Before World War II Aston Martin had made some stunning sports cars but had undergone numerous financial crises. The company was bought by David Brown in 1947, and in 1950 he launched the all-new DB2 with a brilliant engine designed by W.O. Bentley. The car was a sleek, beautiful and fast two-seater closed coupe of the highest pedigree and led to the highly successful DB3 and DB3S racers, which were entered by the works at Le Mans, Sebring and elsewhere, driven by star drivers from Stirling Moss to Roy Salvadori. All these Aston Martins are examined and analyzed in detail here, with specially...

Lancia's V6-engined Aurelia series of the 1950s - GT, Spyder and Saloon - remain among the most beautiful cars ever made. Quintessentially Italian, they were technically advanced and fast, with taut handling. All variants are examined, with descriptions of design and engineering features, production changes, special-bodied examples and the story of the cars' illustrious competition career.

Advanced new technologies and sophisticated planning systems for architecture beyond the age of fossile fuels.

Die technischen Grundlagen fur die Gestaltung von Innenraumen im Hinblick auf Materialauswahl, Lichtfuhrung und den Einsatz von Farben.

Semi-Detached and Terraced Houses and ribbon developments constitute an affordable alternative to the single-family house, especially for young families. In times of tight budgets and rising investment costs, they represent a sensible alternative to the freestanding single-family house, particularly in terms of their use of open space.

Organized thematically, this book highlights a variety of well-defined topics, such as handicap-accessibility and flexibility of use, and presents them together with explanatory technical articles and examples of realized projects. In closing, it provides addresses of information centers as well as sources of additional information.