Une expérience inouïe : la preuve de l'après-vie ?« Lorsque mon père est décédé, j'ai placé quatre objets dans son cercueil. Je n'en ai parlé à personne. Puis j'ai interrogé des médiums qui disent communiquer avec les morts. Découvriront-ils de quels objets il s'agit ? »Stéphane Allix a testé six médiums. Les résultats sont stupéfiants et confirment ce que révèlent les recherches scientifiques menées sur ce sujet : la vie après la mort est aujourd'hui une hypothèse rationnelle. Comment devient-on médium ? Est-ce un don ou une malédiction ? Comment décrire ce qui se passe lors de la mort ? Où va-t-on après ? Consulter un médium peut-il aider au processus de deuil ? Comment éviter les charlatans ? Ce livre nous entraîne à la découverte d'une réalité vertigineuse. Une enquête qui bouleverse les certitudes.  Paris Match.
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Au fil des années, des architectes talentueux se sont attelés avec enthousiasme au défi de concevoir des bâtiments de petite taille mais parfaitement agencés. Aujourd'hui, alors que budgets et espaces disponibles tendent à se réduire, nombre d'architectes adoptent une démarche centrée sur la conception de lieux qui, bien que modestes par leurs dimensions, sont résolument ambitieux, novateurs et prescripteurs de tendances par leur forme. Qu'ils s'inscrivent dans les villes japonaises, où les grands espaces sont rares, ou à la frontière entre art et architecture, les petits bâtiments présentent beaucoup d'avantages et poussent les designers à en faire plus avec moins.

Maison de poupée pour Calvin Klein à New York, théâtre pour enfants à Trondheim, cabanons de vacances et logements pour les victimes de catastrophes naturelles, tous témoignent de cette nouvelle volonté des architectes de voir grand pour les petits espaces. Le lauréat du prix Pritzker en 2013, Toyo Ito, en fait partie, tout comme des architectes émergents au Portugal, au Chili, en Angleterre et en Nouvelle-Zélande. Avec des noms mondialement connus ou des talents tout frais, découvrez la création architecturale à une nouvelle, petite échelle.
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Nature and architecture have never been more intertwined. As more of the earth´s surface is swallowed up by the built environment, architects are increasingly up to the task of integrating flora and greenery into their creations. There are many ways to express this: green roofs, living walls, indoor courtyards and entire facades filled with plants. But where these are posed as solutions there are yet more questions. How does a skyscraper uphold the weight of hundreds of trees? How do residents keep moss-covered walls alive? Jungle Architecture explores this, and much more.

Unbuilt tells the stories of the plans, drawings and proposals that emerged during the 20th century in an unparalleled era of optimism in architecture. Many of these grand projects stayed on the drawing board, some were flights of fancy that couldn't be built, and in other cases test structures or parts of buildings did emerge in the real world. The book features the work of Buckminster Fuller, Geoffrey Bawa, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Archigram, as well as contemporary architects such as Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Will Alsop and Rem Koolhaas.

Richly illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps, collages and models from all over the world, it covers everything from Buckminster Fuller's plan for a 'Domed city' in Manhattan to Le Corbusier's utopian dream of skyscraper living in central Paris, from a proposed network of motorways ploughing through central London to a crazy-looking scheme for 'rolling pavements' in post-war Berlin.

This is an important book, not just for the rich stories of what might have been in our built world, but also to give understanding to the motivations and dreams of architects, sometimes to build a better world, but sometimes to pander to egos. It includes plans that pushed the boundaries - from plug-in cities, moving cities, space cities, domes and floating cities to Maglev, teleportation and rockets. Many ideas were just ahead of their time, and some, thankfully, we were always better without.
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À l'abri des regards, un grand nombre de demeures historiques sont devenues des résidences d'ambassadeurs en poste à Paris. Ce sont des lieux d'histoire et de patrimoine fermés au grand public. Bienvenue en France nous a ouvert les portes de ces demeures aux particularités uniques. Que ce soit un hôtel particulier du XVIIe siècle, un palais Belle Époque ou une demeure au style résolument contemporain, ces résidences rivalisent en beauté et en collections d'art. L'art de la diplomatie s'y exerce, porté par un art de vivre au raffinement accompli.
De la Chine au Pérou en passant par l'Égypte et la Pologne, Alain Stella et Francis Hammond nous invitent à pénétrer au coeur des plus prestigieuses chancelleries et résidences d'ambassadeurs à Paris. Des tapisseries d'après des cartons de Goya parent les salons feutrés de la résidence de l'ambassadeur d'Espagne. Sur la rive droite de la Seine, à la résidence du Japon, Jean Prouvé et Charlotte Perriand ont signé un décor aux lignes minimalistes qui n'est pas sans l'appeler le style épuré de la maison japonaise traditionnelle. Sur la rive gauche, le palais d'Eugène de Beauharnais, résidence des ambassadeurs d'Allemagne, conserve intact, depuis Joséphine, le faste du style Empire.
De superbes photographies, spécialement réalisées pour ce livre, nous dévoilent les secrets de ces trésors artistiques et architecturaux insoupçonnés.
Inédit , cet ouvrage divulgue l'intimité de lieux exceptionnels et rend hommage aux représentations étrangères qui s'emploient à redonner vie à ce précieux patrimoine commun. Aussi, aujourd'hui, les ambassades se posent-elles en dignes héritières de ces hôtels particuliers qui, au fil du temps, ont tant contribué au rayonnement culturel et artistique de Paris.
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London is a city of innovation. In its suburbs, green roofs grow on flats, homes are insulated with cork and light timber structures have been designed to be as beautiful as they are energy efficient; in the centre, striking new offices are retro-fitted over preserved buildings, while communal hubs are creatively built from reclaimed materials. This book looks at the way the capital is responding to the ever-pressing need to build with the environment foremost in mind - talking to the London architects, designers and residents who are creating a city that lives, works and plays sustainably.

