Umberto Riva

Xavier Bordils (Castelló, 1939) has stood out for his contributions to promote and spread design, graphic design and packaging, as well as for his intense projectual activity. Convictions and preferences are summarised in the text that goes with his mark: ¿Xavier Bordils: anti-stylist design, graphic design, structural design, global design, utilitary design, industrial product design, sematic design, architectural design, design, blah, blah, blah.¿

Vitruvio, Bernini, Gaudí, Le Corbusier, Mies Van der Rohe,... El Coliseo, El Escorial, San Pedro, La Sagrada Familia... Acérquese a la historia de la ingeniería y arte de construir edificios. Conozca a los más grandes arquitectos y sus edificios más emblemáticos. Desde Grecia y Roma, las grandes catedrales, la arquitectura civil y religiosa hasta la arquitectura de autor contemporánea. Conozca el arte y técnica de proyectar, diseñar y construir edificios, estructuras y espacios. Desde los primeros asentamientos del hombre primitivo, los primeros materiales y tecnologías para...

Profusely illustrated, this historical work focuses on the planning and construction of the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain, during the second half of the 16th century—when Madrid went from being a mercantile town to the capital of the Hapsburg Empire. Including a detailed analysis of archived documents, architectural plans, and drawings, this study chronicles this monument's architectural and urban development, explains the symbolism associated with it, and reveals how it came to be a model for other European constructions. Profusamente ilustrada, esta obra histórica enfoca el planeamiento y ...

AN ABUNDANTLY ILLUSTRATED FLEXI-COVERED GUIDE TO THE MOST FASHIONABLE HOTELS IN ITALY THAT WILL BE MOST APPRECIATED BY TRAVELERS AND DESIGN PROFESSIONALS.