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Siguiendo un orden cronológico, esta guía presenta los 50 edificios más emblemáticos del mundo. Desde las pirámides del antiguo Egipto hasta las construcciones más vanguardistas del Pekín contemporáneo, esta guía visual ofrece un recorrido impactante y enriquecedor por la arquitectura de los cinco continentes. Fichas biográficas, fotografías a todo color, un localizador cronológico y un texto divulgativo, repleto de anécdotas, resaltan lo que hay que conocer de cada una de estas maravillas arquitectónicas.

It was in his home in Oak Park that Frank Lloyd Wright made his first contributions to the Modern movement. In 1889 he designed the first part of the house, in 1895 he added to it for his wife, Catherine, and their family, and in 1898 for his architectural practice. The entire building was a learning laboratory of modern architecture. While not a Prairie School house, it led to the development of the Prairie School. Wrights constant changes to this complex paralleled the evolution of his early architectural work and career. There, with his young assistants, he rethought the plan, spaces,...

Una buena guia que recoge todos los lugares interesantes de la ciudad de Ubeda, que hace historia de la misma y esta ilustrada con fotografias de los edificios y lugares relevantes.

This series is the best reference available for information on today's leading architects, and presents their work in an affordable and thoroughly illustrated format. Each book begins with an overview of the architect's style and accomplishments written by a leading architecture critic. Then, approximately twenty noteworthy works and projects are discussed by the architect and presented in detail with site plans, drawings, and black-and-white photographs.