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The Rehabilitation of Historic Schools in Portugal
Changes in Cultural Values
This book examines the adaptation of heritage schools for 21st-century needs. Using rehabilitated schools in Portugal as a case study, it assesses the effects of design decisions on cultural values, showing how material conservation can enhance the intangible.
This book examines the adaptation of heritage schools for 21st-century needs. Using rehabilitated schools in Portugal as a case study, it assesses the effects of design decisions on cultural values, showing how material conservation can enhance the intangible.
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Cities and Cultural Landscapes
Recognition, Celebration, Preservation and Experience
Undifferentiated space becomes ‘place’ when endowed with value. However, misunderstanding the importance of heritage has often led to its destruction. This book raises awareness of our responsibility to preserve the beauty and cultural importance of our cities and landscapes.
Undifferentiated space becomes ‘place’ when endowed with value. However, misunderstanding the importance of heritage has often led to its destruction. This book raises awareness of our responsibility to preserve the beauty and cultural importance of our cities and landscapes.
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Urban Histories in Practice
Morphologies and Memory
What is the relationship between history, memory, and the contemporary city? This volume explores this question in contexts of rapid urbanization and urban decline. Using critical and creative methods, the authors frame urban history not as theory, but as a call for action.
What is the relationship between history, memory, and the contemporary city? This volume explores this question in contexts of rapid urbanization and urban decline. Using critical and creative methods, the authors frame urban history not as theory, but as a call for action.
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Intelligent Systems in Buildings
Traditional Courtyard Houses in Baghdad as a Case Study
This book explores how intelligent systems can enhance the performance of the traditional courtyard house. It identifies key features of these homes and shows how knowledge of intelligent systems is crucial to fulfilling occupants’ needs.
This book explores how intelligent systems can enhance the performance of the traditional courtyard house. It identifies key features of these homes and shows how knowledge of intelligent systems is crucial to fulfilling occupants’ needs.
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Critical Practices in Architecture
The Unexamined
Inspired by Jane Rendell’s critical spatial practice, this book shows how socially engaged architects, designers, and artists work to change the world. Bridging global perspectives, it explores urgent themes of equality, ethics, pedagogy, and representation.
Inspired by Jane Rendell’s critical spatial practice, this book shows how socially engaged architects, designers, and artists work to change the world. Bridging global perspectives, it explores urgent themes of equality, ethics, pedagogy, and representation.
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The Architecture of Jens Fredrick Larson
All to the Highest Endeavor
After becoming an ace with the Royal Flying Corps, Jens Fredrick Larson became an architect for more than thirty-five colleges. This text explores his major projects and the challenges faced late in his career when Modernism denigrated and misunderstood the Georgian style.
After becoming an ace with the Royal Flying Corps, Jens Fredrick Larson became an architect for more than thirty-five colleges. This text explores his major projects and the challenges faced late in his career when Modernism denigrated and misunderstood the Georgian style.
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In the Place of Sound
Architecture | Music | Acoustics
This book presents thirteen essays and seven graphic works from a conference of artists, researchers, and architects. The chapters explore the fraught relationship between sound and space, presenting a provocative collection of ideas and designs.
This book presents thirteen essays and seven graphic works from a conference of artists, researchers, and architects. The chapters explore the fraught relationship between sound and space, presenting a provocative collection of ideas and designs.
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This volume is a selection of papers sharing knowledge on growth, new technologies, the environment, and the concept of the cognitive city. It will appeal to academics, professionals, governments, and NGOs in urban design, planning, engineering, and the social sciences.
This volume is a selection of papers sharing knowledge on growth, new technologies, the environment, and the concept of the cognitive city. It will appeal to academics, professionals, governments, and NGOs in urban design, planning, engineering, and the social sciences.
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This book helps students and professionals understand the language of architecture and civil engineering and improve their linguistic skills. It includes practical exercises, a compilation of technical terms, and is written in an accessible yet rigorous style.
This book helps students and professionals understand the language of architecture and civil engineering and improve their linguistic skills. It includes practical exercises, a compilation of technical terms, and is written in an accessible yet rigorous style.
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The teaching of architecture and urbanism is in crisis, unable to respond to current problems like the human right to housing. This book of essays by international experts presents historical analyses, manifestos, and new objectives to address the challenge.
