Santiago Calatrava: Drawing, Building, Reflecting (de Albornoz Cristina Carrillo)(Pevná vazba)

Santiago Calatrava: Drawing, Building, Reflecting (de Albornoz Cristina Carrillo)(Pevná vazba)

Santiago Calatrava is an intimate insight into one of the world's most celebrated architects. Calatrava first made a name for himself in the late 1980s, with delicately designed structures in Z rich that seem to grow out of the earth. He went on to create a series of highly innovative, iconic

El Conde De Monte-cristo (Dumas Alexandre)(Pevná vazba)

The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House (Carroll John)(Pevná vazba)

Today's most comprehensive course in residential construction. The Complete Visual Guide to Building a House not only lives up to its name, but the detailed illustrations put this reference in a league of its own. It's your single source for reliable instruction in building a house from foundation

Hokusai - A Life in Drawing (Baatsch Henri-Alexis)(Pevná vazba)

A beautifully illustrated introduction to Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), the most prolific and diverse artist of Japan's Edo period, and master of ukiyo-e - `images of the floating

Practical Building Conservation: Glass and Glazing (England Historic)(Pevná vazba)

Glass and Glazing looks at the conservation of one of the most important building materials, and its use in windows, roofing and walling. It considers the technological evolution of glass and glazing systems, the processes causing deterioration, and the practical application and long-term

Converted. Reinventing Architecture (Toromanoff Agata)(Pevná vazba)

The 60 best and most spectacular building conversions on the international architecture scene, with descriptions and photographs of projects by renowned, world class

Weird and Wonderful Animals (Banfi Cristina)(Pevná vazba)

Follow the adventures of an intrepid explorer, and meet some of the world's most bizarre animals Did you know there's a wasp that looks like a panda, a basilisk snake that runs over water, a butterfly with a large skull on its body, and a fish that seems to be wearing lipstick? Kids will

Building Time: Architecture, Event, and Experience (Leatherbarrow David)(Pevná vazba)

While most books on architecture concentrate on spatial themes, this book explores architecture's temporal dimensions. Through a series of close readings of buildings, both contemporary and classic, it demonstrates the centrality of time in modern architecture, and shows why an understanding of

Drawing in Tintoretto's Venice (Marciari John)(Pevná vazba)

Jacopo Tintoretto (1518-1594) was among the most distinctive artists of the Italian Renaissance. Yet, although his bold paintings are immediately recognizable, his drawings remain unfamiliar even to many scholars. Drawing in Tintoretto's Venice offers a complete overview of Tintoretto as a

Swimming with Sharks (Wild Survival #2 (Library Edition) (Mrquez Melissa Cristina)(Pevná vazba)

A gripping series about saving Earth's most endangered creatures-- and fighting for survival!Sink or swim!Twelve-year-old Adrianna Villalobos and her older brother Feye travel the globe with their parents, the hosts of a suspenseful nature show called 'Wild Survival!' The show features daring

Finding Alphas: A Quantitative Approach to Building Trading Strategies (Tulchinsky Igor)(Pevná vazba)

Discover the ins and outs of designing predictive trading models Drawing on the expertise of WorldQuant's global network, this new edition of Finding Alphas: A Quantitative Approach to Building Trading Strategies contains significant changes and updates to the original material, with new and

Prefab Housing and the Future of Building: Product to Process (Aitchison Mathew)(Pevná vazba)

Richly illustrated and drawing on historical examples and contemporary design studies, this book takes the reader through the history, theory and design of prefabricated and modular housing, leading up to a discussion of contemporary problems and opportunities. Including a broad international

lex de Fluvi Vital Mantra: Selected Works (de Fluvi lex)(Pevná vazba)

Vital Mantra brings together the most relevant pieces made by the abstract artist A lex de Fluvia , along twenty years of work in Barcelona, New York, Cairo, Tokyo and

Drawing Blood: Forty Five Years of Scarfe (Scarfe Gerald)(Pevná vazba)

This is a truly exceptional collection of drawings from one of our most revered cultural commentators. Gerald Scarfe began his career in the 60s working for PUNCH and PRIVATE EYE before taking a job as a political cartoonist for the DAILY MAIL. He then worked for TIME Magazine in New York before

Faades: A Visual Compendium of Modern Architectural Styles (Riera Ojeda Oscar)(Pevná vazba)

This fascinating sourcebook presents the most remarkable, beautiful, and innovative building fa ades in contemporary architecture. A building's fa ade sets the aesthetic tone for its entire design while serving a variety of functions, from regulating light and protecting against the elements to

Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility (McCord Patty)(Pevná vazba)

When it comes to recruiting, motivating, and creating great teams, Patty McCord says most companies have it all wrong. McCord helped create the unique and high-performing culture at Netflix, where she was chief talent officer. In her new book, Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and

Reforming Civil Procedure: The Hardest Path (Saulles Dominic de)(Pevná vazba)

Drawing on political, social and economic theory, Reforming Civil Procedure focuses on the English civil justice system by looking at its history and its processes. The book considers the objectives of civil procedure and how it operates for and against particular societal groups, and what ideas

Walter de Maria: Meaningless Work (McFadden Jane)(Pevná vazba)

As one of the most innovative artists of the last six decades, Walter De Maria challenged art in profound ways. He is known worldwide for his important sculptures such as Lightning Field, but his contributions to the practices of music, drawing, photography, and film have been largely forgotten

A Day at Versailles (Carlier Yves)(Pevná vazba)

The Chateau de Versailles is one of the most beautiful and fascinating achievements of eighteenth-century French art. This unique book offers readers unprecedented access to this historical treasure. The world's most iconic chateau has welcomed tourists the world over, yet this handsome slipcased

Self & I - A Memoir of Literary Ambition (De Abaitua Matthew)(Pevná vazba)

A unique, remarkable and hilarious portrait of one of our most talked-about and controversial literary

French Chic Living: Simple Ways to Make Your Home Beautiful (De Dampierre Florence)(Pevná vazba)

Wonderfully accessible ideas for maintaining a stylish home, drawing on the ways French mothers and grandmothers manage their households. French houses ooze with charm--and their inhabitants, despite busy schedules, regularly entertain at home. What are the secrets for leading such a chic

Cuentos de Chjov (Chjov Anton Pvlovich)(Pevná vazba)

Ant n Ch jov is one of the most outstanding playwrights in the history of literature, and an unparalleled master of the short story form. The stories in this collection captivate with their ingenious plots and technical dexterity, while also providing a good picture of the evolution in Ch jov's

The Collected Works of Spinoza, Volume II (Spinoza Benedictus de)(Pevná vazba)

The second and final volume of the most authoritative English-language edition of Spinoza's writingsThe Collected Works of Spinoza provides, for the first time in English, a truly satisfactory edition of all of Spinoza's writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical

Matisse: The Chapel at Vence (Pulvnis de Sligny Marie-Thrse)(Pevná vazba)

Considered one of the most important religious structures of the twentieth century, the Chapel of the Rosary in Vince was regarded by Matisse himself as his great masterpiece. This illustrated volume explores the extraordinary story of the chapels creation and the challenges faced by the