Книги по архитектуре городов мира

Cities don't have to be faceless lines of gray boxes. City Embellishments Barcelona presents dozens of fresh ideas for bringing big cities back to a human scale. Small details like a carved facade, a tiny green space, benches, touches of bold color, a sheltering doorway, planters, and more. Each of these warm, distintive touches is expertly explained by the best authority available: the designing architects themselves.

300 color photographs

* Sports or cocktails, shopping or sightseeing, this handy volume covers everything that this Mediterranean hotspot has to offer…
 * Contains sections on the most interesting landmarks, restaurants and bars…and the top accommodations

300 color photographs 

130 color photographs

A dazzling oasis of neon, there’s always something happening in this desert hot spot. In recent years Vegas has been reinvigorated with an influx of hip new hotels, restaurants, clubs and casinos. These new additions have all the traditional trappings of a Las Vegas good time, but with an added layer of chic. Day or night there’s always a scene! With savvy and panache, this insider guide shows you how to get past the velvet rope and into the spotlight.

* If it’s chic and cutting edge, it’s here; all the best leisure and lifestyle opportunities are chronicled in this informative guide to Las Vegas
* Fun photographs of the best Las Vegas has to offer

130 color photographs

130 color photographs 

No wonder Miami and South Beach are model central. It's where the hot young things come to see and be seen. With its daytime emphasis on sun and spectacle, and lively nightlife once the sun goes down, there's always somewhere to go. This hip metropolis has an array of destinations combining Latin flair, Deco splendor, and quite a strong dash of Euro sophistication. This guide offers in-the-know advice that helps you choose among the many bars, restaurants, clubs and hotels.

* If it's fun and fashionable, it's here; all the best leisure and lifestyle opportunities are chronicled in this informative guide to Miami and South Beach
* A photographic tour of one of America's coolest cities

Copenhagen is not just the capital of Denmark, but also the international seat of cutting edge design by such modern masters as Arne Jacobsen, Jшrn Utzon and Verner Panton. All have left their indelible mark on the cityscape and the great tradition of bold and exceptional spaces continues. A number of highly important buildings have been erected in the last few years (the new library by Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen and the Opera House by Henning Larsens Tegnestue) and this guide provides the reader with a quick and handy reference to each and every one.

* Another of teNeues’ authoritative series of pocket guides to recent noteworthy architecture in cities around the world
* Includes color photographs and a site map for convenient use by tourists and professionals alike

The Spanish poet Garcia Lorca once said that La Rambla was the only street in the world which he wished would never end. Something similar could be said about the city in which this 1.2 km long pedestrian street is situated. While visiting Barcelona, everyone wishes their stay could last forever. And with this book in your hands, it can. The second largest city of Spain and the capital of autonomous Catalonia is also Europe's biggest metropolis on the Mediterranean coast. It has the best urban beaches in the world! This beautifully illustrated book takes you through 300 pages of breathtaking photographs of the Hospital San Pau, the Museum of Modern Art, Montjuic park and the Placa Catalunya, the Gothic Quarter and Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, a church that has been under construction since 1882. Come and walk in Park Güell, meet Miro and Picasso, feel the trendy city life, admire the many street artists, support the amazing football team and enjoy the great climate. Once you've been there, you'll go back and back again!

Beijing, one of the four Great Ancient Capitals of China is a metropolis in every sense of the word. It has a great history and is at the same time on top of the 21st century as a vibrant and exciting city. Destination Beijing shows you, in 300 pages of stunning photography and quotes, the greatest treasures of the centre of Chinese art and culture. From ancient monuments such as the Tiananmen, the Temple of Heaven, Beihai Park, the University and other palaces, temples and gates, to the newest districts and buildings. We visit the National Stadium (built for the 2008 Olympic Games), the Beijing Financial Street and the 798 Art Zone, which mixes old and new styles of architecture.

Paris, the city of love, twinkling lights and baguettes! Who has never dreamed of endlessly roaming the history-packed streets of the world's most romantic city? This passionate collection of dynamic images depicts Paris in all its cosmopolitan variety. Stunning photography on each and every page provides memorable portraits of cutting edge architecture and awe-inspiring skylines alongside wonderful stills of the River Seine, Parisian street life, the parks and cemetaries and all the iconic landmarks and attractions from the Eiffel Tower to the Mona Lisa. The beating heart of Paris is captured in 300 pages of spectacular photography and fascinating quotations from celebrities associated with the city.

Rome, the eternal city, is imbued with centuries of history and culture. It is not just Italy's capital and largest city, it is a city of great emperors, famous popes and artistic masters such as Michelangelo, Bernini and Raphael. This book will make you feel like you are strolling through the picturesque streets of this magnificent city, admiring stunning art and architecture, enjoying famous sites like the Pantheon and the Coliseum, living la dolce vita and watching the city come to life on a piazza with a romantic fountain and animated Italians on Vespa scooters.

Only a few decades ago, Dubai was merely a tranquil Bedouin city. Today, the skyline of a boomtown rises from the desert. Reports about it are distinguished by superlatives. In particular, reports regardign new buildings in this country of little shadow overshadow anything that has been constructed before. Burj Al Arab, currently the world's largest luxury hotel, with its also technically unique facade is just one example of these buildings. Palm Project or Hydropolis, both visionary, artificially created islands belong to the same category. As does the construction of the world's highest apartment tower. Dubai presents a kind of preview of the ultramodern - a trend that is also reflected in the design of various restaurants, hotels and label stores. Representing the most important gate to the Middle East, this city is primarily one thing: thoroghly international and with incredible power on its way to a new future. This is the theme of this book, with chosen objects and crucial information concerning them.

The elements of Neo-classical style are the elements that reflect Neo-classism in modern living space. It could be as big as a solid Roman column, and as small as a beautifully carved artefact. These decorative substances can evoke imagination, cast visual impact, and reach the very inner part of the audience. They are not necessarily ‘vintage’, but they do convey the preciseness, solemnity, and luxury of Neo-classism. Neo-classical elements present strict geometric patterns and are more or less hand carved, bringing the ambiance of solemn elegance and the ‘human’ factor into the interior. Therefore, Neoclassical style is given more consideration in today’s interior decorating industry.