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
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...
Contemporary architecture by country. TASCHEN`s new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects-from the firmly established to the up-and-coming-with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects` or firms` most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured.
ISBN: 3-8228-3973-6
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2010
Now!, more than ever, Architecture is evolving at amazing speed. Appropriated, folded, morphed, contemplated, and contorted - entering into a dialog with fashion, ecology, politics, and art - architecture has become one of the most vital and exciting forms of contemporary culture. Unlike other types of art, architecture must play a practical role - buildings are destined to be used by a wide public. Today`s exciting new architecture is at the very heart of the urban environment. These homes, boutiques, museums or gigantic office towers are all part of everyday life more than art could ever be. They express the true spirit of the times. The many faces of "Architecture Now!" Will expand your mind. You`ll find the most recent work of more...
ISBN: 3-8228-6065-4
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: март 2003
Star architects from Zaha Hadid to Herzog & de Meuron have shaken up the formerly staid world of museum architecture, bringing bravura to new buildings and extensions. But the trend for new museums to opt for bold contemporary architecture goes well beyond the stunning work of Renzo Piano or Tadao Ando. Many less well-known architects have also designed remarkable places to exhibit art and artifacts. Some have provoked controversy, such as Mexican architect Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon`s University Museum of Contemporary Art on the sprawling UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico) campus. Others have been warmly welcomed, like the sweeping, light-filled Art Gallery of Ontario Extension by Toronto-born Frank О.Gehry, his first...
ISBN: 978-3-8365-1224-4
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: май 2010
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.
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.
Contemporary architecture by country. TASCHEN’s new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects—from the firmly established to the up-and-coming—with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects’ or firms’ most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured.
ISBN: 3-8228-3972-8
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
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 foundered Victorian ship looking for the fabled Northwest Passage holds a secret in its icy When Dirk Pitt of NUMA is almost blown to pieces in a lab explosion, he suspects sabotage. The lab in question belongs to a scientist hoping to use a rare mineral to combat greenhouse gases - but who would want to destroy our one chance to save the planet? But there are those who will do anything to control such a valuable prize. Pitt`s investigations take him to the Arctic in search of a clue to the origins of this precious mineral. There, he and NUMA colleague Al Giordino must battle for survival against the hostile elements and an evil megalomaniac who is about to plunge the North American continent into war.
ISBN: 978-0-425-23348-1
Издательство:
Penguin Group
Дата выхода: июль 2011
