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Whether we live in a house in the country or in a city home, a terrace is an increasingly cherished luxury that opens living space out to the exterior and creates more direct contact with nature. Spectacular and of varied design, some are on the roofs, some are fitted with a solarium, while others boast a garden. Over the course of 136 pages and with more than 140 spectacular photos in colour, Terrace Design offers a complete selection of terraces set in the country, by the sea and in the city. An original compilation that will inspire a new terrace or refurbishment and that offers valuable...

This is not another book on estates and confiscations. The author offers us a precise radiography of the state of the Carthusian Monastery in its magnificent final decades, of the ravages it suffered from 1808 onwards and its subsequent nationalisation, auction and sale process. A work mostly based on unpublished sources.

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 ...

Proyectos destacados como la Casa da Música de OMA (Portugal), el Walt Disney Concert Hall de Frank Gehry (Estados Unidos) o el Estadio nacional de Herzog & de Meuron (China). Gran variedad de edificaciones, desde estadios deportivos, teatros, museos, oficinas y edificios gubernamentales, hasta proyectos a menor escala como capillas y tiendas. Texto explicativo de todos los proyectos acompañado de una amplia selección de fotografías del exterior e interior de los edificios, así como de planos y dibujos arquitectónicos. Un libro de referencia accesible para el arquitecto y el público...