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This diverse, literary patchwork of Rio de Janeiro contains 10 short stories set in varied quarters of the city drawing on its inhabitants' experiences of recent historical and cultural changes. From Copacabana's thriving LGBT scene in the 1960s where the military dictatorship simultaneously terrorizes and represses politically-minded citizens, to the exhausted labourers(...)
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This diverse, literary patchwork of Rio de Janeiro contains 10 short stories set in varied quarters of the city drawing on its inhabitants' experiences of recent historical and cultural changes. From Copacabana's thriving LGBT scene in the 1960s where the military dictatorship simultaneously terrorizes and represses politically-minded citizens, to the exhausted labourers(...)
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The book of Rio: a city in short fiction
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This diverse, literary patchwork of Rio de Janeiro contains 10 short stories set in varied quarters of the city drawing on its inhabitants' experiences of recent historical and cultural changes. From Copacabana's thriving LGBT scene in the 1960s where the military dictatorship simultaneously terrorizes and represses politically-minded citizens, to the exhausted labourers constructing the Rio-Niteroi bridge - 'the pride of Brazil' - at gunpoint in 1974, to contemporary life in the neighbourhood of Leblon, where a call girl trying to get to a party reluctantly accepts a very strange job for the evening. The ten stories in this anthology bring to life the complex and ever-changing face of Rio de Janeiro behind the images of slums, carnivals and the sex trade.
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This diverse, literary patchwork of Rio de Janeiro contains 10 short stories set in varied quarters of the city drawing on its inhabitants' experiences of recent historical and cultural changes. From Copacabana's thriving LGBT scene in the 1960s where the military dictatorship simultaneously terrorizes and represses politically-minded citizens, to the exhausted labourers constructing the Rio-Niteroi bridge - 'the pride of Brazil' - at gunpoint in 1974, to contemporary life in the neighbourhood of Leblon, where a call girl trying to get to a party reluctantly accepts a very strange job for the evening. The ten stories in this anthology bring to life the complex and ever-changing face of Rio de Janeiro behind the images of slums, carnivals and the sex trade.
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May 2014
May 2014
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When planes crash, bridges collapse, and automobile gas tanks explode, we are quick to blame poor design. But Henry Petroski says we must look beyond design for causes and corrections. Known for his masterly explanations of engineering successes and failures, Petroski here takes his analysis a step further, to consider the larger context in which accidents occur. In To(...)
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When planes crash, bridges collapse, and automobile gas tanks explode, we are quick to blame poor design. But Henry Petroski says we must look beyond design for causes and corrections. Known for his masterly explanations of engineering successes and failures, Petroski here takes his analysis a step further, to consider the larger context in which accidents occur. In To(...)
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To forgive design: understanding failure
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When planes crash, bridges collapse, and automobile gas tanks explode, we are quick to blame poor design. But Henry Petroski says we must look beyond design for causes and corrections. Known for his masterly explanations of engineering successes and failures, Petroski here takes his analysis a step further, to consider the larger context in which accidents occur. In To Forgive Design he surveys some of the most infamous failures of our time, from the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse and the toppling of a massive Shanghai apartment building in 2009 to Boston’s prolonged Big Dig and the 2010 Gulf oil spill. These avoidable disasters reveal the interdependency of people and machines within systems whose complex behavior was undreamt of by their designers, until it was too late.
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When planes crash, bridges collapse, and automobile gas tanks explode, we are quick to blame poor design. But Henry Petroski says we must look beyond design for causes and corrections. Known for his masterly explanations of engineering successes and failures, Petroski here takes his analysis a step further, to consider the larger context in which accidents occur. In To Forgive Design he surveys some of the most infamous failures of our time, from the 2007 Minneapolis bridge collapse and the toppling of a massive Shanghai apartment building in 2009 to Boston’s prolonged Big Dig and the 2010 Gulf oil spill. These avoidable disasters reveal the interdependency of people and machines within systems whose complex behavior was undreamt of by their designers, until it was too late.
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November 2014
November 2014
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Design Theory
Design Theory
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Brooklyn, New York : punctum books, 2015., ©2015
Brooklyn, New York : punctum books, 2015., ©2015
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The Funambulist papers volume 2 : 26 guest writers essays for The Funambolist / curated and edited by Léopold Lambert.
