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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

Architecture tells the story of the world's most incredible buildings, from the ancient world to the present day. Take a closer look at the beautiful details, principal elements, and decorative features of every architectural style, from China's Temple of Heaven and the Great Mosque of Damascus, to the Guggenheim museum and the London Olympic Velodrome. Architecture offers a truly worldwide look at historical and contemporary building, with breathtaking photography, intriguing cross-sections, and unique CGI artwork. Now fully updated, this stunning new edition covers contemporary architecture and green buildings, with incredible new photography to transport you to the most interesting and iconic buildings on earth. Previous edition ISBN 9781405310291 ,

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.

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.

This book presents eight single-family houses built by Aalto in Finland, Estonia, and France from the 1920s to the end of the 1960s. Markku Lahti, director of the Alvar Aalto Foundation, describes the fascinating history of the selected houses, the people for whom they were built, and how Aalto adapted his own design ideals to the needs of his clients.

In the era of e-books and online shops, when the classic book trade has come under increasing pressure, the success of a bookshop is by no means a foregone conclusion. Booksellers confront these new challenges with very different economic strategies and conceptual measures. Spatial concepts, furnishings and design are indispensable ingredients of a successful sales strategy for newer as well as more tradition-steeped bookstores. People like to linger and buy where they feel comfortable. This volume is dedicated to the most beautiful bookstores in the world. The old and the new, classical and innovative, giant stores and paradises in miniature for bibliophiles: What they all have in common is that they create a desire for books and prove that the bookshop as institution will always fulfil a need and without a doubt enjoys a future.

History of Architecure presents a comprehensive survey of world architecture from antiquity to the present. Over a thousand superb photographs illustrate 500 important buildings, further elecidated by plans and details of infividual architectural elements. An informative, chronologically organized text decribes individual buildings and their stylistic vocabulary with specialized inpit from architectural theory and the decorative arts. The magnificent photographs and fascinating text combine to form a complete presentation of the art of building.

“...Extraordinary: Gibbs has popped the hood and taken apartthe engine of commercial design and development, showing us eachindividual part and explaining fit, form and function.”— YaromirSteiner , Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Steiner + Associates “...the most comprehensive and expansive book ever written onthe subject of Retail Real Estate Development. Gibbs is byfar the most prominent advocate for reforming retail planning anddevelopment in order to return American cities to economic andphysical prominence” – Stefanos Polyzoides , Moule Polyzoides Architects Urbanists The retail environment has evolved rapidly in the past fewdecades, with the retailing industry and its placement and designof "brick-and-mortar" locations changing with evolvingdemographics, shopping behavior, transportation options and adesire in recent years for more unique shopping environments. Written by a leading expert, this is a guide to planning forretail development for urban planners, urban

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Modern Asian Living features the new wave of Pan-Asian interior design that draws elements from Japanese Zen style, opulent Thai style, the best of Bali, and more. This book serves as a showcase for Asia's hottest young designers, artists, gallery owners, and furniture makers. It features floral arrangements by the world-renowned Sakul Intakul, furniture from Ou Baholyodin, artworks from Christian Liaigre, and paintings from prominent Asian artists. Ideas and tips for decorating leap off the pages, while the overall aesthetic will interest anyone enthusiastic about modern Asian style.

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.

This publication presents a fresh look into the privatedwellings of the most exciting creative talents in Parisindividuals from the music, fashion, design, film and art worlds.The 27 properties photographed exclusively for the book are looselyarranged by their location across the city's grooviest, on-the-edgearrondissements from the elevated bohemianism of the Left Bank tothe trendy Marais and the edgier Belleville and 13th and reflectthe cosmopolitan melting pot that influences Paris' design trends.Aimed at an urban audience who dream of revamping their city crashpads, or who want to inject glamour into their personal spaces,"New Paris Style" is packed with creative and inspiring ideas, forwherever you live.

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.

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show up to 2 reviews by default Wherever they go, anyone who visits Barcelona today will come across the works of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926), the architect who has attracted art-lovers from all over the world to Spain. It was there, in the capital of Catalonia, that the famous master of architecture produced nearly all of his works. Raised during the Industrial Revolution, Gaudi strove to distinguish and reaffirm the identity of his native Catalonia as Spain and the rest of Europe modernized. Early neo-Gothic designs were the stepping-stone to the mature, original style that came to be synonymous with his name. Incorporating bold colors and odd bits of material into his designs, Gaudi created inspiring, visionary buildings and helped establish Barcelona (most notably with the still-unfinished Sagrada Familia cathedral) as a city of the world.

Perched on the spectacular southwest coast of Balisits Ernesto Bedmars long-awaited first project on the island thathas so inspired his successful career, the exquisitely designed,award-winning villa, The Jiva Puri. Although highly contemporary inexpression, the villas design is intrinsically linked to the builthistory of the island and shows a deep understanding of traditionalBalinese architectural concepts and their relationship to thelandscape. With a foreword by Darlene Smyth that puts The Jiva Puriinto context, sumptuous photography by Albert Lim that takes thereader on a detailed tour of every pavilion, and comprehensiveplans, elevations and details, this monograph gives a fully roundedview of a villa complex that has set new standards of subtlearchitectural brilliance on the island.