This book is a mouthwatering tour of 20 of Italys mostbeautiful and finely appointed country villas and palazzos,captured by the lens of renowned architecture photographer MassimoListri. Italy attracts visitors from all over the world thanks toits sun-drenched landscape, rich history, enticing traditions andwelcoming lifestyles. Listri's stunning photographs vary betweensweeping panoramas of the houses in their glorious settings toclose-ups of specific rooms, furniture and design details. Thesehouses provide glorious fodder for dreaming as well as a concretesource of inspiration for creating one's own personal style.

The ultimate resource on strategies for redeveloping abandonedurban sites Architects, urban planners, urban designers, developers, cityofficials, and all those interested in revitalizing theirpost-industrial cities will find the tools they need here.Redeveloping Industrial Sites delivers solutions to complex issuesconcerning urban planning, design, and financing to reveal lessonson ways to successfully convert decaying land and buildings intovibrant parks, stimulating cultural destinations, and activecommercial complexes. In addition, carefully chosen real-worldexamples illustrate topics such as sustainability, public policy,and developer know-how to form a complete picture of the elementsinvolved in planning and executing urban redevelopment projects.Redeveloping Industrial Sites: Covers strategies used to turn abandoned industrial sites intovibrant new neighborhoods and special districts such as Toronto'sDistillery District and Philadelphia's Piazza at Schmidts Emphasizes design

Technology is revolutionizing the way we live lrid and everyday materials are changing form and furm and function as manufacturing techniques and laser-cutters transform them Architects and designers know about these everyday inventions but do you? contemporary details is the first book to explore fixtures, fittings, and finishes for the 21 st century integrated, with over 800 international sources. over 650 of the latest interior design solutions for Walls & Ceilings, Flooring, Doors, Windows, Stairs, Heaing & Cooling, Lighting, Bathroons,Kitchens, Plus the latest in home entertainment, technological innovation, and eco-friendly products.

This book guides you systematically through the whole processof designing and building your own house. It offers practicalassistance from the moment you begin thinking about the kind ofhouse you want. It helps you focus your ideas and translate theminto working plans. It shows you how to estimate costs. Then, stepby step, it shows you how to construct the house -- explaining andillustrating every step systematically so that you can proceedconfidently from beginning to end. Here are complete, clear instructions on everything you need toknow, including: -- How to decide what you want the house to be like -- inside andoutside, and in relation to the environment and neighborhood -- How to translate your ideas and decisions into workingdrawings -- How to deal with all the components of a house: structural(roof, floor, walls, columns, foundations), mechanical (plumbingand heating), electrical, interior and exterior finishingmaterials -- How to establish the exact dimensions of e

Naked Architecture Valerio Paolo Mosco An account of one of the most interesting phenomena of contemporary architecture: the return to the structure and methods with which contemporary constructions are realized. Over the last ten years architecture would seem to have rediscovered engineering. Now that the Postmodern period, in which the structure of buildings was camouflaged by coverings of every kind, has passed, architecture today seems to have undressed, almost as though wishing to show how it is made (and to render this spectacular). On the other hand, the rediscovery in recent years of plastic form has brought about a closer relationship between architects and engineers. In the wake of the phenomenon that is the work of Santiago Calatrava, figures of engineer-architects have emerged such as Cecil Balmond, Sasaki and Guy Nordenson, who have been able to give a strongly "engineering-oriented" guise to ever more complex building sites. To this we must add the rise of new issues, such as that of envi

Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors serves as the essential reference for designers preparing interiorconstruction documents, explaining how to do a new construction,remodeling, or installation project. In a highly visual format, thebook covers drafting fundamentals and conventions; drawing types,plans, and schedules; and computer-aided design (CAD). Withexpanded coverage of the preparation and communication ofconstruction documents in digital formats, drawing interiorperspectives, and more, the text also serves as an invaluable studyreference for the contract documents section of the NCIDQ exam. Anew companion Web Site supplies template grids for schedules andcontract documents for practice exercises.?

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TASCHEN's Great Adventure began back in 1980, when eighteen-year-old Benedikt Taschen opened a shop in his native Cologne,Germany, to market his massive comics collection. Within a year he began publishing catalogs promoting his wares, but it wasn't until 1984 that his first art-book breakthrough occurred: he purchased 40,000 remainder copies of a Magritte book printed in English,reselling them for a fraction of their original price. From a young age, Taschen had been interested in art but found that art books were too expensive and hard to obtain, and the success of this daring move proved that Taschen was not alone in thinking that the art-book market should be democratized. Soon he began reprinting books under his own name for budget prices and the next year he published his first original title and the first book in the Basic Artseries: Picasso. Before long, high-quality-yet-still-inexpensive hard-cover books were added to the lineup and in 1989 the landmark double-jumbo Van Gogh: The Complete Painting

When it comes to architecture and design, one area in which there has been a huge amount of popular interest is that of interiors. Yet, surprisingly little has been published in the area of fashion, despite the fact that today many top fashion houses are choosing to collaborate with leading architects and designers, with the aim of creating a unique brand. From unique boutique-chic to department stores, this book showcases around 30 of the most successful and inspiring collaborations around the world. The breath-taking results are laid out over more than 300 full colour photographs, which are accompanied by simple captions. Cases studies include: Prada, Stella McCartney, Hermés, Emporio Armani, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Giorgio Armani, Paul Smith, Jill Sander, Issey Miyake, Dolce and Gabbana, Martine Sitbon, Fendi, Oki-ni, Missoni,Gianfranco Ferré, Comme des Gar ons, Nicole Farhi, Marni, Harvey Nichols, Chloe, Selfridges, Alexander McQueen, Marks and Spencer.

