Cúpulas: Manual de Patología Preventiva

With the rapid developments in renewable resources over the last few years, environmentally-friendly housing is no longer the pipe-dream of a few radical architects and ecologists, it is now a firm reality. Small Eco Houses is a superbly illustrated volume that showcases the latest trends and architectural solutions for eco-housing. It also explores how research into alternative materials and new ways to apply traditional prime materials have paved the way for a whole new range of design options that mean aesthetics and comfort no longer have to be compromised to achieve sustainable...

Having graduated from Cornell University, Richard Meier established his own architectural firm in New York City in 1963, around a group known as the "Five Architects" of New York. This book includes 70 works and projects, chronologically ordered, from his first private houses around New York, to the most recent cultural centres, museums, corporate buildings and city planning for different cities in Europe, Asia and USA. This book, abundantly illustrated and documented, offers a chronological survey, from the first houses in the Hamptons to the most recent buildings including the Getty Center...

Who ever said you can't have it all? This highly useful and decorative guide profiles lodgings around the world where you can enjoy the hippest of hospitality without breaking the bank. Including affordable hotels in locales as varied as Amsterdam and Cape Town, this guide makes sure your vacation fantasies can become reality.

Este libro recopila, por primera vez en español en una obra conjunta, la parte más significativa del trabajo escrito realizado por Jean Rodolphe Perronet (1708-1794) así como la totalidad de las láminas de dichos trabajos. La obra de Perronet, originalmente publicada en Francia en 1782 por la Imprenta Real sigue siendo poco conocida hoy en día. Su trabajo es parte del desarrollo general de la ingeniería francesa de las estructuras del s. XVIII. Obsesionado por modernizar puentes y caminos, en una constante búsqueda de progreso sobrepasando los límites del arco de piedra, con un gran...