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Houses Now ENWhat brings a home to life? This is the underlying quest behind each of the 25 spectacular houses showcased in this colourful volume, illustrated with hundreds of photographs and floor plans, with commentary by the contributing architects. Houses Now takes us behind the facades and into the minds of the masters behind the design of each house, as well as the occupants. Undeniably contemporary and forward thinking in…
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Houses Now 2 ENWhat brings a home to life? This is the underlying quest behind each of the 25 spectacular houses showcased in this colorful volume, illustrated with hundreds of photographs and floor plans that illustrate the commentary of the contributing architects. The personality and mood of each design is as important as its technical and architectural aspects, leaving no facets unexplored. HOUSES NOW 2 takes us behind the…
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Houses on Difficult Sites ENA highly practical and instructive sourcebook following each step of the design and construction process of over thirty houses constructed on especially tricky sites. Projects include real “cliffhangers” that seem to hover in thin air, to houses set on dramatically sloped plots, to tiny, oddly-shaped plots hemmed in on all sides. Particular emphasis is placed on the engineering techniques, construction processes and…
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Xu Bin Iconic American Storefront ENTake a look at some of the most amazing storefronts in the United States! Author Xu Bin has traveled the country to find the best, the most alluring, the most sophisticated shops - including branches of such top retailers as Louis Vuitton and Chanel, as well as unexpected smaller stores that no reader would ever find without this indispensable guide. From New York to Los Angeles, these are the storefronts that…
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In Style Asia ENDecorating Asia taps into the range of rich and diverse styling elements that are reflected in Asian countries, highlighted by the strong colour themes found in each Asian country. The book centres around nine countries/regions, taking you on a visual journey through inspirational shots that depict the cultural elements of Asian countries and showing you how to incorporate these style elements in your home. The…
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Industries & Business Buildings ENMore and more architects are becoming aware of the benefits of prefabricated architecture. This book features over 30 extraordinary modular, dismountable, transportable, adaptable and recyclable projects designed by recognized architects. Filled with 400 full-colour photographs and architectural plans by the designers themselves, Prefab will prove to become the definitive reference for architects, contractors,…
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Innovative Apartment Buildings ENHere are the latest design trends in apartment buildings-and how to make them chic, modern, and livable. Contributing architects have added their commentary and floor plans for each project, which include all styles of multi-building complexes and vertical dwellings. Ingenious designs and unexpected solutions and an up-to-date sourcebook make this a fascinating book for anyone interested in apartment architecture…
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Landscape Art ENMountains, valleys, weather conditions and open spaces become the foundations and support to fresh ways of artistic expression that do not adhere to the conventional walled boundaries of museums or art galleries.
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Landscape Design USA ENUSA Landscape Design features 70 completed landscape projects in USA, projects are classified under the following sections: 1) Plazaz and Streetscapes, 2) Institutional, 3) Corporate and Commercial, 4) Parks, Gardens and Memorial and 5) Residential. It is the intention of the publisher to make this publication an annual publication. An annual record of landscape design in US.
