Download or read book Hacienda Courtyards written by Karen Witynski and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the architectural elements and water havens that will inspire your own courtyard paradise.
Download or read book Hacienda Style written by Karen Witynski and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2008-02-25 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invite the rich colors, natural textures, and romantic beauty of Mexico into your home. With a vast architectural legacy spanning four centuries, Mexican haciendas express a rugged romantic beauty and compelling sense of history. Today, the hacienda's graceful arcaded silhouette, grand-scale proportions, carved-stone ornament, rich colors and natural textures have become an ever-increasing influence for architects and designers worldwide. Hacienda Style invites you into Mexico's artful, hacienda havens resplendent with private collections of colonial and contemporary art, antiques and found relics. Witynski and Carr's antiques and accents have appeared in national magazines, television programs and feature films, including Architectural Digest, Western Interiors, HGTV's Takeover My Makeover, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and The Alamo. Other books by the same authors: Mexican Country Style, The New Hacienda, Casa Adobe, Adobe Details, Casa Yucatan, and Mexican Details.
Download or read book Hacienda Courtyards written by Karen Witynski and published by Gibbs Smith Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the architectural elements and water havens that will inspire your own courtyard paradise.
Download or read book In a Mexican Garden written by Gina Hyams and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Packed with colour photos, In a Mexican Garden captures Mexico's courtyard gardens, loggias, patios and swimming pools. An introduction highlights historical influences and folk art traditions of the distinctive Mexican style.
Download or read book The New Hacienda written by Karen Witynski and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2003 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel behind the scenes with authors Karen Witynski and Joe P. Carr as they open the doors to Mexico's remote country estates and reveal innovative interiors, artifacts, and antiques that echo the hacienda's original architectural splendor.
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Ecuador written by Harry Ades and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-01-04 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Ecuador is your ultimate handbook to this fascinating and dramatically diverse country with complete coverage of the Galapagos islands. A full-color introduction gives an insight into the country's many highlights from snorkeling in the Galapagos to exploring Quito's colonial churches. There is plenty of practical advice on a range of activities from learning Spanish in Quito to climbing Volcan Cotopaxi. There are up-to-the-minute reviews of all the best places to stay, eat and drink, plus a brand-new 'Authors' Picks' feature to highlight the very best options. The guide includes over fifty maps and expert background on Ecuador's history, culture, indigenous peoples and environmental issues. The Rough Guide to Ecuador is your perfect companion to this unique country.
Download or read book Latin Style written by Juan Carlos Arcila-Duque and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2008-02-12 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Latin Style I show you how to use space, texture, and color to explore the brilliant nuances of Latin American décor and enjoy some of the most exciting attributes of a truly chic lifestyle. ?Juan Carlos Arcila-Duque Make every day a vivid celebration with Latin Style. Latin Style captures the spirit of the Latin aesthetic, the power of its details and traditions, and its unwavering, timeless chic in a rich montage of photos, concepts, and practical ideas for those who want to bring a Latin flair to their own homes and lives. Become inspired by the four distinct moods of Latin Style: Cabana evokes the cool of the ocean with endless white beaches, turquoise water, and tropical fruits. Hacienda is the old-world brick and stone elegance of ranches and country estates set in a rugged landscape. Paradiso embodies the lush abundance of the rainforest, overflowing with life of every kind. Pueblo reflects the sun-drenched colors of outdoor markets, folk art, colonial architecture, and quiet courtyards.
Download or read book Colonial and Postcolonial Change in Mesoamerica written by Rani T. Alexander and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonial and postcolonial change in Mesoamerica : an introduction / Susan Kepecs and Rani T. Alexander -- Mexico City, Mérida, and the world : Kondratieff waves on the periphery / Susan Kepecs and Patricia Fournier García -- Commodities production and technological change / Susan Kepecs, Patricia Fournier García, Rani T. Alexander, and Cynthia L. Otis Charlton -- Agrarian ecology and historical contingency in landscape change / Rani T. Alexander, Janine Gasco, and Judith Francis Zeitlin -- Archaeologies of resistance / Rani T. Alexander, Susan Kepecs, Joel W. Palka, and Judith Francis Zeitlin -- Religion and ritual in postconquest Mesoamerica / Judith Francis Zeitlin and Joel W. Palka -- Sociocultural identities / Judith Francis Zeitlin, Patricia Fournier García, Joel W. Palka, and Janine Gasco -- Historical archaeology in the basin of Mexico : the Otumba case / Thomas H. Charlton and Cynthia L. Otis Charlton -- Material culture, status, and identity in post-independence central Mexico : urban and rural dimensions / Patricia Fournier García -- Indigenous communities, colonization, and interethnic interaction in Tehuantepec, 1450 to the present / Judith Francis Zeitlin -- Anthropogenic landscapes of Soconusco, past and present / Janine Gasco -- Cross-cultural interaction and Lacandon ethnogenesis in the southern Maya lowland frontier, AD 1400 to the present / Joel W. Palka -- Agrarian ecology in Yucatán, 1450-2000 / Rani T. Alexander -- The longue durée, from salt to sea cucumbers : Kondratieff waves in Chikinchel, on the very far periphery / Susan Kepecs -- The underlying aim of historical archaeology : a conclusion / Susan Kepecs and Rani T. Alexander
Download or read book Islands Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Hyperwest written by Alan Hess and published by Watson-Guptill Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The American West has long stood for adventure and opportunity, wide open spaces, the new frontier. From this wellspring of limitless possibility comes the inspiration for some of today's most innovative residential design, attesting to the creativity and imagination that define western architecture." "Hyperwest chronicles the unique ingenuity and beauty of these structures by placing them within a thematic context - organic, technological, or historical. The splendor and idiosyncracy of these private homes, many of which are being published for the first time, are captured in lavish color, while provocative text outlines the concepts on which they are based. Featured in hyperwest are works by John Lautner, Antoine Predock, Ace Architects, Bart Prince, and Ed Niles among others." "At once a design reference and inspirational sourcebook, hyperwest provides both professionals and enthusiasts a firsthand look at the cutting edge in western residential design."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book Courtyards written by Douglas Keister and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2005 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Striking full-color photography complements a study of the use of theourtyard in indoor and outdoor design, capturing a diverse array of exampleshat range from ancient Rome and medieval Europe to modern-day San Diego,racing the history of the design style, and explaining how a courtyard canet the mood and tone of any structure.
