Kniha ke 150. výročí narození Jana Kotěry je knihou pro radost. Zachtělo se nám pojmout ji jako roční putování (12 zastavení ve 13 kapitolách) po nejznámějších výsledcích architektovy tvorby. Záměrně nemluvíme jen o architektonických památkách, protože Jan Kotěra byl autorem všestranným a zůstaly nám po něm i židle, stoly, interiérová výzdoba, svítidla a také kolejová vozidla a jejich vnitřní vybavení. Projděte s námi rokem Jana Kotěry a nechejte se vést obrázky Davida Vávry, z nichž hned ten vstupní je portrétem mladého Kotěry, šviháka v kloboučku, s nakrouceným knírem a - nikdo mi to nevymluví - trochu poťouchlým pohledem, který říká: „Však vy uvidíte!“

pokračovanie edície o kultúre, architektúre mesta Gerony a okolia. Tvorba architekta Rafael Masó i Valentí zanechala jeho prácu v rôznych častiach mesta. Vám ju predstavíme v našej knihe.

Kniha Vás zavedie do španielskej kultúry, na začiatok 20. storočia, do tisícročného mesta Gerony. Geronský architekt Rafael Maso i Valentí sa narodil, žil aj zostal v meste vyobrazený aj po smrti vo svojich architektonických dielach. Ako žiak známeho španielskeho architekta Antonio Gaudího v Barcelone získal veľké skúsenosti pri svojej práci. Historické domy, paláce, školy, kostoly aj cintorín - táto jeho architektonická práca je zviditeľnená v tejto knihe. Diela sa nachádzajú vyobrazené v brožúrke s 50 stranami, pri každom diele je opísané kde sa nachádza a ako vyzerá. Pozývame všetkých, ktorý sa ešte nestretli s farebnou kultúrou španielskej architektúry nášho mesta Gerony, nech ju spoznajú zakúpením tejto knihy. Kniha je originál v španielskom a katalánskom jazyku.

Különleges könyvet tart kezében az olvasó. Alkotójáról, számos nagy sikerűgyerekkönyv szerzőjéről, Bartos Erikáról talán kevesen tudják, hogy diplomadíjjal végezte el a BME építész karát. Tehetségét, művészetét már a gyerekkönyveiben is megmutatta, most az idősebb korosztályoknak szóló impozáns könyvvel jelentkezik, amelyben elsődleges szerepet játszik a történeti építészet, Budapest lenyűgöző épületeivel. A magyar fővárost méltán szokták említeni a világ legszebb városai között. Megismerhetetlen gazdagságának olyan keresztmetszetét vehetjük kézbe, amely az építészeti grafika médiumán keresztül az ünnep- és hétköznapok megélhető, gyönyörködtető világába viszi az olvasót. Dr. Krähling János PhD, egyetemi docens A BME Építészmérnöki Kar Építészettörténeti és Műemléki Tanszék tanszékvezetője

Publikácia do vrecka, ktorá mapuje najvýznamnejšie pamiatky a objekty architektúry modernizmu v tomto krajskom meste. Sprievodca by mal slúžiť nielen ako unikátny turistický bedeker pre čoraz obľúbenejšie cestovanie za modernou architektúrou, ale vďaka atraktívnemu a prístupnému spracovaniu zvyšovať povedomie o architektonických kvalitách danej doby a posilňovať záujem o i menej známe budovy.

Ten kto chce detailne pochopiť jazyk architektúry, musí najprv poznať základné stavebné kamene. Kniha prináša prehľad všetkých základných aspektov odvetvia v 26 ľahko pochopiteľných kapitolách. Nájdete v nej úvod do problematiky, historický vývoj aj základné prvky väčšiny slohov. Či už sa na poli architektúry pohybujete roky, alebo ste študentom, táto kniha je nenahraditeľnou pomôckou, ktorá nesmie chýbať vo vašej knižnici.

