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SullivanesqueUrban Architecture and Ornamentation
Sullivanesque offers a visual and historical tour of a unique but often overlooked facet of modern American architecture derived from Louis Sullivan.Highly regarded in architecture for inspiring the Chicago School and the Prairie School, Sullivan was an unwilling instigator of the method of facade composition--later influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright, William Gray Purcell, and George G. Elmslie--…
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- 9780252056284
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A Cultura dos Novos MuseusArquitetura e Estética na Contemporaneidade
Este trabalho examina as formas que a arquitetura dos museus adquiriu a partir dos anos 1970, no contexto das mutações ocorridas na ordem cultural e econômica mundial: inicia-se pela análise do Centro George Pompidou, em Paris (1977), dos arquitetos Renzo Piano e Richard Rogers, considerado o marco inaugural da dita "cultura dos museus". Passa, posteriormente, ao exame do Guggenheim Bilbao …
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Pousadas e hotéisManual prático para planejamento e projeto
Na condição de oitava economia do mundo, o Brasil, desde a década de 1990, com o aumento da globalização de atividades, viu crescer consideravelmente a presença de viajantes estrangeiros em suas terras. Ao lado de empresários em busca do aprimoramento e da ampliação do intercâmbio de negócios, turistas de todas as partes do mundo visitaram o nosso país. Paralelamente a um processo d…
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Manual Prático de Arquitetura Para Clínicas e Laboratórios
A crise do sistema de atendimento público de saúde no Brasil, esfacelado na sua estrutura física e operacional, tem levado muitos profissionais a implantarem as suas próprias estruturas de atendimento, voltadas, no entanto, mais para uma clientela gerada pelos planos e seguros de saúde privados.As normas do Ministério da Saúde, via ANVISA, organizadas mais para orientar as construções …
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Autoavaliação de uma organizaçãouma ferramenta para a sustentabilidade do…
Uma organização, para atingir o sucesso ambiental sustentado, que significa promover o crescimento econômico necessário, assegurando a preservação do meio ambiente para a presente e futuras gerações, deve realizar uma autoavaliação do seu Sistema de Gestão Ambiental implementado com base nos requisitos da norma ISO 14001 ou similar. Apresento uma proposta de autoavaliação que forne…
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Skinny Streets and Green NeighborhoodsDesign for Environment and Community
Cities are growing at unprecedented rates. Most continue to sprawl into the countryside. Some are only now adopting policies that attempt to control air pollution from vehicles, reduce water pollution from urban runoff, and repair fragmented urban ecosystems. Can good urban design and sound environmental design coincide at a neighborhood level to create healthy communities? Absolutely, and the…
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The Architecture of British Bridges
During the Industrial Revolution, Britain was at the forefront of bridge innovation. Pioneering designers such as George and Robert Stephenson, Thomas Telford and Isambard Kingdom Brunel created Britain's rich bridge heritage that features many world firsts and we can learn much from their ground-breaking designs. Written by an experienced bridge architect, this book includes an introduction to…
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From Garden Art to Landscape ArchitectureTraditions, Re-Evaluations, and Futu…
Originally, the area of responsibility for landscape architecture was based on the premise that the planning and creating of open spaces such as parks and gardens was the business of garden artists. Today, the training of landscape architects and future challenges of the profession include the protection of natural resources and the environment, urban planning or tourism - to name but a few. Th…
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Nevada's Historic BuildingsA Cultural Legacy
In 1991, Nevada's Commission for Cultural Affairs was formed to oversee the preservation of the state's historic buildings and the conversion of the best of them for use as cultural centers. This program has rehabilitated dozens of historic structures valued by their communities for the ways they represent the development of the state and its culture. Nevada's Historic Buildings highlights nin…
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Original CopiesArchitectural Mimicry in Contemporary China
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