La guerra gallica

Da Plutarco a Bertolt Brecht, tutti si sono confrontati con questo grande classico della nostra cultura, da studiare e da leggere come testimonianza storica e come modello di stile. La prosa di Cesare 'ha l'eleganza perfetta e trasparente di una vera opera d'arte e nello stesso tempo ha la solenne semplicità del linguaggio imperatorio e ufficiale. La lucidità della prosa di Cesare deriva dall…

Universal Principles of Interior Design100 Ways to Develop Innovative Ideas, …

Explore 100 concepts and guidelines that are critical to a successful visualization and application of interior design. Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, Universal Principles of Interior Design pairs clear explanations of every topic with visual examples of it applied in practice. By considering these concepts and examples, you can learn to make more informed and ultimately better desig…

Kate ChapmanAdobe Builder in 1930s Santa Fe

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Architectures of Refusal

Guest-edited by Jill Stoner and Ozayr Saloojee Over the past decade, and in a more concentrated form over the past two years, there has been increasing recognition of architecture's systemic complicity in constructing and upholding hierarchies of race and class, and privileging colonial paradigms that perpetuate spatial and economic inequity. This AD issue reveals how designers, practitioners…

Not at Home?De la sphère domestique au monde extérieur

Walter Benjamin estimait qu'à partir du XIXe siècle l'appartement était devenu un «étui pour l'homme». Celui-ci constituait ainsi un rempart, une protection contre l'ingérence du monde extérieur. Mais l'histoire du logement est traversée par des influences diverses et multiples, dont notamment les théories de Frederick W. Taylor et la «rencontre de la mécanisation et du foyer» (Sig…

Matières 17Barres

Des barres sont des bâtiments qui sont plus larges que hauts et qui contiennent généralement des appartements ou des bureaux. Dans l'histoire de l'architecture, dans l'architecture contemporaine, mais aussi au sein de la culture en général, elles ne sont pas très populaires. Souvent associées au fonctionnalisme rigide de l'après-guerre, à la fois incomprises et à peine étudiées, les…

La herencia iconográfica de la ciudadReferentes históricos y culturales eur…

Una indagación sobre el devenir de las ciudades en Europa desde principios de la Edad Media, a través de las transformaciones de su fisonomía formal y conceptual, intentando desvelar las claves y su origen, Las ciudades con pasado, conservan un mensaje cifrado de intenciones y símbolos, que es necesario rescatar de los archivos y evitar se difuminen. En el mapa genético de las viejas ciuda…

Atlanta ArchitectureArt Deco to Modern Classic, 1929-1959

Having been one the most successful boomtowns of the early twentieth century, Atlanta saw a transition from a town known for its Southern charm and history to a business hub. The result is a colorful mix of antebellum restorations and modern styles. Art Deco brought in cosmetic and theatrical elements to facades and interiors with examples like the Southern Bell Telephone Company Building, th…

Land and Taxation

With an updated introduction by Fred Harrison, Shepheard Walwyn has now published this classic book as an eBook. Economists know that the optimum conditions for private enterprise are achieved when taxes on the earned incomes of labour and capital are reduced to zero but, because neoclassical economic theory insists on treating land as capital, they dismiss the obvious alternative to taxing l…

Design and Construction of Bioclimatic Wooden Greenhouses, Volume 2Design of …

This book is the second of four dealing with bioclimatic design and construction by focusing on the most basic and polyvalent of modern environmental systems: the bioclimatic greenhouse, the "Swiss-army chainsaw" of architecture. More specifically, this second volume focuses on how the structure of bioclimatic wooden greenhouses may be designed and built. In more general terms, it helps us cons…