Průvodce svatovítskou katedrálou seznamuje návštěvníky s dějinami, uměleckými poklady a krásnou architekturou tohoto klenotu Prahy i naší země. Publikace sleduje nejprve historický a stavební vývoj katedrály: od rotundy sv. Václava a Spytihněvovy baziliky přes stavbu gotické katedrály za Matyáše z Arrasu, Petra Parléře a jejich nástupců, její úpravy v době renesanční a barokní až po obnovu a dostavbu v 19. a 20. století. Publikace je nepostradatelnou pomocí pro každého, kdo se vydá do pražské katedrály, ať už jako poutník, milovník krásných staveb nebo turista.

Benátské vily jsou světoznámým architektonickým fenoménem. Tato monografie mapuje promítání změn v architektuře Terrafermy v důsledku okupace ostrovním státem Benátkami v průběhu čtyřsetletého období. Publikace se zabývá formálně-estetickým, tedy uměleckým a funkčně-ekonomickým vývojem vily pod vlivem politických událostí, jak na teoretické, tak praktické úrovni. Vzestup, vrchol a dekadence vil jsou sledovány v pěti kapitolách: Venkovské stavby před okupací Benátkami. První století benátské okupace, venkovská architektura ovlivněná ekonomickými podmínkami a výraz těchto vlivů ve funkčnosti staveb. Hledání symbiózy villa s hospodářstvím a otiem na Terrafermě, které bylo podmíněno změnou přístupu Benátek v důsledku sociopolitických událostí, jež vyústily v mírové období na počátku 16. století. Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), jeho dílo a odkaz v architektuře. Narušení rovnováhy ekonomického a architektonického vývoje vily v průběhu času a její postupná dekadence. Autoři dlouhodobě spolupracují na výzkumu benátských vil. Základem této spolupráce je jejich společná láska k Benátsku, která je navíc podpořena odbornou erudicí v oblasti historické architektury. Kamila Kubelíková vystudovala architekturu na univerzitě v Praze a dlouhodobě se věnuje architektonické fotografii. Martin Kubelík vystudoval architekturu a dějiny architektury na univerzitách v Cambridge a v Cáchách, působil jako řádný profesor a vedoucí architektonického ústavu na univerzitě v Evropě a v USA. Tato kniha představuje shrnutí jejich dlouholetého výzkumu. Monografie má celkem 216 stran, 270 barevných ilustrací, 391 vědeckých poznámek s 29 barevnými obrázky, rozsáhlou bibliografii použité literatury.

A sumptuous full colour art book containing the complete collection of more than 100 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps created by J.R.R. Tolkien for The Hobbit. When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit, he was already an accomplished amateur artist, and drew illustrations for his book while it was still in manuscript. The Hobbit as first printed had ten black and white pictures, two maps, and binding and dust-jacket designs by its author. Later, Tolkien also painted five scenes for colour plates which are some of his best work. His illustrations for The Hobbit add an extra dimension to that remarkable book, and have long influenced how readers imagine Bilbo Baggins and his world. The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is the complete collection of the artwork created by the author for his story. Including related pictures, more than one hundred sketches, drawings, paintings, maps, and plans are presented here, preliminary and alternate versions and experimental designs as well as finished art. Using fresh digital scans from the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford and Marquette University in Wisconsin, Tolkien’s Hobbit pictures can be seen more vividly than ever before. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, two of the world’s leading Tolkien scholars, have edited the book and provide an expert introduction and comments. Readers who have enjoyed The Art of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien will find much of interest also in The Art of The Hobbit.

