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Entrepreneurial VernacularDevelopers' Subdivisions in the 1920s
During the 1920s, enterprising realtors, housing professionals, and builders developed the models that became the inspiration for the subdivision tract housing now commonplace in the U.S. Originally published in 2001. Suburban subdivisions of individual family homes are so familiar a part of the American landscape that it is hard to imagine a time when they were not common in the U. S. The shi…
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ARQUITECTURA POÉTICA. PRINCIPIOS Y FINES. UNA TEORÍA DEL PROYECTO POÉTICO
Este texto pretende renovar la enseñanza y práctica del proyecto arquitectónico con el objetivo explícito de poder incrementar el estímulo de experiencias estéticas en los usuarios de la arquitectura. Para ello se propone desarrollar una Teoría del Proyecto Poético configurada por la relación dialéctica entre otras tres teorías básicas: una Teoría Estética sobre el modo poético d…
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Flickering TreasuresRediscovering Baltimore's Forgotten Movie Theaters
The riveting story of Baltimore's movie theaters over the past century, eloquently told through extraordinary photographs and poignant reminiscences. 2018 Winner of the Preservation Award of the Baltimore Heritage Baltimore has been home to hundreds of theaters since the first moving pictures flickered across muslin sheets. These monuments to popular culture, adorned with grandiose architec…
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Designing Commercial Interiors
Practical, comprehensive resource for commercial interior design, covering research, execution, safety, sustainability, and legal considerations Designing Commercial Interiors explores the entire design process of commercial projects from planning to execution to teach the vital considerations that will make each project a success. This book delivers a solid understanding of the myriad factor…
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George Washington's EyeLandscape, Architecture, and Design at Mount Vernon
Explore the beauty and history of Mount Vernon—and the inquisitive, independent mind of its famous architect and landscape designer. Winner of the John Brinkerhoff Jackson Book Prize of the Foundation for Landscape Architecture On the banks of the Potomac River, Mount Vernon stands, with its iconic portico boasting breathtaking views and with a landscape to rival the great gardens of Europe…
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DIALOGO ARQUITECTURA NATURALEZA
El libro "Diálogo Arquitectura Naturaleza" invita a reflexionar sobre el papel de la arquitectura ante la creciente preocupación por el medio ambiente, la escasez energética y el agotamiento de recursos naturales. Nos muestra cómo la naturaleza, maestra de belleza y eficiencia, puede ser una guía para la construcción de un mundo equilibrado y sostenible. A través de la obra de Rosa Cerve…
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Medicine Moves to the Mall
The shopping mall seems an unlikely place to go for health care services. Yet, the mall has become home to such services as well as a model for redesigning other health care facilities. In Medicine Moves to the Mall, David Charles Sloane and Beverlie Conant Sloane document the historical changes to our health care landscape by exploring the interactions between medicine and place. This unique c…
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DICCIONARIO RADICAL. APOSTILLAS A LA ARQUITECTURA RADICAL
El refrán para el que tiene un martillo, todo son clavos viene a decir que cuando intensificamos mucho algo (una profesión, interés, persona o tarea) ese "algo" se transforma en una manera de mirar el mundo, en un filtro con el que lo interpretamos y vivimos. La preparación de un libro es un martillo, y durante el período que transcurre mientras documentamos, comentamos, analizamos, compar…
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The Philadelphia Country HouseArchitecture and Landscape in Colonial America
A highly readable, beautifully illustrated study of the homes built by elite colonial Philadelphians as retreats—which balanced English models with developing local taste. Colonial Americans, if they could afford it, liked to emulate the fashions of London and the style and manners of English country society while at the same time thinking of themselves as distinctly American. The houses the…
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DEambulatio ARchitectonica IV
El cuarto número del DEAR (DEambulatio ARchitectonica) asume como eje temático la biblioteca del arquitecto. A lo largo de sus páginas, un nutrido y heterogéneo grupo de pensadores, procedentes de distintas disciplinas, se aproxima a este espacio y al mundo que se genera en torno a él. Sus textos nos ofrecen la oportunidad de recopilar referencias imprescindibles, reflexionar sobre cómo h…
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