<p>In some of the most visited cities in the world, some hotels have been built which, due to their original design and their special characteristics, have become monuments of the city and spots of touristic interest. They are photographed and visited daily, many reaching the point where they are seen as a badge of the city. We present a selection of singular and unique hotels, both by their architecture and their interior design.</p>

Unusual & Unique Hotels

Arts & Photography

Minguet, Anna

Architecture

Monsa Publications

<p><div>Ecological architecture entails multiple factors within the construction process of a home and the impact that construction will have during its life-cycle, from its planning, execution, and use, until its demolition. Residential ecological architecture takes into account the specific needs of the people who will inhabit each home. The following pages show a wide variety of sustainable and ecological resources: from recouping traditional architectural solutions like cross-ventilation and taking advantage of natural light, to new insulation and self-supplying energy systems.</div></p>

The New Ecological Home: Materials for bioclimatic design

<p><div>Food trucks are something of an institution in American culture and have been around for more than a century. These days there is a huge range of gastronomic treats available, dished up out of an incredible variety of vehicles--from caravans, station wagons and vans to trucks and buses--all decorated in their own distinctive and charismatic style. Each food truck can offer not just something to eat, but a complete gastronomic experience, eighteen exclusive recipes full of creativity and good taste, an essential part of what these fabulous pop-up kitchens on wheels provide for their customers. Image and originality have become as important to the product as the food itself.</div></p>

Food Trucks: Delights on Wheels

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

The mere mention of the title Star Wars can evoke all kinds of feelings and memories in a person. The trilogy that thrilled everyone in the late 70s and early 80s, the highly criticized prequels from the early 2000s, and the newer sequels are just added fuel to make the work of George Lucas shine dazzlingly in our lives. This book is an illustrated tribute to the fictional universe created by George Lucas, in which readers will find forty portraits of its most outstanding characters, such as Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Leia Organa, Han Solo, Yoda, Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3PO, Rey, Stormtrooper, and Wilhuff Tarkin—along with sixty unpublished alternative posters! Twenty-seven artists from around the world show us their most personal vision through one or more illustrations, additionally expressing in a sentence what Star Wars means to them. In this way, many artists achieve their desire to share their life and work, and return the favor to what has inspired them, in turn becoming part of the legend, for a long, long time.

Star Wars. Tribute

Graphic Design

<p><div>More and more people prefer the simplicity of a small mobile home to enjoy nature instead of a conventional house; it's about swapping luxury for freedom. These houses are built on a trailer so they can be transported and are more complete than a caravan, with a high quality design finish.</div></p>

Tiny Mobile Homes: Small space – Big freedom

<p>The idea of an environmentally respectful house is appealing to more and more people. In the last decade, architects from all over the world have been especially interested in the possibilities of an innovative home in a natural environment, with ecological solutions and a low impact on the environment. The book <i>Tiny Cabins and Treehouses</i> shows a new concept of housing and some of the most original and avant-garde pieces of contemporary architecture.</p>

Tiny Cabins & Treehouses for Shelter Lovers

<p><div><i>New Townhouse Plans</i> contains more than 250 floor and elevation plans,&nbsp;as well as&nbsp;constructive details of 38 housing projects. These plans and projects&nbsp;are&nbsp;perfect constructions in tiny pieces of the city's urban ground.</div></p>

New Townhouse Plans

<i>House Plans for Challenging Sites</i> features more than 350 floor plans, sections, sketches, and elevations, as well as construction details of 35 housing projects which represent a true challenge for architects, either because of their topography or the geological composition of the soil. These homes are designed to integrate into the landscape and minimize environmental impact, since they are mostly located in beautiful, ecologically diverse, and natural settings.

House Plans for Challenging Sites

<p>Interest in living off the grid, i.e. self-sufficiently without relying on public services such as the municipal water supply, electricity, or local sewage and gas systems, has come on the scene as a greener, cheaper, and more independent way of life. Homes that are off-grid generally allow for a smaller carbon footprint, and a sense of freedom and self-sufficiency. Living Off-Grid sets you free from depending on a company, either using solar panels, wind turbines, a micro water system, or a combination of these technologies. Other times, an Off-Grid system can work as an energy backup or be complemented by the grid when renewable technologies cannot produce all the energy needed. We have gathered different examples of nature-powered homes, which are partially or completely off-grid, to focus on the importance of these homes, which put sustainability first.</p>

Off Grid: Nature Powered Homes

<p><i>Off-Grid House Plans</i> has more than 250 floor plans, sections, sketches, and elevations, as well as all the construction details in all projects. An Off-Grid system allows you to live without using a utility company, generating your own energy. A well designed system also has numerous environmental advantages, that help you to reduce your carbon footprint, providing cleaner, more sustainable energy. In the long-term it is financially viable, and also teaches us how to consume energy responsibly. These off-grid homes, which run on solar, wind, or hydro power, are just a few examples of how people are leaving the city behind for a life in the country in contact with nature.</p>

Off Grid House Plans

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