The new industry standard on landscape architecturaldetailing Detailing for Landscape Architects takes the reader on aneducational journey across three major areas of landscapearchitectural detailing—aesthetics, function, andconstructibility—to demonstrate how powerful design patterns cantransform thematic ideas into awe-inspiring built realities. Richlyillustrated examples accompany concise discussions of a variedblend of landscape design/detailing issues such as water movement,soil environments, articulating structures and constructionassemblies, life cycle costing, sustainability, health and safety,and more. This book approaches the subject of detailing in asystematic manner, and provides a balanced framework for design andworkmanship that conveys the essence of the built landscape. Detailing for Landscape Architects shows how details can: Reinforce design ideas through the continuity and discontinuity ofpatterns Actively contribute to the overall form or geometry of thedesign Be designed to be dur

Shopping, which was seen by our ancestors as a necessity, has increasingly taken on a purely lucrative character (although this has obviously always been present to some extent). The store window lies at the frontier between the buyer and the seller, and in recent years it has broadened its horizons to become a conduit for ideological statements and a work of art in its own right. The window display represents society, with all its desires and dreams, as a theater show (another similarly ephemeral art form). In this way, the act of exhibiting a product in a store window enriches it and makes it recognizable and attractive, making it stay in the viewer's mind until the moment when it is purchased.

This book aspires to create a wide perspective on the various trends in current Finnish office architecture, from traditional brick buildings to the imaginative glazed towers and glass facades today. Featuring 14 contemporary buildings -- a selection of the very best of Finnish office architecture from the present century -- these buildings show that modern Finnish office architecture represents cutting-edge high-technology with a humane and caring aspect.

Patrick Blanc, an artist with a green thumb, has created dozens of his admired botanical tapestries in public and private spaces around the world, including the Marithé & Fran ois Girbaud boutique in Manhattan; the Jean Nouvel-designed Quai Branly Museum in Paris; the aquarium in Genoa; the Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok; and the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan. In this luscious, oversize, all-color book, he explains how to create plant walls using more than one thousand plants, drawing on his observation of natural milieus, his technique of growing on vertical surfaces, his savoir faire, and his passion for plants.

A temptation to dream This book explores contemporary interiors in the sun-soaked land that stretches from the Sahara to the Mediterranean: Morocco. The diversity is breathtaking: the rural pis? architecture of the south is a far cry from the Hispano-Mooresque ornamental beauty of the imperial cities. Moroccan Interiors are as endlessly varied as the country itself, from the restored palaces in the medina of Marrakesh (where aesthetes of the international set now live) to humble troglodyte fishermen's homes at Sidi Moussa d?Aglou. The colorful palette of this country and the light there themselves suffuse these very different homes with a vitality that is as distinctive to modern Morocco as it is a reflection of contemporary trends in d?cor worldwide. The author: Lisa Lovatt-Smith was born in 1967 in Barcelona of British parents. She has since lived in London, Madrid and Milan. At eighteen she began a meteoric career at the various international editions of Vogue. She has since decided to concentrate on writi

The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from theacclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and TheWar America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as theDeclaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent andsacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, butfor everyone. In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative,Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the parkidea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valleythat would become Yosemite and the creation of the world’s firstnational park at Yellowstone in 1872, through the most recentadditions to a system that now encompasses nearly four hundredsites and 84 million acres. The authors recount the adventures, mythmaking, and intensepolitical battles behind the evolution of the park system, and theenduring ideals that fostered its growth. They capture theimportance and splendors of the individual parks: from Haleakala inHawaii to Acadia in Maine, from Denali

"In presenting us with a vision of organic exuberance andhuman delight, which ecology and ecological design promise to openup for us, McHarg revives the hope for a better world." --LewisMumford *"This century's most influential landscape architecturebook." --Landscape Architecture *In the twenty-five years since it first took the academicworld by storm, Design With Nature has done much to redefine thefields of landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, andecological design. It has also left a permanent mark on the ongoingdiscussion of mankind's place in nature and nature's place inmankind within the physical sciences and humanities. Described byone enthusiastic reviewer as a "user's manual for our world,"Design With Nature offers a practical blueprint for a new,healthier relationship between the built environment and nature. Inso doing, it provides nothing less than the scientific, technical,and philosophical foundations for a mature civilization that will,as Lewis Mumford ecsta

Today it is no longer a matter of taste as to how and whichcoffee we drink, as it is even more important where we enjoy it. Amultitude of new cafés, coffee shops and coffee houses around theworld honor a centuries old tradition, setting thereby new designtrends. The task is to create communicative and inspiring locationsand spaces, which at the same time measure up to the functionaldemands. The design solutions are as varied as the concepts, thetransitions to lounge, club or restaurant are flowing. After aninformative introduction, Coffee Time presents current projectsthat show the exciting conceptual and stylistic breadth of cafédesigns today.

