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Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This children's book explores the innermost workings of some extraordinary buildings and machines. From helicopters to submarines, skyscrapers to coal mines, open up a fascinating world packed with unique and detailed cutaway drawings. Whether it's a Spanish galleon or a medieval castle, each cross-section slice or exploded view reveals what's going on inside. See the people swarming inside the Empire State Building, the workers busy backstage at...
Author
Publisher
Harper Design
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Composed of stunning photographs, floor plans, and insightful text, this book will help you discover how architects and designers from around the world work within a confined square footage to create innovative living spaces. 150 Best Mini Interior Ideas profiles a diverse range of homes, from rural and urban constructions to town houses and renovations. It reveals how to utilize walls, floors, and furniture to make a small room appear large, and...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Design Commune reveals the evolution story of an acclaimed design studio rooted firmly in the California aesthetic, ethos, and lifestyle. Truly multidisciplinary in practice, Commune has, since its inception in 2004, tackled all areas of design. The work featured in this second book highlights all disciplines that Commune engages in, including interior design projects for private and commercial spaces, artist collaborations, product designs, packaging,...
10) The great indoors: the surprising science of how buildings shape our behavior, health, and happiness
Author
Publisher
Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Modern humans are an indoor species. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and gyms. And yet, in many ways, the indoor world remains unexplored territory. For all the time we spend inside buildings, we rarely stop to consider: How do these spaces affect our mental and physical well-being? Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? Our productivity, performance, and relationships? In...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Step inside the detailed world of Stephen Biesty and find out how a wide variety of curious things are made, from tower blocks and underground tunnels; to the milk, chocolate, and donuts on your table; to matches, diamond rings, and sports shoes--not to mention race cars, planes, and rockets. The incredible artwork will have children and adults alike poring over every detail, whether it's following the production line inside a factory making anything...
Author
Publisher
The Monacelli Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"This collection of nineteen homes designed by Los Angeles-based architects and designers illustrates this exuberance and diversity...... The homes showcased here in over 200 full-color images are located everywhere from Malibu to Silver Lake, in the hills and on the flats, and are of new construction by iconic figures such as Richard Meier & Partners, as well as classic homes such as a Spanish Revival by George H. Freuhling, a fanciful Storybook...
Author
Publisher
AM Editores
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The success of a home's design depends on two basic aspects that need to be taken into account. First of all, there are the wishes, lifestyle, taste and preferences of the inhabitants. Secondly, current trends in decoration cannot be left outside. The true challenge is to harness both as well as to consider the practicality, functionality an aesthetic qualities required by the present age. These innovative interior solution must encompass decorative...
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"This illustrated book for children shows you how things work. Look inside the human body, explore the magic of Venice, and take a tour around a movie studio - and much more! Part of a unique series, More Incredible Cross-sections is Stephen Biesty at the top of his game. In this updated edition with a refreshed, contemporary style, he gives readers an exploded view of 12 objects, places, landmarks, and modes of transport. But look closer! In every...
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