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Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press ; [Louvain-la-Neuve] : Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2014., ©2014
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press ; [Louvain-la-Neuve] : Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2014., ©2014
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Wrong-doing, truth-telling : the function of avowal in justice / Michel Foucault ; edited by Fabienne Brion and Bernard E. Harcourt ; translated by Stephen W. Sawyer.
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Wrong-doing, truth-telling : the function of avowal in justice / Michel Foucault ; edited by Fabienne Brion and Bernard E. Harcourt ; translated by Stephen W. Sawyer.
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Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press ; [Louvain-la-Neuve] : Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2014., ©2014
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press ; [Louvain-la-Neuve] : Presses Universitaires de Louvain, 2014., ©2014
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Presented here are a series of essays, each by experts in their fields, on the current state of Green Design covering the spectrum from theory to practice. The contributors each bring their own thoughts and questions on how to improve sustainable design, how important it is and how it can be enforced. Their writings express concerns regarding the built environment, its(...)
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Presented here are a series of essays, each by experts in their fields, on the current state of Green Design covering the spectrum from theory to practice. The contributors each bring their own thoughts and questions on how to improve sustainable design, how important it is and how it can be enforced. Their writings express concerns regarding the built environment, its(...)
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Green design: from theory to practice
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Presented here are a series of essays, each by experts in their fields, on the current state of Green Design covering the spectrum from theory to practice. The contributors each bring their own thoughts and questions on how to improve sustainable design, how important it is and how it can be enforced. Their writings express concerns regarding the built environment, its affect on physical well-being, how we live in cities and how this could change in the future. These discussions are given a contemporary relevance through inclusion of the work of contemporary architects, artists, writers and commentators.
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Presented here are a series of essays, each by experts in their fields, on the current state of Green Design covering the spectrum from theory to practice. The contributors each bring their own thoughts and questions on how to improve sustainable design, how important it is and how it can be enforced. Their writings express concerns regarding the built environment, its affect on physical well-being, how we live in cities and how this could change in the future. These discussions are given a contemporary relevance through inclusion of the work of contemporary architects, artists, writers and commentators.
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April 2011
April 2011
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Green Architecture
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The story of apples begins in an unexpected place: with bears. While popular culture likes to link honey with these creatures, DNA evidence shows that it might be more accurate for Winnie the Pooh to be munching on an ancestor of Red Delicious. And while apples are modern America’s second favorite fruit (after “berries”), their origins lie in ancient China. These are just(...)
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The story of apples begins in an unexpected place: with bears. While popular culture likes to link honey with these creatures, DNA evidence shows that it might be more accurate for Winnie the Pooh to be munching on an ancestor of Red Delicious. And while apples are modern America’s second favorite fruit (after “berries”), their origins lie in ancient China. These are just(...)
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The extraordinary story of the apple
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The story of apples begins in an unexpected place: with bears. While popular culture likes to link honey with these creatures, DNA evidence shows that it might be more accurate for Winnie the Pooh to be munching on an ancestor of Red Delicious. And while apples are modern America’s second favorite fruit (after “berries”), their origins lie in ancient China. These are just some of the remarkable details that arise from Barrie E. Juniper and David J. Mabberley’s "The Extraordinary Story of the Apple". Written by two leading botanical experts, it’s a complete natural and cultural history of the apple.
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The story of apples begins in an unexpected place: with bears. While popular culture likes to link honey with these creatures, DNA evidence shows that it might be more accurate for Winnie the Pooh to be munching on an ancestor of Red Delicious. And while apples are modern America’s second favorite fruit (after “berries”), their origins lie in ancient China. These are just some of the remarkable details that arise from Barrie E. Juniper and David J. Mabberley’s "The Extraordinary Story of the Apple". Written by two leading botanical experts, it’s a complete natural and cultural history of the apple.
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January 2019
January 2019
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Gardens
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Traditionally, city museums have been keepers of city history. Many have been exercises in nostalgia, reflecting city pride. However, a new generation of museums focuses increasingly on the city's present and future as well as its past, and on the city in all of its diversity, challenges, and possibilities. Above all, these museums are gateways to understanding the(...)
