6129 Results
Form:
books
books
Title:
Cities of change Addis Ababa: transformation strategies for urban territories in the 21st century
Cities of change Addis Ababa: transformation strategies for urban territories in the 21st century
Actions:
Price:
$63.95
(available to order)
Summary:
Economic strengthening and the developments associated with it, such as population growth, rural flight, and the explosive growth of cities, pose enormous challenges for city planners in urban centers throughout the world. But clumsy "test-tube" urban plans like those developed for China in part by German planners have shown that different standards and rules apply in the(...)
$63.95
(available to order)
Summary:
Economic strengthening and the developments associated with it, such as population growth, rural flight, and the explosive growth of cities, pose enormous challenges for city planners in urban centers throughout the world. But clumsy "test-tube" urban plans like those developed for China in part by German planners have shown that different standards and rules apply in the(...)
Publication:
December 2009
December 2009
Title:
Cities of change Addis Ababa: transformation strategies for urban territories in the 21st century
Actions:
Price:
$63.95
(available to order)
Summary:
Economic strengthening and the developments associated with it, such as population growth, rural flight, and the explosive growth of cities, pose enormous challenges for city planners in urban centers throughout the world. But clumsy "test-tube" urban plans like those developed for China in part by German planners have shown that different standards and rules apply in the non-European world than in Europe s organically developed urban structures. This manual analyzes contemporary urban phenomena in economic growth regions using the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Abeba as an example, and presents a catalogue of sustainable strategies for city planning practice in the Second and Third Worlds. In the process, it provides planners with generally applicable methods and tools that are usable at the design stage and equip them to develop and deploy dynamic planning and project management processes. To this end, it illuminates such topical subjects as the changing agrarian and industrial landscape, the activation of urban wastelands, and the increasing density of urban hubs. In addition, it uses real projects as examples to highlight avenues for practical implementation.
Cities of change Addis Ababa: transformation strategies for urban territories in the 21st century
Actions:
Price:
$63.95
(available to order)
Summary:
Economic strengthening and the developments associated with it, such as population growth, rural flight, and the explosive growth of cities, pose enormous challenges for city planners in urban centers throughout the world. But clumsy "test-tube" urban plans like those developed for China in part by German planners have shown that different standards and rules apply in the non-European world than in Europe s organically developed urban structures. This manual analyzes contemporary urban phenomena in economic growth regions using the Ethiopian capital city of Addis Abeba as an example, and presents a catalogue of sustainable strategies for city planning practice in the Second and Third Worlds. In the process, it provides planners with generally applicable methods and tools that are usable at the design stage and equip them to develop and deploy dynamic planning and project management processes. To this end, it illuminates such topical subjects as the changing agrarian and industrial landscape, the activation of urban wastelands, and the increasing density of urban hubs. In addition, it uses real projects as examples to highlight avenues for practical implementation.
Form:
books
books
Publication:
December 2009
December 2009
Form:
video
video
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (4 min., 58 sec.)) : sound, color
Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (4 min., 58 sec.)) : sound, color
Author:
Subject:
- Binazzi, Lapo Interviews.,
- UFO (Design firm),
- Centre canadien d'architecture Interviews.,
- Centre canadien d'architecture,
- Radical architecture Italy Florence History 20th century.,
- Architecture radicale Italie Florence Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Radical architecture,
- Italy Florence,
- Interviews.,
- Video recordings (physical artifacts),
- Streaming video.,
- Oral histories.,
- History
(See more)
Publication:
[Montréal] : Canadian Centre for Architecture, [2018]
[Montréal] : Canadian Centre for Architecture, [2018]
Title:
Lapo Binazzi on Utopie radicali : Florence 1966-1976.
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (4 min., 58 sec.)) : sound, color
Lapo Binazzi on Utopie radicali : Florence 1966-1976.
