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.
Malířské a kreslířské dílo Vlasty Vostřebalové Fischerové (1898-1963) bylo omezeno necelými dvaceti lety aktivní tvůrčí činnosti, ale na české meziválečné scéně patřilo k nejosobitějším projevům "nových realismů". Autorka vycházela z epické dramatičnosti wolkerovské linie proletářského umění a s velkou ...
Pokračováním edice Slavné vily, vydávané nakladatelstvím FOIBOS BOOKS, je publikace Slavné vily Polska o unikátní architektuře vil a rodinných domů našeho severního souseda. Nabízí procházku po polských vilách z různých období - od 16. století dodnes. Například po vile z 19. století, jakou je vila "Pod ...
Publikace představuje 57 architektonicky významných či zajímavých skvostů rodinného bydlení, která vznikala od poloviny 19. století do současnosti na území Středočeského kraje. Publikace završuje ediční řadu Slavných vil krajů, která postupně představila architektonicky zajímavé objekty celé republiky.
Domestic bliss: Innovative, intimate architecture from China to ChileDesigning private residences has its own very special challenges and nuances for the architect. The scale may be more modest than public projects, the technical fittings less complex than an industrial site, but the preferences, requirements ...
Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti (1891–1979) is difficult to pin down. With an extraordinarily prolific output and eclectic style, his….
Saving space: Big ideas for small buildingsOver the years, talented architects have occasionally indulged themselves with the challenge of designing small but perfectly formed buildings. Today, with reduced budgets, many architects have turned in a more focused way to creating works that may be diminutive ...
Kniha – autor Martin Vlnas, 176 stran, česky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá.Kniha je pozoruhodným exkurzem do historie architektury a technologie olympijských staveb, přičemž novodobé olympijské hry pojednává o poznání obsáhleji. Neobvyklou problematiku olympijské architektury ovšem autor knihy uvádí ...
This updated monograph includes all of Calatrava's original collaborative input as well as his latest projects. From the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in Manhattan to the Museum of Tomorrow in
This groundbreaking book examines the relationship between the modernist architecture of the 1920s and 1930s and that eras preoccupations with health, cleanline…
Colour has the power to transform our homes not just the way they look, but the way they feel and the way we live in them. It can stimulate or soothe, energize or pacify. It can even give you a headache. It doesn''t have to. This book shows you how to succeed with colour. How to build colour schemes ...
‘The house of moderate cost is not only America’s major architectural problem but the problem most difficult for her major architects’ he said and, beginning as a young architect in the 1890s in the Chicago area, proceeded to make it his life’s work to design the small house of character. As with many ...
Vacations increasingly offer us more than just a chance to laze about and pursue our favorite pastimes. This handy guide profiles accommodations where your pleasure in your surroundings goes hand-in-hand with concern for the environment. Showcasing contemporary, eco-friendly lodging in locales as varied ...
Digital tools have radically transformed the design, practice and construction of architecture. But behind the superslick, photorealist renderings of projects that are never built is an entire body of design research that informs the latest innovations in design and construction. Research & Design: The ...
In this compact format reference book, the reader is treated to an immense variety offlats and apartments from around Europe and the world, in a wide range of s…
Famed American actress Demi Moore at last tells her own story in a surprisingly intimate and emotionally charged memoir. For decades, Demi Moore has been synonymous with celebrity. From iconic film roles to high-profile relationships, Moore has never been far from the spotlight - or the headlines.Even ...
Take an exclusive glimpse inside an array of stunning interiors and intriguing locations revealed in over 380 pages of striking photographs. From New York to Tokyo, this mini bible guides you from cutting edge, urban dining to romantic, earthy starlit extravaganzas; gleaming colonial splendour to funky ...
The third book in the highly successful XS series, XS Extreme considers buildings at the edge of possibility. Sited in remote locations, built to withstand wild climatic conditions, or conceptually daring or provocative, all the structures are original, innovative and instructive. Over forty projects ...
Very small buildings have a special appeal. The constraints of space and cost can actually liberate the imagination. Most of the projects in this book consist of no more than a few key spaces, in many cases just a single space. They are united only by their compact nature, the pleasure that they can ...
Idylický venkov jižních Čech je vzácnou rezervací architektury 19. století. Díky své podmanivě krásné krajině a výhodné poloze mezi Vídní a Prahou se tento kraj stal ideálním rámcem venkovského života nejbohatší české šlechty, která zde budovala velkolepá romantická sídla. Mezi nejvýznamnější z nich ...
In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany''s Bauhaus School of Art and Design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology, which they applied across media and practices from film ...