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Traditionally, city museums have been keepers of city history. Many have been exercises in nostalgia, reflecting city pride. However, a new generation of museums focuses increasingly on the city's present and future as well as its past, and on the city in all of its diversity, challenges, and possibilities. Above all, these museums are gateways to understanding the(...)
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City museums and city development
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Traditionally, city museums have been keepers of city history. Many have been exercises in nostalgia, reflecting city pride. However, a new generation of museums focuses increasingly on the city's present and future as well as its past, and on the city in all of its diversity, challenges, and possibilities. Above all, these museums are gateways to understanding the city--our greatest and most complex creation and the place where half the world's population now lives. In this book, experts in the field explore this 'new' city museum and the challenge of contributing positively to city development.
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Traditionally, city museums have been keepers of city history. Many have been exercises in nostalgia, reflecting city pride. However, a new generation of museums focuses increasingly on the city's present and future as well as its past, and on the city in all of its diversity, challenges, and possibilities. Above all, these museums are gateways to understanding the city--our greatest and most complex creation and the place where half the world's population now lives. In this book, experts in the field explore this 'new' city museum and the challenge of contributing positively to city development.
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September 2009, Lanham
September 2009, Lanham
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Museology
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White Arkitekter, Scandinavia's leading interdisciplinary architecture practice, create environments that inspire sustainable ways of living. An employee-owned company, White is a collective of people interested in people. They are architects, anthropologists, planners, engineers, artists, sustainability experts, researchers, and more. In their new book, White showcase(...)
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White Arkitekter, Scandinavia's leading interdisciplinary architecture practice, create environments that inspire sustainable ways of living. An employee-owned company, White is a collective of people interested in people. They are architects, anthropologists, planners, engineers, artists, sustainability experts, researchers, and more. In their new book, White showcase(...)
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Make sense: architecture by White
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White Arkitekter, Scandinavia's leading interdisciplinary architecture practice, create environments that inspire sustainable ways of living. An employee-owned company, White is a collective of people interested in people. They are architects, anthropologists, planners, engineers, artists, sustainability experts, researchers, and more. In their new book, White showcase over 80 international projects. By integrating research and practice, their work pushes levels of sustainability even higher-it 'makes sense' in every way. Their projects range from residential apartments to trekking cabins, from schools to offices, from pop-up parks to nature reserves, and from hospitals to an entire city relocation.
Make sense: architecture by White
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White Arkitekter, Scandinavia's leading interdisciplinary architecture practice, create environments that inspire sustainable ways of living. An employee-owned company, White is a collective of people interested in people. They are architects, anthropologists, planners, engineers, artists, sustainability experts, researchers, and more. In their new book, White showcase over 80 international projects. By integrating research and practice, their work pushes levels of sustainability even higher-it 'makes sense' in every way. Their projects range from residential apartments to trekking cabins, from schools to offices, from pop-up parks to nature reserves, and from hospitals to an entire city relocation.
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May 2019
May 2019
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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Fruit d'un colloque qui s'est déroulé dans trois villes du patrimoine mondial (Luxembourg, Trèves et Völklingen en Allemagne) et à Metz (France), cet ouvrage aborde de façon originale le patrimoine sous un angle interdisciplinaire : histoire, littérature, linguistique, éthique, sociologie, urbanisme, science politique, économie et droit. On a rarement vu une telle(...)
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Fruit d'un colloque qui s'est déroulé dans trois villes du patrimoine mondial (Luxembourg, Trèves et Völklingen en Allemagne) et à Metz (France), cet ouvrage aborde de façon originale le patrimoine sous un angle interdisciplinaire : histoire, littérature, linguistique, éthique, sociologie, urbanisme, science politique, économie et droit. On a rarement vu une telle(...)
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January 2010
January 2010
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Regards croisés sur le patrimoine: actes du colloque de Luxembourg
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Fruit d'un colloque qui s'est déroulé dans trois villes du patrimoine mondial (Luxembourg, Trèves et Völklingen en Allemagne) et à Metz (France), cet ouvrage aborde de façon originale le patrimoine sous un angle interdisciplinaire : histoire, littérature, linguistique, éthique, sociologie, urbanisme, science politique, économie et droit. On a rarement vu une telle diversité autour du patrimoine : universitaires, experts, gestionnaires, autorités et journalistes y croisent leurs vues. C'est un ouvrage vivant et riche qui se lit sinon comme un roman, du moins comme un recueil de nouvelles avec un fil conducteur. Chacun y trouvera sûrement quelque chose qui le touche de plus près.
