Arquitecturas en conflicto

Adolf Loos (1870-1933), riconosciuto come uno dei più significanti profeti dell'architettura moderna, era una star dei suoi tempi, conosciuto come un dandy audace e moralista che sfidava l'establishment. Le sue opere rappresentano non solo l'inizio del modernismo, ma introdussero anche il concetto di architettura degli spazi. Loos pubblicò anche numerosi saggi durante la sua vita, il più notevole dei quali è lo spesso incompreso "Ornament and crime". Annotation Supplied by Informazioni Editoriali

With the rapid developments in renewable resources over the last few years, environmentally-friendly housing is no longer the pipe-dream of a few radical architects and ecologists, it is now a firm reality. Small Eco Houses is a superbly illustrated volume that showcases the latest trends and architectural solutions for eco-housing. It also explores how research into alternative materials and new ways to apply traditional prime materials have paved the way for a whole new range of design options that mean aesthetics and comfort no longer have to be compromised to achieve sustainable...

This volume of a series, focussing on the basic elements of architecture delivers a very close insight into the divers possibilities of designing doors. The door is the most essential component of a house. It is both a separating as well as an adjoining element and permits entering from an external area to the private interior. This book presents over 80 projects showing exceptional designs of doors and entrances of shops, hotels, private houses, museums and many other spaces all over the world. An index with contact information of the designers and architects is enclosed.

2a EDICIÓN AMPLIADA Este libro es una guía básica para conocer las claves y los principios fundamentales del diseño de interiores. Con un enfoque sistemático, práctico y directo, el volumen explica los orígenes y fundamentos de la profesión, los diferentes elementos que entran en juego en el desarrollo de proyectos y, finalmente, las claves para lograr una óptima formación y trayectoria profesionales. Organizado en siete capítulos, el primero de ellos ofrece una panorámica histórica de los estilos en interiorismo para, a continuación, presentar el estado del sector en la...