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"Architecture & Design Australia" is a new survey of Australian Architecture that takes an expansive look at over 50 builings, from private dwellings to public monuments, and includes many award-winning projects that have helped shape the energetic state of Australian design today. It is fair to say that the diversity of the Australian continent shapes the complexity of its architecture, and it is these ingredients that continue to set the scene for the country's exciting architectural language. An index with contact information of the featured architects and designers is enclosed.

La indumentaria es una de las actividades de la vida cotidiana que permite conocer datos sobre un momento histórico determinado. Vestirse era a menudo una declaración de principios sobre todo en momentos en los cuales no sólo había que ser revolucionario sino también parecerlo. Los cambios discursivos en las coyunturas históricas, para nuestros antepasados, se traducían en un fascinante mundo de formas, textiles y colores puestos al servicio de las ideas políticas. Este libro, sin pretensión de exhaustividad, muestra a partir de la iconografía, los relatos de viajeros y la...

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.

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.