Regards croisés sur le patrimoine: actes du colloque de Luxembourg
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Fruit d'un colloque qui s'est déroulé dans trois villes du patrimoine mondial (Luxembourg, Trèves et Völklingen en Allemagne) et à Metz (France), cet ouvrage aborde de façon originale le patrimoine sous un angle interdisciplinaire : histoire, littérature, linguistique, éthique, sociologie, urbanisme, science politique, économie et droit. On a rarement vu une telle diversité autour du patrimoine : universitaires, experts, gestionnaires, autorités et journalistes y croisent leurs vues. C'est un ouvrage vivant et riche qui se lit sinon comme un roman, du moins comme un recueil de nouvelles avec un fil conducteur. Chacun y trouvera sûrement quelque chose qui le touche de plus près.
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January 2010
January 2010
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The new alpine 'hut' on Monte Rosa, at an altitude of 2883 meters (9458 feet) near Zermatt was opened in September 2009. This innovative building emerged from a collaborative effort between the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), and many experts and specialist manufacturers. It is also the result of pioneering technologies(...)
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The new alpine 'hut' on Monte Rosa, at an altitude of 2883 meters (9458 feet) near Zermatt was opened in September 2009. This innovative building emerged from a collaborative effort between the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), and many experts and specialist manufacturers. It is also the result of pioneering technologies(...)
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April 2010
April 2010
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New Monte Rosa Hut SAC: self-sufficient building in the high Alps
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The new alpine 'hut' on Monte Rosa, at an altitude of 2883 meters (9458 feet) near Zermatt was opened in September 2009. This innovative building emerged from a collaborative effort between the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), and many experts and specialist manufacturers. It is also the result of pioneering technologies in design, calculation and building construction. In the form of discussions, essays on special topics, photographs and plans, this volume documents the building's genesis and planning and the construction of what is a milestone in high alpine architecture.
New Monte Rosa Hut SAC: self-sufficient building in the high Alps
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The new alpine 'hut' on Monte Rosa, at an altitude of 2883 meters (9458 feet) near Zermatt was opened in September 2009. This innovative building emerged from a collaborative effort between the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC), and many experts and specialist manufacturers. It is also the result of pioneering technologies in design, calculation and building construction. In the form of discussions, essays on special topics, photographs and plans, this volume documents the building's genesis and planning and the construction of what is a milestone in high alpine architecture.
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April 2010
April 2010
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Cabinet 39: Learning
Cabinet 39: Learning
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Cabinet 39 features an interview with John Haynes, pioneer of the modern instruction manual; Jeff Dolven outlining the theater of pedagogy; Elaine Traub tracing the history of distance learning; Sina Najafi tracking the development of the A-F grading system; and an interview with Zoe Readhead, principal of Summerhill, the world's first "free school." Elsewhere in the(...)
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Cabinet 39 features an interview with John Haynes, pioneer of the modern instruction manual; Jeff Dolven outlining the theater of pedagogy; Elaine Traub tracing the history of distance learning; Sina Najafi tracking the development of the A-F grading system; and an interview with Zoe Readhead, principal of Summerhill, the world's first "free school." Elsewhere in the(...)
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Cabinet 39: Learning
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Cabinet 39 features an interview with John Haynes, pioneer of the modern instruction manual; Jeff Dolven outlining the theater of pedagogy; Elaine Traub tracing the history of distance learning; Sina Najafi tracking the development of the A-F grading system; and an interview with Zoe Readhead, principal of Summerhill, the world's first "free school." Elsewhere in the issue: Michael Shipley on voice experts used by the police and security services; Emily Walters on boots and colonialism; Suzanne Scott on the history of suntanning; Kris Lee on Kierkegaard and the promotional blurb; and Katrin Arnardottir on the sex lives of Icelandic elves.
