Peralta Romulo Moya (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardback--excellent condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. 1st ed. Square 12mo, 137, (17)p., semi glossy stock, color photo plates. Handsome and convenient guidebook for museums in Quito, Ecuador. With sharp color photo plates of museum interiors and contents. With information on museums displaying fine, contemporary, specialized , historic, monumental and archaeological arts. Printed on semi-glossy coated stock.…

Condition: Nuevo. Obra de gran formato profusamente ilustrada. 127 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Oversized hardcover, fully bilingual (Spanish & English), 203 pages, illustrated throughout, NOT ex-library. Shipping weight over 1kg. Limited gentle wear only, book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Issued without a dust jacket. -- This bilingual volume presents a global survey of vernacular and traditional housing, exploring how diverse cultures have responded to their unique geographical and climatic environments. Authored by a team of Ecuadorian architects, the book moves beyond iconic architectural monuments to focus on the ingenuity of everyday dwellings across the continents. Through rich photography and analytical text, it showcases a wide array of homes - from desert adobes and tropical stilt houses to arctic igloos and mountain chalets. Houses of the World serves as a visual encyclopedia, celebrating the wisdom, sustainability, and cultural identity embedded in the traditional architectural forms that have sheltered humanity for centuries. The book features houses from: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Japan, Austria, England, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Australia, and New Zealand. …