Cool Restaurants Vienna

Munich has a wide-variety of different restaurants, where not only good food, but also design and architecture play a leading role. From a classically designed restaurant with a modern interpretation of local cuisine, a Sushi bar with contemporary interior or a trendy bar with a futuritistic ambiance-Cool Restaurants Munich guides the visitor through the 25 most popular restaurants, bars and lounges. With addresses, essential information and as a top tip-a selection of excellent chef's recipes. Book jacket.

Sistemas arquitectónicos contemporáneos plantea una visión nueva de la arquitectura contemporánea -desde principios del siglo XX hasta principios del XXI- que parte de la crisis del objeto aislado y pone especial énfasis en las relaciones entre los edificios y en los valores del espacio público que definen. De este modo, el concepto de sistema reescribe una historia de la arquitectura reciente en función de su capacidad para desarrollar formas que se adapten mejor al contexto. En este libro se estudian ejemplos que se sitúan en una escala común entre la arquitectura, el urbanismo y...

El libro La cumbre urbana, de las Carmelitas Descalzas a la casa del Corregidor es el segundo volumen de la serie Cuenca, ciudad barroca, editada en colaboración por el Consorcio de la Ciudad de Cuenca y la Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. Prosigue pues los objetivos propuestos en el tomo anterior. Recoge lo esencial de la historiografía precedente, identifica problemas no resueltos y añade una visión personal de los mismos, adentrándose en parcelas del conocimiento no tratadas hasta la fecha. Atentos a la complejidad del fenómeno arquitectónico, se incluyen aquí los aspectos de...

This volume features 25 architectural works constructed in Chile by architect Valdés between 1963 and 2007. It also comprises a series of texts that the author gathered after several conversations with the architect from 2001 to 2006, in a first-hand account of the creative process established by the architect about design, material, construction and space.

Ask Americans to think of a famous architect and the person they are most likely to name is Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright's work, his reputation, and his long and colorful career have made him an icon of modern American architecture. But despite his status as America's most celebrated architect, his influence throughout an active practice spanning the years 1896 to 1959 is so wide and complex that it has been difficult to grasp fully. The essays in this book look not at the United States, the context usually associated with Wright, but at countries around the globe. Anthony Alofsin has assembled ...