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La historia de la humanidad está repleta de relatos fantásticos y extraños sobre ciudades legendarias que fueron las más avanzadas de su época, pero que de la noche a la mañana desaparecieron. Andoni Garrido, autor del famoso canal de YouTube «Pero eso es otra Historia», recoge casi cuarenta de estas leyendas de ciudades perdidas en la historia y en el tiempo, desde La Atlántida a El Dorado pasando por Lemuria, Hiperbórea, Shambhala, Yamatai, Cíbola o Aztlán entre otras, para tratar de dilucidar qué hay de verdad o de mentira en ellas, y tratar de buscar un posible origen para...

High-end hotels have always been the setting for style and fantasy, a venue to see and be seen. This volume explores a relatively new trend, where major fashion houses take over the running of upscale hostelries. With every detail coordinated, from bed linens, to d????cor, china and glassware, the overall effect is of a chic jewel box, where every piece shines. We get a peek at glamorous hotels conceived and run with flair, by major fashion players like Bulgari, Christian Lacroix, Ferragamo, and Versace.

The work of the Colombian architect Harold Martínez Espinal, shows a way to purposeful way of thinking the architecture in the suburbs. This book makes a journey from his first works in the 1960's and 1970's, determined by the influence of modern architecture, until the beginning of the second millennium where his thought continues.

A new generation of Dutch architecture is represented by the innovative works profiled here. This report on the work of Amsterdam-based partners Felix Claus and Kees Kaan focuses on their numerous projects designed for public and private clients between 1988 and 1996. Firmly rooted in the Dutch tradition, yet highly tuned to new cultural currents, their contribution to design in Holland, both as architects and teachers, is significant.