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.
New construction techniques using steel, concrete and glass allowed buildings to benefit from natural light, and at night they were illuminated by light coming out through large windows. Today, artificial illumination is also a principal element for shop windows and advertising boards. One of the determining ...
Architectural photographer Claudio Santini takes readers on an exclusive tour of some of the world\''s most beautiful green homes. The pictorial journey winds its way through chapters on photovoltaics, passive shading, recycled materials and other sustainable concepts contribute to a home\''s architectural ...
From a mid-20th-century preoccupation with the skyscraper, architecture in New York City has matured into a truly cosmopolitan expression of reinvention and interaction with the city''s residents. This heavily illustrated survey considers dozens of examples, from the Phillipps-Skaife residence by Alden ...
The Contemporary Design in Detail series takes a highly visual look at architectural design details that are more often dealt with in a technical textbook format. The books take readers on a tour of the best details designed by great architects around the world. The series provides a powerful presentation ...
We eat with our eyes, as the saying goes: The right lighting, selected materials, and matching furnishing to create the desired atmosphere are just as important as the culinary delight itself when we dine out with our business partners, family, or friends. This volume is a sumptuous menu of savory interior ...
Going back to the country and enjoying rural life no longer means giving up the comfort of modern life. This book presents a careful selection of rehabilitation schemes for country houses near the Mediterranean. Each one in its own way shows creative solutions and respect for the traditional aesthetic ...
The follow-up to the internationally bestselling architecture title "XS: Big Ideas, Small Buildings", "XS Green" devotes itself to a wide range of small-scale, idiosyncratic projects created by the biggest names in global architecture. A brief introduction explores the importance of the mini-building, ...
Taschen: Arm yourself with the stylish guide to style in the world's style capital! Small enough to fit in a tiny handbag...
This diverse collection of bars and restaurants is an excellent crosssection of some of the most recent international interior designs. Each project in this choice selection is lavishly illustrated with full-colour photos, floor plans and sketches and first-hand, expert commentary from the designing ...
Titul je viazaný na špeciálnu objednávku, ktorú nie je možné vrátiť (platia Všeobecné obchodné podmienky)! From the end of World War II until the mid-1960s, exciting things were happening in American architecture: emerging talents were focusing on innovative projects that integrated low-cost materials ...
How and where we work and spend our leisure time has changed dramatically in recent years. The increased mobility and global networking that pervade all aspects of our lives have had a considerable impact on the spaces in which we live, meet and work. Spacecraft presents projects that meet the changing ...
With global projects, "360 Architecture" presents more than 120 creative and cutting edge designs, showcasing diverse styles and different trends in world architectural design. Collected are works from the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Austria, Mexico, Germany, France, Japan, the USA, Australia, and other ...
",The array of buildings by Renzo Piano is staggering in scope and comprehensive in the diversity of scale, material, and form. He is truly an architect whose sensibilities represent the widest range of this and earlier centuries.", Such was the description of Renzo Piano given by the Pritzker ...
Each volume in this collection features the most representativeworks of 30 leading architects in the international arena. Thesestudios or individual architects have been distinguished withnumerous local and international awards for their innovativecontributions to the world of architecture and for designing ...
No city embodies the essence of stylish sophistication better than Paris. This indispensable guide to the hippest hotels in the French capital emphasizes cutting-edge interiors and exteriors. It also lists each hotel\''s facilities as well as nearby restaurants and shops featured in teNeues\''s Cool ...
Food may be the single most important ingredient in the dining out experience, but graphics and design have become increasingly influential in attracting clientele to today’s most successful cafes and restaurants. In a frenetically paced, time poor world ‘dining out’ has become a frequent activity and ...
Interior design has undergone a quiet but profound revolution in the last decade, as home-owners have become more aware of international influences and more prepared to experiment, to break out of the prescribed moulds of style. Many different parts of the world – in particular India, China, and Japan ...
