Long considered a literary heir of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald (1915–83) infused new life into the hardboiled detective genre with psychologically complex mysteries involving his intuitive and empathetic private eye Lew Archer. This omnibus presents three of Macdonald`s best Archer novels. The Ivory Grin ( Marked for Murder) begins when a wealthy woman hires Archer to track down a maid she suspects of stealing her jewelry. The Zebra-Striped Hearse finds Archer investigating a rich man`s prospective son-in-law, and in The Underground Man Archer tracks a missing child and uncovers a secret history of wayward parents and wounded offspring.
ISBN: 978-1-60751-275-2
Издательство:
Бератор-Пресс
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The new "Home" series from Beta-Plus invites you to take a fascinating journey through the most beautiful and inspiring interiors. The thirty volumes in this series are thematically divided by room (living rooms, bathrooms, kitchens and so on), and also by style (including designer homes, country houses and contemporary interiors). The reports in these books combine to create a unique voyage of discovery through modern trends in decoration and architecture, reflecting the lifestyle and outlook of people who live in these beautiful homes. "Home" series is a unique collection of thirty titles, eclectic and stylish, devoted to interior design and decoration, and presented in a handy format. Every book shows the finest projects by leading...
ISBN: 978908944-082-2
Издательство:
Beta-plus
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012
The past five years have seen a revolution in Chinese architecture - the emergence of independent designers, and a number of new stars - and above all new and interesting buildings that are not the product of direct Western influence. These developments have laid the groundwork for an indigenous modernity that differentiates itself from outside schools as well as eschewing the temptation to put a "Chinese-style" roof on ordinary office blocks. The fact that Beijing has been chosen to host the 2008 Summer Olympic Games has been more than a catalyst for the development of high-quality contemporary architecture in China. Major foreign firms like OMA/Rem Koolhaas or Herzog & de Meuron are participating in the design of buildings that will...
ISBN: 978-3-8228-5264-4
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000
A monograph on the work on an American architecture firm, famous for capturing the essence of `The American Summer`. It features over twenty houses and a handful of small institutional buildings in photographs by some of the world`s best architectural photographers and drawings by the firm.
ISBN: 9781864702804
Издательство:
Antique Collector Club
Дата выхода: декабрь 2010
Though there may be distinctions between a house and a home, the fact remains that the fundamental ideas of shelter, life and death are intertwined with the architecture of the commonplace in every dwelling, from cave to castle. The house can be a measure of civilization, wealth or, indeed, intelligence; it is a barometer of existence. Depending on the architect and the client, a house can be at the very cutting edge of architecture, casting aside notions of the past in search of a new paradigm; it can accept the rules of urbanism while standing them on their head. It can float in the air or emerge from the depths of the earth. Where factors of cost may limit civic architecture to tried and trusted methods, some houses break all the...
ISBN: 978-3-8365-0374-7
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000
Since its inception in a provincial town outside Paris some eight years ago, ArchiLab has established itself as one of the world`s most important showcases of young architecture talent. Published to coincide with the major exhibition at Tokyo`s Mori Art Museum, ArchiLab`s Urban Experiments presents the very latest projects of the rising avant-garde alongside the pioneers of radical architecture. Featuring hundreds of seminal and influential works by ninety architects, ranging from the groundbreaking experiments of Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid, Peter Cook, Daniel Libeskind alongside a new generation of rising geniuses, including Asymptote, NOX, UN Studios and Greg Lynn, this ambitious publication assembles several generations of visionary...
The use of glass as a building material was encouraged in particular by garden design, as the protection of exotic plants required the construction of greenhouses and orangeries. In a record time of just five months, Joseph Paxton, himself a garden designer, put up the Crystal Palace in London`s Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. A totally glazed exhibition hall, of gigantic proportions by the standards of the time, it was a milestone in the history of building in glass. The result was a totally new spatial quality and a new aesthetic, as interior and exterior could now enter into a quite unique mutual relationship. Since then, architecture without glass has been inconceivable, and glass has been used as a construction material...
