Martin Parr

High-end hotels have always been the setting for style and fantasy, a venue to see and be seen. This volume explores a relatively new trend, where major fashion houses take over the running of upscale hostelries. With every detail coordinated, from bed linens, to d????cor, china and glassware, the overall effect is of a chic jewel box, where every piece shines. We get a peek at glamorous hotels conceived and run with flair, by major fashion players like Bulgari, Christian Lacroix, Ferragamo, and Versace.

This book revolves around the drawings and scale models especially selected by architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, who was conferred the degree of Doctorate Honoris Causa by the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in 2009. The personal selection done by PMdR resulted in a publishing project that included the participation of a group of academics from Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina convened so that, by means of short texts, freely elaborated their perspective on those drawings. The book is, therefore, the result of a collective work whose purpose is to think the architecture from its most common...

Pensar la ciudad es pensar el amplio campo de los proyectos humanos de convivencia, su entorno de formas construidas, su arquitectura, sus símbolos, el torrente de su actividad transformada a lo largo de milenios de experiencia, las distintas formas de sus representaciones. El libro se titula La ciudad: inscripción y huella porque remite a los dos principios básicos que dan origen y final al hecho de conformar el espacio que compartimos: la voluntad de dar forma, la inscripción, y la huella, la impronta real que la vida imprime en los espacios en los que se desarrolla. La arquitectura es...

Colombian houses have always been a showcase for the inhabitants of a highly diverse country. These houses range from the haciendas of coffee plantations to the restored colonial homes of Cartagena. Fascinating essays and attractive photos exemplify the evolution of the art of living in Colombia.