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (4 min., 58 sec.)) : sound, color
Form:
video
video
Publication:
[Montréal] : Canadian Centre for Architecture, [2018]
[Montréal] : Canadian Centre for Architecture, [2018]
Subject:
- Binazzi, Lapo Interviews.,
- UFO (Design firm),
- Centre canadien d'architecture Interviews.,
- Centre canadien d'architecture,
- Radical architecture Italy Florence History 20th century.,
- Architecture radicale Italie Florence Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Radical architecture,
- Italy Florence,
- Interviews.,
- Video recordings (physical artifacts),
- Streaming video.,
- Oral histories.,
- History
(See more)
Form:
books
books
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
x, 262 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 29 cm
Description:
x, 262 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 29 cm
Subject:
- Fountains Italy Rome.,
- Aqueducts Italy Rome.,
- Water-supply Italy Rome History.,
- Technology Social aspects Italy Rome History.,
- Fontaines Italie Rome.,
- Aqueducs Italie Rome.,
- Eau Approvisionnement Italie Rome Histoire.,
- Aqueducts,
- Buildings,
- Fountains,
- Technology Social aspects,
- Water-supply,
- Wasserversorgung Rom Geschichte 16. Jh.,
- Wasserversorgung Rom Geschichte 17. Jh.,
- Städtebau.,
- Wasserversorgung.,
- Wasserbau.,
- Brunnen.,
- Aquädukt.,
- Water-supply Italy Rome.,
- Vattenförsörjning historia Italien Rom.,
- Rome (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Italy Rome,
- Rom Brunnen Geschichte 16. Jh.,
- Rom Aquädukt Geschichte 16. Jh.,
- Rom Brunnen Geschichte 17. Jh.,
- Rom Aquädukt Geschichte 17. Jh.,
- Rom.,
- architectural drawings (visual works),
- illustrated books.,
- Informational works,
- Illustrated works,
- Architectural drawings,
- History,
- Dessins d'architecture.,
- Documents d'information.,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
(See more)
Publication:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2010.
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2010.
Title:
The waters of Rome : aqueducts, fountains, and the birth of the Baroque city / Katherine Wentworth Rinne.
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
x, 262 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 29 cm
The waters of Rome : aqueducts, fountains, and the birth of the Baroque city / Katherine Wentworth Rinne.
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
x, 262 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 29 cm
Form:
books
books
Publication:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2010.
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2010.
Subject:
- Fountains Italy Rome.,
- Aqueducts Italy Rome.,
- Water-supply Italy Rome History.,
- Technology Social aspects Italy Rome History.,
- Fontaines Italie Rome.,
- Aqueducs Italie Rome.,
- Eau Approvisionnement Italie Rome Histoire.,
- Aqueducts,
- Buildings,
- Fountains,
- Technology Social aspects,
- Water-supply,
- Wasserversorgung Rom Geschichte 16. Jh.,
- Wasserversorgung Rom Geschichte 17. Jh.,
- Städtebau.,
- Wasserversorgung.,
- Wasserbau.,
- Brunnen.,
- Aquädukt.,
- Water-supply Italy Rome.,
- Vattenförsörjning historia Italien Rom.,
- Rome (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc.,
- Italy Rome,
- Rom Brunnen Geschichte 16. Jh.,
- Rom Aquädukt Geschichte 16. Jh.,
- Rom Brunnen Geschichte 17. Jh.,
- Rom Aquädukt Geschichte 17. Jh.,
- Rom.,
- architectural drawings (visual works),
- illustrated books.,
- Informational works,
- Illustrated works,
- Architectural drawings,
- History,
- Dessins d'architecture.,
- Documents d'information.,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
(See more)
Form:
books
books
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
382 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 25 cm
Description:
382 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 25 cm
Author:
Subject:
- Ma, Yansong, 1975- Exhibitions.,
- Ma, Yansong,,
- Ma, Yansong, 1975-,
- MAD Ltd.,
- Ma, Yansong.,
- Architecture, Modern 21st century.,
- Architecture China History 21st century.,
- Architecture 21e siècle.,
- Architecture Chine Histoire 21e siècle.,
- Architecture History China 21st century.,
- Architecture,
- Architecture, Modern,
- China,
- Architecture (object genre) 2000-2020.,
- Architecture (object genre) China 2000-2020.,
- Exhibition.,
- Exhibition catalogs.,
- Interviews.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- History,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
(See more)
Publication:
Madrid : Fundación ICO ; [Barcelona] : Actar, ©2012.
