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Incorporating ArchitectsHow American Architecture Became a Practice of Empire
By the end of the twentieth century, US architecture and engineering firms held more capital than entire countries, employed more people than were housed in most cities, and rented offices in more nations than comprised the UN. Within them, architects were designing not single buildings but urban systems, including the multinational infrastructures, legal codes, and financial mechanisms on whic…
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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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The Invention of the FutureA History of Cities in the Modern World
A kaleidoscopic and original new history of urbanization—from Lisbon to New York, Paris to Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires to Lagos For the past three centuries, urban dwellers and planners have imagined future cities that would be radically different from those of the past. Planners pursued progress, whether focused on flying vehicles above, sewage systems below, or daily life in betwe…
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Percy ThomasModern Architecture as a National Service
Sir Percy Thomas was the most important twentieth-century architect in Wales, renowned for interwar civic buildings such as Swansea Guildhall and the Temple of Peace in Cardiff. His architectural practice, Sir Percy Thomas & Son, designed much of the post-1945 welfare state and industry in Wales and beyond. In the late twentieth century, the Percy Thomas Partnership specialised in complex healt…
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CASAS INTERNACIONAL 184 Mathias Klotz
Una de las primeras noticias que tuve de Mathias fue en el año 2000 a través de unlibro que reunía a arquitectos de menos de 40 años. Ahí se publicaba la Casa de Tongoy, yaños más tarde, tuve la oportunidad de pasar algunos días en ella.Escuché a Klotz decir que este es un proyecto de madera, sencillo, de bajo coste, diseñadoy modulado en base a las medidas standard de las tablas para…
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THE DONIZETTI THEATRE
La Fondazione Teatro Donizetti e la munificenza di un cittadino bergamasco hanno permesso all'Università degli Studi di Bergamo e al Politecnico di Milano di documentare, con nuove ricerche, le relazioni tra la Città di Bergamo e l'edificio pubblico che più eloquentemente la rappresenta. Questo percorso è stato intrapreso mentre i lavori di restauro e di recupero del Teatro Donizetti erano …
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LA PATENTE A PUNTI NEI CANTIERI EDILICOME OTTENERLA, GLI OBBLIGHI E LE SANZIO…
L’art. 29 del D.L. n. 19/2024, convertito dalla Legge n. 56/2024, che ha novellato l’art. 27 del D.Lgs. n. 81/2008, introduce novità significative sulla patente a punti, un sistema di qualificazione destinato a imprese e lavoratori autonomi operanti nei cantieri temporanei o mobili, le cui caratteristiche principali sono…
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Rethinking Plastics in Product DesignA Guide to Sustainable Transitions for t…
This book addresses the urgent need to reduce our use of virgin fossil plastics. It provides a framework for designers and manufacturers to re-evaluate their use of plastics and promotes the use of alternative materials with lower environmental impacts. Lightweight, strong and cheap plastics are often the obvious choice when designing consumer durables, but their use is resulting in devastating…
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Alejandro en el fin del mundoLos últimos años olvidados de Alejandro Magno
La apasionante crónica de los últimos años de Alejandro Magno: una odisea de ambición desmedida, victorias deslumbrantes y derrotas que sellaron su legado. En el 330 a. C., tras derrotar a Darío III y tomar Persépolis, Alejandro parecía haber alcanzado la cima de su reinado. Pero su ambición era mayor que cualquier mapa conocido. Decidió continuar hacia el este, persiguiendo un horizo…
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Progettare strutture in acciaio in zona sismicaGUIDA E FOGLI EXCEL PER IL CAL…
Guida teorico-pratica utile a tutti coloro che si apprestano a progettare strutture in acciaio in zona sismica; in particolare si rivolge a ingegneri, architetti e geometri. L'obiettivo dell'opera è quello di fornire tutte le nozioni progettuali necessarie per impiegare correttamente l'acciaio nel mondo dell'edilizia, facendo riferimento alla normativa attualmente in vigore, ovvero le Norme Te…
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