The teaching of architecture and urbanism is in crisis, unable to respond to current problems like the human right to housing. This book of essays by international experts presents historical analyses, manifestos, and new objectives to address the challenge.
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This work offers a holistic approach to landscape, agriculture, forests, and natural sciences. Featuring research from 50 expert contributors, it's an excellent starting point for anyone looking to learn more about these topics.
This work offers a holistic approach to landscape, agriculture, forests, and natural sciences. Featuring research from 50 expert contributors, it’s an excellent starting point for anyone looking to learn more about these topics.
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This book promotes formal methods for problem-solving in architecture and urbanism. It presents theoretically driven techniques, from millennial geometry to current shape grammars, to produce better solutions with less testing time in direct confrontation with reality.
This book promotes formal methods for problem-solving in architecture and urbanism. It presents theoretically driven techniques, from millennial geometry to current shape grammars, to produce better solutions with less testing time in direct confrontation with reality.
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Richard Castle is one of Ireland's most important 18th-century architects, yet this is the first book devoted to his life and career. Using extensive research, it uncovers his surprising personal history and refutes long-held misconceptions about his name, family, and religion.
Richard Castle is one of Ireland’s most important 18th-century architects, yet this is the first book devoted to his life and career. Using extensive research, it uncovers his surprising personal history and refutes long-held misconceptions about his name, family, and religion.
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This book explores tectonic affects in architecture, where building technology and aesthetics are not separated. Affects are preconscious feelings that can generate aesthetic value and meaning. The book adopts a practical position, concentrating on these tectonic affects.
This book explores tectonic affects in architecture, where building technology and aesthetics are not separated. Affects are preconscious feelings that can generate aesthetic value and meaning. The book adopts a practical position, concentrating on these tectonic affects.
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Housing the Poor on the African Continent
Reconsidering Ubuntu Philosophy
This book uses Ubuntu philosophy to address low-cost housing in Africa. It argues that reciprocity and collective solidarity are key to housing rights, informing policy and practice while raising red flags about the challenges of implementing these ideals.
This book uses Ubuntu philosophy to address low-cost housing in Africa. It argues that reciprocity and collective solidarity are key to housing rights, informing policy and practice while raising red flags about the challenges of implementing these ideals.
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Current residential design is failing to meet new demands. In a world facing environmental, economic, and social change, this book argues that homes must offer greater choice, adaptability, and circularity. It explores innovative solutions and case studies for today's challenges.
Current residential design is failing to meet new demands. In a world facing environmental, economic, and social change, this book argues that homes must offer greater choice, adaptability, and circularity. It explores innovative solutions and case studies for today’s challenges.
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Place-Based Sustainability
Research and Design Extending Pathways for Ecological Stewardship
As climate change and urbanization challenge our world, this book explores the critical cultural relationship between people and their environment. It reveals new pathways for stewardship of our cities and countryside, essential for building a sustainable future.
As climate change and urbanization challenge our world, this book explores the critical cultural relationship between people and their environment. It reveals new pathways for stewardship of our cities and countryside, essential for building a sustainable future.
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Responsible Pedagogies in Architecture
Combating Climate Change
This book highlights how Manipal University Jaipur's School of Architecture and Design is addressing climate change. Through its research, teaching, and community outreach, it pursues ‘responsible pedagogies’ for environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
This book highlights how Manipal University Jaipur’s School of Architecture and Design is addressing climate change. Through its research, teaching, and community outreach, it pursues ‘responsible pedagogies’ for environmental, economic, and social sustainability.
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A UNESCO World Heritage site, Hōryūji includes the world's oldest wooden buildings and marked Buddhism's introduction to Japan. These interdisciplinary essays shed new light on the complex, examining new materials and incorporating computer analysis.
A UNESCO World Heritage site, Hōryūji includes the world’s oldest wooden buildings and marked Buddhism’s introduction to Japan. These interdisciplinary essays shed new light on the complex, examining new materials and incorporating computer analysis.
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Housing the Environmental Imagination
Politics, Beauty, and Refuge in American Nature Writing
For writers like Thoreau, Jeffers, and Snyder, the writing project is inseparable from the living project. This book examines how their houses shaped their work, asking a larger question: How shall we live the best lives we can, every day?
For writers like Thoreau, Jeffers, and Snyder, the writing project is inseparable from the living project. This book examines how their houses shaped their work, asking a larger question: How shall we live the best lives we can, every day?
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