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Visiting an exhibition by Leonardo Nierman is penetrating a space that invites us to dream in infinities, to discover exteriors and interiors of cosmic worlds. The exhibition Genesis de un Sueno (Genesis of a Dream) mounted at the Contemporary University Museum of Art in Mexico City conveyed such sensations to visitors. Running from May through August of 1996, it featured three hundred of Nierman's works spanning forty years and was reinstalled by popular demand through January 1997. Its beauty and mystery are now captured in this elegant volume. Nierman: Genesis de un Sueno is a celebration...

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.

The Colombian home during the Republican era is a world yet to be discovered. Many of its architectural and ornamental aspects have lingered on fragmentarily in people's memory, and period furniture is now a prized booty for antique hunters. This book reinstates the image of the Republican home as a composite of architecture, ornamentation, furniture and objects, which created beautiful and charming domestic environments, designed for something more than comfort. The book bears witness to a moment in Colombian history, and also pays tribute to hundreds of craftsmen, most of them unknown, who...

This number of the monographic series is dedicated to restoration specialist, architect and watercolor painter Villa Chávez (b. Mexico). This extensive study of Villa Chávez life and architecture is divided in 2 parts: the first reviews his academic career and his professional practice in Guadalajara and Colima. A second part reviews in detail his restoration projects, his architecture, his open space interventions and his pictorial production (watercolors and drawings). Amongst other academic contributions Villa Chávez founded the School of Architecture in the University of Colima and was ...