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A stone-garden fountain where children are invited to play...a striking landscape created by the "flying floors" of an airport...in the midst of the most crowded, most intense cities and buildings, open spaces provide visual and emotional relief. Twenty exciting examples of the best in urban design, each thoroughly illustrated and documented, make Urban Spaces: Plazas and Squares an invaluable resource for architects, urban planners, and students seeking out the latest trends in public space design.

* Exciting projects by top design firms from around the world
* Innovative, unusual, unexpected projects

Migration from the countryside to cities is a global phenomenon, placing increased population and transport pressures on cities around the world. And yet there are precious few great transit developments, little variety in the ones we do have, only rare examples of development profitability, and consequently, minimal motivation for our industry and our communities.

Urban Transformation is really about providing the critical inspiration to change this situation. It is about restocking our weak architectural portfolio of transit facilities with dynamic new models. It is about recognizing the potential value and longevity of these projects, and making them exceptional rather than forgettable.

The powerful cases in this book remove the excuses for mediocrity and mundane functionality, and show us how to excel. The text introduces an understandable typology of development around transit, and uses that to illustrate different strategies and design techniques. There is a broad range and scale of projects represented—large and small, domestic and global, big markets and modest communities—and each an excellent example of what can be realized.

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In the first publication of the URBANITY project, readers can see thoughts of upcoming architects about the city and it’s potential.

Urbanity Twenty Years Later is a long term regional research project which is rediscovering Central European urban values and aiming to find answers for the future of our cities as such.

In the book, readers will find out why guest critic Elia Zenghelis pointed out that “Urbanity Twenty Years Later is going beyond official education where political awareness is treated like a hot potato”.

Research partners were Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Berlin Institute of Technology, Czech Technical University in Prague, Technical University of Budapest, University of Ljubljana and Warsaw University of Technology.

With the increasing awareness of eco-building techniques alongside the desire to make our homes healthier, the historical benefits of using natural renders and paints are being rediscovered.

Using Natural Finishes is an in-depth guide to the selection, mixing and application of lime and clay based plasters, renders, paints and washes. Providing step-by-step instructions with detailed illustrations to show the practical elements of working with lime and clay-based finishes, the authors demonstrate how these natural breathable plasters and paints can be used on a wide variety of wall surfaces, including traditional and eco-build materials like cob, strawbale and stone, as well as modern plasterboard and concrete surfaces, with stunning results.

Easy to follow DIY projects guide the reader through all aspects of using these natural finishes, with beautiful photographs of techniques and examples from the UK and abroad.

Key words: cob, eco-building, natural building, strawbale, earthen plasters, earth plasters, clay plasters, natural paints, sustainable building, lime plasters, lime paints, lime wash, alis, casein, clay paints, eco paints, green paints.

Ce livre montre comment les artisans ont utilisé les marbres anciens dans le mobilier : dessus de commodes, plateaux de tables et de consoles, cheminées en marbre. Outre le marbre dans le meuble, son utilisation dans la décoration, l’architecture, la mosaïque, les objets d’art, les statues et l’art religieux  est largement abordée.
Une partie technique traite des connaissances nécessaires à l’expertise d’un marbre ancien, son identification et son entretien, et montre un exemple de restauration d’un plateau de marbre. Les autres roches décoratives sont également décrites : les bois pétrifiés, le porphyre, l’albâtre ou la paesine, cette étonnante pierre-paysage.
Une deuxième partie montre, à travers de nombreuses photographies, des exemples d’utilisation des marbres dans des œuvres prestigieuses depuis l’Antiquité jusqu’à nos jours, en insistant sur le XVIIIe siècle. Beaucoup ont été photographiées au Musée Carnavalet, au Château de Versailles, à Palais Garnier et au Musée Nissim de Camondo.

Un livre à la fois technique et artistique sur l’utilisation du marbre, complément bienvenu de l’autre livre de Jacques Dubarry de Lassale, L’identification des marbres.

Jacques Dubarry de Lassale, Maître ébéniste, expert en mobilier et objet d'arts organise des stages d'expertise de mobilier ancien.
Petits groupes de 4 à 8 personnes.
Stages très pratiques qui permettent une application immédiate des connaissances.

Sommaire :
Identifier un marbre.
L’expertise d’un plateau de marbre.
La restauration et l’entretien des marbres.
Les pierres marbrières et roches décoratives.
Historique du travail des marbres.
Exemples de réalisations en marbre : les meubles, les cheminées, les éléments d’architecture, les objets d’art et la statuaire, l’art religieux.

An inspirational exploration of utopias and radical approaches to city planning.

Whether created by established architects and artists or new talents, the examples in Utopia Forever are important catalysts for fundamental change and are radically shaping our notions of life in the future. The current projects and concepts from architecture, city planning, urbanism, and art collected here point beyond the restrictions of the factual to unleash the potential of creative visions. This inspiring work explores how current challenges for architecture, mobility, and energy as well as the logistics of food consumption and waste removal can be met. Text features by both architects and theorists give added insight.

A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing.- Oscar Wilde

The cities in which we live today are unfortunately not the cities that we need for a humane and sustainable tomorrow. Societies and politicians are desperately looking for solutions and ideas for the urban areas of the future. That is why the development and discussion of utopias are - next to sustainability - the most current topics in contemporary architecture.

We have learned from the 1960s and 1970s that utopian visions are one of the most important catalysts for fundamental change. Modern wind farms for generating energy, for example, were initially contemplated at that time and are now permanent fixtures in our landscapes.

Utopia Forever is a collection of current projects and concepts from architecture, city planning, urbanism, and art that point beyond the restrictions of the factual to unleash the potential of creative visions. In contrast to the largely ideal-theoretic approaches of the past, today’s utopias take the necessity for societal changes into account. The projects in this book explore how current challenges for architecture, mobility, and energy as well as the logistics of food consumption and waste removal can be met.

