Villanueva was born in London, he grew up and was educated inParis at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and was acquainted with thecontemporary artists of the Parisian Avant-garde. In 1929 hefounded his own architectural office in Caracas, where he designedand realised many large buildings including the university campusin Caracas which consists of approximately 100 buildings; thelecture theatre with its curved white ceiling from which largecolored tiles from Calder are suspended is particularly remarkable.In addition he designed the Olympic stadium and housing estates.Villanueva's architecture combines the radical style of Modernismwith a dynamic and personal use of color and form. Concrete is muchin evidence in his work and he lays great value on allowing thestructural elements to become visible in expressive forms. Incooperation with Tanais Ediciones, Princeton Architectural Pressand Logos Art.

Hirshenson and Jenkins got their start casting for Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Studios. When the studio went bust, they opened their own office, the Casting Company, and their book reminisces about the many films they've cast, including Harry Potter and A Beautiful Mind; the actors they've discovered, such as Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio and Scarlett Johansson; and some of the A-list directors, like Ron Howard and Steven Spielberg, who hired them. Given the authors' credentials (they have been casting partners since 1981), consider the advice they offer blue-chip. They cover everything from how to handle a call-back to telling actors to send head shots "that actually look like you." Most important, never take anything personally. A great audition doesn't always translate into a role: there are many factors that determine the final decision, such as chemistry, preference and competition. These veteran insiders have a passion for casting major motion pictures, and they use meetings with famous people to il

The most spectacular building raised in Hanover in the last fewyears, the new headquarters of the Norddeutsche Landesbank standsas a landmark high-rise, gleaming with transparence, courageousconstruction, and an innovative energy concept--a pioneer amongGerman office complexes. Designed by the internationally renownedStuttgart-based firm of Behnisch, Behnisch Partner, thestructure provides an attractive workplace for the bank's 1,500employees, while simultaneously infusing the city space with newimpulses, a pleasant public inner courtyard, and an attractiveannex housing shops and restaurants. This publication presents thecomplex in all its aspects, from the initial design competition tothe building phase to completion.