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This third book in the hugely successful "The Way We Live" series is a marvellous evocation of building, designing and living by the world''s oceans and a catalogue of opportunities for getting the b

Alfresco draws on the remarkable photography of Gilles de Chabaneix to present a marvellous evocation of the delights of living alfresco around the world. This catalogue of opportunities for getting the best out of outdoor lifestyles is reflected in the following sections: Outside the Home is all about reclaiming nature: how we impose ourselves on the areas around our homes, from terraces in Corsica to gardens in Provence and parks in Scotland. Transitional Spaces looks at the more elaborate structures we create to facilitate our enjoyment of the outdoors, while still remaining close to the comforts of our homes: verandas, terraces, patios and backyards. Rooms Outside surveys the many types of building specifically created away from the main home for the enjoyment of an outdoor lifestyle: garden pavilions in Bali and Mauritius, summer-houses in Stockholm. Bringing the Outside In illustrates the many types of found objects of the alfresco world - stones, bones, wood, dried fruit and flowers - which can make fascinating and original additions to any domestic environment.Living Outside is a celebration of the ultimate goal of an alfresco lifestyle - the ability to carry out all the activities associated with normal domestic life outside the home - eating, cooking, sleeping, bathing all seem strangely more interesting and exciting in the open air, as do visits to markets and restaurants, also included in this section

Lifestyle inspiration from around the world is presented in over 1000 images by photographer Gilles de Chabaneix. These photographs of the shaping and designing of the human environment are a treasur

The Very Small Home is an inspiring new book that surveys the creative design innovations of small houses in Japan. Eighteen recently built and unusual houses, from ultramodern to Japanese rustic, are presented in depth. Particular emphasis is given to what the author calls the "big idea" for each house-the thing that does the most to make the home feel more spacious than it actually is. Big ideas include ingenious sources of natural light, well thought-out loft spaces, snug but functional kitchens, unobtrusive partitions, and unobstructed circulation paths. An introduction puts the houses in the context of lifestyle trends and highlights their shared characteristics. The Houses section details each project the intentions of the designers and occupants are explained. The result is a very human sensibility that runs through the book, a glimpse of the dreams and aspirations that these unique homes represent and that belies their apparent modesty. The second half of the book is devoted to illustrating the special features in the homes, from storage and kitchen designs to revolutionary skylights and partitions. Building small can be a sign of higher ambitions, and those who read this book will undoubtedly grow to appreciate that building a small home can be an amazingly positive and creative act, one which can enhance one''s life in surprising ways. In The Very Small Home, Brown has given home owners, designers, and architects a fascinating new collection of ideas.

El 1 de enero de 2002, Michael R. Bloomberg asumió el cargo de alcalde número 108 de la ciudad de Nueva York, mientras todavía salía humo del sitio del World Trade Center. Muchos se preguntaron si la ciudad podria recuperarse del peor ataque terrorista en la historia del pais. En cambio, Nueva York prospero: entro en un periodo de crecimiento sin precedentes, impulsado por nuevos vecindarios, parques, distritos de oficinas, instalaciones culturales y mas. En el centro de muchas de estas iniciativas estaba Daniel L. Doctoroff, quien se desempeño como teniente de alcalde de Desarrollo Economico y Reconstruccion de 2002 a 2007. Contada a traves de los ojos de las personas que trabajaron con Doctoroff para liderar estos proyectos y acompañada de mas de 450 fotografias, The Urbanist: Dan Doctoroff and the Rise of New York cuenta la asombrosa historia del papel que jugo un hombre en la creacion de una serie de proyectos iconicos, desde el reconstruido World Trade Center hasta el Brooklyn Bridge Park, el High Line y mas.

No todas las ciudades tienen un rascacielos art déco o catedrales construidas hace siglos, pero los edificios (ya sean grandes o pequeños, nuevos o viejos, espectaculares o funcionales) están por todas partes como un gran abanico de posibilidades para el dibujante urbano pero que a menudo pasamos por alto. Tanto si eres un dibujante experimentado como si estas empezando, Arquitectura y pasajes urbanos te ofrece estrategias clave y ejemplos que te seran utiles cada vez que abras tu cuaderno de dibujo. Las claves composicion, escala, profundidad, contraste, linea y creatividad se analizan en este libro. Ademas, reune una galeria de imagenes de dibujos hechos a lapiz, pluma y tinta, acuarela y por ultimo una fusion de herramientas. El proposito de este libro es ofrecer inspiracion y ayudar a apreciar el entorno construido.

Originally published in 1970, The Urban Revolution marked Henri Lefebvre's first sustained critique of urban society, a work in which he pioneered the use of semiotic, structuralist, and poststructuralist methodologies in analyzing the development of the urban environment. Although it is widely considered a foundational book in contemporary thinking about the city, The Urban Revolution has never been translated into English-until now. This first English edition, deftly translated by Robert Bononno, makes available to a broad audience Lefebvre's sophisticated insights into the urban dimensions of ???.

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Jean-Claude Arnoux Ideal for anyone who's ever longed to bring to their own backyard the calming presence of water. From digging a suitable site, to selecting and caring for water garden animals and plants, this is an all-inclusive reference. Vivid color photos and drawings fully explain how to start and maintain a soothing water landscape.