In The Art of Painting Animals, aspiring painters will learn how to work with oil, acrylic, and watercolor paints to bring their favorite animals to life on paper or canvas. Each medium has its section that begins with an introduction, which includes a section of helpful information on basic tools and materials including paints, brushes, appropriate supports, and additional material followed b…
What if scrapping one flawed policy could bring US cities closer to addressing debilitating housing shortages, stunted growth and innovation, persistent racial and economic segregation, and car-dependent development? It's time for America to move beyond zoning, argues city planner M. Nolan Gray in Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It. With lively exp…
Of all the architectural delights of British seaside resorts, the most astonishing and idiosyncratic is the seaside pier. Remarkable visual spectacles, piers are architecturally extraordinary in concept and at times outrageous in execution. They brought together the Victorian genius for technological and material innovation, architectural ambition and engineering ingenuity in the search for new…
Zweiter Teil der amerikanischen Trilogie zum Thema traditioneller Bogenbau in deutscher Übersetzung. Inhalt: Bögen aus Brettern, Bogen des östlichen Waldlandes, Bogen der europäischen Vorgeschichte, Kompositbogen, Holz biegen, Recurve-Bogen, Sehnen, Stahlspitzen, Köcher und Zubehör
Este manual para estudiantes representa 25 años de enseñanza en los talleres de la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, y es fruto de las prácticas profesionales y docentes de diversos profesores. Comenzó como una serie de recomendaciones empíricas que los profesores del taller de tercer año hacían a sus alumnos para facilitarles el proceso de diseño …
In Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief, a seaside resort was the setting for thievery and intrigue. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers tap-danced their way to fame at a Brighton resort in The Gay Divorcee. The seaside resort has always held a special fascination, a place of containment and leisure that has a unique form in the physical landscape: towering hotels, shop-lined boardwalks, and sprawlin…
The only book of its kind to provide an overview of sustainable street design Today, society is moving toward a more sustainable way of life, with cities everywhere aspiring to become high-quality places to live, work, and play. Streets are fundamental to this shift. They define our system of movement, create connections between places, and offer opportunities to reconnect to natural systems.…
"An excellent resource for applicants." —James Scott Wright, EdD, former Director of Admissions, UT Southwestern Medical School The Premed Playbook Guide to the Medical School Application is the ultimate resource for the 60,000+ students applying to medical school every year in the US, with in-depth explanations and information to help you build the strongest application you can. This det…