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Why do some gardens make us feel so wonderful, relaxed and refreshed?

Using ideas based on ancient and modern practices, this book shows how you can uplift yourself and others in a serene setting designed for “unplugging” and relaxing.

Whether you are intending to create a lovely garden or just thinking about a future outdoor haven, Heaven is a Garden will help you see your backyard in a whole new light and reawaken an awareness of the wonders of Nature.

“Simplicity, Sanctuary and Delight” is the guideline that noted landscape designer Jan Johnsen recommends in this elegantly written book. She draws on her 40 years in the profession and offers stunning visuals and specific ways to make a garden look glorious and feel harmonious at the same time. She reveals how to highlight a power spot, explores the lure of the sheltered corner, explains why a gate facing East is considered auspicious and suggests which trees you can use to impart a special atmosphere.

Gardeners will also enjoy the chapters on the mysteries of color, a rock’s resonance and the magic of water. All in all, this gem of a book is a thoroughly enjoyable guide that you will refer to over and over

About the Author:

Jan Johnsen began her professional life in Japan in a landscape architecture office. She has been a principal in a landscape design-and-build firm, Johnsen Landscapes & Pools, based in Westchester, New York, for more than thirty years. Her natural design approach is evident in the landscapes that she shares in her books: Heaven Is a Garden, The Spirit of Stone, Floratopia and Gardentopia.

In ad 79, the volcano Vesuvius erupted, burying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under ash and rock, and leaving them remarkably well preserved for centuries. While Pompeii has been extensively written about and popularized, the remains of its sister city, a smaller yet wealthier community close to the sea, are less widely known, but they have yielded spectacular archaeological evidence.

This is the first major study of Herculaneum since that of Joseph Jay Deiss, published in 1966 and last revised in 1993. And in any language there have only ever been a handful of books available, mostly guidebooks and exhibition catalogues. Herculaneum is based on the latest excavation work and incorporates much new material that has revolutionized our understanding of the site. The book draws on a decade’s work with the Herculaneum Conservation Project which, thanks to the Packard Humanities Institute, has begun to reverse the neglect of previous years which had reduced this extraordinary site to a critical condition. Illustrated with more than 300 newly taken colour photographs and archive illustrations, plus eight spectacular 360-degree panoramas, it is the definitive overview for the general public of what we know and understand about Herculaneum, of what is still unknown and mysterious, and of the potential for future discoveries in both archaeological and political contexts.

Seit 25 Jahren fuhren Hubert Hermann und Francois Valentiny ihre Buros in Wien und Luxemburg. Was sie verbindet, ist eine gemeinsame Haltung, die sie uber die Jahre im verbalen und entwerferischen Gedankenaustausch prazisieren. Was sie trennt ist der Standort: Hier die Grostadt Wien, dort das kleine, landlich gepragte Luxemburg. Daher auch die unterschiedlichen Aufgaben - vom Gerateschuppen zum Reprasentativbau, vom Einfamilienhaus zur urbanen Wohnanlage. Die vorliegende Monografie ist thematisch aufgebaut: Baukunstlerisch sind ihre Arbeiten vergleichbar, im subjektiven Ausdruck allerdings differenziert gelost. Ihre Architektur bietet uns ein Erlebnis, das nicht entlang zeitgeistiger Trends verlauft: hier geht es um einen individuellen Beitrag zur aktuellen Architekturdiskussion. Und es geht um "Codes" - um die Verarbeitung und Anwendung historischer, kontextueller, architekturtheoretischer, kunstlerischer Elemente und ihre Transformation in zeitgenossische, nutzerorientierte Architektur.

Створіть власний прекрасний затишок у будь-якому просторі з безсоромно жіночним стилем

Незалежно від того, чи ви щасливо самотні, чи маєте чотирьох дітей, мати кімнату, яка вам подобається, – це звичайна мрія. Зрештою, яка жінка не хоче сучасного, романтичного, жіночного, дорослого простору, який вона може назвати своїм – де вона може слухати оперу (або музику вісімдесятих) та занурюватися в сторінки Джейн Остін (або останні плітки про знаменитостей)?

