Etwa 1500 Burgen, Schlösser, Guts- und Herrenhäuser sind heute in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern erhalten – eine deutschlandweit einmalige regionale Dichte. Das Reisehandbuch präsentiert mit rund 100 ausführlichen Porträts plus einer Fülle von Hinweisen auf weitere Objekte Vorpommerns Vielfalt an Schlössern und Herrensitzen.Der Band richtet das Augenmerk nicht nur auf unverzichtbare berühmte …
Ansprache anläßlich der Eröffnung des Gemeindezentrum Bad Deutsch-Altenburg in der Hollitzer-Villa. Darstellung der Geschichte der Familien Hollitzer, Wertanek und Weidinger sowie der Entwicklung der Hollitzer Baustoffwerke.
Climate change continues to impact our health and safety, the economy, and natural systems. With climate-related protections and programs under attack at the federal level, it is critical for cities to address climate impacts locally. Every day there are new examples of cities approaching the challenge of climate change in creative and innovative ways—from rethinking transportation, to …
Imagine waking up to the gentle noises of the city, and moving through your day with complete confidence that you will get where you need to go quickly and efficiently. Soft City is about ease and comfort, where density has a human dimension, adapting to our ever-changing needs, nurturing relationships, and accommodating the pleasures of everyday life. How do we move from the current reality in…
El principal objetivo de esta primera publicación ha sido provocar una reflexión sobre el papel que la cultura arquitectónica italiana tuvo en Colombia, más que todo en la primera mitad del siglo XX. El estudio de los archivos italianos y colombianos sobre las obras de Angiolo Mazzoni nos ha permitido comprender la contribución de su trabajo en una época histórica muy importante para Col…
Il 27 dicembre 1818 Maria Luisa di Borbone, regina d'Etruria e duchessa di Lucca, firmava il primo Ordine Reale nel quale era nominato Pietro Paoli di Lucca Direttore di tutti i lavori di abbellimento alla pubblica passeggiata della Muraglia ed altri simil natura. Era il primo importante provvedimento attuato per la città di Lucca e finalizzato a istituire la Direzione dei Pubblici Abbelliment…
Interventi edilizi e normativa tecnica per l'edilizia – 1. INTERVENTI EDILIZI • 2. DIRITTO EDIFICATORIO E TITOLI ABILITATIVI • 3. AGIBILITÀ • 4. RICHIAMI DEL CODICE CIVILE – 4.1. Edifici e muri di confine – 4.2. Pozzi, cisterne e tubi – 4.3. Fossi – 4.4. Alberi – 4.5. Luci e vedute – 4.6. Stillicidio • 5. NORME IGIENICO-SANITARIE • 6. REGOLAMENTO EDILIZIO • 7. DISTANZ…
Westminster Abbey is one of the most important and well-known medieval buildings in Europe but, despite being studied by generations of scholars, there is still much to learn about its history and architecture. The lantern over the centre of the church is a case in point. Edward the Confessor built a great tower here, which is depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry. When Henry III was rebuilding the A…
All Saints' Church, Brixworth lies 7 miles north of Northampton. The core of the church is Anglo-Saxon and the research published here provides an unprecedented account of one of the most important buildings of its period surviving in England. The building of the main body of the church was towards the end of the 8th century, with a western tower, stair turret and polygonal apse added before th…
A noted American architect of the early twentieth century discusses universal principles behind the harmonious forms and proportions of ancient and modern buildings. Seven essays by Claude Bragdon offer a master class in the architectural union of art, beauty, and science. His observations and analyses encompass a tremendous variety of buildings, from Gothic cathedrals to Giotto's Campanile to …