British architecture between the wars is most famous for the rise of modernism - the flat roofs, clean lines and concrete of the Isokon flats in Hampstead and the Penguin Pool at London Zoo - but the reality was far more diverse. As the modernists came of age and the traditionalists began to decline, there arose a rich variety of styles and tastes in Britain and across the empire, a variety that reflected the restless zeitgeist of the years before the Second World War. At the time of his death in 2017, Gavin Stamp, one of Britain's leading architectural critics, was at work on a deeply considered account of British architecture in the interwar period, correcting what he saw as the skewed view of earlier historians who were unable to see past modernism. Beginning with a survey of the modern movement after the armistice, Interwar untangles the threads that link lesser-known movements like the Egyptian revival with the enduring popularity of the Tudorbethan, to chronicle one of Britain's most dynamic architectural periods. The result is more than an architectural history - it is the portrait of a changing nation. As an account of the period that still shapes much of Britain's towns and cities, Gavin Stamp's final work is the definitive history of British architecture between the Great War and the Blitz.

Intended both as an introductory text for students and professionals in the field as well as an accessible read for the general public, Understanding Architecture addresses the basic principles of architecture. The volume is organized in 12 series of chapters based on a key architectural themes - including space, time, matter, gravity, light, silence, dwelling, ritual, memory, landscape, and place. Each chapter begins with an introductory essay, and includes a wide variety of historical examples from around the world, followed by in-depth analysis of 6 key buildings that further exemplify the theme of that chapter. By combining a broad historical sweep with a jargon-free architectural study of space and the direct experience of architecture, this volume is a unique introduction to the experience of architecture.

Bohatě ilustrovaná publikace o architektuře interiérů. Zasvěcený komentář autora provádí čtenáře jednotlivými etapami vývoje nábytku od nejstarších dob až k postmoderně. Každá kapitola je věnována určitému historickému období, je uvozena typickou architekturou daného období nebo charakteristickým stavebním prvkem..

Wood as the essential building material for the 21st century?ecologically, economically and technologically Wood is the building material of the 21st century. Understanding this material and its potential requires us to recognize its ecological, technological and cultural-historical contexts. Touch Wood explores this potential, with inspiring examples?both practical and visionary?from the US, Japan, Austria, Norway, Switzerland and elsewhere. Aimed at an engaged audience of both experts and laypersons who aspire to enrich their experiences with knowledge and thus become actors in the promotion of wood in architecture, this book documents various exemplary buildings in accessible texts and with numerous illustrations. Touch Wood also illuminates the many relationships that connect people with wood as a material. Authors from various disciplines supply a framework in which wood can be experienced sensually and its possibilities and limitations can be discussed.

The creative duo Charles Eames (1907 1978) and Ray Kaiser Eames (1912 1988) transformed the visual character of America. Though best known for their furniture, the husband and wife team were also forerunners in architecture, textile design, photography, and film. The Eames work defined a new, multifunctional modernity, exemplary for its integration of craft and design, as well as for the use of modern materials, notably plywood and plastics. The Eames Lounge Chair Wood, designed with molded plywood technology, became a defining furniture piece of the twentieth century, while the couple s contribution to the Case Study Houses project not only made inventive use of industrial materials but also developed an adaptable floor plan of multipurpose spaces which would become a hallmark of postwar modern architecture. From the couple s earliest furniture experiments to their seminal short film Powers of Ten, this book covers all the aspects of the illustrious Eames repertoire and its revolutionary impact on middle-class American living. About the Series: Each book in TASCHEN s Basic Architecture Series features: an introduction to the life and work of the architect the major works in chronological order information about the clients, architectural preconditions as well as construction problems and resolutions a list of all the selected works and a map indicating the locations of the best and most famous buildings approximately 120 illustrations (photographs, sketches, drafts and plans)

More than 60 million people visit New York City each year. Every single traveler experiences the city in a unique way. There is no such thing as one New York. Streets of New York is a New York photo book that celebrates the Big Apple's tremendous diversity by bringing together over 40 contemporary photographers and their multiple perspectives on this unique metropolis. Often drawing on a strong social media presence, each photographer offers her or his personal take on New York's unparalleled vibrancy, impact, and allure, creating both a rich collection of city photography and street style, and a visual catalogue of New York travel inspirations. Photographs of world-renowned New York landmarks and attractions like the Empire State Building, Brooklyn Bridge, and World Trade Center Transportation Hub are interspersed with pictures of New York's hidden treasures, tucked-away Manhattan charms, and lesser known, but equally interesting New York City districts-all captured with a present-day attention to detail and a wide-eyed love for the City that Never Sleeps.

