Eco Architecture

The successful implementation of ecological ideas in 28 attractive houses from all over the world. Plus more than 260 illustrations and computer graphics, the "green facts" of each building, and a glossary of key terms. Формат: 20 см x 24 см.

Издательство: TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000

With more than 200 illustrations and brief explanations, this book offers a step-by-step introduction to the six most important methods of fashion illustration: watercolours, wax crayons, pastels, felt-tip pens, graphite and coloured pencils and collage. Readers will not only become familiar with these individual fashion-illustration techniques, but will also learn how to combine and experiment with them. The illustrations in this volume were inspired by the creations of such well-known fashion designers as Paul Poiret, Madeleine Vionnet, Coco Chanel, Cristobal Balenciaga and Frowick Halston. They show which methods are best suited for specific articles of clothing while providing a good overview of the history of fashion in the 20th...

Издательство: TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000

Awareness of the benefits of ecologically sustainable architecture has increased throughout the world, particularly over the past two decades. At a point in time when half the world`s population lives in cities and nature is being steadily robbed of space, the call is becoming louder for sustainable buildings that save resources and protect the environment. Taking the example of 27 different projects, this book shows how growing urbanization can be combined with ecologically conscious architecture by, among other things, making use of gaps between buildings, innovative techniques, regenerative energy sources and renewable raw materials. Each building is presented with a brief introduction and its "green facts". The publication is rounded...

Издательство: TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000