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The private single family house is still very much the preferred choice of home. Yet in recent years there have been many changes not only in the personal situations of the residents, their expectations and desires, but also in the rising costs of energy and raw materials. This has meant that issues such as multi-functionalism, the use of innovative building materials or energy-efficient building methods are increasing in significance. These topical developments have been taken into consideration. The authors introduce floor plan solutions using contemporary projects which bear in mind...

Who ever said you can't have it all? This highly useful and decorative guide profiles lodgings around the world where you can enjoy the hippest of hospitality without breaking the bank. Including affordable hotels in locales as varied as Amsterdam and Cape Town, this guide makes sure your vacation fantasies can become reality.

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.

Este libro, elaborado por los profesores D. Carlos González-Bravo, D. Jesús Coronado, D. Pedro Leguina y D. Raúl Rodríguez, en colaboración con alumnos del Departamento, describe el paisaje arquitectónico de ciudades que destacan por sus impresionantes edificios, como Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia o Nueva York. El profesor D. Carlos González-Bravo, Director de la Escuela de Arquitectura, nos descubre la intención de este proyecto: "De eso trata esta guía de viajes, de tocar arquitectura, de verla de cerca, de recorrerla, saborearla y procesar aquello que algunos han denominado la ...

El pasaje febril de las noches y los días de unos adolescentes fanáticos de Sumo que, persiguiendo incansablemente a sus ídolos por cuanta presentación se les ponga a tiro, reinventan un paisaje y trazan una línea imaginaria entre la Capital y el conurbano bonaerense. Al hacerlo, asoma una realidad diferente, ajena a nuestras urgencias cotidianas, suspendida en el significado renovado que le asignan a su peregrinaje. Y hay que decir que Sumo se presta muy bien a este ejercicio. He aquí una banda con un cantante italiano y letras en lengua inglesa que muchos han postulado como...