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Organized around the accounts of professional designers engaged in a high-stakes competition to redefine their work for the technological moment, this book explores the emerging cultures of computer simulation in architecture. Not only architects, but acousticians, fire safety engineers, and sustainability experts see themselves as co-designers in architecture, engaging(...)
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Organized around the accounts of professional designers engaged in a high-stakes competition to redefine their work for the technological moment, this book explores the emerging cultures of computer simulation in architecture. Not only architects, but acousticians, fire safety engineers, and sustainability experts see themselves as co-designers in architecture, engaging(...)
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Co-Designers: cultures of computer simulation in architecture
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Organized around the accounts of professional designers engaged in a high-stakes competition to redefine their work for the technological moment, this book explores the emerging cultures of computer simulation in architecture. Not only architects, but acousticians, fire safety engineers, and sustainability experts see themselves as co-designers in architecture, engaging new technologies for simulation in an evolving search for the roles and relationships that can bring them both professional acceptance and greater control over design.
Co-Designers: cultures of computer simulation in architecture
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Organized around the accounts of professional designers engaged in a high-stakes competition to redefine their work for the technological moment, this book explores the emerging cultures of computer simulation in architecture. Not only architects, but acousticians, fire safety engineers, and sustainability experts see themselves as co-designers in architecture, engaging new technologies for simulation in an evolving search for the roles and relationships that can bring them both professional acceptance and greater control over design.
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juin 2012
juin 2012
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Architecture numérique
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The Edible City considers how one city eats. It includes dishes on peaches and poverty, on processing plants and public gardens, on rats and bees and bad restaurant service, on schnitzel and school lunches. There are incisive studies of food-safety policy, of feeding the poor, and of waste, and a happy tale about a hardy fig tree. Together they form a picture of how(...)
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The Edible City considers how one city eats. It includes dishes on peaches and poverty, on processing plants and public gardens, on rats and bees and bad restaurant service, on schnitzel and school lunches. There are incisive studies of food-safety policy, of feeding the poor, and of waste, and a happy tale about a hardy fig tree. Together they form a picture of how(...)
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The edible city: Toronto's food from farm to fork
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The Edible City considers how one city eats. It includes dishes on peaches and poverty, on processing plants and public gardens, on rats and bees and bad restaurant service, on schnitzel and school lunches. There are incisive studies of food-safety policy, of feeding the poor, and of waste, and a happy tale about a hardy fig tree. Together they form a picture of how Toronto - and, by extension, every city - sustains itself, from growing basil on balconies to four-star restaurants.
The edible city: Toronto's food from farm to fork
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The Edible City considers how one city eats. It includes dishes on peaches and poverty, on processing plants and public gardens, on rats and bees and bad restaurant service, on schnitzel and school lunches. There are incisive studies of food-safety policy, of feeding the poor, and of waste, and a happy tale about a hardy fig tree. Together they form a picture of how Toronto - and, by extension, every city - sustains itself, from growing basil on balconies to four-star restaurants.
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novembre 2010
novembre 2010
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Architecture du Canada
Architecture du Canada
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The Great Neighborhood Book explains how most struggling communities can be revived, not by vast infusions of cash, not by government, but by the people who live there. The author addresses such challenges as traffic control, crime, comfort and safety, and developing economic vitality. Using a technique called “placemaking”—the process of transforming public space—this(...)
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The Great Neighborhood Book explains how most struggling communities can be revived, not by vast infusions of cash, not by government, but by the people who live there. The author addresses such challenges as traffic control, crime, comfort and safety, and developing economic vitality. Using a technique called “placemaking”—the process of transforming public space—this(...)
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mai 2007
mai 2007
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The great neighborhood book: a do-it yourself guide to placemaking
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The Great Neighborhood Book explains how most struggling communities can be revived, not by vast infusions of cash, not by government, but by the people who live there. The author addresses such challenges as traffic control, crime, comfort and safety, and developing economic vitality. Using a technique called “placemaking”—the process of transforming public space—this exciting guide offers inspiring real-life examples that show the magic that happens when individuals take small steps and motivate others to make change.