The possibilities to design or modify the space in a home can be limited; one faces restrictions on the constructed surface space or the land to build on as well as economic and regulatory limitations. But even so, architects create innovative and origi-nal proposals that adapt to the requirements of the owners. The projects presented in this volume are the result of the changes made in private residences. The objective of these interventions is to enlarge spaces, personalize rooms, improve the distribu-tion of space and make its use more rational. The diversity of the typologies that are shown in this book reflects the possibili-ties that can be developed to achieve these objectives. In this volume, we discover how to make the most out of the space in the home, starting from different buildings that present, in each case, specific particularities.

This volume is an extensive round-up of the region'scontemporary hotels. This insider's resource guides you to thefinest modern accommodations for business or leisure. Plentifulphotographs showcase hip furniture, exceptional art and originalinteriors. Useful de*ions give the low-down on what to expectat each hostelry, explaining what makes each one unique.

The architecture of Jos, Cruz Ovalle is presented extensively in the book ? 18 buildings completed between 1992 and 2007. In addition to his wood buildings, the book also contains significant concrete buildings in which wood has been used in the interior and for special details. Among the private houses included in the book are Cruz?s own home and studio as well as houses in Qinchamali and Valle Escondido. The public buildings include the Chilean Pavilion for the Seville Expo? 92, Adolfo Ibaez University buildings and the Explora hotels in Patagonia and on the Easter Island. Among the industrial buildings presented are the Centromaderas factory and office buildings as well as the Cruz and Los Robles vineyard cellars.

Revit Architecture has revolutionized how architects design, develop, and deliver projects—and now you can join the revolution with this expert guide. Authored by a team of Revit aficionados and experts, this in-depth book uses clear explanations, detailed tutorials, and practical examples to show you how to best implement Revit in the real world. Starting with a focused look at the basics of Revit and Building Information Modeling (BIM), you’ll move quickly into setting up and customizing your Revit tools, preparing your office/project templates and settings, creating your library of components, and much more.

Guest-edited by Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi Every five or six years, a different country takes the architectural lead in Europe: England came to the fore with High Tech in the early 1980s; by the end of the 1980s, France came to prominence with Fran ois Mitterand's great Parisian projects; in the 1990s, Spain and Portugal were discovering a new tradition; and recently the focus has been on the Netherlands. In this ever shifting European landscape, Italy is now set to challenge the status quo. Already home to some of the world's most renowned architects - Renzo Piano, Massimiliano Fuksas and Antonio Citterio - it also has many talented architects like Mario Cucinella, Italo Rota, Stefano Boeri, the ABDR group and Maria Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo, who are now gaining international attention. Moreover there is an extraordinary emergence of younger architects - the Erasmus generation - who are beginning to realise some very promising buildings of their own. AD+ Interior Eye Yale Art Galler

This practical foundation course in architectural design offers key advice on the principles, practice and techniques of the subject. Dealing with much more than just the technical aspects of drawing, it introduces the reader to the visual language of architecture, encouraging them to think spatially and question the built environment. All architecture students, and anyone interested in the creative side of architecture, will find this book an invaluable tool and reference.

In this highly acclaimed reference work David Watkin tracesthe history of western architecture from the earliest times inMesopotamia and Egypt to the eclectic styles of the twenty-firstcentury. The author emphasizes the ongoing vitality of theClassical language of architecture, underlining the continuitybetween, say, the work of Ictinus in fifth-century BC Athens andthat of McKim, Mead and White in twentieth-century New York.Authoritative, comprehensive and highly illustrated, this fifthedition has been expanded to bring the story of westernarchitecture right up to date and includes a separate final chapteron twenty-first century developments, including computers andarchitecture, and sustainability and the environment.

To Alvar Aalto life, art, architecture, and creativity were inseparable from everyday work. When developing ideas or researching a design challenge he moved as easily in the world of natural sciences as he did in the world of art. This remarkable book celebrates the 1998 centenary of Alvar Aalto's birth. It is not the most comprehensive book on his work, but it is without question the most sumptuous and poetic. 23 projects from different decades are featured, ranging from private houses to public buildings. The text, written by Marku Lahtti, director of the Alvar Alto Museum, intelligently complements the photographic genius of Maija Holma, whose bold images capture the finest details of Aalto's structures and interiors. Works include Finland Hall, Helsinki; Art Museum, Aalborg, Denmark; Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki; House of Culture, Helsinki; Villa Mairea, Noormarkku; and Aalto's own house in Helsinki. Alvar Aalto - A Gentler Structure for Life is a visual feast and featur