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Urban Environments

Name: Urban Environments
Author: Dina Mapelli, Elisabetta G. Mapelli
ISBN: 9780471498063

by Dina Mapelli, Elisabetta G. Mapelli

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Overview

Discusses the influence of the latest technology on contemporary living and possible future developments.

* Comprehensively illustrated with many beautiful color photos, as well as plans and drawings.

* Focuses on three principle areas: human action as design pattern, technological implementation, and the relationship between art and space in homes.

About the Author, Dina Mapelli, Elisabetta G. Mapelli

ELISABETTA G MAPELLI was born in Milan, Italy in 1968 and graduated in Architecture at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza' where, after a specialisation in Theory and Techniques of Design, she obtained a PhD in Architectural Composition (Theories of Architecture). She is now a lecturer at the faculty of Architecture in Rome, as well as a practising architect whose professional activities range from house restoration to building renovation.