Paulo Mendes Da Rocha

In the introduction to Bordados decorativos para el hogar, Caroline considers certain points essential for successful hand-stitching such as the choice and use of color and fabric. She advises how to seek inspiration from threads, buttons, picture frames, and scraps of lace or old greetings cards. The book includes a wide variety of projects, such as making pictures and window dressings. A practical section that covers stitches and techniques, templates and suppliers is also included. Whether you are a begninner or an experienced sewer, this book will inspire you to create beautifully...

Life and work of polemic architect and urbanist Meyer (b. Switzerland), one of the most important functionalists of the 1920's. The former director of the Bauhaus, he worked for the Post-Revolutionary Regimes in Mexico as the director of the Instituto del Urbanismo y Planification from 1942 through 1949, while also becoming the editor of the collective graphic workshop Taller de Grafica Popular (TGP) from 1947 to 1949. Many plates of his architectural designs and the structural diagrams Meyer used for the Bauhaus and in IUP in Mexico.

Catalogue comprising 104 buildings in Monterrey that represent the best survivingexamples of the modern movement architecture. These examples of civil architecture constructedduring first half of the 20th century include Art Deco, Streamline and Modernist stylesLimitedavailability.

La arquitectura vernácula ha sido siempre fuente de inspiración para arquitectos y diseñadores. Esta colección consiste en una exploración monográfica de cada una de las diversas formas de expresión de lo vernáculo alrededor del mundo (profundizando en su construcción, decoración y sus implicaciones sociales), y ofrece um paralelo con proyectos contemporáneos que utilizan estos recursos en su proceso de diseño. Esta comparación permite, tanto a arquitectos y diseñadores como a historiadores en general, profundizar en las técnicas de construcción espontánea así como en las...