Evergreen Architecture: Overgrown Buildings and Greener Living (Gestalten)(Pevná vazba)

Evergreen Architecture: Overgrown Buildings and Greener Living (Gestalten)(Pevná vazba)

Nature and architecture have never been more intertwined. As more of the earth's surface is swallowed up by the built environment, architects are increasingly up to the task of integrating flora and greenery into their creations. There are many ways to express this: green roofs, living walls,

Evergreen: Living with Plants (Gestalten)(Pevná vazba)

From rooftop gardens to flora-laden balconies, flowers and plants bestow warm grace to unconventional and indoor spaces. Private paradises nestled in the backyards of homes. Rooftops that act as community gardens. Edible patches of beauty hidden within city blocks. Evergreen shows the green

Dreamscapes and Artificial Architecture: Imagined Interior Design in Digital Art (Gestalten)(Pevná vazba)

Elizabethan Architecture (Girouard Mark)(Pevná vazba)

Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture-- the uniquely strange and exciting buildings built by the great and powerful, ranging from huge houses to gem-like pavilions and lodges designed for feasting and hunting--is a phenomenon as remarkable as the literature that accompanied it, the literature of

The Illustrated Atlas of Architecture and Marvelous Monuments - Alexandre Verhille, Sarah Tavernier

Mali, in North Africa, is home to the largest building made out of clay; the structure only took one year to complete. For the construction of Neuschwanstein Castle, 465 tons of marble were hefted to the Alps to the building site. The Atomium in Brussels boasts the longest escalators in Europe. The

Botanical Buildings: When Plants Meet Architecture (Baehner Judith)(Pevná vazba)

Botanical Buildings brings together the greenest, most inspiring architecture projects from all over the world, offering inspiration, surprising images, and practical

Concrete Jungle

Concrete Jungle presents some of the most exciting tropical houses and tells the surprising story of lush modernist architecture. The clash of rational architecture with the organic lushness of tropical vegetation has created some of the most visionary and futuristic buildings we know. Based on the

Living Buildings: Architectural Conservation, Philosophy, Principles and Practice (Insall Donald)(Pevná vazba)

Living Buildings celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Donald Insall Associates, the Practice founded by distinguished British architect Donald Insall, a leading exponent in the field of Architectural

Beyond the West: New Global Architecture (Gestalten)(Pevná vazba)

Beyond The West inspires a fresh understanding of global contemporary architecture beyond the Western Countries. Architects throughout the world work against a backdrop of rapidly growing cities, changing societies and climate, and emerging economies. But while Western architecture has largely

Cork: City and County (Keohane Frank)(Pevná vazba)

This authoritative guide to the architecture of County Cork covers all sites and buildings of merit, great and small Comprehensive and easy to use, this guide covers the architectural riches of Ireland's largest county. The many atmospheric castles and tower houses include Carrigadrohid, Lohort,

Phantom Architecture (Wilkinson Philip)(Pevná vazba)

Phantom Architecture tells the stories of some fifty unbuilt buildings, describing how they were conceived, exploring their amazing variety, and showing how they have inspired other architects and artists who have looked at their plans in amazement and

Shoplifter!: New Retail Architecture and Brand Spaces (Gestalten)(Pevná vazba)

Retail is dead, long live retail. Shoplifters explores innovative store concepts and provides expert insights into how brands can engage with their customers in novel ways. Disrupted by online shopping, shops and brands find themselves in a permanent battle over the most innovative store concepts,

Architecture: A Visual History (Glancey Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

Explore the world's most incredible buildings, from the magnificent architecture of the ancient world to green buildings of the present day. Discover the beautiful details, principal elements, and decorative features of every architectural style, from the Great Pyramid of Giza, Machu Picchu, and

Curved: Bending Architecture (Toromanoff Agata)(Pevná vazba)

In Curved: Bending Architecture, the author seeks out the most sensational contemporary buildings from around the world that incorporate wave-like, rounded forms into their design. Curved forms in architecture are found throughout history (like the Colosseum in Rome) but today's constructions

Architecture Inside-Out: Understanding How Buildings Work (Zukowsky John)(Pevná vazba)

Fifty of the world's most important buildings seen through specially commissioned isometric illustrations and detailed photographs and plans, providing the perfect introduction to architecture for students and anyone interested in buildings.Taking readers behind architecture's facades and finishes,

Beauty and the East: New Chinese Architecture (Gestalten)(Pevná vazba)

The transformation of China in the past three decades has been nothing short of spectacular. Now a cultural and economic player on the world stage, its rise has also given air to a new generation of architects and interior designers. China previously looked to the West for architectural references,

Wild Buildings and Bridges: Architecture Inspired by Nature (Kaner Etta)(Pevná vazba)

From cactuses to birds' wings, termite towers to honeycombs, this book celebrates more than thirty examples of nature's influence on building and bridge designs all over the world. In some instances, architects looked to nature to solve structural problems, like creating an earthquake-proof bridge

The Elements of Modern Architecture: Understanding Contemporary Buildings - Antony Radford, Selen B. Morkoc, Amit Srivastava

This ambitious publication, now revised and expanded, analyzes what makes buildings meaningful and enduring. Organized chronologically, influential buildings from the past seven decades are presented along with detailed consideration of their key characteristics: site and surrounding, space and

Buildings and Structures (Brundle Joanna)(Pevná vazba)

The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings (Kushner Marc)(Pevná vazba)

The founder of Architizer.com and practicing architect draws on his unique position at the crossroads of architecture and social media to highlight 100 important buildings that embody the future of architecture. We're asking more of architecture than ever before; the response will define our

Ecological Buildings: New Strategies for Sustainable Architecture (Lucas Dorian)(Pevná vazba)

In contrast to a decade ago, when ecological architecture was considered a luxury, it has now become essentially impossible to build without considering sustainability issues. Aspects of ecological balance have become an important part in the planning and construction process. In recent years, a

Art Nouveau Architecture (Anderson Anne)(Pevná vazba)

Distinguished by their lavish sculpture, metalwork or tile facades, Art Nouveau buildings certainly stand out. Art Nouveau buildings are unique, audacious and inspirational. Rejecting historic styles, considered inappropriate for an era driven by progress, architects and designers sought a new

Buildings in Print: 100 Influential & Inspiring Illustrated Architecture Books (Hill John)(Pevná vazba)

This unique volume showcases the best illustrated architecture books ever published. The author, John Hill, is the founder of the hugely influential architecture blog A Daily Dose of Architecture, which recently shifted course to focus entirely on architecture books of all kinds. His selection for

Architecture Inside + Out - 50 Iconic Buildings in Detail (Zukowsky John)(Pevná vazba)

Go behind the facades and finishes to understand how fifty of the world's most iconic and important buildings were