ISBN: 978-3-8365-0405-8
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000
This new book showcases a vast array of ironwork commissioned for new commercial and residential building projects. Traditional styles in modern settings and designs that reach for new visual impact help to redefine ironwork`s status in our current society. There are over 375 spectacular examples from more than 100 of today`s top blacksmiths, supplemented with historical works from 15 countries, some derived from old French and English ironwork. These include doors and hardware, staircases and railings, and gates and fences. This book will inspire architects, builders, homeowners, and artist-blacksmiths with the wealth of beautiful ideas it contains.
As always, Taschen is doing its best to keep up with the fast paced world of architecture by continually producing guides to the world`s best designers and projects. For the third volume of our Architecture Now! series, we`ve included many new and exciting names as well as recent projects by perennial favorites. Illustrated A-Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, contact information, and website addresses. Издание на английском, немецком, французском языках. Формат: 17,5 см х 22,5 см.
ISBN: 978-3-8365-0314-3
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000
For more than thirty years, the Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded annually to a living architect who has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture. This book presents all 33 recipients of the prize, and captures, in pictures and the recipients own words, the essence of each architect. Each chapter showcases four to six major works, and includes hundreds of photographs, blueprints and CAD drawings.
It might surprise some to hear that Spain has a vibrant culture of contemporary architecture. Delayed by the Spanish Civil War and the ensuing dictatorship under Franco, the emergence of modernity in Spain may have been late in coming, but today`s young architects are making up for lost time in a spectacular way. Original personalities like Cesar Manrique Cabrera marked a move toward the modern in the 1960s, while Richard Bofill`s innovative work in the `70s helped bring Spanish architecture to the world stage. In the 1990s, architects such as Rafael Moneo and Santiago Calatrava began to create the look of contemporary architecture in Spain as we know it today. From a modern interpretation of a bullring to cutting-edge green...
ISBN: 978-3-8228-5261-3
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000
Architecture and Utopia leads the reader beyond architectural form into a broader understanding of the relation of architecture to society and the architect to the workforce and the marketplace.
Some of the most spectacular architectural designs of the moment have to do with our most basic needs: eating, drinking, and shopping. Restaurants, bars, and boutiques are the substance of this new book that puts an emphasis - like all volumes of the "Architecture Now!"-series - on the very latest and best creations. This is where you will find the likes of David Chipperfield and Peter Marino in the same book, where Jean Nouvel and BIG star Bjarke Ingels meet. But it is also the place to discover new talents like the designer of London`s Late Night Chameleon Cafe, Gary Card, to see how the director David Lynch imagined the subterranean Paris nightclub Silencio, or what designer Tom Dixon conjured up for the Tazmania Ballroom in Hong...
ISBN: 978-3-8365-3440-6
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2015
Now in its fifth installment, the "Architecture Now!" series is an ongoing project documenting the work of the most innovative and influential architects across the globe. Volume 5 features famous names and newcomers alike, and this time around a number of designers are also included, reflecting the new ways in which design and architecture are coming together. Since architecture also extends beyond walls, landscape architecture makes its appearance as well. Easy-to-navigate illustrated A-Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, contact information, and web sites. Издание на английском, немецком, французском языках. Формат: 20 см х 25,5 см.
ISBN: 978-3-8228-1810-7
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000
Doors are prominent and essential elements of all buildings. As a connecting space that simultaneously encloses and exposes an interior, the door is a primal, yet very intricate architectural component charged with an unmistakable mystery. More than just a passageway from one space into another; it is in fact considered an item of decor in its own right, able of delivering a powerful statement that brings with it a remarkable pluralism of design. Capturing the sheer variety of entryways across Europe, this book reveals the harmony achieved by their versatile proportions, design, materials, and colors. Through the eye of excellent photographers with remarkable attention to detail, this volume attempts to capture the magnificent diversity...
ISBN: 978-3-938780-36-7
Издательство:
Braun
Дата выхода: июль 2011
