El arte de construir con madera

High-end hotels have always been the setting for style and fantasy, a venue to see and be seen. This volume explores a relatively new trend, where major fashion houses take over the running of upscale hostelries. With every detail coordinated, from bed linens, to d????cor, china and glassware, the overall effect is of a chic jewel box, where every piece shines. We get a peek at glamorous hotels conceived and run with flair, by major fashion players like Bulgari, Christian Lacroix, Ferragamo, and Versace.

"De los casi 230 proyectos presentados a la XVI Bienal Colombiana de Arquitectura en 1998, 36 resultaron seleccionados. Ellos representan una muestra de la arquitectura colombiana actual, tanto en su propuesta formal como en su manera de inscribirse en la dinamica social. Este libro, resultado de la asociacion del editor con la Sociedad Colombiana de Arquitectos, se propone profundizar en el panorama que la Bienal plantea. Aqui se presentan fotografias y planos de los proyectos seleccionados, con sus aspectos mas notorios y un texto que amplia su comprension. El balance analitico de la...

The Design of the home continues to be of great interest to both architects and designers. How to configure a living space according to the characteristics of a site and the specification of the client is still the starting point of any house project. However, the final solutions can be as diverse as they can be interesting. This publication takes a specific look at the way architecture will evolve when regarding inhabitations around the world due to climatic changes and different cultural expectations.

The work of the Colombian architect Harold Martínez Espinal, shows a way to purposeful way of thinking the architecture in the suburbs. This book makes a journey from his first works in the 1960's and 1970's, determined by the influence of modern architecture, until the beginning of the second millennium where his thought continues.