Titres dans Architecture

Brought to you by Penguin. A devastating, meticulous account of the history of Israel’s destruction of Gaza from an acclaimed architect and investigator Eyal Weizman is one of the world’s leading experts on the relationship between violence, conflict and the environment, both built and...

Histoire du célèbre château en deux parties :
1- Le choix du site et la construction du château
2- La vie au château et le parc

'It may be the funniest thing ever committed to sound' DAVID BADDIEL 'The audiobook is an absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN 'Not only has Alan Partridge created an entirely new storytelling structure, it's very funny indeed' JON RONSON 'Partridge... has become the man our time deserves. Aha!' THE...

Visionäre, Baumeister und Feministinnen - Aufbruchsstimmung im Mittelalter: In "Die Tore der Welt" entführt Sie Erfolgsautor Ken Follett in die vielschichtige Welt des englischen Mittelalters. Als Grundlage für diese spannende Zeitreise dient Follett die Stadt Kingsbridge und Nachfahren der Personen aus seinem Erfolgsroman "Die Säulen der Erde". Inzwischen sind 200 Jahre vergangen und Sie begleiten die Charaktere Merthin, Ralph, Caris, Godwin und Brenda auf ihren gefahrvollen und facettenreichen Lebenswegen. Meisterhaft recherchiert und reich an Hintergrundinformationen, eröffnet Ihnen "Die Tore der Welt" einen abwechslungsreichen Einblick in das Leben im Schatten des Hundertjährigen Krieges.

Em reedição de best-seller, Raul Juste Lores expõe as transformações arquitetônicas que tomaram a cidade de São Paulo entre os anos 1950 e 1960. Com ilustrações de Danilo Zamboni. Entre 1950 e 1960, uma combinação particular permitiu que a cidade de São Paulo fosse palco de uma...

The audioguide tells the story, describes the architecture and reports interesting facts about the church. In the city of Amendolara there are seven Byzantine churches. In the immediate vicinity of the city, there are caves that were once inhabited by hermits, which allow us to establish the tenth century as a period of settlement for the city. The church of Santa Maria is located in the historic center.

Explorez cette fresque historique fascinante où une modeste cité agraire devient l'épicentre technologique mondial. Idéal pour enrichir votre trajet quotidien, ce récit immersif vous transporte au cœur des montagnes coréennes dès la fondation de Hanyang. Laissez-vous captiver par la vie...

Traditionally known as a dirty, congested, and dangerous city, 19th Century Paris was transformed in an extraordinary period from 1848 to 1870, when the government launched a huge campaign to build streets, squares, parks, churches, and public buildings. The Louvre Palace was expanded, Notre-Dame Cathedral was restored and the French masterpiece of the Second Empire, the Opra Garnier, was built.

Un homme construit le paradis sur Terre, l'autre y fait régner l'enfer. 1893 : l'Exposition universelle de Chicago est l'occasion pour les États-Unis de montrer leur puissance au reste du monde. Au cœur de cet événement sans précédent, le célèbre architecte Daniel H. Burnham, créateur...

In Praise of Shadows is an eloquent tribute to the austere beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetics. Through architecture, ceramics, theatre, food, women, and even toilets, Tanizaki explains the essence of shadows and darkness, and how they are able to augment beauty. He laments the heavy electric lighting of the West and its introduction to Japan, and shows how the artificial, bright, and polished aesthetic of the West contrasts unfavorably with the moody and natural light of the East.

A wonderful journey through the splendors of the Pharaoh's Kingdom: Alexandria, Giza, Saqqara, Dendera, Deir El-Bahari, Deir El-Medina, Medinet-Habu, Karnak - Luxor, Elephantine, Assuan, Phile, Abu-Simbel and The tomb of Nefertari.

Uncover the secrets of the Swedish philosophy of life called Lagom – meaning ‘just enough’. At its core is the idea that we can strike a healthy balance with the world around us without having to make extreme changes, and without denying ourselves anything. This delightful book, written by...

First published in 1996, The Eyes of the Skin is a classic of architectural theory. It asks the far-reaching question why, when there are five senses, is one single sense―sight―so predominant in architectural culture and design? With the ascendancy of the digital and the all-pervasive use of the image electronically, the subject is all the more pressing and topical since the first edition’s publication.

J.E. Gordon strips engineering of its confusing technical terms, communicating its founding principles in accessible, witty prose. For anyone who has ever wondered why suspension bridges don't collapse under eight lanes of traffic, how dams hold back—or give way under—thousands of gallons of...

This stunning book by renowned television historian Dan Cruickshank tells the history of architecture through the stories of 100 iconic buildings. Journeying through time and place, from the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the soaring skyscrapers of Manhattan, renowned architectural historian Dan...

AudioLearn Crash Courses presents AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Complete review for the Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification exam! Developed by experienced technicians and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a valuable tool when preparing for your AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate Certification Exam. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you need to know to succeed on the test. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-sized sections.

The theory of architecture implicit in our world today, Christopher Alexander believes, is bankrupt. More and more people are aware that something is deeply wrong. Yet the power of present day ideas is so great that many feel uncomfortable, even afraid, to say openly that they dislike what is happening, because they are afraid to seem foolish, afraid perhaps that they will be laughed at. Now, at last, there is a coherent theory which describes in modern terms an architecture as ancient as human society itself. 

Les Guerres de César ne sont pas seulement un récit de conquête : elles déploient un programme impérialiste implacable. Rédigées à la troisième personne, dans une langue concise qui nous tient en haleine de bout en bout, elles construisent la légende et la postérité d'un homme en...

Plongez dans l'histoire antique et vivez l'ascension spectaculaire puis la chute politique du royaume des pharaons. Parfaite pour enrichir votre culture générale lors de vos trajets quotidiens, cette fresque immersive explore trois millénaires de ferveur religieuse et de luttes de pouvoir...

Companies that can use technology wisely and well are booming, companies that make bad or no technology choices collapse and disappear. The cloud, smart devices and the ability to connect almost any object to the internet are an essential landscape to use but are also fraught with new risks and dangers of a magnitude never seen before. Also featuring an alphabetical section at the back of the book to help you translate many of the main cybersecurity technical terms into plain, non-technical English.