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The first history of all the English cathedrals from Birmingham and Bury St Edmunds to Worcester and York Minster

The first-hand, behind-the-scenes account of the creative inspiration behind the High Line, the transformative public park in the sky that has reshaped global perceptions of urban space and become one of the most beloved and visited destinations in New York City.The first full documentation that visually charts the journey of this global landmark from the designers point of view. Hundreds of illustrations showcase every aspect of the project and its unforeseen influence in its entirety. Includes previously unpublished archival materials such as the drawings behind the original proposal and exclusive images of construction.The book mirrors the architecture and composition of the park through its large landscape format with foldouts, surprising packaging and inserts. More than a visual masterpiece its seven chapters are well-organized, legible, comprehensive and accessible. Detailed, obsessive, quirky, compelling, and beautiful, the book captures the essence of the High Line.THE book for design enthusiasts including architects, landscape designers and urban planners - as well as for general-interest lovers of New York City, culture, art, gardens, and city life.

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The gates of the Alhambra Itinerary guide form taking a strollAfter the author's previous work, The Gates of the Alhambra and the Generalife, the present work is published in guidebook format.Emulating Gallego and Burin's Itineraries and Echeverria's Velazquez Walks, in this case, it proposes a journey through the monumental complex to contemplate, discover, and learn about the history of the gates of the Alhambra in person. With a valid ticket for visiting the Gardens and the Alcazaba, visitors can explore the 18 gates, some by walking through them or from nearby and others by admiring their beauty from a distance, as access to the general public is not permitted.The route indicated is recommended, but it can be started from any point, as each gate is identified on the general map.

En las siguientes páginas encontraremos diferentes construcciones de casas, todas fabricadas con materiales ecológicos y renovables. Con la colaboración de las mejores empresas y diseñadores en construcciones de casas veremos trabajos asombrosos, casas de juegos para el interior de nuestros hogares, para el exterior, casas en los arboles, casa que simulan grandes mansiones...Todas creadas para desarrollar la creatividad, independencia y disfrute de crear sus propios sueños.

A survey of 100 English gardens, from the 16th century to the present day.An accessible and affordable overview of 100 iconic and influential English gardens from the sixteenth century to the present day Covers the whole of English garden history, from the formal gardens of the Renaissance and the pastoral idylls of the English Landscape tradition to the herbaceous Arts and Crafts garden of the 20th century and todays contemporary designs Features historical gardens and national favourites such as Hampton Court Palace and Capability Browns Blenheim Palace, alongside lesser known examples like Gertrude Jekylls Munstead Wood and Derek Jarmans Prospect Cottage Features all types of garden, including formal gardens, parterres, cottage gardens, botanical gardens, parks, biomes and urban gardens, among others Arranged in chronological order, each entry consists of a full-page image and accompanying text describing the garden, its designer, patron or maker and historical context Includes a glossary of terms and movements and a directory of gardens open to the public An easy-to-use guide for garden designers and enthusiasts alike An illustrated survey of 100 English gardens from the sixteenth century to the present day, arranged in chronological order for a general readership. The selection ranges from the formal garden to the picturesque, from Arts and Crafts to modern. Each entry features a full-page image and a concise text detailing the garden''s historical and stylistic importance and that of its designer, patron or maker.

Cities are bad for us polluted noisy and fundamentally unnatural We need green space not concrete Trees not tower blocks So goes the argument But is it true What would the city of the future look like if we tried to build a better life from the ground up And would anyone want to live there Here Des Fitzgerald takes us on an urgent unforgettable journey into the future of urban life from shimmering edifices in the Arizona desert to forest bathing in deepest Wales and from rats in mazes to neuroscientific studies of the effects of our surroundings Along the way he reveals the deep lying and often controversial roots of today s green city movement and offers an argument for celebrating our cities as they are in all their raucous constructed and artificial glory

The urban landscape is also configured in the clouds, where a ghostly world particular, static and suspended, describes the emptiness emanating heights, where stationary objects breathe a huge story and draw, in contrast, a dynamic skyline. The book describes this peculiar universe with their different architectural styles and deserves to be captured up close, to display a cultural heritage that accompanies us on our horizon

Una encuesta sin precedentes de más de 250 arquitectos que continúan definiendo uno de los estilos más polémicos pero célebres.

