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Post-pandemic urbanism
Post-pandemic urbanism
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Working from home, online shopping, undertourism: the disruptive upheavals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic challenge architecture and urban planning. New spaces for action are opening up, but are they being utilized? From dividing traffic space fairly to urban food policies, from new places for work and recreation to the question on how communities can be oriented towards(...)
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Working from home, online shopping, undertourism: the disruptive upheavals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic challenge architecture and urban planning. New spaces for action are opening up, but are they being utilized? From dividing traffic space fairly to urban food policies, from new places for work and recreation to the question on how communities can be oriented towards(...)
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Post-pandemic urbanism
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Working from home, online shopping, undertourism: the disruptive upheavals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic challenge architecture and urban planning. New spaces for action are opening up, but are they being utilized? From dividing traffic space fairly to urban food policies, from new places for work and recreation to the question on how communities can be oriented towards the common good: this publication envisions a near future and discusses how cities and their transformative power can help to handle this current crisis and those to come.
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Working from home, online shopping, undertourism: the disruptive upheavals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic challenge architecture and urban planning. New spaces for action are opening up, but are they being utilized? From dividing traffic space fairly to urban food policies, from new places for work and recreation to the question on how communities can be oriented towards the common good: this publication envisions a near future and discusses how cities and their transformative power can help to handle this current crisis and those to come.
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January 2021
January 2021
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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191 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 17 cm
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191 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 17 cm
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New York : Arquine, 2023.
New York : Arquine, 2023.
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Housing : strategies for urban redensification / Miquel Adrià.
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191 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 17 cm
Housing : strategies for urban redensification / Miquel Adrià.
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New York : Arquine, 2023.
New York : Arquine, 2023.
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Wood is without a doubt en-vogue with its impressive natural qualities. The residences presented in this volume are vivid manifestations of Frank Lloyd Wright's statements that wood is "universally beautiful to man" and "the most humanly intimate of all materials." The selected contemporary projects from around the world demonstrate the sheer endless possibilities for the(...)
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Wood is without a doubt en-vogue with its impressive natural qualities. The residences presented in this volume are vivid manifestations of Frank Lloyd Wright's statements that wood is "universally beautiful to man" and "the most humanly intimate of all materials." The selected contemporary projects from around the world demonstrate the sheer endless possibilities for the(...)
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Timber homes: Taking wood to new levels
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Wood is without a doubt en-vogue with its impressive natural qualities. The residences presented in this volume are vivid manifestations of Frank Lloyd Wright's statements that wood is "universally beautiful to man" and "the most humanly intimate of all materials." The selected contemporary projects from around the world demonstrate the sheer endless possibilities for the use of timber in architecture and interior design. The shown architectural solutions emphasize the unparalleled advantages of this renewable building material, both in terms of design and function. Furthermore, they highlight the amazing versatility of wood, with a special focus on a large number of recently developed new techniques, processing options, and innovations. Above all, wooden architecture is a promising opportunity for architects to work towards a more CO2-neutral future.
Timber homes: Taking wood to new levels
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Wood is without a doubt en-vogue with its impressive natural qualities. The residences presented in this volume are vivid manifestations of Frank Lloyd Wright's statements that wood is "universally beautiful to man" and "the most humanly intimate of all materials." The selected contemporary projects from around the world demonstrate the sheer endless possibilities for the use of timber in architecture and interior design. The shown architectural solutions emphasize the unparalleled advantages of this renewable building material, both in terms of design and function. Furthermore, they highlight the amazing versatility of wood, with a special focus on a large number of recently developed new techniques, processing options, and innovations. Above all, wooden architecture is a promising opportunity for architects to work towards a more CO2-neutral future.
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July 2023
July 2023
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Timber Construction
Timber Construction
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Once within borders : territories of power, wealth, and belonging since 1500 / Charles S. Maier.
Once within borders : territories of power, wealth, and belonging since 1500 / Charles S. Maier.
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xiii, 387 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2016]
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2016]
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Once within borders : territories of power, wealth, and belonging since 1500 / Charles S. Maier.
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xiii, 387 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Once within borders : territories of power, wealth, and belonging since 1500 / Charles S. Maier.
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xiii, 387 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2016]
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2016]
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Nature All Around Us uses the familiar in order to introduce basic ecological concepts. It offers in twenty-five short chapters organized by scale, from the home to the neighborhood to the city at large. Various ecological concepts are approachably examined, from understanding why a squirrel might act aggressively towards its neighbor to how nutrients and energy(...)
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Nature All Around Us uses the familiar in order to introduce basic ecological concepts. It offers in twenty-five short chapters organized by scale, from the home to the neighborhood to the city at large. Various ecological concepts are approachably examined, from understanding why a squirrel might act aggressively towards its neighbor to how nutrients and energy(...)
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Urban Landscapes
Urban Landscapes
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October 2012
October 2012
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Nature all around us: a guide to urban ecology
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Nature All Around Us uses the familiar in order to introduce basic ecological concepts. It offers in twenty-five short chapters organized by scale, from the home to the neighborhood to the city at large. Various ecological concepts are approachably examined, from understanding why a squirrel might act aggressively towards its neighbor to how nutrients and energy contained within a discarded apple core are recycled back into the food chain. Streaming through the work is an introduction to basic ecology, including the dangers of invasive species and the crucial role played by plants and trees in maintaining air quality.
Nature all around us: a guide to urban ecology
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Nature All Around Us uses the familiar in order to introduce basic ecological concepts. It offers in twenty-five short chapters organized by scale, from the home to the neighborhood to the city at large. Various ecological concepts are approachably examined, from understanding why a squirrel might act aggressively towards its neighbor to how nutrients and energy contained within a discarded apple core are recycled back into the food chain. Streaming through the work is an introduction to basic ecology, including the dangers of invasive species and the crucial role played by plants and trees in maintaining air quality.