Hers пропонує сотні стильних способів створити власний приватний куточок, навіть якщо ваша спальня одночасно є вітальнею або коли витончені меблі здаються несумісними з життям, зручним для дітей. Завдяки ретельному переосмисленню планування вашого будинку та трохи уяви, ви можете присвятити частину спільного простору власним інтересам, і Жаклін де Монтревел покаже вам, як це зробити.

Ці інтер'єри втілюють красу та комфорт жіночого дизайну за допомогою кольору, форм меблів та привабливих аксесуарів. Пориньте у світ таких уявних можливостей, як:

• будуар у стилі старого гламуру з туалетним столиком та ліжком, заваленим постільною білизною
• вишукана гардеробна з плюшевим пуфом та дзеркалом від підлоги до стелі
• чарівний куточок, створений антикварною лавкою, паризьким килимом під сходами та химерним годинником
• зона відпочинку біля ліжка, акцентована м’яким кріслом та дзеркальною тумбочкою з колекцією модних книг
• невеликий куточок для читання з яскраво-помаранчевим кріслом поруч із модним столиком та вазою з герберами

А оскільки жіночий стиль не завжди означає рюші та мереживо, Hers включає сучасні інтерпретації жіночої класики: смужки замість квіткових прикрас, яскраво-рожеве взуття, виставлене як витвори мистецтва, або ретро-червоно-чорну кольорову гаму з яскравими аксесуарами.

Поряд із сотнями чарівних фотографій, ви знайдете безліч ідей для персоналізації та насолоди вашим простором; поради щодо того, як зробити ваш простір сексуальним, особливим та привабливим; поради щодо того, як бути готовим прийняти гостей у будь-який момент; нові ідеї для організації та демонстрації колекцій; і навіть поради щодо прикрашання робочої зони, щоб вона заохочувала творчість, а не стрес. Завдяки безкінечному натхненню та ідеям у Hers ви дізнаєтеся все, що вам потрібно знати про створення місця персоналізованого відпочинку або місця, де ви можете просто насолоджуватися нічим.

Про автора:

Жаклін де Монтревел — редакторка групи стилю життя Beckett Media. Вона редагує журнал Romantic Homes та курує такі видання, як Cottages & Bungalows та Victorian Homes. ДеМонтревел працювала в Self та GQ, а також була автором Harper’s Bazaar. Вона також є авторкою книги The Vintage Table, співавторкою Vintage Vavoom (разом з редакторами Romantic Homes) та 21st-Century Etiquette (разом з Шарлоттою Форд).

Spend your holidays in tiny huts, cabins, treehouses, and houseboats in remote places. Hideouts is a guide to vacations cast far away from civilization

The way we travel has changed. We no longer want a generic, one-size-fits-all vacation: We want to explore on our own terms and immerse ourselves in local culture. Simply witnessing nature is no longer enough — we want to live in it. A fusion of glamour and camping, Hideouts will guide you to experience the most awe-inspiring locales around the world. Across the globe, you’ll find incredible destinations, each offering their own unique advantages. You can wake up in a yurt on a mountain top, reside in the forest canopy in a treehouse, or take in incredible panoramic views in an eco-lodge — and that’s just to name a few. Explore the most amazing glamping destinations in our new title Hideouts.

Various prestigious architects present their most recent creations for apartment buildings, from the most innovative and avant-garde proposals, to those that attempt to create spaces whose personalities adapt to their contents. Conventional vertical dwellings, buildings for specifi c groups and residential complexes share a common spirit: rigour, imagination and respect for both the persons who will occupy them and the enviroment in which they are located. The works in this book, provide stimulating answers, ingenious solutions, unexpected points of view and proposals that will without doubt infl uence the conception of residential architecture.

Volume illustrates different positions and research, and attempts to give answers and relaunch issues, dedicating “High_Scapes” - high meaning geographical altitudes and physical excellence - in the various sections where different topics are developed.Some of the answers to the problems presented are derived from the results of the research presented in the first edition of the ALPS Biennial (Alpine Landscape Project Sustainability, June 2008).The book also contains a DVD of the documentary film “Inside the Landscape, the Alps”, shot on location during the Biennial, that relaunches issues concerning the alpine landscape, but generally the reality  and central focus of this matter and the issues linked to it, through images and contributions of the people involved in the research in progress.

High-rise architecture has provided some of the most technically innovative and aesthetically interesting buildings of recent years, despite its checkered and often controversial history. It has also become some of the most desirable property available in cities throughout the world.

