Author: Benjamín Villegas Jiménez
Publisher: Villegas Asociados
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The past half-century of domestic architecture in Colombia involves the works of Rogelio Salmona, Dicken Castro, Hernán Vieco, and Fernando Martínez Sanabria, creators who have given unique identities to their interpretations of the modern home. This tribute reveals the challenges they faced and their remarkable solutions: houses which blend functionalism, creativity, and simplicity in the forging of spaces which are a pleasure to inhabit.
Casa Moderna
Oasis
Author: iO Tillett Wright
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 0525575162
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Welcome to the desert. Welcome home. This visually stunning tour of the world’s most amazing desert homes will inspire you to create an oasis with “desert vibes” wherever you are. Creatives are drawn in by the extreme landscapes and limited resources of the desert; in fact, they’re inspired by them, and the homes they’ve built here prove the power of an oasis. From renovated Airstreams to sprawling, modern stucco, desert has become the new beachfront. In Oasis, artist iO Tillett Wright captures the best of this specific culture that emphasizes living simply, beautifully, and in connection with the earth. He highlights the homes that define this desert mindset, featuring the classics like Georgia O’Keefe’s in Abiquiu, New Mexico, alongside more modern homes such as Michael Barnard’s Solar House in Marfa, Texas. With Casey Dunn’s stunning photography, Oasis will transport you to these relaxing refuges, where you’ll learn what elements create the balance of intentionality, ease, style, and function that these homes exude.
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 0525575162
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Welcome to the desert. Welcome home. This visually stunning tour of the world’s most amazing desert homes will inspire you to create an oasis with “desert vibes” wherever you are. Creatives are drawn in by the extreme landscapes and limited resources of the desert; in fact, they’re inspired by them, and the homes they’ve built here prove the power of an oasis. From renovated Airstreams to sprawling, modern stucco, desert has become the new beachfront. In Oasis, artist iO Tillett Wright captures the best of this specific culture that emphasizes living simply, beautifully, and in connection with the earth. He highlights the homes that define this desert mindset, featuring the classics like Georgia O’Keefe’s in Abiquiu, New Mexico, alongside more modern homes such as Michael Barnard’s Solar House in Marfa, Texas. With Casey Dunn’s stunning photography, Oasis will transport you to these relaxing refuges, where you’ll learn what elements create the balance of intentionality, ease, style, and function that these homes exude.
Casa Moderna
Author: Philip Jodidio
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0500343292
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of the best contemporary residential projects designed by emerging and established architects in a range of dramatic settings across Central and South America. Since the modernism pioneered by Oscar Niemeyer in Brazil, Latin America has become one of the world’s most exciting locations for contemporary architecture. The wide architectural range, set amid varied climates, social conditions, and environments, has brought international attention to a continent that’s making a name for itself as a center for innovation and experimentation. This overview showcases the most accomplished and rarely seen contemporary houses, by established names such as Isay Weinfeld, Mathias Klotz, and Marcio Kogan, and rising talents like Pezo von Ellrichshausen and Giancarlo Mazzanti. From Chile’s dramatic coastline to the Amazon rainforest, thirty-eight highly individual houses provide sources of inspiration for architects and interior designers everywhere, and also give insights into Latin America’s unique landscapes and diverse lifestyles. Written for both designers and home-owners, Casa Moderna features an appendix of architectural plans for each of the featured houses. Presenting an in-depth exploration of the technique and culture behind these stunning homes, this book reveals how these remarkable buildings have come to transcend their time and place.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0500343292
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A collection of the best contemporary residential projects designed by emerging and established architects in a range of dramatic settings across Central and South America. Since the modernism pioneered by Oscar Niemeyer in Brazil, Latin America has become one of the world’s most exciting locations for contemporary architecture. The wide architectural range, set amid varied climates, social conditions, and environments, has brought international attention to a continent that’s making a name for itself as a center for innovation and experimentation. This overview showcases the most accomplished and rarely seen contemporary houses, by established names such as Isay Weinfeld, Mathias Klotz, and Marcio Kogan, and rising talents like Pezo von Ellrichshausen and Giancarlo Mazzanti. From Chile’s dramatic coastline to the Amazon rainforest, thirty-eight highly individual houses provide sources of inspiration for architects and interior designers everywhere, and also give insights into Latin America’s unique landscapes and diverse lifestyles. Written for both designers and home-owners, Casa Moderna features an appendix of architectural plans for each of the featured houses. Presenting an in-depth exploration of the technique and culture behind these stunning homes, this book reveals how these remarkable buildings have come to transcend their time and place.
