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A Victorian Architectural Controversy
Who Was the Real Architect of the Houses of Parliament?
Who was the true architect of the New Houses of Parliament? Charles Barry, the winner of the competition, or Augustus Pugin, the ‘ghost’ designer? After both men died, the controversy became a public dispute, fueled by the directly-opposed claims of their sons.
Who was the true architect of the New Houses of Parliament? Charles Barry, the winner of the competition, or Augustus Pugin, the ‘ghost’ designer? After both men died, the controversy became a public dispute, fueled by the directly-opposed claims of their sons.
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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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Precedented Environmental Futures
Skin and Substance
This book addresses in a holistic manner the built environment through the lens of environmental architecture. It offers broad discursive messages, rather than narrow conclusions, and will have lasting luminance for new generations involved with the built environment.
This book addresses in a holistic manner the built environment through the lens of environmental architecture. It offers broad discursive messages, rather than narrow conclusions, and will have lasting luminance for new generations involved with the built environment.
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This hugely diverse volume reveals the extent to which aural perception influences our spatial awareness. Spanning psychology to geography, and zoology to urban planning, it covers a range of environments in which sounds contribute to forming our sense of space and place.
This hugely diverse volume reveals the extent to which aural perception influences our spatial awareness. Spanning psychology to geography, and zoology to urban planning, it covers a range of environments in which sounds contribute to forming our sense of space and place.
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Challenging the profligate building and urban development which severely impacts upon society and the environment, this study questions the ethics, equity and sustainability of overbuilding, thereby exposing a number of ‘elephants in the big green room’.
Challenging the profligate building and urban development which severely impacts upon society and the environment, this study questions the ethics, equity and sustainability of overbuilding, thereby exposing a number of ‘elephants in the big green room’.
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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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Lithuanian Architecture and Urbanism
Essays in History and Aesthetics
This book offers a critical overview of Lithuania’s architecture and urbanism since 1990. It explores how the Soviet legacy and the new challenges of a market economy and commercialism have reshaped the country's cities and public spaces.
This book offers a critical overview of Lithuania’s architecture and urbanism since 1990. It explores how the Soviet legacy and the new challenges of a market economy and commercialism have reshaped the country’s cities and public spaces.
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Semiotics for Art History
Reinterpreting the Development of Chinese Landscape Painting
Reading art from a semiotic perspective, this book offers a new interpretation of Chinese landscape painting and outlines a new framework for contemporary semiotics and critical theory. Learn how to put theory into practice and acquire a new point of view in appreciating art.
Reading art from a semiotic perspective, this book offers a new interpretation of Chinese landscape painting and outlines a new framework for contemporary semiotics and critical theory. Learn how to put theory into practice and acquire a new point of view in appreciating art.
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This title discusses an array of critical contemporary issues on housing design pertaining to sustainable practices, emerging technologies, heritage conservation, humanitarian efforts, and their effects on occupants’ physical and psychological experience and well-being.
This title discusses an array of critical contemporary issues on housing design pertaining to sustainable practices, emerging technologies, heritage conservation, humanitarian efforts, and their effects on occupants’ physical and psychological experience and well-being.
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This book examines the political role of architecture through a study of Tehran's bazaar. Going beyond conventional discourse, it considers architecture as an event, using concepts from Foucault to analyze how it transforms individuals through the act of exchange.
This book examines the political role of architecture through a study of Tehran’s bazaar. Going beyond conventional discourse, it considers architecture as an event, using concepts from Foucault to analyze how it transforms individuals through the act of exchange.
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This book explores landscape management and ecology, investigating issues from urban park design and green urbanism to protected areas and urban transformation. The volume will appeal to researchers, local authorities, academics, and students.
This book explores landscape management and ecology, investigating issues from urban park design and green urbanism to protected areas and urban transformation. The volume will appeal to researchers, local authorities, academics, and students.
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The Transformation of Addis Ababa
A Multiform African City
Written by Ethiopian and Finnish experts in urban planning, architecture, geography, and ethnology, this publication documents for the first time Addis Ababa’s process of radical transformation, and asks how the city’s poorest residents are affected by urban renewal.
Written by Ethiopian and Finnish experts in urban planning, architecture, geography, and ethnology, this publication documents for the first time Addis Ababa’s process of radical transformation, and asks how the city’s poorest residents are affected by urban renewal.
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A must-read for professionals and advocates of historic preservation, this volume is a compendium of powerful essays by thought-leaders in the field first presented in 2016 as part of the fiftieth anniversary observation of the US National Historic Preservation Act.
A must-read for professionals and advocates of historic preservation, this volume is a compendium of powerful essays by thought-leaders in the field first presented in 2016 as part of the fiftieth anniversary observation of the US National Historic Preservation Act.
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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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This book covers the composition, production, testing methods, and application of modern cellulose fibre cement boards (FCB). It explores fabrication, testing procedures, and practical applications illustrated with examples. Valuable for researchers, architects, and engineers.
This book covers the composition, production, testing methods, and application of modern cellulose fibre cement boards (FCB). It explores fabrication, testing procedures, and practical applications illustrated with examples. Valuable for researchers, architects, and engineers.
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Representing papers delivered at the EURAU2014 Istanbul “Composite Cities” Conference, this text addresses the importance of research on the complexity of today’s cities, while also shedding light on new models of urbanism discussed together with new decision-making actors.
Representing papers delivered at the EURAU2014 Istanbul “Composite Cities” Conference, this text addresses the importance of research on the complexity of today’s cities, while also shedding light on new models of urbanism discussed together with new decision-making actors.
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Architectural Voices of India
A Blend of Contemporary and Traditional Ethos
Dutta brings together 17 iconic Indian architects, and, through dialogues, probes into their lives, beliefs and philosophies, and candid opinions. She offers a platform for discussions on the core issues of architecture and the state of architecture both in India and globally.
Dutta brings together 17 iconic Indian architects, and, through dialogues, probes into their lives, beliefs and philosophies, and candid opinions. She offers a platform for discussions on the core issues of architecture and the state of architecture both in India and globally.
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Planting New Towns in Europe in the Interwar Years
Experiments and Dreams for Future Societies
The contributions here concern the prospects of building new urban environments and creating new societies in Europe during the interwar years, and serve to tease out connections between urban form and social aspirations, highlighting the moral basis of social planning.
The contributions here concern the prospects of building new urban environments and creating new societies in Europe during the interwar years, and serve to tease out connections between urban form and social aspirations, highlighting the moral basis of social planning.
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This book analyzes joint German-Turkish collaboration in interior architecture. It explores how to strengthen cooperation for research and education, and attract students through integrated studies hosted by both countries.
This book analyzes joint German-Turkish collaboration in interior architecture. It explores how to strengthen cooperation for research and education, and attract students through integrated studies hosted by both countries.
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Today We’re Alive
Generating Performance in a Cross-Cultural Context, an Australian Experience
Wilkinson presents an exploration of the multiple narratives embedded in colonial and post-colonial history in Australia. At the heart of this research is a verbatim play, interweaving Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal testimonies about the massacre at Myall Creek in 1838.
Wilkinson presents an exploration of the multiple narratives embedded in colonial and post-colonial history in Australia. At the heart of this research is a verbatim play, interweaving Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal testimonies about the massacre at Myall Creek in 1838.
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