This book will help remedy that situation and answer many of the most frequently asked questions pertaining to the matter of art in general: When was the first art made? ...

An exploration of Turner's final, vital years, including new readings of some of his most significant paintings The paintings and drawings Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) produced from 1835 to ...

Spanning almost five millennia, Painting in Stone tells a new history of premodern architecture through the material of precious stone. Lavishly illustrated examples include the synthetic gems used to simulate ...

This book offers a range of perspectives on the Africa-China partnership in the context of the Forum on China and Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Incorporating historical, political, social and cultural dimensions, ...

This book complements the more textually-based Bauhaus scholarship with a practice-oriented and creative interpretive method, which makes it possible to consider Bauhaus-related works in an unconventional light. Edit Toth argues ...

We live in the age of the Anthropocene; human activity is the dominant force affecting the climate and man-made and organic materials are becoming irreversibly intertwined. As natural resources dwindle, ...

¡Instagram celebra su décimo aniversario! Con más de mil millones de usuarios en todo el mundo y quinientos millones enganchados diariamente a sus Instagram Stories, esta red social cambió, sin ...

Complexity in architecture, construction and material manipulation is constantly increasing due to our present ability to design, calculate and fabricate an extending range of geometric shapes and systems. This volume ...

This book is a practical guide to collecting contemporary art using the tools available online and on any smartphone or tablet, with a special focus on digital art and the ...

Karl Schwanzer was on fire for architecture. It was his key passion. He reformed Austrian architecture after 1945 and, in the post-war period, significantly shaped the image of a new, ...

Gustave Caillebotte was more than a painter: he collected and researched postage stamps; designed and built yachts; administered and participated in the sport of yachting; collected paintings; cultivated and collected ...

Designing modern homes across the Asia region comes with many different and varied challenges, from extreme heat and humidity, to cyclonic rain and winds, and even snow and earthquakes. This ...

Viewers in the Middle Ages and Renaissance were encouraged to forge connections between their physical and affective states when they experienced works of art. They believed that their bodies served ...

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Esta monografía explora la importancia de la innovación en sistemas constructivos para el patrimonio arquitectónico moderno español. Para ello se propone el estudio de la arquitectura de Josep Maria Fargas ...

Este ensayo brinda la posibilidad de examinar dos grandes obras de Hieronymus Bosch: El Jardín de las Delicias y el Tríptico de la Adoración de los magos. Ambas habitan hoy ...

The Survey assesses global and regional e-government development through a comparative rating of national government portals relative to one another. It is designed to provide a snapshot of country trends ...

El diseño de residencias privadas presenta retos y matices muy especiales para el arquitecto. Puede que se trabaje a una escala más modesta que en los proyectos públicos, que los ...