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Cabinet 39 features an interview with John Haynes, pioneer of the modern instruction manual; Jeff Dolven outlining the theater of pedagogy; Elaine Traub tracing the history of distance learning; Sina Najafi tracking the development of the A-F grading system; and an interview with Zoe Readhead, principal of Summerhill, the world's first "free school." Elsewhere in the issue: Michael Shipley on voice experts used by the police and security services; Emily Walters on boots and colonialism; Suzanne Scott on the history of suntanning; Kris Lee on Kierkegaard and the promotional blurb; and Katrin Arnardottir on the sex lives of Icelandic elves.
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December 2010
December 2010
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Many cities are reacting to decline by specializing in certain economic competences, image-building and branding. In Saxony-Anhalt, the International Building Exhibition (IBA)Urban Redevelopment 2010 is developing projects and strategies to open up new perspectives for cities through concentration on special economic areas and on particular cultural, social and civic(...)
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Many cities are reacting to decline by specializing in certain economic competences, image-building and branding. In Saxony-Anhalt, the International Building Exhibition (IBA)Urban Redevelopment 2010 is developing projects and strategies to open up new perspectives for cities through concentration on special economic areas and on particular cultural, social and civic(...)
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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October 2006, Dessau
October 2006, Dessau
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The other cities / Die anderen städte : IBA Stadtumbau 2010
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Many cities are reacting to decline by specializing in certain economic competences, image-building and branding. In Saxony-Anhalt, the International Building Exhibition (IBA)Urban Redevelopment 2010 is developing projects and strategies to open up new perspectives for cities through concentration on special economic areas and on particular cultural, social and civic skills. This volume compares IBA cities with other European cities with regard to the knowledge-based economy, culture and health care, and specifically examines strategies, political practices and the cities futre prospects. Experts analyse the three sectors, the perspectives and the constantly changing challenges that these cities have to respond to.
The other cities / Die anderen städte : IBA Stadtumbau 2010
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Many cities are reacting to decline by specializing in certain economic competences, image-building and branding. In Saxony-Anhalt, the International Building Exhibition (IBA)Urban Redevelopment 2010 is developing projects and strategies to open up new perspectives for cities through concentration on special economic areas and on particular cultural, social and civic skills. This volume compares IBA cities with other European cities with regard to the knowledge-based economy, culture and health care, and specifically examines strategies, political practices and the cities futre prospects. Experts analyse the three sectors, the perspectives and the constantly changing challenges that these cities have to respond to.
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October 2006, Dessau
October 2006, Dessau
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Urban Theory
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Infographic design
Infographic design
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Infographics provide graphic visual representations of information or knowledge intended to present data quickly and concisely to a broad swath of users of different skills, abilities and backgrounds. Infographic Design explores the building blocks of infographics and data visualization starting with a brief history of the discipline followed by an examination of the most(...)
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Infographics provide graphic visual representations of information or knowledge intended to present data quickly and concisely to a broad swath of users of different skills, abilities and backgrounds. Infographic Design explores the building blocks of infographics and data visualization starting with a brief history of the discipline followed by an examination of the most(...)
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Infographic design
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Infographics provide graphic visual representations of information or knowledge intended to present data quickly and concisely to a broad swath of users of different skills, abilities and backgrounds. Infographic Design explores the building blocks of infographics and data visualization starting with a brief history of the discipline followed by an examination of the most common contemporary approaches to visual representation. Twenty-two thoughtfully selected experts on data visualization share their work in the book and offer insightful perspectives about how they visually process information and data. This collection is an indispensable reference for information designers and engaged readers alike.
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Infographics provide graphic visual representations of information or knowledge intended to present data quickly and concisely to a broad swath of users of different skills, abilities and backgrounds. Infographic Design explores the building blocks of infographics and data visualization starting with a brief history of the discipline followed by an examination of the most common contemporary approaches to visual representation. Twenty-two thoughtfully selected experts on data visualization share their work in the book and offer insightful perspectives about how they visually process information and data. This collection is an indispensable reference for information designers and engaged readers alike.
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December 2021
December 2021
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Signage
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