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Fairground TheoryThe Hidden Life and Architecture of the Travelling Fair
Fairground Theory goes behind the scenes of the travelling fair – exploring its design, its atmosphere, and the people and processes that make it happen – in order to develop the first architectural theory of the fair. Even well-known places can be made strange when the fair arrives in town. As visitors to the fair, we are willingly overtaken by the all-round intensity of the environment: …
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Interior Paint Finishes and Effects
This practical book explains how to achieve amazing faux finishes and effects that are the foundations to decorative painting. Sharing the tricks of his trade, Stewart McDonald shows you how to transform any ordinary surface into an extraordinary masterpiece. With step-by-step sequences, he explains traditional, as well as contemporary techniques and finishes, which will inspire both beginners …
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On The RoofA Thatcher's Journey
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 'An excellent, beautifully written book' Patrick Galbraith, Sunday Times 'A rich and hugely enjoyable celebration of the local, the vernacular and traditional... a beautifully written craftsman's memoir' Daily Mail 'What a marvellous book. Full of lore, information, interest, beautifully captured people. Poetry' Craig Raine Thatched roofs are like living …
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Parking Requirements for Shopping CentersSummary Recommendations and Research…
How many parking spaces are needed for today's shopping center? Based on a comprehensive nationwide survey of parking at shopping centers, this book reveals the standards for retail facilities of all sizes from small strip centers to major malls.
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Die Alte Börse in Leipzig und ihr Architekt
Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Die Alte Börse in Leipzig und ihr Architekt" verfügbar.
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- 9783112742617
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Johann Christoph KnöffelDer Architekt des sächsischen Rokokos
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- 9783112786376
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Writing Architectural HistoryEvidence and Narrative in the Twenty-First Century
Over the past two decades, scholarship in architectural history has transformed, moving away from design studio pedagogy and postmodern historicism to draw instead from trends in critical theory focusing on gender, race, the environment, and more recently, global history, connecting to revisionist trends in other fields. With examples across space and time—from medieval European coin trials a…
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La cartoixa de Portaceli (1272-2022)Vuit segles de testimoni
Portaceli, degana de les cartoixes hispanes, va viure la seua esplendor al segle XV, quan es va convertir en una de les més influents del regne de València i, fins i tot, de la Corona d'Aragó, la qual cosa va enriquir el seu patrimoni arquitectònic i artístic. Per commemorar el 750 aniversari d'una institució que encara està viva i serveix als mateixos objectius i finalitats pels quals f…
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Il fantasma dell'architettura
Lungo l'itinerario dal postmoderno al decostruzionismo, alla transarchitettura, e al relativismo delle odierne tendenze, oscillanti tra il desiderio di ritrovare al progetto le ragioni sociali del modernismo e l'acquiescenza al mercato, il saggio mette in luce il progressivo evaporare dell'architettura il cui corpo concreto, costruito, appare essere il supporto di sensi e valori che lo nebulizz…
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Rigenerazione urbana e restituzione di territorioMetodi e mapping di interven…
La rigenerazione urbana non può essere disgiunta dalla lotta al consumo di suolo determinato dall'impermeabilizzazione e dalla diffusione della città, ma piuttosto va considerata in una prospettiva sinergica. Infatti, il consumo di suolo, nella sua declinazione urbana, comprende il territorio coperto da edifici che palesano un'inadeguatezza qualitativa, in quanto non svolgono più la propria …
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