Madrid : Fundación ICO ; [Barcelona] : Actar, ©2012.
Title:
Ma Yansong : entre la modernidad (global) y la tradición (local) = from (global) modernity to (local) tradition.
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
382 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 25 cm
Ma Yansong : entre la modernidad (global) y la tradición (local) = from (global) modernity to (local) tradition.
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
382 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 25 cm
Form:
books
books
Publication:
Madrid : Fundación ICO ; [Barcelona] : Actar, ©2012.
Madrid : Fundación ICO ; [Barcelona] : Actar, ©2012.
Subject:
- Ma, Yansong, 1975- Exhibitions.,
- Ma, Yansong,,
- Ma, Yansong, 1975-,
- MAD Ltd.,
- Ma, Yansong.,
- Architecture, Modern 21st century.,
- Architecture China History 21st century.,
- Architecture 21e siècle.,
- Architecture Chine Histoire 21e siècle.,
- Architecture History China 21st century.,
- Architecture,
- Architecture, Modern,
- China,
- Architecture (object genre) 2000-2020.,
- Architecture (object genre) China 2000-2020.,
- Exhibition.,
- Exhibition catalogs.,
- Interviews.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- History,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
(See more)
Form:
archives
archives
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
approximately 45 items : illustrations, maps, plans ; 34 cm in 2 cases
- Library main 191052 | DU145 (ID:97-A178) | case 1 | Available
- Library main 212564 | DU145 (ID:97-A178) | case 2 | Available
- Library main 212565 | DU145 (ID:97-A178) | clippings | Available
(See more)
Description:
approximately 45 items : illustrations, maps, plans ; 34 cm in 2 cases
Author:
Subject:
- Capitals (Cities) Australia.,
- Capitals (Cities),
- Canberra (A.C.T.),
- Australia.,
- Australian Capital Territory Canberra.,
- Architectural Competitions Australia.,
- Urban planning Australia 1900-1960.,
- Capital cities Australia 1900-1960.,
- Hospitals Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Hotels Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Housing Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Office buildings Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Parliament buildings Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Public baths Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Reservoirs Australia 1900-1960.,
- Roads Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Slaughterhouses Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Urban rail systems Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Water supply systems Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Clippings.,
- Black-and-white photographs.,
- Maps.,
- Official reports.,
- Topographic surveys.
(See more)
Title:
Planning of Canberra : publications, 1902-1955.
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
approximately 45 items : illustrations, maps, plans ; 34 cm in 2 cases
Planning of Canberra : publications, 1902-1955.
Actions:
Holdings:
- Library main 191052 | DU145 (ID:97-A178) | case 1 | Available
- Library main 212564 | DU145 (ID:97-A178) | case 2 | Available
- Library main 212565 | DU145 (ID:97-A178) | clippings | Available
(See more)
Description:
approximately 45 items : illustrations, maps, plans ; 34 cm in 2 cases
Form:
archives
archives
Subject:
- Capitals (Cities) Australia.,
- Capitals (Cities),
- Canberra (A.C.T.),
- Australia.,
- Australian Capital Territory Canberra.,
- Architectural Competitions Australia.,
- Urban planning Australia 1900-1960.,
- Capital cities Australia 1900-1960.,
- Hospitals Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Hotels Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Housing Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Office buildings Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Parliament buildings Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Public baths Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Reservoirs Australia 1900-1960.,
- Roads Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Slaughterhouses Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Urban rail systems Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Water supply systems Australia Canberra (A.C.T.) 1900-1960.,
- Clippings.,
- Black-and-white photographs.,
- Maps.,
- Official reports.,
- Topographic surveys.
(See more)
Form:
books
books
Actions:
Price:
$75.00
(available to order)
Summary:
The era of moving to the suburbs is coming to an end. Instead, a growing movement of city dwellers are looking for grand architectural solutions in the smallest of spaces. Slender, slim, and tall structures are soaring in the limited land available, offering innovative solutions to a world with ever-growing urbanization. 'Vertical Living' is an introduction to the(...)