Nouvelle édition pour ce classique de la collection World of Art remise au goût du jour, et qui n'existe plus en français. Pour ce volume, le célèbre Kenneth Frampton retrace l'histoire de la modernité architecturale.

L'architecte et critique emblématique Michael Sorkin présente un hommage amusé à l'architecture et l'urbanisme, raconté à travers sa liste de choses à savoir. À la fois poétique, pratique et ludique, cet ouvrage rassemble une série de connaissances essentielles que Michael Sorkin a structurées au cours de sa carrière. Les entrées sont associées à 100 photographies, illustrations et images d'archives en couleurs et en noir et blanc.

Beloved and contemplated by philosophers, architects, writers, and literary theorists alike, Bachelard''s lyrical, landmark work examines the places in which we place our conscious and unconscious thoughts and guides us through a stream of cerebral meditations on poetry, art, and the blooming of consciousness itself.br>br>Houses and rooms; cellars and attics; drawers, chests and wardrobes; nests and shells; nooks and corners: no space is too vast or too small to be filled by our thoughts and our reveries.br>br>With an introduction by acclaimed philosopher Richard Kearney and a foreword by author Mark Z. Danielewski.>

New York City, arguably the world s Art Deco capital, is well known the world over for its striking and still iconic buildings that were early expressions of the style writ large most famously the Empire State and Chrysler buildings, both of which still speak so eloquently and powerfully of the future and the machine age that continues to move us all forward. What is little spoken of and certainly under-appreciated is that which was writ small the softer side of this extraordinary movement, as rendered in tile, in terracotta, in stone: birds of the sky; flowers of the forest, of the field; beasts of the woods, of the earth, of the sea. Through new photography explicitly taken for this book, the author and photographer reveal this softer side of New York Deco, focusing on 75 buildings or building complexes, looking at both facade and interior lobby and elevator and mailbox ornament, to reveal unsung treasure. Included here is the exquisite ironwork of Edgar Brandt as seen at 7 Gracie Square a wonderful expression of fantasy in metal of antelopes and elephants the dragons of the Chanin Building; the birds and beauties of Rockefeller Center; and so much more. Birds, beasts, and blooms are cheerful, surprising, and easy to recognize, if you know where to look. They serve to remind city dwellers of more pleasant things than the burning tarmac beneath our feet in summer, or the cruelty of winter. Lire la suite Fermer

'99. Invisible...is completely wonderful and entertaining and beautifully produced...' Ira Glass, This American Life 'The hugely inventive 99. Invisible treats the design of everyday things like a forensic science.' WIRED This is 99. Invisible. __________ A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99. Invisible podcast Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean? Or stopped to ponder who gets to name the streets we walk along? Or what the story is behind those dancing inflatable figures in car dealerships? 99. Invisible is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive, and the sidewalks we traverse. The show celebrates design and architecture in all of its functional glory and accidental absurdity, with intriguing tales of both designers and the people impacted by their designs. Now, in The 99. Invisible City: A Field Guide to Hidden World of Everyday Design , host Roman Mars and coauthor Kurt Kohlstedt zoom in on the various elements that make our cities work, exploring the origins and other fascinating stories behind everything from power grids and fire escapes to drinking fountains and street signs. With deeply researched entries and beautiful line drawings throughout, The 99. Invisible City will captivate devoted fans of the show and anyone curious about design, urban environments, and the unsung marvels of the world around them. __________ You are about to see stories everywhere, you beautiful nerd. Now get out there. 'If you've ever wondered why our world is the way it is, this show has your answers' The Hustle
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The acclaimed best-selling author and popular historian explores the history of Europe via its cathedrals.

Beautifully illustrated with color photographs throughout, this joyous exploration of the history of Western civilization showcases the cathedral's central role in the European imagination. A masterful writer, Jenkins tells the stories behind these stone wonders: the architects that made them possible, the triumphs of engineering, the artists who enriched their decor, and the inevitable human follies of those who were involved in their building, from the artisans and workers to the wealthy donors and the faithful who worshipped beneath their soaring spires and majestic domes.

Simon Jenkins is the critically acclaimed, award-winning author of best-selling works that make history accessible. Blending insight and authority with personal reflections and experiences, he deftly reveals the history, design, and significance of each of these enduring monuments to the human spirit from popular favorites like St. Paul's and the Duomo in Florence to less well-known masterpieces well worth a trip. Europe's cathedrals are treasure troves of art and repositories of history that attract hundreds or thousands of visitors every year.
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Although popular culture and classrooms are filled with references to classic and iconic buildings such as the Parthenon, the Cathedral of Notre Dame, and the Great Pyramids, there are equally valuable lessons to be learned from modern architecture, and especially from buildings situated in the Global South and among underrepresented populations.

This beautifully illustrated book investigates how contemporary architects from a variety of cultures are addressing issues of climate change, income inequality, and limited resources by designing buildings that are as innovative as they are beautiful. Each building is presented in a double-page spread featuring Pamela Baron's exquisitely detailed illustrations that highlight the design, natural surroundings, and the people who live, work, or play there. Annette Roeder's pitch-perfect text outlines the structure's unique contribution to the field of architecture, and invites readers to wonder aloud why the building works and to find out more about it.

A perfect stepping stone for designers in the making, this book also teaches kids how architecture can help the people it shelters and the planet on which it is built. Lire la suite Fermer