Australia architecture & design

La idea del recinto sagrado, sitio de encuentro de los mortales con sus dioses, es común a todas las religiones, a todas las creencias. Más allá de su forma, tamaño, implantación y ornamentación la arquitectura sagrada es, por definición, el lugar depositario de la tradición esotérica. Es el espacio donde el hombre busca el conocimiento de los misterios, de lo inaccesible; de este modo el templo se constituye en el ámbito en el que se guardan todos aquellos elementos que hacen a la tradición siendo su símbolo más significativo precisamente la imposibilidad de acceder a ciertos...

Danish design is a by-word for cool sophistication the world over. As you might expect, Copenhagen is home to a delectable assortment of hip restaurants. And, whether your dining preference is a cheerful bistro or high-end temple of gastronomy, everything in the surroundings will be sleekly coordinated from the cutlery to the artwork on the walls!

How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on today's highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists.

Describes the degree and license mechanisms for the professional practice of architecture in Peru from the first courses in the 19th century through the beginning of the 20th century, with a detailed presentation of the school formation of the architects from 1910 to 1950 in the School of Engineering of the university. The book was originally the author's masters thesis and won the prize "Héctor Velarde" during the XI Bienal Nacional de Arquitectura, organized in 2004 by CAP.