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Smart Cities for SustainabilityApproaches and Solutions
The application of technology, in smart cities, to create meaningful sustainability is set to change all our lives. The smart city of the future will be equipped with communication infrastructures to improve the comfort of all citizens, while respecting the environment, and supporting good governance. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) will play a key role, making it possible to be…
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- 9781804559048
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The 49% Architect, 51% EntrepreneurA Blueprint for Entrepreneurship in Archit…
The 49% Architect, 51% Entrepreneur: A Blueprint for Entrepreneurship in Architecture will inspire architects and aspiring architects with its insights into the visionaries of the past and a look to the future of architecture—and sustainability, the planet, and an urgent call to global stewardship of our fragile world. The 49% Architect, 51% Entrepreneur: A Blueprint for Entrepreneurship…
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- 9781642258141
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Vincent ScullyArchitecture, Urbanism, and a Life in Search of Community
The renowned architectural historian and critic, beloved Yale professor, and outspoken public activist Vincent Scully (1920–2017) emerged in the 1950s as a guiding voice in American architecture. This intellectual biography of Scully's life and career traces the formative moments in his thinking, mapping his relationships with a constellation of architects, artists, and cultural personalities…
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- 9781350298392
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The Classical Language of Architecture
Derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture in antiquity, the classical style has long dominated the history of western architecture from the Renaissance to the present. Sir John Summersons timeless text, as relevant today as it was when first published, distils the visual language of architecture into its core classical elements, and illustrates that building throughout the age…
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Post-Modern Buildings in Britain
An illuminating look at a controversial architectural style – and its finest examples Post-modernism was the 1980s' counter to Brutalism but fell out of fashion until its best buildings began to disappear. Now is the time to reassess its values. Historians Geraint Franklin and Elain Harwood discuss its background and key architects before celebrating Britain's finest examples. Individual ent…
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- 9781849944908
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Latin AmericaWritings on Architecture, Landscape, and the Environment, 1876-1925
Latin America: Social Structure and Political Institutions examines the regions historical, social, and political evolution from the colonial era to the modern day. The book traces Latin Americas unique trajectory, marked by its early colonial development, the delayed progress of its nation-states post-independence, and the complex interplay between social hierarchies and political structures. …
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- 9780520315891
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- 1 online resource (426 pages)
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Analogical Thinking in ArchitectureConnecting Design and Theory in the Built …
This book provides an in-depth exploration of the rich and persistent use of analogical thinking in the built environment. Since the turn of the 21st century, "design thinking" has permeated many fields outside of the design disciplines. It is expected to succeed whenever disciplinary boundaries need to be transcended in order to think "outside the box." This book argues that these qualities ha…
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American Folk ArtA Regional Reference [2 volumes]
Folk art is as varied as it is indicative of person and place, informed by innovation and grounded in cultural context. The variety and versatility of 300 American folk artists is captured in this collection of informative and thoroughly engaging essays. American Folk Art: A Regional Reference offers a collection of fascinating essays on the life and work of 300 individual artists. Some of the …
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Madrid (Río)Pasado, presente...estrategias de futuro
Madrid Río es el proyecto más ambicioso de los que emprendió el que fue alcalde de la capital, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón, el cual se convirtió en el emblema por el que trabajó durante dos legislaturas. Supuso una transformación integral de 5, 4 km a lo largo del río Manzanares y la adecuación de 120 ha en varios distritos.Plantear como proyecto fin de carrera la intervención real en edif…
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Privatización simbólica de los espacios públicosPrácticas histórico-terr…
La ciudad es una brújula de emociones, un texto descifrable en sus edificaciones, en sus calles y, sobre todo, a través de la circulación y los comportamientos de sus caminantes. En los espacios públicos, lugares abiertos a la experiencia común, es donde los habitantes –en toda su pluralidad: hombre, mujer, niño, obrero; entre muchos otros– producen simbólicamente su ciudad, le dan s…
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- 9786078925063
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