Was ist "Gesellschaft?" Christof Dipper beschreibt und analysiert die Entdeckung dessen, was wir als "Gesellschaft" verstehen. In den 80 Jahren zwischen 1770 und 1850 überschritt die deutsche Gesellschaft eine Schwelle und veränderte sich drastisch. Vielfach ist diese als "Sattelzeit" (Reinhart Koselleck) beschriebene Übergangsphase skizziert worden. Doch Christof Dipper schlägt mit seiner …
Con el ánimo de aportar, desde la docencia y la investigación, al uso eficiente de la madera y dirigido a todos aquellos que desean diseñar estructuras de madera y de madera laminada Glulam, proponemos este texto que se basa en investigaciones y normas recientes. Este libro se ocupa de presentar los pasos requeridos para calcular y dimensionar adecuadamente un elemento estructural recto o cu…
L'anima di una città abita i suoi muri, vive negli stili con cui sono eretti i palazzi del centro, nel modo in cui sono collocati i giardini e i monumenti. Le città - tutte le città - sono in questo senso l'esito di una riconoscibile intenzione estetica. Per afferrarla, non basta disporsi in contemplazione delle carte antiche o dei palazzi, come davanti a un quadro, occorre invece praticare …
City and Campus tells the rich history of a Midwest industrial town and its two academic institutions through the buildings that helped bring these places to life. John W. Stamper paints a narrative portrait of South Bend and the campuses of the University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College from their founding and earliest settlement in the 1830s through the boom of the Roaring Twenties. I…
Abitualmente descritta come una delle tante"passioni" dell'eclettico architetto torinese, la montagna per Carlo Molino (1905-1973) è in realtà uno strardinario laboratorio sperimentale ed estremo, che ha contribuito in modo sostanziale a delineare il suo fare progettuale. Lo studio inedito dei progetti montani di Carlo Molino in relazione al milieu sociale e culturale dell'epoca, alle influen…
"Eclectic Interior Design History: A Journey of Blending Old and New Interior Styles" explores the fascinating development of interior design by tracking the dynamic fusion of many historical inspirations with modern ingenuity. This fascinating book explores the intricate tapestry of design history, demonstrating how the eclectic approach skillfully combines several times, cultures, and aesth…
A detailed examination of the Border fortresses involved in raids, or 'reives', on both sides of the Anglo-Scottish border in the 13th - 17th centuries. In the year 1296, Edward I of England launched a series of vicious raids across the Anglo-Scottish Border in his attempt to annexe Scotland. The Scots retaliated and the two countries were plunged into 300 years of war in which the Borderland …
While often seen as unplanned or spontaneous, informal settlement is better understood as a mode of production: a co-evolution of architecture, urban design and planning that embodies informal rules and shapes urban development. The Atlas of Informal Settlement is a comparative study of the spatial logic of informal settlement based on mapping and analysing the evolution of urban form (morphoge…
The senses in interior design examines how sight, touch, smell, hearing and taste have been mobilised within various forms of interiors. The chapters explore how the body navigates and negotiates the realities of designed interiors and challenge the traditional focus on star designers or ideal interiors that have left sensorial agency at the margins of design history. From the sensually gendere…
A thoughtfully curated collection in a stunning package that recognizes and celebrates the birthdays of famous, infamous, and often-overlooked designers and architects. The gift book for design and architect professionals and students they didn’t know they needed but will no longer be able to live without. Drawn from architect James Biber's epic Instagram project in which he p…