Indeks: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, COMPLETE WOR
The German-Chinese forum Urban Academy - organised by the Goethe-Institute Shanghai - focuses on sustainable urban development as well as on the theme of the World Expo 2010: Better City - Better Life. Eco-efficiency in building services, engineering, traffic, water and energy, social transformations and cultural industry stimulated by the City of Shanghai are main issues of these discussions. Chinese best practice examples of ecological building and construction industry are analysed. Renowned Chinese artists present their positions on sustainable urban development, expressed deficits and suggested alternatives.
Dostępność:na zamowienie The City Assembled is a unique history of the elements of cities. It takes its place alongside Kostof's previous book The City Shaped as an essential text for town planners and urban designers. Kostof follows the evolution of city components to modern times, discussing the effect of natural disasters like the Great Fire of London and the Lisbon earthquake, war and comprehensive redevelopment, compared with traditional patterns of growth and change.
Dostępność: na zamówienie Today, concrete as a building material has a solid place in the designs of architects and engineers. The times when it used to be regarded as 'cold' and even 'brutal' are long gone now. On the contrary, the improved image of concrete is trendy and chic, but simultaneously unobtrusive and timeless.
Flowers in the desert Sensuality and color fuse with nature The art of American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) is splendid with color and laden with hidden sensuality. O'Keeffe's fame was largely earned by her large-format flower pictures that have assured her an unusual place in the annals of art, between realist and abstract. Our Basic Art Series study traces the idiosyncratic of O'Keeffe's career, and numerous illustrations document the most important periods in her lengthy life in art.
Książka Kompleks Pałacu. Społeczne życie stalinowskiego wieżowca w kapitalistycznej Warszawie autorstwa mieszkającego w Wielkiej Brytanii antropologa, Michała Murawskiego, jest analizą funkcjonowania warszawskiego Pałacu Kultury i Nauki w tkance miasta – zarówno fizycznej, jak i społecznej. Obiektem zainteresowań autora jest obecność Pałacu poza jego murami, w różnych dziedzinach życia w Warszawie. Murawski zauważa, że Pałac funkcjonuje de facto z wielkim powodzeniem nie tylko jako architektoniczna dominanta Warszawy, widziana z niemal każdego punktu w mieście, lecz także jako miejsce, w którym zawiązują się i utrwalają relacje międzyludzkie.
Contemporary kitchens have undergone a real transformation in recent years. What was once a purely functional space has developed into a proper living environment, which is still used for cooking, but also for eating, watching TV, and even as an informal place to receive guests. The kitchen has grown to accommodate these developments. The space itself has become larger and additional elements have been added, such as dining tables, breakfast bars, TV screens and fireplaces.