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The Funambulist papers volume 2 : 26 guest writers essays for The Funambolist / curated and edited by Léopold Lambert.
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Brooklyn, New York : punctum books, 2015., ©2015
Brooklyn, New York : punctum books, 2015., ©2015
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xii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Library main price related ephemera 267608 | BIB 199581 | Available
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xii, 317 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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- Fraser, Robert, 1937-1986.,
- Art dealers England Biography.,
- Arts, British England London 20th century.,
- Marchands d'œuvres d'art Angleterre Biographies.,
- Arts britanniques Angleterre Londres 20e siècle.,
- Art dealers.,
- Arts, British.,
- Manners and customs.,
- London (England) Social life and customs 20th century.,
- Londres (Angleterre) Mœurs et coutumes 20e siècle.,
- England.,
- England London.,
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London : Faber and Faber, 1999.
London : Faber and Faber, 1999.
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Groovy Bob : the life and times of Robert Fraser / Harriet Vyner.
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Groovy Bob : the life and times of Robert Fraser / Harriet Vyner.
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London : Faber and Faber, 1999.
London : Faber and Faber, 1999.
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- Fraser, Robert, 1937-1986.,
- Art dealers England Biography.,
- Arts, British England London 20th century.,
- Marchands d'œuvres d'art Angleterre Biographies.,
- Arts britanniques Angleterre Londres 20e siècle.,
- Art dealers.,
- Arts, British.,
- Manners and customs.,
- London (England) Social life and customs 20th century.,
- Londres (Angleterre) Mœurs et coutumes 20e siècle.,
- England.,
- England London.,
- Biographies.
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343 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 26 cm
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343 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 26 cm
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- Motherhood Exhibitions.,
- Women Health and hygiene Equipment and supplies History Exhibitions.,
- Obstetrics Apparatus and instruments History Exhibitions.,
- Infants' supplies History Exhibitions.,
- Maternité Expositions.,
- Obstétrique Appareils et matériel Histoire Expositions.,
- Articles pour bébés Histoire Expositions.,
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.,
- Infants' supplies,
- Motherhood,
- Obstetrics Apparatus and instruments,
- Women Health and hygiene Equipment and supplies,
- Women.,
- Gender identity.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
- Exhibition catalogs,
- History,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2021], ©2021
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2021], ©2021
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Designing motherhood / Michelle Millar Fisher, Amber Winick
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343 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, portraits ; 26 cm
Designing motherhood / Michelle Millar Fisher, Amber Winick
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2021], ©2021
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2021], ©2021
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- Motherhood Exhibitions.,
- Women Health and hygiene Equipment and supplies History Exhibitions.,
- Obstetrics Apparatus and instruments History Exhibitions.,
- Infants' supplies History Exhibitions.,
- Maternité Expositions.,
- Obstétrique Appareils et matériel Histoire Expositions.,
- Articles pour bébés Histoire Expositions.,
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.,
- Infants' supplies,
- Motherhood,
- Obstetrics Apparatus and instruments,
- Women Health and hygiene Equipment and supplies,
- Women.,
- Gender identity.,
- exhibition catalogs.,
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- History,
- Catalogues d'exposition.
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592 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
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592 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm
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- Office buildings United States Design and construction.,
- Office buildings United States History.,
- Office decoration United States History.,
- Office decoration United States History Pictorial works.,
- Architecture United States.,
- Immeubles de bureaux États-Unis Histoire.,
- Bureaux Décoration États-Unis Histoire.,
- Bureaux Décoration États-Unis Histoire Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Architecture États-Unis.,
- Office buildings Design and construction. United States.,
- Office buildings History. United States.,
- Office decoration History. United States.,
- Office decoration History United States Pictorial works.,
- Office buildings Design and construction,
- Office buildings,
- Architecture,
- Office decoration,
- United States,
- History,
- Pictorial works,
- Illustrated works.,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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Köln : Taschen GmbH, [2022], ©2022
Köln : Taschen GmbH, [2022], ©2022
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The office of good intentions : human(s) work / Florian Idenburg, LeeAnn Suen ; photography by Iwan Baan ; with Zoë Ritts, Duncan Scovil and Sean Yendrys.
