Mario Botta/Spanish/English

Nestled by rows of luscious grapevines, wineries evoke images of fine living few other places can rival. The spirit of each winery is as distinctive as the wines it produces. With a multitude of unique design touches, each one creates a sense of place, and a charming invitation to slow down and savor a way of life deeply rooted in growing cycles and the seasons. This lavishly illustrated compendium showcases the new wave of winery buildings. This school of design takes its lead from architect Herzog de Meuron's 1997 design for Dominus Winery, setting a trend away from the rustic and embracing ...

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.

El interés de Le Corbusier por la arquitectura del pasado aparece compartido por una generación de arquitectos italianos formados en la década de 1920, en los mismos años en los que se escribe y publica su Hacia una arquitectura. Este trabajo de investigación comienza siguiendo esta línea compartida de intereses y se estructura en torno a tres arquitectos italianos pertenecientes a la generación citada: Adalberto Libera (1903-1963), Mario Ridolfi (1904-1984) y Giueseppe Terragni (1904-1943) y, de manera más precisa, sobre el análisis de sus obras y proyectos realizados desde sus...

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.