Brasilia 1956-2006

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.

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Sistemas arquitectónicos contemporáneos plantea una visión nueva de la arquitectura contemporánea -desde principios del siglo XX hasta principios del XXI- que parte de la crisis del objeto aislado y pone especial énfasis en las relaciones entre los edificios y en los valores del espacio público que definen. De este modo, el concepto de sistema reescribe una historia de la arquitectura reciente en función de su capacidad para desarrollar formas que se adapten mejor al contexto. En este libro se estudian ejemplos que se sitúan en una escala común entre la arquitectura, el urbanismo y...

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.