Arquitectura biológica 1

Este libro marca el inicio de un largo camino con más de veinte libros publicados y centenares de artículos en varios idiomas. Una selección de estas publicaciones con un índice temático puede encontrarse en el disquete incluido al final de este volumen. Muchos de los problemas teóricos discutidos y analizados en este libro, publicado en 1974 por la Editorial Gustavo Gili de Barcelona, están sin resolver y son de absoluta actualidad; unos pocos han perdido interés y existen temas nuevos que se insinúan en las notas a esta segunda edición. Sin embargo, lo más importante es que la...

The book examines the long, productive and stormy relationship architect Le Corbusier had with Argentina and the series of events in consequence. His Argentinean disciples Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, Juan Kurchan and Antonio Bonet, although influenced by the master architect had their own architectonic and urban ideas. The book examines the "Austral Net" created towards the productive, plural and complex relationship of these 4 personages where the central figure is the famed Swiss architect. The book is chronologically organized and includes a selection of the most important architecture...

Like no other international metropolis, New York succeeds in following the latest architectural and design trends and still maintains her unmistakable face. This second edition and guide New York introduces up-to-the-minute, finished projects and buildings still under construction in and around Manhattan and features the Big Apple's most popular restaurants, shops and hotels. The guide includes addresses, a map and comprehensive index. Book jacket.

High-end hotels have always been the setting for style and fantasy, a venue to see and be seen. This volume explores a relatively new trend, where major fashion houses take over the running of upscale hostelries. With every detail coordinated, from bed linens, to d????cor, china and glassware, the overall effect is of a chic jewel box, where every piece shines. We get a peek at glamorous hotels conceived and run with flair, by major fashion players like Bulgari, Christian Lacroix, Ferragamo, and Versace.