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How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on today's highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists.

A compilation of essays that have been written by academics and professionals; from various points of view, perspectives and theories into post-modern architecture.

En este texto, Toyo Ito reflexiona sobre el concepto de espacio en la arquitectura del siglo XXI- por una parte hereda la geometría del movimiento moderno y, a su vez, se hace eco de las nuevas tecnologías. ¿Cómo puede la arquitectura actual dar respuesta al alejamiento de lo local, como consecuencia de los flujos de las redes electrónicas, y seguir ofreciendo espacios que incorporen la vida de las personas sin tener que adornarlos con símbolos vacuos? Ito nos proporciona aquí su personal visión sobre estos temas, señalando que nuestra percepción de la realidad sigue cambiando con...

A Compilation of 30 Innovative Architectonic Inventions in Catalonia. The architecture produced in Catalonia has often been in the vanguard of Europe, especially since Barcelona hosted the 1992 Olympics. This book is an exciting overview of innovative spaces and techniques made in Catalonia, presenting a cross section of 'products' as well as the buildings and environments for which they were conceived. The products solve specific program requirements, new social demands, environmental needs, budget limitations and design aspirations to improve on the status quo. They are proving grounds of...