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The Design of the home continues to be of great interest to both architects and designers. How to configure a living space according to the characteristics of a site and the specification of the client is still the starting point of any house project. However, the final solutions can be as diverse as they can be interesting. This publication takes a specific look at the way architecture will evolve when regarding inhabitations around the world due to climatic changes and different cultural expectations.

Arquitectura y paisaje es un novedoso análisis del paisajismo europeo que aporta, por primera vez, un estudio conceptual que hace especial hincapié en la tridimensionalidad del jardín. La información sobre los diferentes proyectos se ha recabado utilizando métodos de investigación científicos que han permitido realizar comparaciones topográficas de los diferentes jardines en los periodos más influyentes del paisajismo europeo. Este estudio examina el "plan racional" de la villa italiana del renacimiento (siglos XV y XVI), el "diseño formal" que alcanza su cenit en el jardín barroco ...

Les noms de Paul Guinard et de Marcel Durliat suffisent à prouver la tradition ancienne liant l'Université de Toulouse-le Mirail à la production artistique espagnole. En 2007, le département d'histoire de l'art de cette université, avec le soutien de la Casa de Velâzquez, a initié un cycle de trois journées d'études sur le thème des échanges artistiques entre la France et l'Espagne. Rassemblant des universitaires et des doctorants, elles ont successivement portées sur l'architecture (novembre 2007), la sculpture (mars 2009) et la peinture (mai 2010). Le présent recueil, qui...

"Barcelona" presents a study-in text and photographic image-of one of the most architecturally fascinating and impressive cities in the world. From the Gaudí cathedral to Albert Viaplana and Helio Piñón's recent Centre de Cultura Contemporània, from the Palau de la Musica to the Dali Museum, what we find is a city whose magnificent strength lies in the coexistence of its amazingly diverse and historically disparate variety of structures. The city of Barcelona absorbs new influences and maintains traditions organically, avoiding a sense of fragmentation for a sense of exuberance and...

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.