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.
"In the City" is the third title in the phenomenally successful "The Way We Live" series, providing a visual, in-depth view of lifestyles in cities around the world, from New York to Cairo, from London to Saigon, in five major sections. Every opportunity to make cross-cultural comparisons and connections ...
Such a big, hectic, and crazy city as London isn’t easy to navigate unaided, which is why anyone planning a trip there should grab this invaluable guide. A wide selection of hotels, from classic to designer, gives a perfect variety to choose from, whether it’s the Dorchester in Mayfair, the Soho Hotel, ...
The organization of public space raises many challenges. Its very nature of being on public display makes urbanism one of the fields of architecture that is most open to debate and controversy. Urban spaces should not only strive for a balance betweeen solid and void in the urban fabric, but they must ...
The exoticism and beauty of the Asian coast and the Pacific Islands have always been attractive to Western tourists. Here is a lavishly illustrated guide to the most contemporary and innovatively designed hotels in countries from Turkey to Japan with Thailand and Indonesia in between and Australia and ...
This latest addition to the Architecture Today series presents exciting contemporary commercial and industrial design projects by thirty professional architects from around the world. Bars, restaurants, shops and boutiques, hotels, cafes. the role that architecture plays in branding, marketing, and the ...
Kniha ponúka výber štyridsiatich architektonických realizácií, ktoré vznikli na začiatku nového tisícročia na východe Slovenska. Predstavuje široké spektrum stavieb - rodinné a bytové domy, knižnice, školy, sakrálne stavby, galérie, športové haly aj krajinné vyhliadky. Obrazový materiál dopĺňajú textové ...
The idea of what we traditionally perceive to be the work place is changing. This is partly down to a different approach towards the production system which currently focuses on positive motivation for the worker in order to carry out their task more efficiently and in short, be more cost-efficient. ...
Having order in a home is essential to truly enjoying a relaxed, peaceful and balanced space. It is a question of hygiene, getting along and aside from the amou…
Architektonické prostředí má výrazný vliv na kvalitu života jeho uživatelů, a to v celé své šíři – fyzické, psychické, sociální i spirituální. Vztah architektury k vitalitě těch, jež obklopuje, byl teoreticky zpracován různými autory, zmiňme například úspěšnou knihu Nikose A. Salingarose Sjednocená teorie ...
New Restaurant Design showcases 45 of the best-designed, most exciting new dining venues around the world. Featured establishments include Patrick Jouin’s Senderens in Paris, Christian Liaigre’s Buddakan in New York and Philippe Starck’s Bon in Moscow. Fans of Bethan Ryder’s earlier books will not be ...
From climate change to sustainable communities, landscape architecture is at the forefront of today''s most crucial issues and this book provides an introduction to the key elements of this broad field. The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture explains the process of designing for sites, calling upon ...
From the author's fateful year-long sabbatical in Spain, where he decided to make treehouses his sole enterprise, to the founding of Treehouse Point near Seattle, this book documents the beginnings of this new journey. It also features an illustrated record of his travels, discoveries and epiphanies.
Přelom století, a zejména následné období Československé republiky, přinesl řadu nových urbanistických vizí. Po letech vídeňského vlivu se najednou naskytla možnost pokusit se učinit z Prahy moderní velkoměsto a uplatnit tak i dlouho potlačované emancipační ambice českého národa. Pořádalo se množství ...
Kniha je urcena jak studentum, kteri se pripravuji na sve budouci povolani, tak i premyslivym lidem v produktivnim veku i vsem ostatnim. Publikace rozsiruje pohled siroke verejnosti na technickou podstatu staveb, se kterymi se kazdy z nas denne setkava. Venuje pozornost pozemnim cestam, silnicim a dalnicim, ...
How about an incentive in an igloo, a wedding in a submarine or a cocktail party in a triumphal arch? From traditional to contemporary, intimate to large-scale - Extreme Venues sought and found the most unique, eccentric and unusual venues on earth. A birthady party in the world´s biggest toy store, ...
