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More and more of us are choosing to live in the man-made environment of the city. The mismatch between this artificial world and our nature-starved souls can contribute to the stresses of city living in a way that is barely noticed – but is crucially important. What does the science of architectural psychology tell us about how the world of brick and concrete affects how we think, feel an…
The book uses the materials produced during the experience of 2 years of work with the students of the University of Genoa between courses and thesis, dealing with the theme of the relationship between city and nature. The theme is increasingly important mini European cities where the urban transformations must be able to bring in nature, but it is also very interesting the relationship of new …
We are so familiar with the features of our homes, the myriad little decorative details, that we have forgotten how to see them. We might look at a church, read a book or watch a film and attempt to understand its symbolism and its references, but we rarely look at our homes in the same light. Yet from the most ordinary apartment to the most extravagant mansion, every home is a deep well of ech…
Reyner Banham (1922–88) was a prolific, iconoclastic critic of modern architecture, cities, and mass culture in Britain and the United States, and his provocative writings are inescapable in these areas. His 1971 book on Los Angeles was groundbreaking in what it told Californians about their own metropolis, and architects about what cities might be if freed from tradition. Banham's obsession …
Your garden can be a kaleidoscope of color in every season! Ask any gardener and they will tell you, color is the most important (and most fun!) part of garden design. In The Nonstop Color Garden, author Nellie Neal shows how to use color as an exciting element in your garden during all four seasons--and its not just flowers! Year-round color is possible by including trees, shrubs, and groundc…
El presente texto persigue el propósito de arrojar luz sobre la organización de la tesis final de la carrera en arquitectura consistente en la elaboración de una propuesta de carácter proyectual. La tarea que el estudiante lleva a cabo en las aulas o talleres de la universidad, es una operación o proceso que se enfoca en conseguir un proyecto. Buena parte de la tarea docente de un taller d…
a descriptive and historical guide Writers Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Arizona. Hinton, R. J. Handbook to Arizona. New York, Payot, Upham 8C Company, 1878. Lockwood, Frank C. With Padre Kino on the Trail.