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In 2006 Abu Dhabi launched an ambitious project to construct the world’s first zero-carbon city: Masdar City. In 'Spaceship in the Desert' Gökçe Günel examines the development and construction of Masdar City's renewable energy and clean technology infrastructures, providing an illuminating portrait of an international group of engineers, designers, and students who(...)
Spaceship in the Desert : Energy, Climate Change, and Urban Design in Abu Dhabi
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In 2006 Abu Dhabi launched an ambitious project to construct the world’s first zero-carbon city: Masdar City. In 'Spaceship in the Desert' Gökçe Günel examines the development and construction of Masdar City's renewable energy and clean technology infrastructures, providing an illuminating portrait of an international group of engineers, designers, and students who attempted to build a post-oil future in Abu Dhabi.
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317 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2008.
Hyperborder : the contemporary U.S.-Mexico border and its future / Fernando Romero.
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317 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm
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New York : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2008.
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367 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimile, maps, plans, portrait ; 30 cm
[Paris] : Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Centre d'urbanisme et d'architecture de Paris, 2020.
Des fortifs au périf / Jean-Louis Cohen, André Lortie.
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367 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimile, maps, plans, portrait ; 30 cm
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[Paris] : Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Centre d'urbanisme et d'architecture de Paris, 2020.
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183 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm
Zürich, Switzerland : Park Books, [2024], ©2024
The art of architectural grafting : containing rules for extending museums and anonymous buildings to increase their usefulness and delightfulness and reduce their carbon pollution : together, with experimental trials for the new joinery, very necessary for every architect-grafter, and a proposal for renewing polluted industrial lands with urban forests / Jeanne Gang.
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Zürich, Switzerland : Park Books, [2024], ©2024
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1.49 l.m. of textual records, approximately 3,020 photographic materials, 31 maps, 1 videocassette, Arranged by series. CD037.S1, Research materials on Africa,...
Georg Lippsmeier Collection, 1960-2010.
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191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map, plans (some color) ; 26 cm
[Novato, CA] : Applied Research and Design Publishing, an imprint of ORO Editions, [2023], ©2023
Becoming urban : the Mongolian city of nomads / Joshua Bolchover.
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[Novato, CA] : Applied Research and Design Publishing, an imprint of ORO Editions, [2023], ©2023
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Sonic Acts 2020
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How does one tell the story of energy production, use, or conservation in a manner sufficiently convincing to influence policy, behavior, and design? "Energy accounts" explores potential answers to this question through compelling images, data visualizations, narratives, and other examples of accounting for energy. Organized into a collection containing both examples of(...)
Environment and environmental theory
July 2016
Energy accounts: architectural representations of energy, climate and the future
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How does one tell the story of energy production, use, or conservation in a manner sufficiently convincing to influence policy, behavior, and design? "Energy accounts" explores potential answers to this question through compelling images, data visualizations, narratives, and other examples of accounting for energy. Organized into a collection containing both examples of best practices and critiques, this impressive array of projects and contributors combines text and graphic material to explore different representations of energy data. Including work from Kieran Timberlake, SHoP, AMO, Lateral Office, WOHA, and many more, the book boasts a unique graphic design which supports and enhances its role as a valuable resource for professionals and students in architecture, engineering, and urban design.
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x, 552 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits (some color) ; 21 cm
New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016., ©2016
The invention of nature : Alexander von Humboldt's new world / Andrea Wulf.
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New York : Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016., ©2016
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This highly acclaimed atlas distills the vast science of climate change, providing a reliable and insightful guide to this rapidly growing field. Since the 2006 publication of the first edition, climate change has climbed even higher up the global agenda. This new edition reflects the latest developments in research and the impact of climate change, and in current efforts(...)
September 2011
The atlas of climate change : mapping the world's greatest challenge, 3rd edition
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This highly acclaimed atlas distills the vast science of climate change, providing a reliable and insightful guide to this rapidly growing field. Since the 2006 publication of the first edition, climate change has climbed even higher up the global agenda. This new edition reflects the latest developments in research and the impact of climate change, and in current efforts to mitigate and adapt to changes in the world's weather.