San Juan del Río

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...

Luego de varias reuniones, café de por medio, el arquitecto y la familia del comitente fijarán las pautas generales del diseño. Durante los encuentros, cada uno habrá expresado necesidades, sensaciones e ilusiones que, quizás, cambien substancialmente su forma de vivir. El resultado será hecho a su medida y con gran precisión, explorando otra concepción del espacio habitado donde, a su vez, el espacio exterior cobrará mayor importancia a partir del respeto a la naturaleza y su integración, lo que impactará en las áreas a construir. Colinas onduladas, valles profundos, vistas...

In her most recent book Jeannette Plaut, architect of the University of Chile, presents a critic essay and an inventory of what she considers the most representative examples of contemporary architecture constructed in the last decade (2000 - 2008) in Chile. The book includes a commentary by architect Henry Smith-Miller, a photographic essay by Greek photographer Erieta Attali and a critical vision by British architect, critic, historian and academic Kenneth Frampton who comments in the book "about 7 works that, in different degrees, transit from audacious features of topographic inflexion...

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.