunnel, the link will decrease journey times to Paris and beyond, as well as to commuter towns in the south-east of England. The project is also being credited with significant regeneration in the areas around the new stations and terminus.
Up, Down, Across
Dostępność: na zamówienie This landmark publication documents the extraordinary impact that elevators, escalators and moving walkways have had on the urban landscape, building types and culture worldwide. The mid-nineteenth-century invention of the elevator safety break, in conjunction with other developments such as the steel frame, facilitated the construction of the skyscraper and so helped to transform the appearance of our cities and the places in which many of us live and work.
Ultimate Tropical
Dostępność: na zamówienie An amazing richness of styles is presented by the celebrated photographer Luca Invernizzi Tettoni. Elegant stilt houses and traditional bamboo constructions are viewed with the same fine eye as the grandest homes and most opulently decorated palaces and temples – from spa to tropical and from colonial to vernacular, through examples of private homes, hotels and public buildings.
Fine Fabric
Dostępność: na zamówienie Fabrics are some the most diverse architectural materials available. They can adapt to all architectural circumstances with an almost endless versatility. Textiles envelope space, create atmosphere, add accents and can be imparted almost any quality. Contemporary architecture and modern interior design make use of the inexhaustible ability of textiles to take on shape, creating breathtaking structures and impressive interiors. This generously illustrated volume provides succulent examples of the richness of innovative design implementing textiles.
Factories and Office Buildings
Educational Spaces 2
Architectural Drawing Course
TOUCH WOOD. THE REDISCOVERY...
Dostępność: na zamówienie Timber as a traditional building material provides exciting possibilities in architectural design that have long been recognised and employed. Quite apart from the aesthetic value of the different kinds of wood, one of the most important advantages is its sustainability, which make it part of energy-efficient architecture. Wood-based architecture has become a worldwide trend as it is compatible with modern housing and simultaneously time respects the requirements for economic utilization of natural renewable sources.
LIFESTYLES OF SOUTHERN...
DOSTĘPNOŚĆ: NA ZAMÓWIENIE 'Lifestyles of Southern California: Personal Sanctuaries' celebrates homes that set the stage for living the Californian Dream and which are the culmination of fruitful collaborations between the KAA Design Group and its clients. For more than 20 years, this group of architects, interior and landscape designers, has fulfilled the high expectations of its clients by designing environments in which they feel secure, nurtured, and inspired.
TIMELLES ARCHITECTURE AND...
THE VISUAL DICTIONARY OF...
TERRACES & BALCONIES
Terraces and balconies have always been essential architectural features - they are effectively the continuation of a dwelling outdoors. Terraces are mostly related directly to the landscape surrounding a building. They can frame a view - for instance, through canopies or side walls - they can imitate particular landscape elements on their own more human scale, or they can enable the landscape to be perceived and experienced in a different way.
ROMANESQUE. Architecture...
PROVENCE STYLE
Dostępność:na zamowienie People all over the world are fascinated by Provence. It is the untamed Roman provincia, stretching from the crags of Vaucluse and undulating fields of lavender to fishing villages on the Mediterranean. From the whitewashed buildings of the Camargue to the mighty castles of the troubadour trail, Provence is an authentic mirror of the Mediterranean spirit and joie de vivre. This study is the first to illustrate so many different Provencal interiors. They range from the private apartments of a duchess to a beekeeper's home, from an art collector's stud farm to the brightly-painted weekend retreat of a sculptor, from a jolly gypsy wagon to a monastery renovated in minimalist style.
NEW MODERNS
GREAT ESCAPES MEDITERRANEAN
The Magical, Mythical Mediterranean Where to get lost—in style and comfort The Mediterranean is a mythical place, with three continents – Europe, Africa and Asia – and 21 countries sharing its coastline. These disparate cultures are all blessed with its fine climate, luxuriant fauna and flora, and the intense blues of its sea. Angelika Taschen has discovered the very best of this legendary region. Included here are the glamorous Eden-Roc on the Côte d’Azur, the stylish Monte Carlo Beach created by India Mahdavi, the hotel Stella Maris north of Portofino – accessible only by boat or trekking – and of course the famous Amalfi Coast with its numerous beautiful hotels.