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Carles Broto Minimalist Interiors ENMinimalist Interiors responds to the modern inner urge to pare down and slow down felt by many. These are serene, uncluttered havens from the outside world, achieved through the harmonious application of concepts central to zen: simplicity, inner calm, harmony. Transferred to the sanctuary of the home, we find: simplicity of layout, subtlety of light, calming tones and clean lines. These carefully thought-out…
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New Concepts Bars and Restaurants ENThe architecture of leisure tends to be one of the best exponents of the creative capacity of the designer. The functional and aesthetic limitations are almost always less strict than in other areas, and this is why the most famous spaces of restaurants, bars, cafes and discotheques have become fundamental examples for studying the different tendencies of language, materials and design that arise from the interior…
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New Concepts Housing ENWith in-depth technical explanations and hundreds of glossy color photographs, this work is as attractive as it is practical. With dozens of new and daring proposals in house design by architects of international renown, each program is accompanied by a comprehensive analysis (contributed directly by the designing architects themselves) of each phase in the design and building processes. Included is a breakdown of…
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New Perspectives: Cafes, Bars & Restaurants ENGood food. Fine wine. Cold beer. What else does a restaurant, café, or bar need? Ambience, of course - that perfect blend of warm welcome and cool appeal. New Perspectives: Cafés, Bars, and Restaurants looks at an exciting selection of some of the most cutting-edge designs in the world, featuring work by such masters as Michael Young, Ron Arad, and Philippe Starck. More than 450 full-color photographs and 120 black…
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New Perspectives: Domestic Interiors ENArchitects, designers, and anyone renovating an older building will find dozens of fresh, new ideas and information in New Perspectives: Domestic Interiors. The focus of this title is rebuilding, and more than 450 full-color illustrations plus 130 black-and-white illustrations and plans showcase ingenious solutions for giving old structures a dynamic new look and for creating effective spaces for domestic use. Each…
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New Perspectives: New Country Houses ENThis stunning sourcebook for architects, designers, and home owners showcases contemporary country houses that have broken the mold. Innovative, unusual, exciting, these homes set the standard for comfort combined with good looks. An international selection of the finest projects from architects around the globe is presented in New Perspectives: Modern Suburban Houses, complete with information on the design process…
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New Shop Design ENShopping as an experience has taken the place as shopping as a necessity; and the design of the spaces to meet that end has had to adapt accordingly. This is a dynamic and colourful collection of some of the most forward-looking and inspiring shop designs in the world, from the studios of some of modern architecture's leading names. Each project is thoroughly documented with the designers' own notes and explanations…
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New Shopping Malls ENCreating an appealing overall look as well as a distinctive image for each shop...integrating communal areas...handling parking and public facilities...these are just some of the challenges facing the designers of modern shopping malls. Shop and Malls features dozens of remarkable examples of successful malls, each one showcased with floor plans, insightful text, sketches, and full-color photographs that show how…
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New Urban Elements ENBenches, railings, parterres, street lamps, posts, footpaths and bridges, fountains and spatial organizers—New Urban Elements takes an up-close look at all of the elements that go into the design of urban space. Every element shown in the dazzling color photographs was custom-designed for a specific project, and all are explained from the drawing board up, from the original sketches and lists of materials to…
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Outstanding Stands ENThis volume shows the most thought-provoking and innovative temporary and commercial expressions of architecture. The stand designs shown here can be viewed as a three-dimensional version of marketing, bearing in mind the target audience, the site location, and of course the product to be displayed. Each proposal manages to imprint its own particular atmosphere, within the dynamic framework of changing trends and…
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Portable Architecture ENFrom the foldable home to the blow-up inhabitable spaces, a daring spirit pervades each project in this collection of creative solutions in mobile architecture. All projects are illustrated with colour photographs, with accompanying floor plans and information provided by the architects and designers.
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Restaurants, Cafes & Bars ENWithout an engaging and appealing ambience, any budding restaurant or bar will have a hard time drawing patrons in - and that´s what the designers of these successful establishments had in mind when coming up with these truly original spaces. This diverse collection is an excellent cross-section of some of the most cutting-edge wining-and-dining hotspots in the world. With the impulses of creativity given free reign…
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Carles Broto Roofs: Selection and Details ENRoofs. If they’re up there, they’re in here.Up-to-the-minute overview of roof design and construction.Hundreds of full-color photographs.Homeowners don’t think about roofs till water is pouring into their attic...but architects think about them all the time. The fifth skin of every building provides protection against the sun, the wind, and the rain, and it also defines the character of the architecture. With full…
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Ken Liu Shanghai Interiors ENDesigners have long used traditional Chinese elements to add a touch of the Orient to homes and corporate interiors. Now, Neo-Chinese Art: Oriental Elements reveals stunning ways to incorporate these elements more fully into room designs. Don't just put a Chinese symbol on a wall; make sure it is meaningful in the context of the room. Use the rich colors of Chinese art; introduce the forms that are part of Chinese…
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Benson Lam Shop Windows ENThe primary aim of shop keepers and manufacturers is one -to attract and sell more. Today in a consumer-oriented market, new ideas of product exhibit are proposed everyday. Through these ideas from the global viusal merchandisers, we can better learn and understand the different culture lifestyle, social background and consumer preferences of that country and cetainly, the identity of the brand.If a picture tells a…