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Zaha Hadid (born 1950 in Baghdad) has always been in search ofa visionary aesthetic covering all areas from urban planning tointerior and furn Zaha Hadid (born 1950 in Baghdad) has always been in search ofa visionary aesthetic covering all areas from urban planning tointerior and furniture design. This publication contains numerouscolour illustrations of designs, models and - as yet mostlyunpublished - major paintings by Hadid as well as photographs ofbuildings both realised and under construction, granting profoundinsights into all stages of project development from the abstractconcept to its technical implementation. The texts by thearchitecture critic Andreas Ruby and Patrik Schuhmacher, areintegral parts of the book shedding profound light onto thearchitect' s oeuvre. Another special feature is the documentationof the installation "Ice-Storm" especially developed for the MAKexhibition, a "space experiment" with a surface area of 300 m2, aweight of eight tons and height of seven metres, provi

Asian Resorts is conceived to be the most comprehensivecollection on Asian resorts. Written and shot by the region'sbest known Asian architecture specialist, TanHock Beng, who has already put together five books on the designand aesthetics of tropical architecture, Asian Resorts promises toshow its readers the biggest variety of Asian resorts that no otherbook has ever shown. With its beautifully' shot images and relevantinformation, this book will certainly serve and entertain youbeyond just the coffee table. In fact, it is a must-have for everyarchitectural office and every home.

The moral of this book is that behind every great engineeringsuccess is a trail of often ignored (but frequently spectacular)engineering failures. Petroski covers many of the best knownexamples of well-intentioned but ultimately failed design in action-- the galloping Tacoma Narrows Bridge (which you've probably seentossing cars willy-nilly in the famous black-and-white footage),the collapse of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel walkways -- andmany lesser known but equally informative examples. The line ofreasoning Petroski develops in this book were later formalized intohis quasi-Darwinian model of technological evolution in TheEvolution of Useful Things , but this book is arguably the moreilluminating -- and defintely the more enjoyable -- of these twotitles. Highly recommended.

FROM COMIC-BOOK LEGENDS TO SILVER-SCREEN SUPER HEROES! Marvel presents an insider's look into the making of its cinematic universe - assembling three Avengers in one stylish slipcase. Featuring exclusive production artwork, behind-the-scenes photography, and in-depth cast-and-crew interviews, this four-book collection is a must have for any fan of Mighty Marvel movies! Includes IRON MAN: THE ART OF IRON MAN THE MOVIE HC, IRON MAN: THE ART OF IRON MAN 2 HC, THOR: THE ART OF THOR THE MOVIE HC and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE ART OF CAPTAIN AMERICA - THE FIRST AVENGER HC.

Now in paperback, the fascinating, quirky, highly acclaimedbook about that indispensable object, the pencil. Petroski tracesits origins back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually andcharmingly about its development, and shows what the pencil canteach us about engineering and technology today.

Tradition has it that the young American republic had anatural affinity with the 17th-century Dutch oligarchy--they sharedconcepts of democracy, religious freedom, the rise of the middleclass, and a protestant work ethic. Bostonians from the 18thcentury to the present have turned this affinity into a passion forcollecting Dutch painting. Landscapes that capture the subtletiesof southern light, cityscapes and church interiors, seascapes,portraits, genre scenes, and still lifes are among the humble,precious, everyday subjects that have appealed to them. This booktraces the history of Boston's remarkable collection of Dutchpainting, including little-known works by Rembrandt, Balthasar vander Ast, Jan van der Heyden, and Jacob van Ruisdael, bringingtogether works from private collections usually seen only in theirowner's homes. Essay by Ronni Baer. Artists include: Balthasar van der Ast,Franz Hals, Jan van der Heyden, Rembrandt, Jacob Ruisdael.

Keep it simple, use naturalmaterials, involve the surrounding landscape, mix traditional withinnovation, and finish with a touch of surprise. These principlesof decoration are beautifully realized in this lavish and visualbook of contemporary interior design. With expertise from theirrenowned design consultancy, the authors share coveted secrets oncreating timeless and fresh interiors. Chapters are organized byhome activity—entering, sitting, dining, cooking, working,sleeping, bathing, and relaxing. Each page takes you into thedecisions and dramas of interior design, from conflictingpreliminary sketch ideas to paint and furniture choices. More than130 stunning photographs accompany stories of how designersconceive, plan, and transform interior spaces into areas ofinspiration and serenity.

