Sagrada Familia s. XXI

200 colour photos and plans ”One of a series of authoritative pocket guides introduced only last fall, the Paris and : guide provides tourists and professionals alike with an overview of new and notable architecture and interior design in "the city of light." More than sixty buildings-governmental and residential, commercial and religious-by renowned architects such as Mario Botta, Jean Nouvel, Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando and I. M. Pei to name a few, are profiled and accompanied by color photographs. Easy to use and attractively designed with flexi covers, these CD-sized gems will be a...

"This study goes beyond a formal description and esthetic analysis of house design in Mexico to offer an interpretation based on the complex network of economic, social, and cultural relations. Begins with an analysis of the indigenous home and lifestyle and continues into postrevolutionary, modern, and contemporary periods of historic transition, during which a new conception of urban space developed offering greater possibilities for individual expression. Contains many b/w plates of colonial city plans, 19th-century plans and photographs, and 20th-century photographs up to the...

Presenta la Catedral de Sevilla, como fruto de un proceso creativo de siglos, centrándose en el Barroco. Construida sobre la mezquita almohade, sufrió numerosas obras desde 1401 hasta el siglo XIX, habiendo conservado testimonio de cuantas reformas sufrió y de los bienes muebles con que se decoró, permitiéndonos seguir con detalle el proceso creativo, gracias además a un valioso archivo que permite conocer pormenorizadamente cómo se avanzó en la edificación y adorno del conjunto.

Private Tuscany takes a look into the homes of Italy's most romantic region, revealing their characteristic architecture and the rich variety of their interior styles.