Andrew Weaving hands you the entrance keys to twenty-five different apartments-with-a-view in this rich collection of fabulous, spare photographs that capture unique views of these buildings and their highly livable interiors. High-rise Living features architecture and interior living spaces for high-rise condominiums and apartments in Europe, Asia, Canada, Australia, and the United States, divided in three categories: Classic, Now, and Future.

An engaging introduction recounts the highlights of high-rise architecture from its genesis in "ideal socialist cities" to its contemporary ideal as a solution to environmental and world population housing issues, and covers the work of such architectural greats as Louis Sullivan, Auguste Perret, Frank Lloyd Wright (yes, he did towers!), Le Corbusier, Richard Neutra, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Erno Goldfinger, Bertrand Goldberg, I. M. Pei, the Archigram Group, Kisho Kurokawa, and others.

High-rise Living is a fresh look at modern, architecturally designed spaces in which to live, right in the heart of the city.

Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated is a commemoration of the beautiful, mature gardens planned and planted by The Prince of Wales over thirty years ago

The gardens at Highgrove evoke intense emotion. In January, the dramatic light and early snowdrops of the Stumpery are exquisite; the glistening emerald lawns and tree blossoms in Spring lift the spirits with a promise of what is to come; in Summer, the longed-for delphiniums in the Sundial Garden stand proudly to attention and dramatic leaf colours welcome Autumn to the Arboretum as the harvesting in the Kitchen Garden begins. In Winter the structural elements of the garden have their moment of glory as the year comes to a close and the cycle of the seasons continues.

As the months pass, the gardens at Highgrove change dramatically. By wandering through each part of this astounding garden through the seasons, The Prince of Wales, along with Bunny Guinness, describe the thinking behind each garden, the mistakes and the triumphs, and his plans for the future.

Lavishly illustrated with photographs that capture both the light and detail of this magisterial space, this beautiful book will delight and inspire gardeners of every level. It is an exquisite celebration of garden design, passion and inspiration.

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Featuring breathtaking photographs of some of Scotland’s most remarkable and little-known houses, this book tells the story of how incomers adopted the North of Scotland as a recreational paradise and left an astonishing legacy of architecture and decoration inspired by the romanticized image of the Highlands.  Known as shooting lodges because they were designed principally to accommodate the parties of guests that flocked north for the annual sporting season, these houses range from Picturesque cottages ornées and Scotch Baronial castles to Arts and Crafts mansions and modern eco-lodges. While their designs respond to some of Britain’s wildest and most stirring landscapes, inside many were equipped with the latest domestic technology and boasted opulent decoration and furnishings from the smartest London and Parisian firms.  A good number survive little altered in their original state, and some are still owned by descendants of the families that built them.

Images from the famous Country Life Picture Library and specially commissioned photographs evoke the dramatic settings and arresting detail of these houses, making the book as appealing to decorators and architectural historians as it is to travelers and sportsmen.

About the Author:

Mary Miers commutes between her home in the Scottish Highlands and England, where she works as the Fine Arts and Books Editor for Country Life magazine. Her books include: 'The English Country House’ (Rizzoli); 'Highlands and Islands; an anthology of poetry of place’ (Eland); and 'The Western Seaboard; an illustrated architectural guide’ (Rutland Press). The late Paul Barker was one of England’s premier interior and architectural photographers, whose books included English Country House Interiors, The Drawing Room, and English Ruins.

* A comprehensive insider’s guide to the Big Apple, with sections on shopping, culture, sights, restaurants, hotels, and more…
* Ranging from boutiques to bars, museums to landmarks, this guide’s got all bases covered

Project Introduction:

1. Design

007 Shizimen Bridge Competition-the Infinity Loop017 Galaxy Yabao Hi-tech Enterprises Headquarter Park
027 New Jangwan Office Park
035 The Fujian Professional Photonic Techinical College
047 Summer International Retail and Entertainment Centre
057 Chongqing Zhongxun Plaza
069 Lanyue Bay West Convention Centre & Mixed Development
079 China-taiwan Cross Strait Forum Exhibiion Centre & Opera House
091 Dalian Public Library
099 Urban Planning Museum
109 Badshahpur It Park
119 The Gateway Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

2. Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture

007 Dancing Dragons
021 Jinan Pulimen Commercial Complex
033 The Grand Boulevard
047 Yixing Dongju Far East
061 1 Dubai
073 Head Office for the Federation of Korean Industries
087 Wings Museum
099 Matrix Gateway Complex
109 Crystal Center
121 The Za’abeel Master Plan
135 Park Gate
147 Qintai International Tower

3. Jasper-Eyers Architects

007 Médiacité
017 MG Tower
027 Minsk Tower
037 South City
045 Themis Courthouse
051 Warsaw Spire
063 Belview
073 Belair
081 Dexia Tower
093 Le Toison d’Or
099 VAC-Flemish Administrative Center
107 Lex building-Council of the European Union
117 Waterview
133 Senator

4. Kris Yao Artech Architects

007 Lanyang Museum
023 National Palace Museum Southern Branch
029 China National Centre for Sinology
039 Wuzhen Theater
049 Taiwan Traditional Performing Arts Center
059 Huashan House
069 Continental Engineering Corporation Headquarters
075 China Steel Corporation Headquarters
085 Taiwan High Speed Rail Hsinchu Station
095 Meridien Hotel and Office Complex
107 Shih Chien University Gymnasium and Library

5. KSP Jurgen Engel Archiekten

007 Tianjin Art Museum
017 Deutschen Börse
027 Palais Quartier
033 New National Library of China
041 WestendDuo
051 s. Oliver Headquarter
065 Air China Blue Sky Tower
071 HumboldtHafenEins
077 Olympic Plaza
081 Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum in Nanjing
089 Tianjin University Sports Arena
097 The Beijing Patents Office
103 Surgery & Dermatology-University Medical Center Ulm
113 Astra-Tower
117 Sunshine 100 International New Town
123 SanWeiDu
129 Conceptual Design for Changzhou Xin Long District International Business & Technology Plaza

6. P&T Group

007 No.1&2 Corporate Avenue
017 Aria
027 Bank of Panhsin Headquarters
035 Bellavita
047 The Harbourside
053 Jinan Hang Lung Plaza – Parc 66
071 Lumiere
075 Mapletree Business City
083 Beijing Oriental Plaza
095 Park Ventures the Ecoplex on Witthayu
103 10,12,16 & 18 Pollock’s Path
109 Sheraton Hotel
119 Shunde Culture Centre Complex
131 Sathorn Square
139 The Residencia Macau
147 Hong Kong Design Institute & HKIVE Lee Wai Lee Campus
155 Crocodile Centre at 79 Hoi Yuen Road

7. Perkins Eastman

007 835 Sixth Avenue
017 Chongqing Library
029 Saifee Burhani Bendhi Bazaar
035 Concordia International School Shanghai: High School
049 Kumkang Penterium IT Center
063 MSKCC
069 Hebrew Senior Life: NewBridge on the Charles
083 Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
099 St.Vincent’s Medical Center: Cancer Center
111 TKTS Booth

8. RTKL

007 City Crossing Shenyang
021 Westfield San Francisco
029 Dream Mall
041 Grand Hyatt Shenzhen
053 City Crossing Phase II
063 LA Live
073 Metropolis
085 360 MALL
097 Chadstone West Mall
107 Hyundai Daegu Department Store
121 Cristalia Business Park
135 ShanXi Taiyuan Tian Mei Century Plaza
145 Brickell Financial Centre

9. UN Studio

007 Raffles City
023 Arnhem Central Transfer Terminal
029 King David the Builder International Airport
035 Singapore University of Technology and Design
043 Ponte Parodi
053 Dance Palace
061 Theatre Spijkenisse
067 I’Park City
075 Model House for I’Park City
081 New Amsterdam Plein & Pavillion
087 Tea House on bunker
095 Mercedes-Benz Museum
111 Cenre for Virtual Engineering (ZVE)
127 Haus am Weinberg
141 The Scotts Tower
149 V on Shenton

10. The Jerde Partnership

007 Mecenatpolis
021 D-cube City
035 The City 7 Mall
047 Daegu Mosaic Gardens
065 Festival Waterfront Center
071 Hashimoto Konoha Mall
087 Kanyon
099 Langham Place
113 Morongo Casino Resort & SPA
123 Santa Monica Place
133 World Market Center
139 Zlote Tarasy
153 Atlantic City, New Jersey