The great neighborhood book: a do-it yourself guide to placemaking
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The Great Neighborhood Book explains how most struggling communities can be revived, not by vast infusions of cash, not by government, but by the people who live there. The author addresses such challenges as traffic control, crime, comfort and safety, and developing economic vitality. Using a technique called “placemaking”—the process of transforming public space—this exciting guide offers inspiring real-life examples that show the magic that happens when individuals take small steps and motivate others to make change.
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mai 2007
mai 2007
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Detail-Practice: Dry Construction provides an overview of the most widely used dry construction systems, organized according to the building components wall, ceiling, and floor and their applications. The volume is conceived as a practical manual for design and planning. Dry construction in interior design employs "dry construction systems" in place of moisture-retaining(...)
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Detail-Practice: Dry Construction provides an overview of the most widely used dry construction systems, organized according to the building components wall, ceiling, and floor and their applications. The volume is conceived as a practical manual for design and planning. Dry construction in interior design employs "dry construction systems" in place of moisture-retaining(...)
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Matériaux et éclairage
Matériaux et éclairage
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novembre 2008, Basel, Boston, Berlin
novembre 2008, Basel, Boston, Berlin
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Detail dry construction: principles, details, examples
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Detail-Practice: Dry Construction provides an overview of the most widely used dry construction systems, organized according to the building components wall, ceiling, and floor and their applications. The volume is conceived as a practical manual for design and planning. Dry construction in interior design employs "dry construction systems" in place of moisture-retaining materials such as concrete and plaster. Not only is this construction method cost-effective, since the full range of physical requirements, including thermal, cold, and sound insulation, fire safety, etc., can be satisfied.
Detail dry construction: principles, details, examples
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Detail-Practice: Dry Construction provides an overview of the most widely used dry construction systems, organized according to the building components wall, ceiling, and floor and their applications. The volume is conceived as a practical manual for design and planning. Dry construction in interior design employs "dry construction systems" in place of moisture-retaining materials such as concrete and plaster. Not only is this construction method cost-effective, since the full range of physical requirements, including thermal, cold, and sound insulation, fire safety, etc., can be satisfied.
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novembre 2008, Basel, Boston, Berlin
novembre 2008, Basel, Boston, Berlin
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Matériaux et éclairage
Matériaux et éclairage
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Safety and sustainability in buildings and cities have taken on new meaning during the COVID -19 pandemic. Buildings became magnifiers of contagion instead of shelters for protection. In this essential resource for both practitioners and students of architecture, interior design, and urban design, 90 of the world’s leading experts investigate a variety of approaches to(...)
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Safety and sustainability in buildings and cities have taken on new meaning during the COVID -19 pandemic. Buildings became magnifiers of contagion instead of shelters for protection. In this essential resource for both practitioners and students of architecture, interior design, and urban design, 90 of the world’s leading experts investigate a variety of approaches to(...)
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The pandemic effect: Ninety experts on immunizing the built environment
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Safety and sustainability in buildings and cities have taken on new meaning during the COVID -19 pandemic. Buildings became magnifiers of contagion instead of shelters for protection. In this essential resource for both practitioners and students of architecture, interior design, and urban design, 90 of the world’s leading experts investigate a variety of approaches to future-proof architecture and buildings against widespread disease. This broad collection of perspectives explores the transformations underway in the built environment—and offers design strategies to limit the severity of subsequent pandemics.
The pandemic effect: Ninety experts on immunizing the built environment
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Safety and sustainability in buildings and cities have taken on new meaning during the COVID -19 pandemic. Buildings became magnifiers of contagion instead of shelters for protection. In this essential resource for both practitioners and students of architecture, interior design, and urban design, 90 of the world’s leading experts investigate a variety of approaches to future-proof architecture and buildings against widespread disease. This broad collection of perspectives explores the transformations underway in the built environment—and offers design strategies to limit the severity of subsequent pandemics.
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janvier 2023
janvier 2023
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Architecture contemporaine
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Circle, square, triangle
Circle, square, triangle
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In the early 1960s, Italian design legend Bruno Munari published his visual case studies on shapes: Circle, Square, and, a decade later, Triangle. Using examples from ancient Greece and Egypt, as well as works by Buckminster Fuller, Le Corbusier, and Alvar Aalto, Munari invests the three shapes with specific qualities: the circle relates to the divine, the square(...)