$75.00
(available to order)
Summary:
The era of moving to the suburbs is coming to an end. Instead, a growing movement of city dwellers are looking for grand architectural solutions in the smallest of spaces. Slender, slim, and tall structures are soaring in the limited land available, offering innovative solutions to a world with ever-growing urbanization. 'Vertical Living' is an introduction to the(...)
Title:
Vertical living: Compact architecture for urban spaces
Actions:
Price:
$75.00
(available to order)
Summary:
The era of moving to the suburbs is coming to an end. Instead, a growing movement of city dwellers are looking for grand architectural solutions in the smallest of spaces. Slender, slim, and tall structures are soaring in the limited land available, offering innovative solutions to a world with ever-growing urbanization. 'Vertical Living' is an introduction to the architecture and interior masterminds using skillful, clever design to conquer compact living wherever there is space. As we continue to expect more of our flats and houses, unexpected approaches are necessary for the future of our urban spaces.
Vertical living: Compact architecture for urban spaces
Actions:
Price:
$75.00
(available to order)
Summary:
The era of moving to the suburbs is coming to an end. Instead, a growing movement of city dwellers are looking for grand architectural solutions in the smallest of spaces. Slender, slim, and tall structures are soaring in the limited land available, offering innovative solutions to a world with ever-growing urbanization. 'Vertical Living' is an introduction to the architecture and interior masterminds using skillful, clever design to conquer compact living wherever there is space. As we continue to expect more of our flats and houses, unexpected approaches are necessary for the future of our urban spaces.
Form:
books
books
Publication:
January 2021
January 2021
Subject:
Residential Architecture
Residential Architecture
Form:
books
books
Price:
$63.95
(available to order)
Summary:
First built in Europe and grandly imported to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century, the classic multiway boulevard has been in decline for many years, victim of a narrowly focused approach to street design that views unencumbered vehicular traffic flow as the highest priority. The American preoccupation with destination and speed has made multiway boulevards(...)
$63.95
(available to order)
Summary:
First built in Europe and grandly imported to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century, the classic multiway boulevard has been in decline for many years, victim of a narrowly focused approach to street design that views unencumbered vehicular traffic flow as the highest priority. The American preoccupation with destination and speed has made multiway boulevards(...)
Subject:
Urban Theory
Urban Theory
Publication:
October 2001, Cambridge, Mass.
October 2001, Cambridge, Mass.
Title:
The boulevard book : history, evolution, design of multiway boulevards
Actions:
Price:
$63.95
(available to order)
Summary:
First built in Europe and grandly imported to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century, the classic multiway boulevard has been in decline for many years, victim of a narrowly focused approach to street design that views unencumbered vehicular traffic flow as the highest priority. The American preoccupation with destination and speed has made multiway boulevards increasingly rare as artifacts of the urban landscape. This book reintroduces the boulevard, tree-lined and with separate realms for through traffic and for slow-paced vehicular-pedestrian movement, as an important and often crucial feature of both historic and contemporary cities. It presents more than fifty boulevards—-as varied as Avenue Montaigne, in Paris; C. G. Road, in Ahmedabad, India; and The Esplanade, in Chico, California--celebrating their usefulness and beauty. It discusses their history and evolution, the misconceptions that led to their near-demise in the United States, and their potential as a modern street type. Based on wide research, "The Boulevard Book" examines the safety of these streets and offers design guidelines for professionals, scholars, and community decision makers. Extensive plans, cross sections, and perspective drawings permit visual comparisons. The book shows how multiway boulevards respond to many issues that are central to urban life, including livability, mobility, safety, interest, economic opportunity, mass transit, and open space.
