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The Design Hotels Book 2012
Andrea Palladio
World of Private Islands
From the idealism of Moore’s “Utopia” to the ease of Gauguin’s Tahiti, islands fuel the imagination. Indeed, who hasn’t day-dreamed of an unique slice of paradise? Editor Farhad Vladi presents the many types of private islands in this compelling volume, featuring everything from Canadian lake isles to Pacific atolls. Within its chapters you will discover a world of islands with castles as well as properties owned by celebrities like Johnny Depp and Ricard Branson. However, islands are not just for the wealthy; they are as much affordable for those who want to spend less.
Systems in Timber Engineering
Timber construction has become completely modernized. It has gained considerably in market share with respect to competing building materials and is dominated by systems such as frame and solid timber construction. Every timber construction is determined by its structure. Hence it is essential to know the connections and relationships from the design stage right through to the construction phase.
Material Design: Informing...
The approach of Informing Architecture by Materiality opens the way to an innovative use of materials in the design professions. Taking material qualities and properties such as texture, elasticity, transparency and fluidity as a point of departure, the concept described and employed here transcends the conventional definitions of building materials. Instead, the focus is on a multitude of material operations, like folding and bending, carving and cutting, weaving and knitting, mirroring and screening. The featured design strategies and methods address established and "new"; materials alike. They are applied both to the scale of the detail and the entire building.
ECOLOGICAL HOTELS
Legacy: The Preservation of...
Dostępność; na zamówienie This historic publication defines an important moment, as master photographer Joel Meyerowitz is the first photographer to document New York City's parks since the 1930s, when they were photographed as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s WPA program. In this stunningly beautiful collection of images, Meyerowitz invites the viewer to discover the hidden pockets of wilderness that still exist within the urban environs of New York City.
INTERIOR DESIGN. INSPIRATIONS
COUNTRY CHIC KITCHENS
Oscar Niemeyer: Form & Space
Ponowne zainteresowanie znanym brazylijskim architektem doprowadziło do powstania tej fotograficznej monografii.