Codigo Internacional de la Edificacion 2003

Las dimensiones humanas de los espacios interiores es el primer y principal texto de referencia con base antropométrica relativo a las normas de diseño, destinado al uso por parte de todos aquellos que están vinculados al proyecto y estudio detallado de interiores, incluyendo diseñadores industriales, de mobiliario, de interiores, arquitectos, constructores y estudiantes de diseño y arquitectura. La utilización de datos antropométricos debe entenderse como una herramienta básica del diseño en la adaptación física o interfase entre el cuerpo humano y los diversos componentes del...

Barcelona is a city renowned for its daring design sense where all kinds of commercial spaces have been remodelled or newly created by adventurous architects and interior designers. This book focuses on a wide range of shops distinguished not only for their original architecture and innovative design but also for the uniqueness of the products they sell and for the manner in which they are displayed. ? This indispensable guide to the finest retail spaces in Barcelona is conveniently formatted to fit into any handbag, backpack, or briefcase and includes a site map for ease of use. ? Lavishly...

This series was the winner of the American Institute of Architects' prestigious "Award for Excellence in International Book Publishing". Each volume in this series is introduced with an essay on the architect, and a chronological or stylistic presentation of their most outstanding buildings and projects. No other series provides such a complete and concise summary of the world's leading architects' works. The volumes are fully illustrated in black-and-white with photos and project renderings.

The book examines the long, productive and stormy relationship architect Le Corbusier had with Argentina and the series of events in consequence. His Argentinean disciples Jorge Ferrari Hardoy, Juan Kurchan and Antonio Bonet, although influenced by the master architect had their own architectonic and urban ideas. The book examines the "Austral Net" created towards the productive, plural and complex relationship of these 4 personages where the central figure is the famed Swiss architect. The book is chronologically organized and includes a selection of the most important architecture...