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This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.

Esta obra en tres tomos tiene dos grandes campos de contenidos: Herramientas y Fundamentos. Las herramientas son llamadas así acertadamente, puesto que los lectores y lectoras se encontrarán con un importante compendio de instrumentos prácticos para "usar" en el proceso creativo del proyecto arquitectónico o diseño industrial de artefactos. Instrumentos que son propuestos y provistos por el autor para lograr alta calidad en la comunicación visual de los productos, portadores de mensajes visuales hacia sus usuarios directos. Aunque los fundamentos son tan importantes como las...

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.

Profusely illustrated, this historical work focuses on the planning and construction of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain, during the second half of the 16th century—when Madrid went from being a mercantile town to the capital of the Hapsburg Empire. Including a detailed analysis of archived documents, architectural plans, and drawings, this study chronicles this monument's architectural and urban development, explains the symbolism associated with it, and reveals how it came to be a model for other European constructions. Profusamente ilustrada, esta obra histórica enfoca el planeamiento y ...