L'opera di Paul Cooper approfondisce l'esplorazione di rovine, sia antiche che moderne. Il suo viaggio letterario è iniziato fuori dalla Gran Bretagna, dove ha insegnato inglese e scoperto luoghi dimenticati. Lo stile di Cooper riflette il suo fascino per la storia e cattura l'essenza dei luoghi che ha incontrato. La sua scrittura è informata da un background diversificato, che comprende il giornalismo e il lavoro d'archivio.
Exploring the rise and fall of ancient civilizations, this book delves into the complexities of societies from Mesopotamia to the Maya, Inca, and beyond. Through meticulous research and engaging storytelling, historian Paul Cooper captures the grandeur and peril faced by these cultures. The narrative invites readers to reflect on the human experience during times of collapse, providing a profound understanding of what it might have felt like to witness the end of an era.
This sourcebook contains eight step-by-step projects, all of which can be completed in a weekend. The look throughout is clean and contemporary, and there are ideas for inside the home as well as outdoors. Projects are accompanied by a template and colour-code and two alternative, more complex designs for the more ambitious. They include a tabletop in African style, a silver mirror frame, and a kitsch vase made from smashed crockery. A supplementary section of miscellaneous motifs allows for experimentation with different patterns and shapes, to create personal designs.
n den letzten Jahren hat eine neue Generation von Gartendesignern die Möglichkeiten von bisher ungewöhnlichen Materialien zur Gestaltung innovativer und trendiger Gärten entdeckt und umgesetzt. Hierzu gehören beispielsweise Trockeneis, Nebelmaschinen, Windskulpturen, angemalte Felsen, effektvolle Beleuchtungen und Spiegel. Dieses Buch zeigt ausgewählte internationale Beispiele führender Gartenarchitekten.