PHASE EINS 2006-2008

Dostępność:na zamowienie What is urbanity? How and where can it be experienced today and in what way does it condition our perception of the city? And which role does art play in the current discussions about the urbane? Through theoretical analyses and practical suggestions, this book explores the issue of how urban potentials can be discovered and exploited.

Miasta – od tysięcy lat nie potrafimy wyobrazić sobie bez nich życia. Są odzwierciedleniem osiągnięć cywilizacyjnych. Zdarza nam się jednak, że na nie narzekamy, bo męczą nas tłok, spaliny i nieznośny hałas. Życie w aglomeracjach ma swoje wady i zalety, ale mimo wszystko są miasta, które uwielbiamy. Marzymy, żeby móc je poznać lub do nich wrócić. Miasta fascynują najnowszymi rozwiązaniami urbanistycznymi oraz reliktami przeszłości, które są śladami istnienia wielkich cywilizacji lub genialnej myśli architektonicznej.

Dostępność: na zamówienie Aluminium is an extremely versatile material, its light weight and its resistance to corrosion make it a particularly suitable material for some specific building requirements. Even in the post-war years, aluminium was already playing an innovative role as can be seen in the work of the French engineer, Jean Prouve. For today's sophisticated architecture, aluminium is highly rated with its clear aesthetical qualities and great strength.

Architect Harry Seidler has spent more than 50 years traveling the globe,extensively photographing the peak achievements in architecture from 3000B.C. to the present day.

Light up your life Luminary design of the 20th century Designed to be a companion to our classic title 1000 Chairs, this edition contains an awesome selection of over 1,000 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are the 20th century’s most interesting electric lights, from Tiffany’s beautiful leaded-glass shades to completely outrageous designs from the late 1960s and 1970s to the latest high-tech LED lamps. All major styles are represented here—Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern Movement, De Stijl, Postwar, Pop, Radical, Post-Modern, and Contemporary—in 640 pages of truly illuminated works. 

This book celebrates established icons, newly discovered gems and contemporary masterworks that represent the highest expression of Scandinavian design and response to their environment. Fifty projects are featured in detail, ordered according to the way in which different light conditions have imparted particular qualities on the buildings. Henry Plummer treats his subject from a uniquely authoritative perspective in which his words resonate directly with his artfully taken images.

The newest addition to this highly successful series offers a daily example of architectural splendor, from the Egyptian pyramids and Rome s Coliseum to envelopepushing masterpieces by today s leading designers. Those looking for a gift to delight the architecture lover in their lives will find the answer in this book that provides a journey through history and around the globe. Presented in brilliantly coloured double-page spreads, each day features a photograph of an architectural icon, details about where and when the building was constructed, an appropriate quote or aphorism, and room for personal notes and dates.

Dostępność: na zamówienie In the modern architecture, wood plays an especially central role, and the significance of this wonderfully diverse raw material in the design of sophisticated buildings and interiors continues to increase.Historically speaking, building without wood is practically unimaginable.Over the centuries, skills and traditions in the industrial arts harbouring an immense wealth of experience have evolved on virtually all continents.

Narrow winding streets, tasteful gardens, and period structures have long made London a Centre of old-world charme. But in the past few years this historic city has made a name for itself in the world of architecture and design, and nowhere is that distinction more evident than in its apartment dwellings, as this colorful volume clearly proves. If you thought living in London meant electric fireplaces and damp cheerless parlors decorated with your grandmother's furniture, think again.