Materials inspire and arouse emotions, they surround us everywhere, we possess them and feel them. As with people, our first impression of them is provided by the visual perception they create. The Architecture Compact series presents materials that on the one hand convey a unique impression through their inherent physical characteristics, and on the other hand achieve surprising results when used in combination with each other.

This is an ideal source of information and inspiration for architects everywhere. One of the greatest challenges facing architects today is how to combine environmentally friendly materials, innovative design, social context, and cultural sensitivity in a practical and efficient manner that still boasts aesthetic appeal. Filled with full-colour photographs, detailed architectural drawings and plans, plus informative project descriptions, "Efficiency Buildings" is a must have resource for all forward-thinking architects.

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Architecture reflects the period of time in which it was created. This is true for landmark buildings and major public projects as well as residential and family properties. Yet architecture is also an expression of an individual's personality, needs, taste, and his or her overall take on life. Different countries, cultures, and lifestyles influence the design of structures and interiors as much as the local climate and other regional characteristics do. What does a house need to become a home? Infinite Space provides answers to this question that are as varied as the people behind the projects presented on its pages. Singles, couples, and families; clients, architects, and suppliers--they all have their own ideas of what makes a modern home. While the featured buildings have a contemporary clarity, lightness, and openness in common, they differ greatly in their details. The spectrum of materials used includes wood, stone, metal, and glass. Colors range from bright to subdued; furnishings from glamorously elaborate to tastefully understated. Their unique combination gives each house its character or, rather, reflects the character of its owners, builders, and residents. A terrace by a lake, a dramatic fireplace, a living room bathed in sunlight adjoining an open-plan kitchen, a pool amongst palm trees, a sauna in the forest, a bedroom with a sky view--Infinite Space showcases stunning projects from all around the world captured by renowned architecture and interior photographer James Silverman on his travels. In his images of living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, dining rooms, working areas, children's rooms, and gardens, Silverman explores the interplay of functional and decorative space, as well as interiors and exteriors. Infinite Space takes a nuanced look at how houses are constructed today. This book will not only inspire professional architects and interior designers, but it will also prompt anyone building or renovating a house to define their own particular home in more detail--little by little, and each time slightly differently. Until their dream home becomes a reality.

Living material - You'll be amazed what wood can do. As soon as the first men bravely moved out of their protective caves, they surely built protective structures out of wood. The ultimate renewable resource for architecture is thus the oldest, but also the most modern of materials. Thanks to computer-driven design and manufacturing techniques, wood can be cut and carved in the most astonishing new ways. Such innovative contributors to the work published in this volume as the German professor Achim Menges are showing the way to the creation of complex, almost living wood structures. Others like the young architects from WMR who are based in Santiago, Chile, show just how it is possible to build a dramatic two-story wood cabin overlooking the Pacific for just $ 30,000. Or imagine how an innovative polyurethane-coated wood canopy can cover and renew a whole area of the historic city of Seville (Metropol Parasol by Jurgen Mayer H.). Just as it can be simple and evocative, wood can be part of sophisticated structures like Snohetta's Norwegian Wild Reindeer Pavilion, with its CNC-milled timber wall. Economical, ecological, and fundamentally warm, wood architecture is as contemporary as it gets.

Born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) adopted his famous pseudonym after publishing his ideas in the review L'Esprit Nouveau in 1920. The few buildings he was able to design during the 1920s, when he also spent much of his time painting and writing, brought him to the forefront of modern architecture. But it was not until after World War II that his epoch-making buildings were constructed, such as the Unite d'Habitation apartment complex in Marseilles, and the chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp.