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The office of good intentions : human(s) work / Florian Idenburg, LeeAnn Suen ; photography by Iwan Baan ; with Zoë Ritts, Duncan Scovil and Sean Yendrys.
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Köln : Taschen GmbH, [2022], ©2022
Köln : Taschen GmbH, [2022], ©2022
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- Office buildings United States Design and construction.,
- Office buildings United States History.,
- Office decoration United States History.,
- Office decoration United States History Pictorial works.,
- Architecture United States.,
- Immeubles de bureaux États-Unis Histoire.,
- Bureaux Décoration États-Unis Histoire.,
- Bureaux Décoration États-Unis Histoire Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Architecture États-Unis.,
- Office buildings Design and construction. United States.,
- Office buildings History. United States.,
- Office decoration History. United States.,
- Office decoration History United States Pictorial works.,
- Office buildings Design and construction,
- Office buildings,
- Architecture,
- Office decoration,
- United States,
- History,
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- Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 Influence.,
- Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953,
- Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953 Influence,
- Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953,
- City planning Soviet Union History.,
- City planning Political aspects Soviet Union History.,
- City planners Soviet Union History.,
- Architecture Political aspects Soviet Union History.,
- City planning Soviet Union History 20th century.,
- City planning Political aspects Soviet Union History 20th century.,
- City planners Soviet Union History 20th century.,
- Stalin, Joseph, Influence,
- Urbanisme URSS Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Urbanisme Aspect politique URSS Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Urbanistes URSS Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture Aspect politique URSS Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Urbanistes URSS Histoire.,
- Architecture Aspect politique URSS Histoire.,
- 15.70 history of Europe.,
- 74.72 urban planning.,
- 21.73 urban development (architecture),
- Architecture Political aspects.,
- City planners.,
- City planning.,
- City planning Political aspects.,
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.),
- Architektur,
- Stadtplanung,
- Stalinismus,
- Political aspects.,
- Soviet Union.,
- Sowjetunion,
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©2013, Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
©2013, Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
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Stalinist city planning : professionals, performance, and power / Heather D. DeHaan.
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©2013, Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
©2013, Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2013]
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- Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 Influence.,
- Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953,
- Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953 Influence,
- Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953,
- City planning Soviet Union History.,
- City planning Political aspects Soviet Union History.,
- City planners Soviet Union History.,
- Architecture Political aspects Soviet Union History.,
- City planning Soviet Union History 20th century.,
- City planning Political aspects Soviet Union History 20th century.,
- City planners Soviet Union History 20th century.,
- Stalin, Joseph, Influence,
- Urbanisme URSS Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Urbanisme Aspect politique URSS Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Urbanistes URSS Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Architecture Aspect politique URSS Histoire 20e siècle.,
- Urbanistes URSS Histoire.,
- Architecture Aspect politique URSS Histoire.,
- 15.70 history of Europe.,
- 74.72 urban planning.,
- 21.73 urban development (architecture),
- Architecture Political aspects.,
- City planners.,
- City planning.,
- City planning Political aspects.,
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.),
- Architektur,
- Stadtplanung,
- Stalinismus,
- Political aspects.,
- Soviet Union.,
- Sowjetunion,
- History.
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Ethics and the practice of architecture / Barry Wasserman, Patrick Sullivan, Gregory Palermo.
Ethics and the practice of architecture / Barry Wasserman, Patrick Sullivan, Gregory Palermo.
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xi, 324 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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New York : Wiley, ©2000.
New York : Wiley, ©2000.
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Ethics and the practice of architecture / Barry Wasserman, Patrick Sullivan, Gregory Palermo.
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xi, 324 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Ethics and the practice of architecture / Barry Wasserman, Patrick Sullivan, Gregory Palermo.
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New York : Wiley, ©2000.
New York : Wiley, ©2000.
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Shropshire
Shropshire
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This fully-illustrated guide to Shropshire treats each city, town, and village in a detailed gazetteer and includes a variety of helpful maps, plans, and indexes along with an illustrated glossary. The book is an invaluable reference work on the appealing and unspoiled county of Shropshire, where many historic towns, including Shrewsbury and Ludlow, are especially(...)
