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Introducción a la historia de la arquitectura, 2ª edición
Este libro recoge con una visión general y unitaria, el devenir de la arquitectura occidental a través del tiempo, desde sus orÃgenes remotos hasta nuestra misma contemporaneidad. No es ni pretende ser una historia convencional de la arquitectura, sino una introducción a su estudio que desvele sus claves y permita acceder a su realidad tanto al profesional como al aficionado, y especialme…
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Vincent ScullyArchitecture, Urbanism, and a Life in Search of Community
The renowned architectural historian and critic, beloved Yale professor, and outspoken public activist Vincent Scully (1920–2017) emerged in the 1950s as a guiding voice in American architecture. This intellectual biography of Scully's life and career traces the formative moments in his thinking, mapping his relationships with a constellation of architects, artists, and cultural personalities…
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- 9781350298392
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Renzo Pianoand Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Renzo Piano is one of the world’s greatest living architects and creator of a host of iconic modern buildings, including the Pompidou in Paris, the Menil Collection in Texas, Kansai Airport in Japan, the Shard in London and the new Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Written and created in collaboration with the Piano Foundation in Genoa, this richly illustrated volume covers the…
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The Classical Language of Architecture
Derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture in antiquity, the classical style has long dominated the history of western architecture from the Renaissance to the present. Sir John Summersons timeless text, as relevant today as it was when first published, distils the visual language of architecture into its core classical elements, and illustrates that building throughout the age…
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Les quartiers culturels et créatifsAmbivalences de l'art et de la culture da…
Les quartiers culturels et créatifs sont un concentré de dynamiques, de réseaux, de lieux et d'activités artistiques, culturelles et créatives dans les villes. Nés de façon spontanée, ces quartiers sont aujourd'hui un outil de transformation urbaine et de développement touristique des territoires mobilisé par les pouvoirs publics. Les enjeux sont multiples: création artistique, accè…
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The Cottage Garden
Through over 700 exquisite photographs and evocative text written by Danish gardening celebrity Claus Dalby, explore the history and development of the beloved cottage garden design style. In the pages of The Cottage Garden, you’ll first draw inspiration from the stories and landscapes of generations of famous cottage gardeners, including Gertrude Jekyll, Vita Sackville-West, William Rob…
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Post-Modern Buildings in Britain
An illuminating look at a controversial architectural style – and its finest examples Post-modernism was the 1980s' counter to Brutalism but fell out of fashion until its best buildings began to disappear. Now is the time to reassess its values. Historians Geraint Franklin and Elain Harwood discuss its background and key architects before celebrating Britain's finest examples. Individual ent…
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Mercado y orden urbano
Identificar el equilibrio como un orden social es una operación que se asemeja a un "mito de origen", a partir del cual la sociedad de mercado puede tener una imagen de sà misma, según afirma Dupuy refiriéndose a la postura de Walras. En el caso de la ciudad, el mercado de localización se tornarÃa en el principal mecanismo de coordinación de las decisiones descentralizadas de una socieda…
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- 9789587105926
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Secret Gardens of CornwallA Private Tour
Step inside the Secret Gardens of Cornwall for a private tour of the best horticultural destinations in the county. Discover what grows well, when and where to visit, understand the challenges that the owners have faced, and have a taste of the world-class gardens to be found in this corner of England. The 20 beautiful gardens included here celebrate the culture, beauty and diversity of the C…
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Experiência do lugar arquitetônicodimensões subjetivas e sensoriais das am…
"Ao colocar a ambiência no centro das questões espaciais, tem-se por objetivo (...) não apenas perceber uma paisagem ou medir um ambiente, mas experienciar a trama situacional e experimentar a contextualização sensÃvel da vida social. É, portanto, em direção a uma sensibilidade compartilhada, corporificada, encenada, afetada e situada que a ambiência conduz, com suas ferramentas conce…
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