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During the years of the Great Depression in America, modernist designers developed products and lifestyle conceptes intended for middle-class-not elite-consumers. In this book, Kristina Wilson coins the term "livable modernism" to describe this school of design. Wilson discusses the relation of modernism to the cultural and economic climate of the Depression and(...)
Livable modernism : interior decorating and design during the great depression
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During the years of the Great Depression in America, modernist designers developed products and lifestyle conceptes intended for middle-class-not elite-consumers. In this book, Kristina Wilson coins the term "livable modernism" to describe this school of design. Wilson discusses the relation of modernism to the cultural and economic climate of the Depression and examines the sophisticated marketing strategies of the movement that coincided with a period of tremendous growth for print magazines and advertising industry.
Design d’intérieur
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"New Bamboo" is a color portfolio of contemporary structures and decorative designs demonstrating the appeal of building with natural materials. Properly treated, bamboo is as reliable as prime-grade hardwoods, beautiful in its own right, and suitable for commercial and residential structures in any climate. This is an anthology of bamboo construction by various(...)
New bamboo : architecture and design
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"New Bamboo" is a color portfolio of contemporary structures and decorative designs demonstrating the appeal of building with natural materials. Properly treated, bamboo is as reliable as prime-grade hardwoods, beautiful in its own right, and suitable for commercial and residential structures in any climate. This is an anthology of bamboo construction by various experts and it showcases projects in Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, and Colombia, where bamboo has been used as a traditional construction material for centuries.
Architecture écologique
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Exploring critical topics of material health in this era of climate crisis, "Material health" argues that there is an urgent need for new paths and practices in architecture and design in order to create healthier futures for everyone. From a multi-disciplinary perspective, it offers an overview of how design is taught and shapes our future, and how this could be(...)
Material health design frontiers: Parsons healthy materials lab
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Exploring critical topics of material health in this era of climate crisis, "Material health" argues that there is an urgent need for new paths and practices in architecture and design in order to create healthier futures for everyone. From a multi-disciplinary perspective, it offers an overview of how design is taught and shapes our future, and how this could be radically changed through a deeper understanding of the fundamental issues threatening our planet and human species.
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A year without winter
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"A Year Without a Winter" brings together science fiction, history, visual art, and exploration. Inspired by the literary ‘dare’ that would give birth to Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" amidst the aftermath of a massive volcanic eruption, and today, by the utopian architecture of Paolo Soleri and the Arizona desert, expeditions to Antarctica and Indonesia, this collection(...)
A year without winter
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"A Year Without a Winter" brings together science fiction, history, visual art, and exploration. Inspired by the literary ‘dare’ that would give birth to Mary Shelley’s "Frankenstein" amidst the aftermath of a massive volcanic eruption, and today, by the utopian architecture of Paolo Soleri and the Arizona desert, expeditions to Antarctica and Indonesia, this collection reframes the relationship among climate, crisis, and creation. This book is a collective thought experiment retracing an inverted path through narrative extremes.
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Álvaro’s Siza’s public housing projects, designed at great scale and complexity against the backdrop of the Portuguese Revolution, obliged him to articulate a position that was nuanced and ideologically forceful. Such projects developed over long periods, in response to shifts in policy, funding and political climate. For an architect whose work develops always through(...)
Seven early sketchbooks: Álvaro Siza Vieira
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Álvaro’s Siza’s public housing projects, designed at great scale and complexity against the backdrop of the Portuguese Revolution, obliged him to articulate a position that was nuanced and ideologically forceful. Such projects developed over long periods, in response to shifts in policy, funding and political climate. For an architect whose work develops always through the iterative sketch, this challenging process, combined with the scale and cultural ambition of the projects themselves, produced the densest imaginable mass of drawings.
Architecture, monographies
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''On Petrocultures'' brings together key essays by Imre Szeman, a leading scholar in the field of energy humanities and a critical voice in debates about globalization and neoliberalism. Szeman's most important and influential essays, in dialogue with new pieces written for the book, investigate ever-evolving circuits of power in the contemporary world, as manifested in(...)
On petrocultures: globalization, culture and energy
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''On Petrocultures'' brings together key essays by Imre Szeman, a leading scholar in the field of energy humanities and a critical voice in debates about globalization and neoliberalism. Szeman's most important and influential essays, in dialogue with new pieces written for the book, investigate ever-evolving circuits of power in the contemporary world, as manifested in struggles over space and belonging, redefinitions of work and individual autonomy, and the deep links between energy use and climate change.
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The primary reference for architectural graphics, updated and accessible online. Architectural Graphic Standards is the unsurpassed reference for building design and construction professionals. This new twelfth edition features: Up-to-date codes and standards, with over 300 new drawings, tables, and diagrams New coverage of building resiliency, emphasizing the(...)
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Architectural graphic standards, 12th edition
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The primary reference for architectural graphics, updated and accessible online. Architectural Graphic Standards is the unsurpassed reference for building design and construction professionals. This new twelfth edition features: Up-to-date codes and standards, with over 300 new drawings, tables, and diagrams New coverage of building resiliency, emphasizing the building envelope Material properties and performance analyses, with expanded materials selection Environmental factors including climate, thermal comfort, daylighting, and acoustics Sustainability and Universal Design principles integrated throughout the text
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In more than fifty pieces, Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humor at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. This roller-coaster period brought the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump, and a pandemic. From when to dispense advice to the young (answer: only when asked) to Atwood’s views on the climate crisis, we have no better(...)
Burning questions: Essays and occasional pieces 2004-2021
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In more than fifty pieces, Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humor at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. This roller-coaster period brought the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump, and a pandemic. From when to dispense advice to the young (answer: only when asked) to Atwood’s views on the climate crisis, we have no better guide to the many and varied mysteries of our universe.
Littérature et poésie
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A building material of the future, timber bridges the gap between nature and technology. A sustainable resource and climate-friendly construction material, timber is also materialised solar energy and carbon dioxide accumulator. As a universally applicable heat-insulating material and highly resilient natural product, it is the building material of the future. In this(...)
Building with timber paths into the future
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A building material of the future, timber bridges the gap between nature and technology. A sustainable resource and climate-friendly construction material, timber is also materialised solar energy and carbon dioxide accumulator. As a universally applicable heat-insulating material and highly resilient natural product, it is the building material of the future. In this book renouned experts examine timber's ecological importance, it's technological potential as well as the new possibilities for architectural construction and design of the familiar material.
Constructions en bois
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After the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Steven Holl had the idea of devoting the next Pamphlet Architecture book to solutions for rebuilding the architecture and infrastructure of the country. Going back to the origins of the series, which was founded by Holl in 1977, Pamphlet Architecture 31: New Haiti Villages presents Steven Holl Architects' vision for a new way of(...)
Pamphlet Architecture 31: New Haiti villages
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After the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Steven Holl had the idea of devoting the next Pamphlet Architecture book to solutions for rebuilding the architecture and infrastructure of the country. Going back to the origins of the series, which was founded by Holl in 1977, Pamphlet Architecture 31: New Haiti Villages presents Steven Holl Architects' vision for a new way of building in Haiti, with contributions from leading structural engineer Guy Nordenson and Matthias Schuler of climate engineering firm Transsolar.
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