The Best Weapon for Peace
Author: Erica Moretti
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299333108
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
The Italian educator and physician Maria Montessori is best known for the teaching method that bears her name, but historian Erica Moretti reframes Montessori's work, showing that pacifism was the foundation of her pioneering efforts in psychiatry and pedagogy.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN: 0299333108
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
The Italian educator and physician Maria Montessori is best known for the teaching method that bears her name, but historian Erica Moretti reframes Montessori's work, showing that pacifism was the foundation of her pioneering efforts in psychiatry and pedagogy.
Casa de Hacienda
Author: Germán Téllez
Publisher: Villegas Asociados
ISBN: 9589393349
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Traveling the country in search of the most significant aspects of Colombia's colonial ranch houses, this book brings to life the convergence of decisive elements of the country's past and tradition. These ranch houses were the scene of struggles, epiphanies, and downfalls in the country's history—all evoked through the point of view of a historian specializing in architecture.
Publisher: Villegas Asociados
ISBN: 9589393349
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Traveling the country in search of the most significant aspects of Colombia's colonial ranch houses, this book brings to life the convergence of decisive elements of the country's past and tradition. These ranch houses were the scene of struggles, epiphanies, and downfalls in the country's history—all evoked through the point of view of a historian specializing in architecture.
Architecture and Nature
Author: Abilio Guerra
Publisher: Romano Guerra Editora
ISBN: 8588585545
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The first book of the collection "Latin America: Thoughts" presents a collection of Abilio Guerra's texts that gravitate around a birthmark of modernism in Brazil. At issue is the belief (found in texts, narratives and speeches from 1920-1940) in an alternative modern action – where culture and nature play leading roles – which because of its discursive effectiveness metamorphoses into real features of Brazilian modern architecture.
Publisher: Romano Guerra Editora
ISBN: 8588585545
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The first book of the collection "Latin America: Thoughts" presents a collection of Abilio Guerra's texts that gravitate around a birthmark of modernism in Brazil. At issue is the belief (found in texts, narratives and speeches from 1920-1940) in an alternative modern action – where culture and nature play leading roles – which because of its discursive effectiveness metamorphoses into real features of Brazilian modern architecture.
Casas
Author: Alejandro Bahamón
Publisher: A. Asppan S.L.
ISBN: 8496304434
Category : Architect-designed houses
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
Este libro recoge más de 40 ejemplos de los más recientes proyectos residenciales, dividíos en cuatro capítulos: casas, áticos, apartamentos y lofts. Una biografía detallada y una entrevista a cada uno de los arquitectos y diseñadores incluidos en esta compilación termina de definir las diferentes visiones que se tienen sobre el diseño de la casa en la actualidad.
Publisher: A. Asppan S.L.
ISBN: 8496304434
Category : Architect-designed houses
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
Este libro recoge más de 40 ejemplos de los más recientes proyectos residenciales, dividíos en cuatro capítulos: casas, áticos, apartamentos y lofts. Una biografía detallada y una entrevista a cada uno de los arquitectos y diseñadores incluidos en esta compilación termina de definir las diferentes visiones que se tienen sobre el diseño de la casa en la actualidad.
U.S.A.
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 414
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Herald of the Star
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 754
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Languages : en
Pages : 754
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House and Site
Author: Eleonora Mantese
Publisher: Firenze University Press
ISBN: 8866555797
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Publisher: Firenze University Press
ISBN: 8866555797
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description