Arquitectura

ALPINE INTERIORS (WEDEKIND, BEATE)

If you think that laying your hat in the Alps means having to choose between a rustic mountain hut or a log-burning ski lodge, then you'll be amazed when you get a glimpse of this latest inspiring volume in the Interiors series. The mountains of the Alps are a unique terrain unlike anything else in Europe, thus when constructing and decorating a place to live, architects and designers have to be conscious of adapting to the extremes of landscape and climate. The desire to make your home a beautiful thing, to find a balance between Function and elegance, becomes particularly significant in the Alpine region. Primarily Famous as a location for skiing resorts and muesli, the Alps straddle the borders of so many European countries, and this has allowed for a lively interaction and exchange between many peoples and cultures. The selections in this book are impeccable. For example Reinhold Messner's castle. There's everything From baroque villas to farmhouses, famous designers/ architects to the ordinary Alp-lander with very good taste. All the interiors here are lavishly photographed and documented.

DISEÑO (CONRAN) (CONRAN, TERENCE)

Se analiza el concepto de diseño como algo más trascendente que la aplicación superficial de un estilo: se presenta como un elemento intrínseco para el desarrollo de nuevas tecnologías. Un texto lleno de datos y anécdotas, así como una galería visual inspiradora de los diseños clave del siglo xx.

SALONS DESIGN (CHANG, CATHERINE)

With the development of service industry, in the interior design of salons, designers have begun to pay increasing attention to individuality and human scale. The book selects salon projects from all over the world, each illustrated with photos, a floor plan and a brief summery of the design concept. We firmly believe and hope it will serve as a source of pleasure and inspiration to all its readers.

UNIVERSITY WITHOUT WALLS: LIBRARIES (LEE, KATHY)

Contemporary libraries are no longer "houses of books" any more. With the advancement of high technology and the emergence of modern concepts such as digital library, avant-garde libraries bring you totally fresh and new reading experiences and establish new ideas of library. The book contains 39 library projects located all over the world, contributing professional references for architects and interior designers.

MOORE RUBEL YUDEL: THE FUTURE OF PLACE (AA.VV.)

Moore Rubel Yudell Architects has long been at the fore front of sustainable, aesthetic and humane architectural design. These pages discuss the reasons for their excellent reputation, and also shows, with reference to their most recent projects, how the practice has grown.