Скачать книгу (размер 1 054 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 208) Аннотация: As populations grow, where and how we live is a major concern. Architects address the issue of housing, and converting spaces is often a more satisfactory solution than building from scratch. Conversions shows that with a bit of imagination all sorts of buildings can be converted into homes. With each case study the author asks: What does one leave intact, what does one rip out, and what changes…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: Documents the intriguing art and interiors from China. This title captures the atmosphere that prevails in the Chinese art world.
Скачать книгу (размер 4 073 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 800) Аннотация: This incomparable Who’s Who in the world of graphic design will be an essential addition to all designers’ libraries. The Alliance Graphique Internationale – the AGI – is an élite club. Since its inception in 1951, its members have been collectively responsible for the identity design of most of the world’s top corporations and institutions as well as for countless examples of globally known…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: «In her riveting new book, Fandomania, photographer Elena Dorfman examines the pop culture phenomenon of «cosplay», in which participants dress up in costumes--and live part of their lives--as characters from video games, animated films and Japanese graphic novels. The exploding cosplay subculture flourishes at convention centers, college dorms, private clubs and in homes across the country.…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: What lies behind the China's booming growth in the 21st century? What are the roots and true character of this great civilization? Written by a gifted team of notable scholars from Asia and the West and stunningly illustrated, The Seventy Wonders of China provides an unmatched account of this vast and enigmatic country with which the world is now engaging. See the complete contents page The…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: ‘The real thing that I’m talking about has purity and a certain severity, rigour, simplicity, directness, clarity, and it is without artistic pretension in a self-conscious sense of the word.’ It was Walker Evans himself who provided this perfect definition of his own work. He photographed Depression-era America with a constant striving for objectivity, a kind of documentary neutrality.…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: Edward Steichen is unquestionably one of the most prolific, versatile, influential and controversial names in the history of photography. This is the most complete and wide-ranging volume on Steichen ever published. Admired by many for his achievements as a fine-art photographer, he nevertheless impressed countless others with the force of his commercial work. Portraiture, the nude, fashion,…
Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: When he arrived in Paris, Koudelka had already produced two outstanding works of reportage. One documented the Prague Spring, while the other, on gypsies, could almost have been an ethnological study had its images not been charged with so much emotion. Unknown in 1970, he rose to become one of the most powerful photographers of his day. This book shows that in the lands of exile through which he…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: Almost twenty years after the creation of the Musee d’Orsay, the 19th century seems more than ever to be the “Golden Age” of French art. It boasts names such as Ingres and Delacroix, Manet and Puvis de Chavannes, Gustave Eiffel and Charles Garnier. French art became a universally accepted benchmark, spreading the discoveries of Impressionism, the Haussmann models, and the daring of art nouveau…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: The logo bible, this book provides graphic designers with an indispensable reference source for contemporary logo design. More than 1300 logos are grouped according to their focal form, symbol and graphic associations into 75 categories such as crosses, stars, crowns, animals, people, handwritten, illustrative type, etc. To emphasize the visual form of the logos, they are shown predominantly in…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: The new series in a square format sends the reader on a journey across European metropolises. Thereby, the attention is focused not on prominent buildings at large but on ingenious and extraordinary details. Each title focuses on a different constructional element the first three volumes present doors, windows and facades from all architectural epochs and styles. Every one includes about 700…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: This new series in a square format sends the reader on a journey across European metropolises. Thereby, the attention is focused not on prominent buildings at large but on ingenious and extraordinary details. Each title focuses on a different constructional element. The first three volumes present doors, windows and facades from all architectural epochs and styles. Every one includes about 700…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 340 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 264) Аннотация: Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa's forty-year career has become legendary. Beyond Bawa considers his continuing influence through the work of contemporary architects working in the region. Bawa achieved the harmonious and pleasurable fusion of local building traditions with modern forms. Throughout south Asia his legacy lives on in contemporary architectural practice and remains an important…
Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Camouflage has become a global cult in today’s fashion and design world. Its fascinating story tells of the interplay between military developments and the worlds of art, design and popular culture on the other. The animal kingdom provides examples of all the essential principles of camouflage: the chameleon, whose colours change to merge with its setting; the zebra, whose vivid stripes disrupt…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 686 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 528) Аннотация: As the world gets smaller and our travel options get broader, our lives get busier and our holidays ever more precious. We want to be certain of making a decision we will not regret. More than that – we want experiences that will stay with us for the rest of our lives. Enter Herbert Ypma, perennial traveller and arbiter of hotel cool. With HIP HOTELS ATLAS, Ypma presents a global range of truly…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Recent exhibitions on the Golden Age of Danish painting and the ‘rediscovery’ of Vilhelm Hammershøi have whetted a growing interest in and taste for Danish painting of the nineteenth century. Yet surprisingly, there have been few studies of this vital school of art. That deficit is now corrected with this landmark study of Danish art. Between 1790 and 1910, Danish painters developed a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 110 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 219) Аннотация: Interior Design heute, das ist die Kreation von unterschiedlichsten Rдumen, die mit allen Sinnen erlebbar sind. Die originelle Kombination der Gestaltungselemente Farbe, Textil, Glas und Licht erzeugt spannende Raumakzente, schafft Atmosphдre von beruhigender bis eleganter Ausstrahlung und zaubert Bewegung in Wohnlandschaften und Arbeitswelten. So wird etwa die besondere Wirkung von Licht, seine…
Скачать книгу (размер 922 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 182) Аннотация: The interior design of recent years stands out above all for its original use of materials.Classic building materials, such as concrete, stone and wood, are now being employed in a variety of new ways. Unusual design opportunities open up through, for example, the experimental use of concrete, proving that this essentially hard material can produce surprisingly soft forms, warm colours and a…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: Magic Metal in Architecture ? no other material develops so many different facets in the application. Whether in the form of ?skin and bones? or as a high-tech fa ade, brilliant constructions always bring the quality of metal into focus.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: With over 750 streetwear designs and product photographs, and a global directory of the key streetwear boutiques, websites, brands and designers, here is the definitive guide to cool clothes created or inspired by urban living around the globe. All fashion designers, stylists and buyers, retail, branding and advertising professionals will adore this book, as will the millions who love buying and…