Podľa vydavateľstva Lonely Planet patrí medzi 10 najkrajších stavieb sveta jednoznačne Tádž Mahal, Guggenheimovo múzeum, palác Potala, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Sagrada Familia, Imámova mešita, Zimný palác, Crac des Chevaliers, múzeum Oscara Niemeyera a Hagia Sofia. Ich architektúra je príkladom dokonalého umenia, tak ako ňou oplývajú aj mnohé ďalšie stavby, ktoré sa, bohužiaľ, do rebríčka nedostali. Kníhkupectvá vám ponúkajú rôzne knihy, pomocou ktorých sa môžete o architektúre veľa naučiť a zároveň tiež spoznávať krajiny sveta.
Airports are highly appealing places. Gateways to the big wide world, they represent international movement and inspire travel. Spielberg´s film, "The Terminal" shows the full fascination these places exercise. The boom in international air travel of recent years has resulted in a vast number of new ...
Apart from being one of Asia's largest metropolises, Beijing is an ultimate visual challenge. The country's growing economy and construction boom has attracted the attention of the world's finest architects eager to create masterworks in this city. The new is rapidly replacing the old in ...
Since Roman times, Italy has been a byword for cutting-edge style. There\''s simply nowhere better to indulge in some elegant hedonism. After all, Italians do understand la dolce vita! And, its cool hostelries are no exception. From sleek rooms to polished exteriors and hip amenities, Italian hoteliers ...
Declared a world heritage site by UNESCO, Mexico City is the oldest European city in the New World. Built on the ruins of the Aztec capital Tenochitlan, by Hernán Cortés in 1521, the intrepid verve of Mexico’s capital is visible in its ground-breaking architecture. With stunning examples like the AR ...
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, ...
Kitchens: A Sunset Design Guide is an inspiring reference for ideas to create a well-designed kitchen. This fresh and modern revised edition of the 2008 best-seller includes all the latest in design and materials, along with indispensable remodeling advice from professional kitchen designers. Readers ...
Glass is a defining character of the architecture of a building and its interior design. On the basis of about 50 projects it is shown, how multifariously glass or wood can be leveraged. Plans will be shown. Index with contact information.
Hardly any other material unites such contradictory associations, stigmatized on the one hand, celebrated on the other concrete is still in the spotlight. Its almost inexhaustible potential and ever new applications and possibilities make it a most v aluable building material. Especially in combination ...
This popular book in the bestselling Way We Live series a visually thrilling exploration of the way people around the world live with colour is now available in an elegant compact edition. Divided into five main sections, the book showcases Gilles de Chabaneix''s eye for the telling use of colour in ...
With a long and distinguished history of gardening excellence, Great Britain and Ireland contain some of the world's top...
A more flexible lifestyle, increasing rents an a greater number of single-person homes have all meant that apartments, especially in big cities, have been reduced to a single room. This does not necessarily have to be a disadvantage however. The use of space can be optimised with an intelligent design; ...
Throughout history, institutions and governments have always constructed large and ostentatious buildings as a way of demonstrating their power. By means of this aspect of design, many fast-growing, predominantly young but established companies have publicized their growth and shored up their identity ...
One of a new series of authoritative guides teNeues is introducing this season, Cool Shops London takes the reader on a tour of the best stores and boutiques in this most vibrant city. Each shop included is distinguished by more than the products it sells. The editors also highlight exemplary architecture ...
This book combines Robert W. Gill’s two classic volumes – Basic Perspective and Creative Perspective – to provide a complete, clear and simple explanation of t…
Italy enjoys a reputation earned by centuries of devotion to aesthetics. Many key figures of the development of architecture were Italians from Filippo Brunelleschi and Marcus Vitruvius to Andrea Palladio, not to forget Michelangelo. Nowadays the list of internationally renowned Italian architects is ...
Cool Hotels Africa/Middle East showcases a comprehensive selection of cutting-edge hotels in Africa and the Middle East, all of them showcased because they embody the best in contemporary hotel design. This useful flexicover guide is extensively illustrated with approximately 400 color photographs, highlighting ...
Nestled by rows of luscious grapevines, wineries evoke images of fine living few other places can rival. The spirit of each winery is as distinctive as the wine…
In many cases, restrooms are associated with poor hygiene, vandalism and perversion - a place you visit only when you absolutely have to. However together with the evolution of technology and design of bathroom equipment, the meaning of washrooms receives more and more attention by designers and architects. ...
This book shows the progression of Interior Design of Mexico. While the text dwells on the characteristics and sources, the main focus of the books is on current and modern design. Every book is divided to the chapters of private rooms, public buildings as well as hotels and restaurants. Within the chapters ...
