This book encompasses a complete collection of projects within the field of landscape architecture, a specialization that is of ever-greater importance, as our societies' awareness and sensitivity towards environmental concerns increases. Within the pages, over fifteen imaginative and innovative solutions will allow the professional or the student involved in landscape management to achieve an understanding of this field, with application to a wide variety of scales and contexts, as well as different parts of the world. The projects, thoroughly documented and commented by the architects who authored them, offer a wide-angle vision of the diversified strategies implemented in contemporary landscape design and construction.

The Art of Landscape - Edition en langue anglaise

What brings a home to life ? This is the underlying quest behind each of the 21 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. Undeniably contemporary and forward thinking in planning and execution, these houses were chosen for their ability to inspire, to break away from the norm.

Houses Now - Edition en langue anglaise

Ce volume est une sélection des plus intéressantes propositions d'architecture d'intérieur de ces dernières années, il rend compte d'un retour vers une conception plus humaniste et basée sur la profonde relation entre l'homme et son espace quotidien. Au fil des pages s'observent des solutions de différentes typologies qui tentent toutes d'atteindre une bonne synthèse entre fonction et esthétique, et entre luxe et nécessaire. Ce livre contient des plans, des coupes, des détails de construction ainsi que des commentaires explicatifs selon les propositions des architectes. Des noms célèbres comme Lazzarini Pickering Architects, Carlorattiassociati, Michele Saee Studio ne sont qu'une partie des projets inclus dans cette ouvrage indispensable.

Architecture et design d'intérieur

Various prestigious architects present their most recent creations for art facilities in this book, from the most innovative and avant-garde proposals, to those that attempt to create spaces whose personalities adopt to their artistic contents, through the conversion of existing structures. This translates into the most innovative contemporary designs, capable of housing the best art collections in the world, while becoming additional works of architecture that beautify and promote the cities in which they are located. By means of an extensive compilation of the most outstanding projects, with ample illustrations and construction plans and details, this book exhibits architectural creativity in museums and art galleries.

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