Ambiente y Arquitectura

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...

El libro de Hormigonería de Fernando Cassinello, que fue catedrático de la Escuela de Arquitectura de Madrid, es un clásico. Escrito en los años setenta ha sido desde entonces un manual de referencia sobre las aplicaciones del hormigón armado en la edificación. A pesar del tiempo transcurrido las observaciones y comentarios sobre la ejecución, puesta en obra y, sobre todo, sobre las posibilidades plásticas del hormigón armado, tienen hoy plena vigencia. El libro contiene fotografias de numerosas construcciones notables, puentes y edificios, en proceso de ejecución. En definitiva, la ...

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.

A detailed guide to the buildings that architect Juan O'Gorman (b. Mexico 1905-1982) constructed in Mexico City, with maps, photographs, plans and detailed descriptions of each one. Includes many of his most noted designs: Casa-estudio Diego Rivera-Frida Kahlo, museum Anahuacalli (Diego Rivera), museum Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo) and others.