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Mexico written by John Fisher and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 1313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Mexico is the essential travel guide to this vast, extraordinarily varied country. From the deserts of the north to the tropical jungles of Chaipas; from ancient pyramids to Mexico City's sophisticated club scene; from colonial cathedrals to spring break in Canc�n; the Rough Guide provides comprehensive coverage of it all. The guide offers detailed and practical advice on the best places to stay, where to sample some of Mexico's tastiest food and where to go to order the finest margarita for all budgets. The guide is packed with informed description of Mexico's archeological sites and museums and their fascinating historical and cultural background. Readers will find the coverage of hundreds of beaches, excursions and activities indispensable, while richly illustrated colour sections explore the wonders of Mexican cuisine and the country's dynamic festivals. Informative and inspirational, with dozens of maps, handy languages tips and site plans, The Rough Guide to Mexico is your essential companion to this vibrant, unforgettable country. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Mexico
Download or read book The Architecture and Cities of Northern Mexico from Independence to the Present written by Edward R. Burian and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2015-08-15 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The states of Northern Mexico—Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora, Sinaloa, and Baja California Norte and Sur—have architecture, urbanism, and landscape design that offer numerous lessons in how to build well, but this constructed environment is largely undervalued or unknown. To make this architecture better known to a wide professional, academic, and public audience, this book presents the first comprehensive overview in either English or Spanish of the architecture, urban landscapes, and cities of Northern Mexico from the country’s emergence as a modern nation in 1821 to the present day. Profusely illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, maps, and analytical drawings of urban cores of major cities, The Architecture and Cities of Northern Mexico systematically examines significant works of architecture in large cities and small towns in each state, from the earliest buildings in the urban core to the newest at the periphery. Edward R. Burian describes the most memorable works of architecture in each city in greater detail in terms of their spatial organization, materials, and sensory experience. He also includes a concise geographical and historical summary of the region that provides a useful background for the discussions of the works of architecture. Burian concludes the book with a brief commentary on lessons learned and possible futures for the architectural culture of the region, as well as the first comprehensive biographical listing of the architects practicing in Northern Mexico during the past two centuries.
Download or read book Biography of a Hacienda written by Elizabeth Terese Newman and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, James Deetz Book Award (Society for Historical Archaeology) Biography of a Hacienda is a many-voiced reconstruction of events leading up to the Mexican Revolution and the legacy that remains to the present day. Drawing on ethnohistorical, archaeological, and ethnographic data, Elizabeth Terese Newman creates a fascinating model of the interplay between the great events of the Revolution and the lives of everyday people. In 1910 the Mexican Revolution erupted out of a century of tension surrounding land ownership and control over labor. During the previous century, the elite ruling classes acquired ever-increasingly large tracts of land while peasants saw their subsistence and community independence vanish. Rural working conditions became so oppressive that many resorted to armed rebellion. After the war, new efforts were made to promote agrarian reform, and many of Mexico’s rural poor were awarded the land they had farmed for generations. Weaving together fiction, memoir, and data from her fieldwork, Newman reconstructs life at the Hacienda San Miguel Acocotla, a site located near a remote village in the Valley of Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico. Exploring people’s daily lives and how they affected the buildup to the Revolution and subsequent agrarian reforms, the author draws on nearly a decade of interdisciplinary study of the Hacienda Acocotla and its descendant community. Newman’s archaeological research recovered information about the lives of indigenous people living and working there in the one hundred years leading up to the Mexican Revolution. Newman shows how women were central to starting the revolt, and she adds their voices to the master narrative. Biography of a Hacienda concludes with a thoughtful discussion of the contribution of the agrarian revolution to Mexico’s history and whether it has succeeded or simply transformed rural Mexico into a new “global hacienda system.”
Download or read book The Dust Never Settles written by Karina Lickorish Quinn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A breath-taking writer of singular voice' Patrick Flanery, author of Absolution 'I have seen ghosts. They will not rest. The whispers of the past are all around...' Sweeping from the bustling beaches of contemporary Lima to local ceviche bars crammed with fishermen, music and folklore; from the rise and fall of the Inca Empire to a civil war that will devastate a nation, The Dust Never Settles is a love letter to Peru. And running through it all, like the warm smell of orange blossom she remembers from her childhood, is Anaïs, who has returned to the country she loves after seven years abroad. Her beloved grandparents have passed away, and the time has come for her to sell the 'yellow house on the hill'. As Anaïs prepares to say a final goodbye, she is haunted by memories. Dark truths of previous generations are hidden behind these crumbling walls – secrets that threaten to overwhelm her...
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Ecuador written by Harry Adès and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2003 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to options in all price ranges for dining and accommodations, this guide features practical information on Ecuador's history, culture, indigenous peoples, and environmental issues. of color photos. 44 maps.
