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Community PlanningHow to Solve Urban and Environmental Problems
Community Planning: How to Solve Urban and Environmental Problems covers the basic theoretical principles of community planning and how planning has evolved in the United States. The book defines the interdisciplinary nature of the field, identifies the forces that shape the planning process, and explains the sub-specialized areas of community planning. Throughout the text, the author draws co…
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The A to Z of Architecture
Architecture, which can be understood in its most basic sense as a form of enclosure created with an aesthetic intent, first made its appearance in the Prehistoric Age. From its earliest developments, architecture changed over time and in different cultures in response to changing cultural needs, aesthetic interests, materials, and techniques. The A to Z of Architecture provides information on…
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Signs of GraceMeditations on the Notre Dame Campus
Every year, thousands of people pilgrimmage to South Bend, Indiana to visit the campus of the University of Notre Dame for sporting events, academic conferences, or just for a tour. From the Golden Dome on top of the main building, to the grotto hidden behind the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, to the mural of "Touchdown Jesus" that covers the wall of the Hesburgh Library, the structures and arch…
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Alvar AaltoA Critical Study
Alvar Aalto was remarkably inventive in architecture and industrial design. Moreover, his command of technology was integrated with a humanistic style of building, and like Saarinen and Frank Lloyd Wright he sought an organic synthesis of his structures with their surroundings. Aalto's success in approaching these ideals may account for the extraordinary spread of his influence on an internatio…
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Sustainable Design for Uncertain FuturesDialogues on Time-based Architecture
Explore pivotal intersections and themes between strategies for buildings and cities to adapt to shifting circumstances. Sustainable Design for Uncertain Futures introduces fourteen time-based strategies in architecture through a series of dialogues between experts. This format embraces a dynamic exploration of strategies ranging from Adaptive Reuse to Bio Design, revealing how each one addres…
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Arquitetura na prática e na vida
ARQUITETURA NA PRÁTICA E NA VIDA é o livro de estreia de Susana Clark Fiuza, no qual ela narra, de maneira simples e transparente, fatos da sua história de vida pessoal e profissional até chegar ao que é hoje: uma referência em sua área de atuação. Neste livro, Susana compartilha desafios e aprendizados da sua trajetória profissional, coisas que não são ensinadas na faculdade. Um do…
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Vida em SintropiaAgricultura sintrópica de Ernst Götsch explicada
Este é um livro de agricultura para filósofos e um livro de filosofia para agricultores. Como nenhum de nós pode se abster de pensar ou de comer, todos deveríamos ser filósofos e agricultores em alguma medida. Sintropia é a tendência expressa pela vida de acumular e organizar energia, ou seja, uma força complementar à entropia. A Agricultura Sintrópica é uma prática que respeita e i…
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Stadt unter DruckHerausforderungen im Klimawandel
Stadträume stehen heute aufgrund vieler Einwirkungen weltweit unter Druck. Dazu zählen veränderte Bedingungen von Stadtgestaltung und Freiraumplanung, von Wohnen, Arbeiten und Erholung infolge der veränderten Lebensformen und der vielfältigen bereits sichtbaren Aspekte des Klimawandels, die enorme Auswirkungen auf die Ökologie und somit die Bewohnbarkeit der Städte haben werden. Die komp…
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Arquitecturas antifrágiles
El control sobre la incertidumbre, la previsión ante el cambio y la capacidad de aceptar lo inesperado, son conceptos que se han establecido como representantes de nuestra contemporaneidad. La "Antifragilidad" define aquellas cosas que salen beneficiadas de la crisis, prosperan y crecen al verse expuestas ante las alteraciones y la incertidumbre. Lo antifrágil, no solamente supera los cambios…
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Final de obra. Manual de prácticas sobre la Arquitectura como profesión
Este libro compendia una serie de apuntes que recogen la experiencia acumulada por el autor a lo largo de su vida profesional. En cuadros concisos y de fácil lectura, se analizan diversos aspectos que afectan el ejercicio de la arquitectura en Argentina, desde los problemas del día a día en el trabajo de oficina hasta las dificultades que enfrentan los arquitectos cuando se trata de concreta…
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