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October 2012
October 2012
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Urban Landscapes
Urban Landscapes
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xiii, 242 pages : illustrations (some color), music ; 32 cm
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press in association with the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, [2000], ©2000
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press in association with the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, [2000], ©2000
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Noble dreams, wicked pleasures : orientalism in America, 1870-1930 / Holly Edwards ; with essays by Brian T. Allen [and others].
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xiii, 242 pages : illustrations (some color), music ; 32 cm
Noble dreams, wicked pleasures : orientalism in America, 1870-1930 / Holly Edwards ; with essays by Brian T. Allen [and others].
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press in association with the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, [2000], ©2000
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press in association with the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, [2000], ©2000
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Performing architecture : opera houses, theatres and concert halls for the twenty-first century
Performing architecture : opera houses, theatres and concert halls for the twenty-first century
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Even in this age of varied home entertainment and fast-paced mass media, creative energy is being directed towards new spaces for live performance. Illustrated with photographs, computer renderings and architectural drawings, "Performing Architecture" explores fifty of contemporary performance spaces, as well as recently refurbished, restored and transformed buildings. A(...)
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Even in this age of varied home entertainment and fast-paced mass media, creative energy is being directed towards new spaces for live performance. Illustrated with photographs, computer renderings and architectural drawings, "Performing Architecture" explores fifty of contemporary performance spaces, as well as recently refurbished, restored and transformed buildings. A(...)
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Commercial interiors, Building types
Commercial interiors, Building types
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November 2006, London
November 2006, London
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Performing architecture : opera houses, theatres and concert halls for the twenty-first century
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Even in this age of varied home entertainment and fast-paced mass media, creative energy is being directed towards new spaces for live performance. Illustrated with photographs, computer renderings and architectural drawings, "Performing Architecture" explores fifty of contemporary performance spaces, as well as recently refurbished, restored and transformed buildings. A brief introduction traces the post-war development of theatre and concert hall design, and sets out the circumstances today that have led to such a rich provision for performance. Buildings featured range from Frank Gehry’s Disney Opera House in Los Angeles to the Unicorn Theatre for Children in London; and from the Tenerife Opera House by Santiago Calatrava to the Guangzhou Opera House, China, by Zaha Hadid.
Performing architecture : opera houses, theatres and concert halls for the twenty-first century
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Even in this age of varied home entertainment and fast-paced mass media, creative energy is being directed towards new spaces for live performance. Illustrated with photographs, computer renderings and architectural drawings, "Performing Architecture" explores fifty of contemporary performance spaces, as well as recently refurbished, restored and transformed buildings. A brief introduction traces the post-war development of theatre and concert hall design, and sets out the circumstances today that have led to such a rich provision for performance. Buildings featured range from Frank Gehry’s Disney Opera House in Los Angeles to the Unicorn Theatre for Children in London; and from the Tenerife Opera House by Santiago Calatrava to the Guangzhou Opera House, China, by Zaha Hadid.
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November 2006, London
November 2006, London
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Commercial interiors, Building types
Commercial interiors, Building types
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xiv, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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New York, New York : Columbia University Press, 1990., ©1974
New York, New York : Columbia University Press, 1990., ©1974
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Topophilia : a study of environmental perception, attitudes, and values / Yi-fu Tuan ; with a new preface by the author.
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xiv, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Topophilia : a study of environmental perception, attitudes, and values / Yi-fu Tuan ; with a new preface by the author.
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New York, New York : Columbia University Press, 1990., ©1974
New York, New York : Columbia University Press, 1990., ©1974
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xvi, 430 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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New York : John Wiley & Sons, ©1996.
New York : John Wiley & Sons, ©1996.
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A quest for life : an autobiography / Ian L. McHarg.
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xvi, 430 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
A quest for life : an autobiography / Ian L. McHarg.
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New York : John Wiley & Sons, ©1996.
New York : John Wiley & Sons, ©1996.
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What would the world be like if there were no places? Our lives are so place-oriented that we cannot begin to comprehend the loss of locality. Indeed, the space we occupy has much to do with what and who we are. Yet, despite the pervasiveness of place in our everyday lives, philosophers have neglected it. Since its publication in 1993, Getting Back into Place has been(...)
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What would the world be like if there were no places? Our lives are so place-oriented that we cannot begin to comprehend the loss of locality. Indeed, the space we occupy has much to do with what and who we are. Yet, despite the pervasiveness of place in our everyday lives, philosophers have neglected it. Since its publication in 1993, Getting Back into Place has been(...)
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Getting back into place: toward a renewed understanding of the place-world
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What would the world be like if there were no places? Our lives are so place-oriented that we cannot begin to comprehend the loss of locality. Indeed, the space we occupy has much to do with what and who we are. Yet, despite the pervasiveness of place in our everyday lives, philosophers have neglected it. Since its publication in 1993, Getting Back into Place has been recognized as a pioneering study of the importance of place in people's lives. This edition includes new material that reflects on the development of the field of environmental philosophy and presents Edward S. Casey's current thinking on place and home in our increasingly troubled world.
Getting back into place: toward a renewed understanding of the place-world
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What would the world be like if there were no places? Our lives are so place-oriented that we cannot begin to comprehend the loss of locality. Indeed, the space we occupy has much to do with what and who we are. Yet, despite the pervasiveness of place in our everyday lives, philosophers have neglected it. Since its publication in 1993, Getting Back into Place has been recognized as a pioneering study of the importance of place in people's lives. This edition includes new material that reflects on the development of the field of environmental philosophy and presents Edward S. Casey's current thinking on place and home in our increasingly troubled world.
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May 2009
May 2009
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Architectural Theory
Architectural Theory
