Savage Mind to Savage MachineRacial Science and Twentieth-Century Design

An examination of how concepts of “the savage” facilitated technological approaches to modernist design Attempting to derive aesthetic systems from natural structures of human cognition, designers looked toward the “savage mind”—a way of thinking they associated with a racialized subaltern. In Savage Mind to Savage Machine, Ginger Nolan uncovers an enduring relati…

Energy-Efficiency Standards and Green Building Certification Systems Used by …

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Archaeology of Public EstatesOrigins of Economic Growth in a Mediterranean Re…

Archaeology of Public Estates draws on the results of research conducted in the last few years in Tuscany's Maremma region as part of an ERC-Advanced project, nEU-Med, at the same time as reinterpreting previous findings from the last few decades, with the aim of identifying the material 'markers' of royal properties, and understanding how they took shape and were managed between the 9th and 11…

How the Working-Class Home Became Modern, 1900–1940

The transformation of average Americans’ domestic lives, revealed through the mechanical innovations and physical improvements of their homes At the turn of the nineteenth century, the average American family still lived by kerosene light, ate in the kitchen, and used an outhouse. By 1940, electric lights, dining rooms, and bathrooms were the norm as the traditional working-class home wa…

Implementing Health-Protective Features and Practices in BuildingsWorkshop Pr…

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The Manchester Art BookThe city through the eyes of its artists

A remarkable collection of artworks that shine a light on the city's grand edifices, quirky nooks, hidden quarters and modern architecture with equal affection and pride. From cotton mills – for this city was once the centre of textile manufacture – to classical composers and the successful careers of the Gallagher brothers, this is a city with a rich and diverse history. It's university, w…

Design TechnicsArchaeologies of Architectural Practice

Leading scholars historicize and theorize technology’s role in architectural design Although the question of technics pervades the contemporary discipline of architecture, there are few critical analyses on the topic. Design Technics fills this gap, arguing that the technical dimension of design has often been flattened into the broader celebratory rhetoric of innovation. Bringing toget…

Achieving High-Performance Federal FacilitiesStrategies and Approaches for Tr…

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Aproximaciones a la historia de la construcción en México

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Seizing JerusalemThe Architectures of Unilateral Unification

After seizing Jerusalem’s eastern precincts from Jordan at the conclusion of the Six-Day War in 1967, Israel unilaterally unified the city and plunged into an ambitious building program, eager to transform the very meaning of one of the world’s most emotionally charged urban spaces. The goal was as simple as it was controversial: to both Judaize and modernize Jerusalem. Seizing Jer…