Whether created by established architects and artists or new talents, the projects in Utopia Forever are radically shaping our notions of life in the future.

This attractive series reveals the V&A's spectacular and extensive pattern collections. Each title includes a free CD of high-resolution images.

Chinese Textiles moves through the centuries highlighting the motifs of luxurious courtly robes, floral silks intended for the export market, and even the tongue-in-cheek patterns of Vivienne Tam.

This stunningly illustrated book features more than 40 vacation homes from around the world, reflecting a wide range of cultures, styles and ways of life. From Sweden to South Africa, New England to Mexico and Provence to Lamu, Vacation Homes and Perfect Weekend Hideaways reveals the extraordinary variety of places where people go to get away from it all. While some of the properties are highly sophisticated, others are altogether more vernacular or even 'shabby chic’, their individuality a testament to each owner’s unique sense of style. Elegantly written by interiors expert Karen Howes, and illustrated throughout by today’s top interiors photographers, this book will appeal as much to the armchair traveller as to those wishing to do up their own home-away-from-home in the sun.

Features more than 40 inspirational homes from around the world that perfectly capture the essence of vacation living
Stunningly illustrated throughout with more than 500 images by leading interiors photographers
Includes the homes of such celebrated designers as Jasper Conran, Liza Bruce, Carolyn Quartermaine and Ou Baholyodhin
An armchair escape and an essential sourcebook for anyone passionate about interior design and global travel

A unique collection of more than 60 vegetarian, vegan, and vegan-friendly hotels and bed & breakfasts from all over the world, made even more enticing by delicious recipes.

Even with the loveliest hotel room and a beckoning pool, the perfect vacation can be spoiled when the restaurant forces you to make a meal out of side dishes. For vegetarians and vegans, a hotel vacation suiting their culinary lifestyle can still be quite a challenge. But there are outstanding alternatives out there, you just have to find them! In 2011, travel writers Karen Klein, Thomas Klein, and Peter Haunert established VeggieHotels®, the world’s first network of entirely vegetarian and vegan hotels and inns, which now includes far more than 500 establishments around the globe. They added VeganWelcome® in 2015 as a hand-picked selection of particularly vegan-friendly hotels.

In addition to purely vegetarian-vegan hotels, more establishments are offering guests outstanding vegan cuisine alongside more conventional dishes, so the founders of VeggieHotels® responded to this trend in 2015 by expanding their selection of vegan-friendly accommodations with another new website called, VeganWelcome®. They shine a spotlight on wonderful places run with great love and enthusiasm that are paving the way for a kind of tourism based on ethical principles and sustainability. And their success shows just how right they were: today, more than 300 hotels and inns in over 60 countries are VeggieHotels® and VeganWelcome® members. Guests at these establishments can savor new and creative vegetarian and vegan cuisine that will satisfy even the most jaded palate. This volume introduces the best hotels from the VeggieHotels® and VeganWelcome® websites with gorgeous photos and detailed information on each property’s special features — from cooking classes to yoga retreats. From vegan surfing camps to luxury hotels, from exclusive Ayurvedic retreats to simple mountain chalets, and from Tuscan country estates to holistic wellness resorts on Bali, the hotels presented in the book are dream destinations for fans of plant-based sustenance — and a whole lot more. They are also highly recommended for anyone interested in a healthy diet and lifestyle as well as sustainable travel. Top chefs reveal their secret recipes as well, so your culinary getaway can continue long after you’ve returned home.

Every hotel presented in this book is unique, with a history entirely its own and often built on an intensely personal dream. In every establishment, guests come to enjoy new, creative, vegetarian, and vegan cuisines that will satisfy even the most selective gourmets.

 - P.E.A. Award 2017 in the category "Travel/Tourism"
 - With recipes that will make your mouth water just reading them

The perfect gift for anyone who cares as much about clean eating as they do about sustainable tourism

Жизненный путь Дмитрия Величкина и Николая Голованова удивительно схож. Оба родились в Москве в 1959 году. Окончили Московский архитектурный институт в 1983 году. Ныне являются его профессорами. Совместное творчество началось в 1988 году, когда Величкин и Голованов основали  «Архитектурно-художественные мастерские» (А&А), имея за плечами опыт работы в государственных проектных организациях. В 1990-е известность фирме принесли работы в сфере частного заказа: проекты интерьеров и загородных резиденций. Сегодня ведущим направлением деятельности бюро является проектирование и реализация значимых объектов городской среды (жилые здания, многофункциональные комплексы, бизнес-центры) как в столице, так и провинции.

This superb volume takes the reader behind the fabulous facades of Venice to explore the greatest achievements of contemporary Venetian interior design and decoration. The residential interiors included here range from fabric designer Mirella Spinella’s house, full of Asian influences and the blue-and-white harmonies of the Palazzo Pisani Rubelli, to the cutting-edge geometrics of London-based architect Michael Carapetian and the home of DJ Spiller, who combines high-tech electronics with frescoed ceilings and rocaille wood paneling in an ancient noble mansion.

Featuring a lively anecdotal text and stunning color photographs of private interiors otherwise not open to the public, this beautifully illustrated volume is essential for anyone who has fantasized about living in one of the most romantic cities in Europe. This is an enchanting volume for browsers, armchair tourists, and anyone interested in interior design.

This is a collection of a book and 4 CDs. Venezia is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Cult photographer David Hamilton takes a characteristically romantic view of the lagoon city and reveals a quite different side to his artistic creativity. Classical music highlights Venezia's various aspects with works by composers from Antonio Vivaldi to Gustav Mahler and the Venetian ensemble Orchestra Di Gran Caffe Quadri, captured here in authentic live atmosphere.