ARQUITECTURA Y DISEÑO

First impressions count, especially in Milano. In this unprecedented photographic journey, editor Karl Kolbitz opens the door to 144 of the city’s most sumptuous entrance halls, captivating in their diversity and splendor. These vibrant Milanese entryways, until now hidden away behind often restrained façades, are revealed as dazzling examples of Italian modernism, mediating public and private space with vivid configurations of color and form, from floors of juxtaposed stones to murals of minimalist geometry. The collection spans buildings from 1920 to 1970 and showcases the work of some of the city’s most illustrious architects and designers, including Giovanni Muzio, Gio Ponti, Piero Portaluppi, and Luigi Caccia Dominioni, as well as non-pedigreed architecture of equal impact and interest. The photographs for the publication were exclusively created by Delfino Sisto Legnani, Paola Pansini, and Matthew Billings, each evoking the entryways with individual sensibility and a stylistic interplay of detail shots―such as stones, door handles, and handrails―with larger architectural views. The images are accompanied by outstanding written contributions from Penny Sparke, Fabrizio Ballabio, Lisa Hockemeyer, Daniel Sherer, Brian Kish, and Grazia Signori, together bringing a wealth of architecture, design, and natural stone expertise to guide the reader through the applied materials and fittings as well as the art-historical and social implications of each of the ingressi. As much an architectural city guide as an aesthetic study, the book provides the exact address and an annotated Milan map for all featured entryways, as well as the architect name and date of construction. In the well-documented realm of 20th-century Italian design, Kolbitz has stepped over the threshold and delivered a brand new area of inquiry in Milanese modernism. With the rigor of its multifaceted research, poised photography, and breadth of its featured hallways, this is an invigorating new reference work and an inside look at the city’s design DNA across high to low architecture.

Introducing the first collection of art books with detachable prints to decorate your walls. Everything you need to create your own private gallery at home! A collection of landscapes and representations of nature from the tropical paradise of Le Douanier Rousseau's jungle to Monet's water lilies. Each book contains a curated selection of twenty-one high-quality reproductions that can be easily removed from the book, framed in a standard-size frame, and displayed in the home. Step-by-step tips for grouping the works to create a harmonious gallery add an interior designer's touch to the ensemble. Graphic, colorful, or abstract; paintings, engravings, or drawings--each work of art is explained on the back of the print. Interesting details about the style of painting, the particular work of art, and biographical information about the artist are accompanied by a "frameable fact" that helps you understand the context of that particular work in the history of art. In addition, suggestions for where you can go to see additional examples of the artists' works allow the reader to expand his or her experience and learning. Artists include Hokusai, Georgia O'Keeffe, Gustav Klimt, Rembrandt, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, and Edward Hopper.

Opening Interior Design Master Class is like sitting down to the best dinner party you ve ever attended. A classic in the making, the book features one hundred essays by America s top designers from established design legends to members of the new guard that explore in detail the process of designing a home, from the fundamentals to the finishing touches. Grouped by theme, the subjects range from practical considerations (Bunny Williams on Comfort, Etienne Coffinier and Ed Ku on Floor Plans) and details (Victoria Hagan on Light, Rose Tarlow on Books) to inspiration (Jeffrey Bilhuber on America and Char- lotte Moss on Couture) and style (Kelly Wearstler on Glamour, Thomas O Brien on Vintage Modern). Each piece is paired with images of the designer s work to illustrate the principles being discussed, annotated with informative captions. Unique in the quality of its contributors, this is a book that readers will refer to again and again for advice and inspiration, an invaluable resource for practical tips and thought-provoking design.

Introducing the first collection of art books with detachable prints to decorate your walls. Everything you need to create your own private gallery at home! Plays on light and color from Japanese woodblock prints to Rothko's white cloud on a brilliant orange background. Each book contains a curated selection of twenty-one high-quality reproductions that can be easily removed from the book, framed in a standard-size frame, and displayed in the home. Step-by-step tips for grouping the works to create a harmonious gallery add an interior designer's touch to the ensemble. Graphic, colorful, or abstract; paintings, engravings, or drawings--each work of art is explained on the back of the print. Interesting details about the style of painting, the particular work of art, and biographical information about the artist are accompanied by a "frameable fact" that helps you understand the context of that particular work in the history of art. In addition, suggestions for where you can go to see additional examples of the artists' works allow the reader to expand his or her experience and learning. Artists include John Constable, Claude Monet, Paul Signac, Edgar Degas, Nicolas de Staël, Hermione Carline, Eugène Delacroix, René Magritte, Helen White, and Mark Rothko.

Nueva edición de la obra maestra del Arq. Eugenio Pérez Montás, uno de los mejores libros sobre la historia de Santo Domingo: desde su inicio hasta la actualidad. En su elegante presentación de lujo y estuche individual.

El Manual de dibujo arquitectónico es el libro que dio fama internacional a Francis D. K. Ching y sus conocidos métodos de dibujo. Esta nueva edición, la cuarta desde que se publicara por primera vez en español en 1976, amplía y complementa la edición anterior incorporando nuevas ilustraciones y nuevos contenidos que hacen referencia al dibujo con herramientas digitales. Se mantiene, sin embargo, el magnífico planteamiento del original que catapultó a la fama a Ching y convirtió este libro en el manual de dibujo arquitectónico por excelencia. Organizado en diez capítulos, el libro expone las herramientas, directrices y técnicas tradicionales de la expresión gráfica en arquitectura así como las claves de la representación visual mediante recursos digitales. El estudiante de arquitectura y diseño encontrará en estas páginas desde los procedimientos básicos para dibujar plantas, secciones y alzados, o los sistemas de representación más frecuentes (el diédrico, la axonometría y la perspectiva), hasta los métodos y convenciones para representar materiales o texturas de suelo, dibujar sombras y valores tonales, o incorporar elementos contextuales como figuras humanas, coches, árboles o mobiliario. En definitiva, un clásico del dibujo técnico arquitectónico que recoge de forma sistemática las técnicas y convenciones que todo arquitecto debe conocer para representar gráficamente ideas y soluciones arquitectónicas.