The Editors of |LIFE America's favorite picture magazine,published a complete retrospective, organized chronologically andfilled with more than 150 photographs.

No image in our culture invokes a more powerful taboo than themale nude. Yet this subject matter has held a central position inWestern culture-from the idealized beauty of ancient Greek andRoman statues to the photography an pop media of today. With lavish illustrations and an incisive, witty text, Adamreveals a history of the male in art of every medium. This bookshows how the heroic nude traversed the centuries from ancient Rometo the "peplum" movies of the 1950's; how a tamer, feminized malemade his appearance in flirtatious paintings of the French rococo;how the Christian shame of nudity was solved in representations ofthe crucifixion or images of martyrdom; and how baroque artistsexaggerated male characteristics to create supermales. Work ofartists as diverse as Leonardo, Fragonard, Beardsley, Nadar, andWeber- and the historic contributions of men from David Bowie toArnold Schwarzenegger to the Nuba warrior-combine to make Adam afascinating and entertaining romp through the history of art a

With unparalleled access to FIFA's collection of televisedfootage, artist Robert Davies has scrutinized every World Cuptournament since 1932 to uncover the key moments, or 'epiphanies',from the world's most popular sporting event. These sublime momentshave been carefully captured in more than 100 highly originalphotographs that provoke memories of each match that are far moreevocative than the final score or the names of the winninggoal-scorers.

Global Corporate Identity 3 is the third edition in aseries offering some of the best international corporate identityin current use today. Designing for clients who conduct business on an internationallevel isn't nearly the rare event it once was. Due in large part tothe ease of internet communication, even small firms and freelancedesigners have this opportunity more than they ever have, so beingexposed to ideas, themes, and design executions that cross culturallines is invaluable. Global Corporate Identity 3 showcases hundreds ofsuperlative examples of design used on a multinational level. Workfrom 30 different countries and five continents is represented inthis book making it a welcome addition to any graphics referencelibrary.

Preserved by Arabic mathematicians and canonized by Christianscholars, Aristotle’s works have shaped Western thought, science,and religion for nearly two thousand years. Richard McKeon’s TheBasic Works of Aristotle –constituted out of the definitiveOxford translation and in print as a Random House hardcover forsixty years–has long been considered the best available one-volumeAristotle. Appearing in paperback at long last, this editionincludes selections from the Organon, On the Heavens, The ShortPhysical Treatises, Rhetoric, among others, and On the Soul, OnGeneration and Corruption, Physics, Metaphysics, NicomacheanEthics, Politics, and Poetics in their entirety.

The official, fully authorized full-color guide to the characters, places, and landscapes of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth as depicted in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.Fully illustrated with almost 300 color photographs, including stunning new images from the extended director's versions of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, and exclusive "first-look" shots from The Return of the King, this Complete Visual Companion now tells the whole tale of The Lord of the Rings in sumptuous detail.The many characters, creatures, and strange lands of Middle-earth encountered by the Fellowship of the Ring in their epic journey are here brought to life: from the magical Elven realms of Rivendell and Lothlorien to the abandoned Dwarven kingdom of Moria; from the wizard Saruman's stronghold at Isengard to the land of the Horse-lords, Rohan; from their last-ditch fortress at Helm's Deep to Minas Tirith, the city-kingdom of the proud Men of Gondor; from the haunted Paths of the Dead to the battlefields of Pelen

Greene shows artists how to achieve a variety of effects withwater-soluble pencils - from loose, watercolour like washes toprecise airbrush looks. Greene, along with six guest artists, showhow they use the medium in 18 painting demonstrations.'

The National Design Museum in New York is one of thelargest repositories of design in the world, with a collection ofnearly a quarter of a million objects such as typewriters, teapots, architectural renderings, lace, wallpaper sample books andposters. This celebration of the Museum's 100th anniversary, drawson its experience of a century of collecting, documenting andstudying design. It also displays thousands of the Museum's mostprized exhibits. The collection is divided into four curatorialareas: applied arts and industrial design, textiles, wall coveringsand drawings and prints, each overseen by a curatorial teamresponsible for its care, documentation and interpretation. Eachsection is accompanied by explanatory notes from the Museum'scuratorial team. --This text refers to an out of print orunavailable edition of this title.