VERB CRISIS

This is the be-all-end-all reference work for architecture in the 20th century. From Frank Lloyd Wright to Gaudi to Frank O. Gehry to Shigeru Ban and all the best stuff in between, it's all here. The chronologically organized chapters put it all into perspective, illustrated by hundreds of large-format photos as well as a plenitude of drawings and floor plans. The biographical appendix covers all of the century's greatest architects, including today's new talents. This special expanded edition, presented in two volumes packaged in a slipcase, brings our classic title up to date with coverage up until the present day, more color photos, more architect biographies, and new insights on recent architectural trends and movements.

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.

In recent years, bathrooms have been subject to greater attention on the part of designers, who give full rein to their creativity to turn bathrooms into an experience for the senses imbued with great artistic value. This book presents a selection of very diverse projects in which toilets enjoy special status as a vehicle for emotions, various artistic and cultural expressions, corporate values and requirement of different social groups.

Książka tańsza niż ksero!!! Na terenie obozu Oświęcim - Brzezinka (powierzchnia około 175 ha) do dzisiaj zachowały się 22 baraki drewniane, 45 murowanych, liczne kominy i słupy ogrodzeniowe oraz krematoria. Książka traktuje o konserwacji tych elementów i całego obiektu. 

Podręcznik dla rzemieślników budowlanych. Holzarchitektur - Holzbau. Taschenbuch fur Bauhandwerker. Bogato ilustrowany wzornik detalu snycerskiego z rysunkami m.in: elewacji, w tym o konstrukcji szachulcowej, szczytów, werand, nadproży, obokni, akroterionów, fazowanych belek, konsoli, kroksztyn, balustrad, tralek, desek wiatrowych, szalunków, ornamentów itp, itd. Ta wielokrotnie wznawiana publikacja (w okresie 1880-1903 cztery wydania) przyczyniła się do popularyzacji architektury drewnianej i stanowiła prawdziwą pomoc dla architektów i rzemieślników wznoszących budynki drewniane i obiekty o konstrukcji ryglowej (fachwerk, pruski mur, szachulcowej).

Twenty-six inspiring projects created by leading architects and interior specialists are introduced here under the title of CLASSICAL LIVING. This is a label that can be applied to many different homes: houses in the countryside, built with reclaimed materials, painstakingly restored farmhouses, grand town houses, a minimally designed villa where antiques and design go hand in hand, a house by the sea, furnished in a contemporary classic style,... the list goes on.