Titres dans Architecture

If you've ever found yourself in an endless loop of decorating and decluttering, you're not alone. We've been told that a peaceful home means a nearly empty home. But peace isn't found in emptiness; it's found in intention. Myquillyn Smith, the original voice behind House Hushing, will help you...

'[A] page-turning story' - Laurie Maguire, Times Literary Supplement 'A terrific addition to the Shakespeare library ... eye-opening.' - Michael Billington, Country Life Now available in paperback, Richard's Schoch's compelling history of Shakespeare's birthplace reveals the value we place on...

‘Natalie Haynes is both a witty and an erudite guide. She wears her extensive learning lightly and deftly drags the Classics into the modern world’ - Kate Atkinson From snaky Echidna – mother of monsters – to the fearsome Minotaur, the strange and terrible creatures of Greek myths have...

The must-have book for mixed-raced children - discover the joy of being wholly yourself with Mixed: Explore and Celebrate Your Mixed-Race Identity. Join Emma Slade Edmondson, co-host of the award-winning Mixed Up podcast, as she guides readers to be their authentic selves and live outside of the...

Tuvieron que transcurrir muchos años para que las palabras de Pla perdieran finalmente vigencia. Fruto de un trabajo lento y laborioso, Gijs van Hensbergen ha conseguido construir un retrato del hombre que fue Antoni Gaudí, tanto como persona como ciudadano dentro de su contexto social, político, artístico y religioso. Esta deslumbrante biografía cubre con equilibrio y claridad todas las etapas de su vida, desde su infancia en Reus hasta su amistad con la familia Güell y el renacimiento catalanista, prestando gran atención a su fervor religioso y su vida austera.

Цитата. «Сегодня, пожалуй, как никогда прежде неравнодушные граждане мира стремятся понять, как работает пространство, и даже сделать что-то для его улучшения. Отчасти это связано с осознанием того, что мы стоим на пороге грандиозных перемен. Урбанизация, перенаселение, изменение климата, сдвиги в энергетическом балансе планеты—все это побуждает нас пересматривать принципы обустройства среды обитания и искать способы организовать ее так, чтобы она помогала нам не только выжить, но и сохранить психическое здоровье».

The story of British luxury interiors brand House of Hackney’s regenerative journey—and what every business and consumer can learn from it. ‘Creativity with purpose, integrity in action, compassion for people and planet means working with Nature as our partner.’ In the Company of Nature...

While the grandiosity of Fallingwater and elegance of Taliesin are recognized universally, Frank Lloyd Wright’s first foray into affordable housing is frequently overlooked. Although Wright began work on his American System-Built Homes (ASBH, 1911–17) with great energy, the project fell apart following wartime shortages and disputes between the architect and his developer. While continuing to advocate for the design of affordable small homes, Wright never spoke publicly of ASBH. As a result, the heritage of many Wright-designed homes was forgotten.

Un recorrido fascinante y extraordinariamente ilustrado que explica como nunca antes las claves de la arquitectura. El arquitecto David Ferrer nos acompaña en estas páginas a lo largo de un itinerario lleno de etapas fascinantes: la civilización griega con los primeros edificios de nuestra...

La arquitectura te importa aunque no te importe Frank Gehry. Vivimos rodeados por ella, pero apenas la notamos. De todas las artes, la arquitectura es quizá aquella de la que nos sentimos más alejados: la vemos en mansiones y monumentos y nos olvidamos de que nuestra vida ocurre literalmente...

The remarkable story of the cartographic masterpiece—the Venetian mappa mundi—that revolutionized how we see the world. In 1459 a Venetian monk named Fra Mauro completed an astonishing map of the world. Seven feet in diameter, Fra Mauro's mappamundi is the oldest and most complete Medieval...

The Scriptures say that God established wonders in the land of Egypt. When was the Great Pyramid built? Who was the builder? Why was it built? These are questions that continue to be debated by archaeologists, astronomers, other scientists, and historians. The noted historian Josephus wrote that the Great Pyramid was built by the descendants of Seth, before the flood, to record the knowledge of the heavens.

Valley of Allende is a populace of the Mexican kingdom of Chihuahua, located to the south of the state and head of the municipality of Allende. The area adjacent to the river referred to as the old town turned into named a World Heritage Site by using Unesco, on August 1, 2010 as part of the...

For seniors living alone, one of the biggest fears isn’t loneliness—it’s falling. A simple slip can cause serious injuries, long recoveries, and loss of independence. Many feel overwhelmed by expensive assessments, complicated renovations, or generic advice. Fall-Proof Your Home provides 12 practical, affordable fixes that can be done in a single weekend.

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Britain is in the grip of a housing crisis. It has, in fact, been in the grip of a housing crisis since the Industrial Revolution, when the population soared and people crammed into towns and cities in search of work. What followed is a tale of suburbia, green belts and, since the 1980s, the...

¿Tu hogar se ve bien… pero realmente se siente como un lugar donde quieres estar? Muchas personas se enfocan únicamente en la estética o únicamente en la comodidad, pero olvidan lo más importante: el equilibrio entre ambas. El arte de vivir de forma acogedora: fusionando la estética y la comodidad te guía a transformar cualquier espacio en un hogar que no solo sea visualmente atractivo, sino también cálido, funcional y profundamente habitable. Este audiolibro te enseña cómo crear ambientes que reflejen tu estilo personal sin sacrificar el bienestar y la sensación de confort en tu vida diaria.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Concrete has an image problem. Portrayed as boring, cheap, and thoughtless, it is often considered synonymous with bad architecture. For many, concrete is architecture gone wrong –...

कलादिग्दर्शक होण्यापर्यंतचा प्रवास सोपा नव्हता. हिंदी चित्रपटसृष्टीमधील प्रसिद्ध कला दिग्दर्शक नितीन...

A Pulitzer Prize–winning architectural critic explores how modern cities thrive when urban planning leaves room for happy accidents and innovations. “A city is not a symphony, composed as a single work,” Paul Goldberger writes. “It is more like jazz, with its mix of order and...