Berlin Modernism

En este libro se explica cómo la arquitectura es un producto de los seres humanos que varía según el lugar y el momento histórico, afectando la vida de las personas. Trata sobre los componentes de la Arquitectura y explica el proceso que se sigue al realizar un diseño arquitectónico. El arquitecto Juan Günther Doering expresó: “... encuentro de gran importancia este libro porque de una manera muy clara estructura el proceso creativo de la arquitectura... no le falta profundidad, sino que tiene la virtud de facilitar la comprensión de las ideas sin usar una terminología...

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

Gli edifici di nuova costruzione più interessanti al mondo sono ormai quasi tutti eco-compatibili, sostenibili e concepiti per consumare molta meno energia rispetto al passato. L'architettura è una delle principali fonti di emissioni di gas serra al mondo, e dunque questa nuova tendenza si rivelerà estremamente significativa. Questo libro riunisce i migliori esempi di soluzioni "green" tratti dalla serie Architecture Now! oltre a numerosi nuovi progetti mai visti prima. Architetti famosi come Gehry e Norman Foster sono presentati accanto a giovani talenti emergenti provenienti da America...

Mexico City Architecture Guide is a compilation of more than 150 works of architecture dating from the early 20th century up to the present day. To help orient readers, the guide is divided into five areas and includes seven maps to create a comprehensive panorama of the Mexican megalopolis. Each project includes details about the relevant architects, location and year of construction, as well as public transport information. The texts, photographs and maps created for this guide give fresh shape to the city. Now available in an English-language edition for the first time, Mexico City...