The boulevard book : history, evolution, design of multiway boulevards
Actions:
Price:
$63.95
(available to order)
Summary:
First built in Europe and grandly imported to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century, the classic multiway boulevard has been in decline for many years, victim of a narrowly focused approach to street design that views unencumbered vehicular traffic flow as the highest priority. The American preoccupation with destination and speed has made multiway boulevards increasingly rare as artifacts of the urban landscape. This book reintroduces the boulevard, tree-lined and with separate realms for through traffic and for slow-paced vehicular-pedestrian movement, as an important and often crucial feature of both historic and contemporary cities. It presents more than fifty boulevards—-as varied as Avenue Montaigne, in Paris; C. G. Road, in Ahmedabad, India; and The Esplanade, in Chico, California--celebrating their usefulness and beauty. It discusses their history and evolution, the misconceptions that led to their near-demise in the United States, and their potential as a modern street type. Based on wide research, "The Boulevard Book" examines the safety of these streets and offers design guidelines for professionals, scholars, and community decision makers. Extensive plans, cross sections, and perspective drawings permit visual comparisons. The book shows how multiway boulevards respond to many issues that are central to urban life, including livability, mobility, safety, interest, economic opportunity, mass transit, and open space.
Form:
books
books
Publication:
October 2001, Cambridge, Mass.
October 2001, Cambridge, Mass.
Subject:
Urban Theory
Urban Theory
Form:
books
books
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
71 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
Description:
71 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
Author:
Subject:
- Hansen, Oskar, 1922-2005 Exhibitions.,
- Hansen, Zofia, 1924-2013 Exhibitions.,
- Hansen, Oskar, 1922-2005,
- Architecture Poland Exhibitions.,
- Architectural drawing Poland 20th century Exhibitions.,
- Architecture Pologne Expositions.,
- Dessin d'architecture Pologne 20e siècle Expositions.,
- Architecture,
- Architectural drawing,
- Poland,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- Catalogs
(See more)
Publication:
Warsaw : Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie, 2017.
Warsaw : Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie, 2017.
Title:
Oskar i Zofia Hansenowie forma otwarta / teksty: Aleksandra Kędziorek, Marcin Wicha.
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
71 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
Oskar i Zofia Hansenowie forma otwarta / teksty: Aleksandra Kędziorek, Marcin Wicha.
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
71 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
Form:
books
books
Publication:
Warsaw : Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie, 2017.
Warsaw : Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie, 2017.
Subject:
- Hansen, Oskar, 1922-2005 Exhibitions.,
- Hansen, Zofia, 1924-2013 Exhibitions.,
- Hansen, Oskar, 1922-2005,
- Architecture Poland Exhibitions.,
- Architectural drawing Poland 20th century Exhibitions.,
- Architecture Pologne Expositions.,
- Dessin d'architecture Pologne 20e siècle Expositions.,
- Architecture,
- Architectural drawing,
- Poland,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- Catalogs
(See more)
Form:
books
books
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
3 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 30 cm
- Library main 315029 | BIB 255247 | cahier 1 | Available
- Library main 315030 | BIB 255247 | cahier 2 | Available
- Library main 315031 | BIB 255247 | cahier 3 | Available
(See more)
Description:
3 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 30 cm
Author:
Subject:
Publication:
Rotterdam : Het Nieuwe Instituut, 2020-2021.
Rotterdam : Het Nieuwe Instituut, 2020-2021.
Title:
Values for survival = Waarden voor overleven.
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
3 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 30 cm
Values for survival = Waarden voor overleven.
Actions:
Holdings:
- Library main 315029 | BIB 255247 | cahier 1 | Available
- Library main 315030 | BIB 255247 | cahier 2 | Available
- Library main 315031 | BIB 255247 | cahier 3 | Available
(See more)
Description:
3 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 30 cm
Form:
books
books
Publication:
Rotterdam : Het Nieuwe Instituut, 2020-2021.
Rotterdam : Het Nieuwe Instituut, 2020-2021.
Form:
books
books
Title:
Richard Neutra.
Richard Neutra.
Actions:
Holdings:
Description:
128 pages illustrations, plates, plans 26 cm
Description:
128 pages illustrations, plates, plans 26 cm
Form:
books
books
Publication:
New York, G. Braziller, 1960.
New York, G. Braziller, 1960.