Un loft puede ser apto para vivir y otro puede serlo para trabajar. Se puede también vivir y trabajar, que de hecho es lo que suele ocurrir. Los rasgos distintivos pasan por las plantas libres, los cerramientos minimos, la exaltacion del espacio (por el dato ya aludido de la altura, al que se añaden los grandes ventanales y una luz muy particular), pocos materiales y un clima que estimula la informalidad. Encuadernacion: Tapa blanda.

To answer these questions and many more, de Botton looks at buildings across the world, from medieval wooden huts to modern skyscrapers; he examines sofas and cathedrals, tea sets and office complexes, and teases out a host of often surprising philosophical insights. The Architecture of Happiness will take you on a beguiling tour through the history and psychology of architecture and interior design, and will forever alter your relationship with buildings. It will change the way you look at your current home - and help you make the right decisions about your next one.

Después de un ajetreado día en el estudio, ¿a qué tipo de casas regresan los mejores arquitectos de nuestro tiempo? Descubra en este fascinante libro las viviendas que han proyectado creadores de todo el mundo para si mismos. Espacios repletos de diseños esotericos y caprichos estructurales, un viaje a lugares donde se funden forma y funcion de...El mayor desafio en diseñar viviendas consiste en gestionar el delicado equilibrio entre la estetica y los deseos personales de los ocupantes. Mientras que es importante para la estructura el reflejar la vision y el estilo del arquitecto, en ultima instancia el cliente tiene que sentirse en casa bajo ese techo. Por lo tanto, resulta particularmente interesante examinar los hogares que los arquitectos crean para si mismos.Si las casas reflejan la personalidad de sus dueños, entonces los hogares de los arquitectos son como autobiografias. La ubicacion, la distribucion, el estilo, la iluminacion, las obras de arte, el mobiliario: cada detalle añade color a la historia. Cada una de estas viviendas, presentadas de la A a la Z por arquitecto, dice mas de su diseñador que lo que podria posiblemente cualquier otro edificio.Este es un libro de ideas, pensado para ser hojeado a la espera de la chispa, de la inspiracion. La interpretacion que del espacio y el diseño hace cada uno de los arquitectos en el mencionados proporcionara sin duda mas de una idea hasta para el mas nimio proyecto de renovacion del hogar...

The present book presents part of the authors studies, which are the result of long-lasting research work at the Sacred Terrace Sanctuaries at Sarmizegetusa-Regia Romania, the capital city of the ancient kingdom of the Dacians, conquered by the Romans under Emperor Trajan in the 2nd century A.D. Discovered well over 200 years ago and currently part of the UNESCO world heritage, the Dacian sanctuaries have always sparked interpretations and have been the object of thorough scientific investigation with both specialists and non-specialists. The present volume, the first in a series to come, focuses on an archaeological artifact, singular in the world to the day, known as the Andesite Sun.

Conceived and edited by Phaidon EditorsAn accesible and affordable overview of 100 iconic houses and traditional dwellings in American architecture, from the ancient to the newFeatures a wide range of houses from the vernacular dwellings of the Tiwa Indians and architectural classics such as Frank Lloyd Wrights Fallinwater to todays innovative sustainable builds, as well as national treasures such as Mount Vernon and Monticello.Arranged in chronological order, each house has been selected for its architectural merit and contribution to the development of American domestic architecture.Each entry cosists of a full-page image and an accompanying text describing the house, its designer and historical context.Includes a glossary of architectural terms and movements and a directory of houses open to the public.An easy-to use sourcebook for the architect and general reader alike