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This fully-illustrated guide to Shropshire treats each city, town, and village in a detailed gazetteer and includes a variety of helpful maps, plans, and indexes along with an illustrated glossary. The book is an invaluable reference work on the appealing and unspoiled county of Shropshire, where many historic towns, including Shrewsbury and Ludlow, are especially(...)
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City Guides
City Guides
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December 2006, New Haven / London
December 2006, New Haven / London
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Shropshire
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This fully-illustrated guide to Shropshire treats each city, town, and village in a detailed gazetteer and includes a variety of helpful maps, plans, and indexes along with an illustrated glossary. The book is an invaluable reference work on the appealing and unspoiled county of Shropshire, where many historic towns, including Shrewsbury and Ludlow, are especially plentiful in Georgian and timber-framed buildings. Shropshire boasts the Cistercian abbey of Buildwas and many important country houses, including the 13th-century fortified mansions at Acton Burnell and Stokesay; John Nash's Italianate villa at Cronkhill; and Norman Shaw's splendid Late Victorian mansion at Adcote. Shropshire is also home to numerous prehistoric hill-forts and the Roman town at Wroxeter as well as Coalbrookdale’s spectacular bridge, the first in the world to be built of iron.
Shropshire
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This fully-illustrated guide to Shropshire treats each city, town, and village in a detailed gazetteer and includes a variety of helpful maps, plans, and indexes along with an illustrated glossary. The book is an invaluable reference work on the appealing and unspoiled county of Shropshire, where many historic towns, including Shrewsbury and Ludlow, are especially plentiful in Georgian and timber-framed buildings. Shropshire boasts the Cistercian abbey of Buildwas and many important country houses, including the 13th-century fortified mansions at Acton Burnell and Stokesay; John Nash's Italianate villa at Cronkhill; and Norman Shaw's splendid Late Victorian mansion at Adcote. Shropshire is also home to numerous prehistoric hill-forts and the Roman town at Wroxeter as well as Coalbrookdale’s spectacular bridge, the first in the world to be built of iron.
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December 2006, New Haven / London
December 2006, New Haven / London
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City Guides
City Guides
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Design pervades our lives. Everything from drafting a PowerPoint presentation to planning a state-of-the-art bridge embodies this universal human activity. But what makes a great design? In this compelling and wide-ranging look at the essence of invention, distinguished engineer and author Henry Petroski argues that, time and again, we have built success on the back of(...)
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Design pervades our lives. Everything from drafting a PowerPoint presentation to planning a state-of-the-art bridge embodies this universal human activity. But what makes a great design? In this compelling and wide-ranging look at the essence of invention, distinguished engineer and author Henry Petroski argues that, time and again, we have built success on the back of(...)
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Success through failure : the paradox of design
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Design pervades our lives. Everything from drafting a PowerPoint presentation to planning a state-of-the-art bridge embodies this universal human activity. But what makes a great design? In this compelling and wide-ranging look at the essence of invention, distinguished engineer and author Henry Petroski argues that, time and again, we have built success on the back of failure--not through easy imitation of success. Success through Failure shows us that making something better--by carefully anticipating and thus averting failure--is what invention and design are all about. Petroski explores the nature of invention and the character of the inventor through an unprecedented range of both everyday and extraordinary examples--illustrated lectures, child-resistant packaging for drugs, national constitutions, medical devices, the world's tallest skyscrapers, long-span bridges, and more.
Success through failure : the paradox of design
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Design pervades our lives. Everything from drafting a PowerPoint presentation to planning a state-of-the-art bridge embodies this universal human activity. But what makes a great design? In this compelling and wide-ranging look at the essence of invention, distinguished engineer and author Henry Petroski argues that, time and again, we have built success on the back of failure--not through easy imitation of success. Success through Failure shows us that making something better--by carefully anticipating and thus averting failure--is what invention and design are all about. Petroski explores the nature of invention and the character of the inventor through an unprecedented range of both everyday and extraordinary examples--illustrated lectures, child-resistant packaging for drugs, national constitutions, medical devices, the world's tallest skyscrapers, long-span bridges, and more.
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April 2006, Princeton
April 2006, Princeton
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Interior Design
Interior Design
