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Presents over seventy venues that stand out for their spectacular interior architecture.
Some 750 alphabetically-arranged entries provide insights into recent cultural and political developments within Spain, including the cultures of Catalonia, Galicia and the Basque country. Coverage spans from the end of the Civil War in 1939 to the present day, with emphasis on the changes following the demise of the Franco dictatorship in 1975. Entries range from shorter, factual articles to longer overview essays offering in-depth treatment of major issues. Culture is defined in its broadest sense. Entries include: *Antonio Gaudí * science * Antonio Banderas * golf * dance * education * politics * racism * urbanization This Encyclopedia is essential reading for anyone interested in Spanish culture. It provides essential cultural context for students of Spanish, European History, Comparative European Studies and Cultural Studies.
Architecture and Revolution explores the consequences of the 1989 revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe from an architectural perspective. It presents new writings from a team of renowned architects, philosophers and cultural theorists from both the East and the West. They explore the questions over the built environment that now face architects, planners and politicians in the region. They examine the problems of buildings inherited from the communist era: some are environmentally inadequate, many were designed to serve a now redundant social programme and others carry the stigma of association with previous regimes. Contributors include: Daniel Libeskind, Bernard Tschumi, Laura Mulvey, Helene Cixous, Andrew Benjamin and Frederic Jameson.
One of the most exciting developments in the field of architecture and design is taking place in the today's worldclass hotels. Where once hotels strove to replicate the comfort and convenience of their guests' homes, many are now offering the ultimate in ecapism: hotels so creatively conceived guests won't want to leave their rooms. Cool Hotels is a colorful tour through the rooms, lobbies and restaurants of more than seventy-five hotels that are destinations unto themselves.
This volume shows how architects have dealt innovatively with the considerations of space and movement in creating restaurant environments.
The bathroom is no longer given over solely to personal hygiene, but instead has become a room in which freedom of design and expression can be achieved. This book features some of the most practical designs which still manage to integrate aesthetic qualities.
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Includes entries for maps and atlases.