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.
Autor knihy MUDr. Pavel Bedrníček (1930 2010) zasvětil svému koníčku historii Prahy a jejím památkám celý svůj život. A právě v této, v mnoha ohledech výjimečné knize nabízí čtenářům výsledek své dlouholeté práce. Vypráví příběhy jednotlivých svatyní, rozebírá okolnosti jejich vzniku i následných osudů, ...
The importance of outdoor living spaces, such as courtyards and patios, in our daily lives is highlighted in this new book from IMAGES. Courtyards and patios have been an important architectural feature for thousands of years, and through time, their popularity has not waned. Today these outdoor living ...
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 ...
História puzzle siaha do osemnásteho storočia a za jeho zrodom stojí anglický rytec a kartograf John Spilsbury. Prvé puzzle okolo roku 1760 vytvoril tak, že na mapu pripevnil tenké tvrdé drevo a jemnou ostrou pílkou na vytváranie intarzie z neho vyrezal hranice krajín. Takto vytvorený produkt deťom v ...
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, ...
It has been the French revolution that has paved the way for an inventive and creative spirit in the arts, architecture, literature, and music that enhanced the development of science and technology of the future. Even a few years back, on the 200th anniversary of the revolution, the city presented more ...
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 ...
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…
This sumptuous volume chronicles the rarified world of Tuscan estates and their owners. Most of those profiled are noble families who have lived on their estates for centuries. The photographs document exteriors, interiors, historical grounds, and tradition-rich family celebrations. We also witness the ...
Gardening is one of life’s most civilized pleasures. Whether novice or expert, there’s always something new to know and discover. Recent years have seen an array of innovation and new products in the gardening world. Gardening is a somewhat unpredictable hobby with the vagaries of weather, soil and just ...
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…
This volume of a series, focussing on the basic elements of architecture delivers a very close insight into the divers possibilities of designing doors. The doo…
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 ...
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. ...
Architecture has advanced quickly in the field of constructive materials, which are fundamental when fulfilling dreams of raising massive buildings. Amongst these materials that have had the biggest influence in the creation of this kind of architecture is steel. As a result of a carbon-alloy, steel ...
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 ...
Today, more than ever, multi-family housing is recognised as vital to modern, urban communities. This type of housing requires immense dexterity from an architectural perspective, because while promoting a sense of community living, a sense of aesthetics must also prevail. Michael J. Crosbie has selected ...
Since streets become increasingly crowded, living on the top of a building promises privacy and distance. Rooftops have become the symbol of a new lifestyle - an extension and exclusive enjoyment of an area traditionally unused: the architectural crown of a building has been transformed into a new area ...