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In the early 1960s, Italian design legend Bruno Munari published his visual case studies on shapes: Circle, Square, and, a decade later, Triangle. Using examples from ancient Greece and Egypt, as well as works by Buckminster Fuller, Le Corbusier, and Alvar Aalto, Munari invests the three shapes with specific qualities: the circle relates to the divine, the square(...)
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In the early 1960s, Italian design legend Bruno Munari published his visual case studies on shapes: Circle, Square, and, a decade later, Triangle. Using examples from ancient Greece and Egypt, as well as works by Buckminster Fuller, Le Corbusier, and Alvar Aalto, Munari invests the three shapes with specific qualities: the circle relates to the divine, the square signifies safety and enclosure, and the triangle provides a key connective form for designers. For the first time, this trilogy is published as a single volume.
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In the early 1960s, Italian design legend Bruno Munari published his visual case studies on shapes: Circle, Square, and, a decade later, Triangle. Using examples from ancient Greece and Egypt, as well as works by Buckminster Fuller, Le Corbusier, and Alvar Aalto, Munari invests the three shapes with specific qualities: the circle relates to the divine, the square signifies safety and enclosure, and the triangle provides a key connective form for designers. For the first time, this trilogy is published as a single volume.
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septembre 2015
septembre 2015
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Littérature jeunesse
Littérature jeunesse
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In "Why Things Break," Mark E. Eberhart leads us on a remarkable and entertaining exploration of all the cracks, clefts, fissures, and faults examined in the field of materials science and the many astonishing discoveries that have been made about everything from the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger to the crashing of your hard drive. Understanding why things(...)
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In "Why Things Break," Mark E. Eberhart leads us on a remarkable and entertaining exploration of all the cracks, clefts, fissures, and faults examined in the field of materials science and the many astonishing discoveries that have been made about everything from the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger to the crashing of your hard drive. Understanding why things(...)
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Why things break : understanding the world by the way it comes apart
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In "Why Things Break," Mark E. Eberhart leads us on a remarkable and entertaining exploration of all the cracks, clefts, fissures, and faults examined in the field of materials science and the many astonishing discoveries that have been made about everything from the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger to the crashing of your hard drive. Understanding why things break is crucial to modern life on every level, from personal safety to macroeconomics, but as Eberhart reveals here, it is also an area of cutting-edge science that is as provocative as it is illuminating.
Why things break : understanding the world by the way it comes apart
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In "Why Things Break," Mark E. Eberhart leads us on a remarkable and entertaining exploration of all the cracks, clefts, fissures, and faults examined in the field of materials science and the many astonishing discoveries that have been made about everything from the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger to the crashing of your hard drive. Understanding why things break is crucial to modern life on every level, from personal safety to macroeconomics, but as Eberhart reveals here, it is also an area of cutting-edge science that is as provocative as it is illuminating.
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septembre 2003, New York
septembre 2003, New York
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Structures d’ingénierie
Structures d’ingénierie
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Filled with comprehensive case studies selected from over thirty-five of Red Feather's completed housing and community-based building projects, this book documents the organization's collaboration with reservation communities and provides a step-by-step, bale-by-bale construction handbook-from initial site selection to finished product. Complete with information on(...)
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Filled with comprehensive case studies selected from over thirty-five of Red Feather's completed housing and community-based building projects, this book documents the organization's collaboration with reservation communities and provides a step-by-step, bale-by-bale construction handbook-from initial site selection to finished product. Complete with information on(...)
