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A Visual Dictionary of Architecture
The classic, bestselling reference on architecture now revised and expanded! An essential one-volume reference of architectural topics using Francis D.K. Ching's signature presentation. It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings. From Arch to Wood, every concept, technology, material and detail important to ar…
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O desafio da sustentabilidade na construção civil
A Série Sustentabilidade surgiu a partir da análise do panorama histórico com o início do conceito de desenvolvimento sustentável, formulado pela Comissão Brundtland em 1970, até o evento da Agenda 21 com enorme influência no mundo em todas as áreas, reforçando o movimento ambientalista. A série, escrita por renomados pesquisadores nacionais que apresentam análises do impacto do con…
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The Maginot Line 1928–45
The Maginot Line, the massive series of fortifications built by France in the 1930s to defend its borders with Germany and Italy, is perhaps the most maligned collection of fortifications ever built. Despite being a technological marvel, and the most sophisticated and complex set of fortifications built up to that time, it failed to save France from crushing defeat in 1940. Yet there are those…
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Make the World a Better PlaceDesign with Passion, Purpose, and Values
" This book is a must read for all with an interest in the future of design." —Jim Spohrer, PhD, Retired Industry executive, International Society of Service Innovation Professionals " The world is in need of better design, and Kozma's book shows us how to get there." —Mark Guzdial, Director, Program in Computing for the Arts and Sciences, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Pro…
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Interfaces prediaisHidráulica, gás, segurança contra incêndio, elétrica …
Este livro foi desenvolvido com a finalidade de apresentar uma visão conceitual simples e didática dos vários subsistemas das instalações prediais e suas principais interfaces com o projeto de arquitetura.Durante trinta anos atuando como projetista de instalações, o engenheiro Roberto de Carvalho Júnior constatou vários problemas de compatibilidade entre o projeto arquitetônico e os p…
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English Civil War Fortifications 1642–51
The techniques of European warfare were transformed during the 15th and 16th centuries by the use of gunpowder and by substantial progress in the effectiveness and destructive power of artillery. The series of conflicts in the 1640s, known collectively as the English Civil War, was the first in the British Isles that reflected this new reality. Sieges that aimed at isolating and reducing forti…
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ciudad express
"En los usos cotidianos de la palabra EXPRESS se evidencia un carácter emergente en el gusto de la época: la agilidad y la rapidez logradas por la simplificación de los aparatos operativos y el juego arbitrario de partes o fragmentos sobre estructuras leves, inestables. Desde esa óptica y mirando constantemente a la literatura, este texto señala aspectos del espacio arquitectónico y del e…
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Projeto de estruturas de concreto em situação de incêndio
As estruturas das edificações devem ser verificadas para a situação de incêndio por exigência de legislação estadual ou pelo Código de Defesa do Consumidor.O autor dedica-se a pesquisar esse assunto há mais de 20 anos e reconhece a pouca difusão que o tema tem no meio técnico. Em vista disso e aproveitando-se da recém-publicada norma brasileira sobre projeto de estruturas de concre…
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Vietnam Firebases 1965-73American and Australian Forces
Artillery fire support bases of the Free World Forces played a critical role in the conduct of operations during the Vietnam War. They served to lay down high-volume fire on enemy firing sites, supported friendly infantry operations, and executed harassing fire missions where exact targets were not known. But the firebases themselves - which housed a range of other facilities such as troop she…
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CIUDAD FRAGMENTADA
Este pequeño gran ejemplar, producto de las investigaciones y artículos de su autor aquí recopilados a modo de libro, no pretende ponernos de acuerdo en un tema donde no hay acuerdos o los mismos desaparecen a la velocidad de un byte. Desde su origen, la ciudad latinoamericana vive la contradicción del espacio planificado y el intento de imaginar la vida urbana bajo un orden acabado y una c…
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