Brick by Brick The world's most innovative brick buildings Of all building materials in the world, brick is one of the most enduring and ubiquitous. Traces of brickmaking date back to 7500 BC and fired brick first made its appearance in about 3500 BC. Since then, the trusty brick has shown amazing resilience and remains one of the mainstays of contemporary architecture. Rooted in tradition in countries as different as China and the Netherlands, it is inexpensive, flexible in use, and can also be ecologically fabricated. This comprehensive two-volume set tours the world to cover the most exciting and innovative brick buildings of the past 15 years, from Argentina to New Zealand. True to all TASCHEN architecture tomes, it includes new talents like Argentina' Diego Arraigada and Vietnam's Nguyen Hai Long as well as established starchitects such as Tadao Ando and Peter Zumthor. Featured buildings showcase the variety of brick applications across cultural, domestic, infrastructure, and leisure spaces, including Tate Modern Switch House by Herzog & De Meuron, Tidy Architects' Amorio Restaurant in Santiago, and Mass Design Group's Maternity Waiting Village in Kasungu, Malawi. Text in English, French, and German

The Architect's Apprentice is a dazzling and intricate tale from Elif Shafak, bestselling author of The Bastard of Istanbul. 'There were six of us: the master, the apprentices and the white elephant. We built everything together...' Sixteenth century Istanbul: a stowaway arrives in the city bearing an extraordinary gift for the Sultan. The boy is utterly alone in a foreign land, with no worldly possessions to his name except Chota, a rare white elephant destined for the palace menagerie. So begins an epic adventure that will see young Jahan rise from lowly origins to the highest ranks of the Sultan's court. Along the way he will meet deceitful courtiers and false friends, gypsies, animal tamers, and the beautiful, mischievous Princess Mihrimah. He will journey on Chota's back to the furthest corners of the Sultan's kingdom and back again. And one day he will catch the eye of the royal architect, Sinan, a chance encounter destined to change Jahan's fortunes forever. Filled with all the colour of the Ottoman Empire, when Istanbul was the teeming centre of civilisation, The Architect's Apprentice is a magical, sweeping tale of one boy and his elephant caught up in a world of wonder and danger. "A gorgeous picture of a city teeming with secrets, intrigue and romance." (The Times). "Shafak's most ambitious novel yet her best - generous and imaginative." (Independent). "Exuberant, epic and comic, fantastical and realistic...like all good stories it conveys deeper meanings about human experience." (Financial Times). "Fascinating. A vigorous evocation of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power." (Sunday Times). "Intricate, multi-layered, resplendent, vividly evoked, beautifully written." (Observer). "Sumptuous, absorbing, moving." (Independent on Sunday).

The home of the pope and the seat of the Holy See, the Vatican is a unique entity, a sovereign city-state that shelters some of the world's most sacred treasures within its hundred and ten acres. The story of this hallowed ground is inextricable from the history of the Catholic Church. But this book reveals that the Vatican is also a tiny living city of many facets, some of them little known. Vatican expert Dominique Chivot follows the journeys of countless pilgrims and cardinals, tracing their footsteps beyond the plazas, basilicas, and museums to unlock the secrets of Vatican City. Chivot recounts papal history in great anecdotal detail, highlighting the legendary reigns of popes from St. Peter to John Paul II, and illuminating masterpieces of architecture, painting, and sculpture executed by artists such as Bernini, Michelangelo, and Raphael.

50 najveľkolepejších architektonických diel sveta zdokumentovaných v atraktívnych ilustráciách - Všetky závažné architektonické štýly - počnúc starovekým Egyptom a končiac postmodernou - sú tu prezentované podrobne, s komentármi k najcharakteristickejším znakom - Výnimočné príklady stavebného umenia sú svedectvom premien architektúry v kultúrnych okruhoch Východu i Západu, o ktoré sa zaslúžili výnimoční tvorcovia od Christophera Wrena po Franka Lloyda Wrighta - Zasvätený text približuje vývoj technológie, stavebných materiálov i premeny samého štýlu a zároveň poskytuje základné životopisné údaje o popredných architektoch

Když směřujeme do Chorvatska, samotná cesta skýtá mnoho mimořádných zastavení. Naše obrazově - slovní putování začne již brněnským funkcionalismem, přes vídeňské kavárny se dostaneme do evropského města kultury Grazu, posléze s Vinnetuem navštívíme Plitvická jezera, nemineme ani Slovinsko ani Slavonii, přibrzdí nás orientální Sarajevo. Zastavíme se v neznámém splitském funkcionalismu, abychom pak křižovali téměř všechny větší dalmatské ostrovy.