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Building a straw bale house : the Red Feather construction handbook
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Filled with comprehensive case studies selected from over thirty-five of Red Feather's completed housing and community-based building projects, this book documents the organization's collaboration with reservation communities and provides a step-by-step, bale-by-bale construction handbook-from initial site selection to finished product. Complete with information on safety, design, tools, and materials, it is an inspiring lesson for anybody interested in this technique of constructing a house and a hopeful redefinition of the fundamental ideas of architecture and the home. Foreword by Dr. Jane Goodall
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Filled with comprehensive case studies selected from over thirty-five of Red Feather's completed housing and community-based building projects, this book documents the organization's collaboration with reservation communities and provides a step-by-step, bale-by-bale construction handbook-from initial site selection to finished product. Complete with information on safety, design, tools, and materials, it is an inspiring lesson for anybody interested in this technique of constructing a house and a hopeful redefinition of the fundamental ideas of architecture and the home. Foreword by Dr. Jane Goodall
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août 2005, New York
août 2005, New York
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Architecture écologique
Architecture écologique
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Published every year without exception since 1993, the Yearbook of AV Monographs documents, analyses, and disseminates contemporary Spanish architecture. The current edition collects 24 works completed in 2025, organised in six thematic blocks and selected according to criteria of architectural quality, technical rigour, constructive innovation, and urban relevance. Four(...)
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Published every year without exception since 1993, the Yearbook of AV Monographs documents, analyses, and disseminates contemporary Spanish architecture. The current edition collects 24 works completed in 2025, organised in six thematic blocks and selected according to criteria of architectural quality, technical rigour, constructive innovation, and urban relevance. Four(...)
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AV Monographs 281-282: Spain Yearbook 2026
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Published every year without exception since 1993, the Yearbook of AV Monographs documents, analyses, and disseminates contemporary Spanish architecture. The current edition collects 24 works completed in 2025, organised in six thematic blocks and selected according to criteria of architectural quality, technical rigour, constructive innovation, and urban relevance. Four refurbishments adapt historical buildings to the current safety, accessibility, and energy efficiency standards, optimizing their technical and environmental performance. Another four territorial interventions – a railway station, a port project, and two public parks – address the infrastructural complexity through connectivity strategies, landscape regeneration, and metropolitan coordination.
AV Monographs 281-282: Spain Yearbook 2026
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Published every year without exception since 1993, the Yearbook of AV Monographs documents, analyses, and disseminates contemporary Spanish architecture. The current edition collects 24 works completed in 2025, organised in six thematic blocks and selected according to criteria of architectural quality, technical rigour, constructive innovation, and urban relevance. Four refurbishments adapt historical buildings to the current safety, accessibility, and energy efficiency standards, optimizing their technical and environmental performance. Another four territorial interventions – a railway station, a port project, and two public parks – address the infrastructural complexity through connectivity strategies, landscape regeneration, and metropolitan coordination.
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janvier 2026
janvier 2026
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The design of every aspect of the urban landscape -- from streets and sidewalks to green spaces, mass transit, and housing -- fundamentally influences the health and safety of the communities who live there. It can affect people's stress levels and determine whether they walk or drive, the quality of the air they breathe, and how free they are from crime. "Changing(...)
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The design of every aspect of the urban landscape -- from streets and sidewalks to green spaces, mass transit, and housing -- fundamentally influences the health and safety of the communities who live there. It can affect people's stress levels and determine whether they walk or drive, the quality of the air they breathe, and how free they are from crime. "Changing(...)
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Théorie de l’urbanisme
Théorie de l’urbanisme
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octobre 2019
octobre 2019
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Changing places: the science and art of new urban planning
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The design of every aspect of the urban landscape -- from streets and sidewalks to green spaces, mass transit, and housing -- fundamentally influences the health and safety of the communities who live there. It can affect people's stress levels and determine whether they walk or drive, the quality of the air they breathe, and how free they are from crime. "Changing Places" provides a compelling look at the new science and art of urban planning, showing how scientists, planners, and citizens can work together to reshape city life in measurably positive ways.
Changing places: the science and art of new urban planning
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The design of every aspect of the urban landscape -- from streets and sidewalks to green spaces, mass transit, and housing -- fundamentally influences the health and safety of the communities who live there. It can affect people's stress levels and determine whether they walk or drive, the quality of the air they breathe, and how free they are from crime. "Changing Places" provides a compelling look at the new science and art of urban planning, showing how scientists, planners, and citizens can work together to reshape city life in measurably positive ways.
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octobre 2019
octobre 2019
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Théorie de l’urbanisme
Théorie de l’urbanisme
