Casa Colombiana

Vienna's elegance and monumentality reflect its once exalted status as the showpiece of an empire but Austria's capital is also a generous, open-armed city where everyday life plays itself out in world-famous caf?s, wine taverns, and restaurants. Here is a selection of the most fashionable places to enjoy excellent meals in beautifully designed interiors. Another in teNeues? best-selling restaurant series, this flexi-bound guide includes over 130 color photographs as well as sample recipes.

"The exhibit presents the complete history of the Spanish architectural activity in the Río de la Plata region soon after the War of Independence and into the new millennium. Includes many drawings, plans and designs by Spanish architects that worked in Río de la Plata and of Argentinean architects working in Spain, from the 19th century architect Tomás Toribio, first academic that arrived from Spain to Santiago Calatrava and his pedestrian swing bridge in Puerto Madero(Buenos Aires). An important reference"--Provided by vendor.

Llus Domnech i Montaner is the author of such extraordinary buildings as the Palau de la Msica, the museum of zoology and the hospital of Sant Pau. This publication gathers a collection of articles that treat the same works and present-day photographic material.

Desde los origenes de la humanidad, la arquitectura ha cumplido como primera funcion la proteccion contra los elementos atmosfericos. Los edificios son barreras contra la lluvia, el viento, refugios contra el frio o filtros contra el calor o la luz. Este libro pretende estudiar la variedad y complejidad de situaciones climaticas en todo el planeta. Ante cualquier condicion climatica, lo que la arquitectura pretende siempre es conseguir cierto grado de confortabilidad. La consecucion de cierto nivel de bienestar resulta, en la practica, un fenomeno complejo en la que intervienen numerosos...