Kniha o umění a architektúře.

Kniha je určena jak studentům, kteří se připravují na své budoucí povolání, tak i přemýšlivým lidem v produktivním věku i všem ostatním. Publikace rozšiřuje pohled široké veřejnosti na technickou podstatu staveb, se kterými se každý z nás denně setkává. Věnuje pozornost pozemním cestám, silnicím a dálnicím, vodním cestám, podzemním stavbám, jezům, hrázím, přehradám a mostům všech druhů. Pojednávané stavby byly, jsou a budou i nadále krajinotvornými elementy i nedílnou součástí městského prostředí.Mnohé z inženýrských staveb sice nepatří k tomu, na co bychom se dívali každý den se zalíbením, jiné ovšem vytvářejí genius loci a jsou součástí každodenního života v tom nejlepším slova smyslu. Záměrem knihy je na takové stavby u nás i v zahraničí upozornit a podpořit vědomí, že i ty nejobyčejnější technické stavby jsou součástí životního prostředí, mohou ho zkrášlit a vyvolávat v nitru člověka pocity uspokojení. V dialogu s výtvarnými kategoriemi jsou uváděné stavby podrobovány konstruktivní kritice, od jejich celkové koncepce až po detail.Součástí publikace je soustředění informací o zajímavé historii inženýrských staveb, které v průběhu staletí až do současnosti spoluvytvářely životní prostředí ve všech dosavadních civilizačních etapách a jsou svázány nemalou měrou s životní úrovní jednotlivých kultur.

A breathtaking survey of contemporary homes, each with a deep connection to the landscapes and vistas of the mountains Offering respite from urban living and a profound connection to nature, mountain landscapes present unique challenges that have resulted in innovative, resourceful, and beautiful residential architecture. The 250 color illustrations in Living in the Mountains showcase the finest examples of architect-designed homes, whether furnished with impressive views, offering protection from harsh environments, or simply reveling in their extraordinary altitude. Each featured home includes an informative, descriptive caption. Enjoy this definitive global tour, featuring structures and summits in North America and Europe as well as Japan, Morocco, Argentina, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. The book includes houses by prominent architects well established for their designs within nature, such as Olson Kundig, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, and Tatiana Bilbao as well as a host of lesser-known creative studios. This survey defines the homes' one-of-a-kind architectural qualities within it's three thematic chapters: built to look at mountains; built to become one with mountains; built to conquer mountains. Embark upon an architectural adventure with Living in the Mountains, Phaidon's latest addition to the bestselling 'Inspired Living' series. This breathtaking series explores how the design of contemporary living spaces connects their inhabitants to the natural environments of forests, deserts, water, and now, mountains.

Benediktinskému klášteru v Praze Na Slovanech s chrámem Panny Marie a sv. Jeronýma – jedné z prvořadých památek české gotiky – nebyla dosud věnována žádná samostatná uměleckohistorická monografie (a poslední kniha pražským Emauzům věnovaná vyšla v roce 1956!). Nová publikace shrnuje výsledky konference, která byla pořádána v roce 2003 u příležitosti znovuotevření emauzského chrámu po dlouhodobé rekonstrukci. Autoři, přední historici umění, představují nejnovější výsledky výzkumu dějin kláštera, sledují jeho historický a stavební vývoj od založení ve 14. století až do současnosti a mj. podávají výklad proslulého „Emauzského cyklu“, gotických nástěnných maleb v ambitu.