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Trails for the Twenty-First CenturyPlanning, Design, and Management Manual fo…
Communities across the country are working to convert unused railway and canal corridors into trails for pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders, and others, serving the needs of both recreationists and commuters alike. These multi-use trails can play a key role in improving livability, as they offer an innovative means of addressing sprawl, revitalizing urban areas, and reusing degraded lands.…
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MismatchCómo la inclusión da forma al diseño, la tecnología y la sociedad
En ocasiones, los objetos diseñados rechazan a sus usuarios: un mouse de computadora que no funciona para zurdos, por ejemplo; o un sistema de pago con pantalla táctil que solo funciona para personas que leen frases en inglés, que tienen visión 20/20 y usan una tarjeta de crédito. Algo tan simple como las opciones de color puede hacer que un producto sea inutilizable para millones.Estos de…
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Vacant to VibrantCreating Successful Green Infrastructure Networks
Vacant lots, so often seen as neighborhood blight, have the potential to be a key element of community revitalization. As manufacturing cities reinvent themselves after decades of lost jobs and population, abundant vacant land resources and interest in green infrastructure are expanding opportunities for community and environmental resilience. Vacant to Vibrant explains how inexpensive green in…
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Le permis de construire dans le droit de l'urbanisme
Cet ouvrage met en lumière les fonctions que joue le permis de construire dans le respect des règles d'urbanisme. Ces fonctions sont primordiales aussi bien pour l'administration que pour l'administré. À travers les textes de loi et la jurisprudence, la doctrine d'origine française et camerounaise est mise en relief comme un instrument d'une importance capitale avant toute construction. Le…
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Heimat. Volkstum. ArchitekturSondierungen zum volkstumsorientierten Bauen der…
Um 1900 entwickelte die Heimatschutzbewegung aus dem Volkstumsdiskurs heraus eine identitätspolitische Spielart der Moderne, die eine eigene Architekturprogrammatik einschloss. Rainer Schmitz untersucht deren Entstehung und Konzeption durch Akteure des 1904 gegründeten »Bundes Heimatschutz« wie Ernst Rudorff, Paul Schultze-Naumburg oder Otto March. Im Fokus seiner Sondierungen steht die Üb…
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Le transport collectif à l'épreuve de la banlieue du grand Montréal
Territoire de prédilection de développement axé sur le transport en commun (Transit-oriented development), la banlieue est toutefois moins formellement remise en question que revisitée. Le défi n'est pas pour autant facile à relever. C'est à l'examen de cet enjeu qu'est consacré le présent ouvrage.
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MetroGreenConnecting Open Space in North American Cities
In metropolitan areas across the country, you can hear the laments over the loss of green space to new subdivisions and strip malls. But some city residents have taken unprecedented measures to protect their open land, and a growing movement seeks not only to preserve these lands but to link them in green corridors. Many land-use and urban planning professionals, along with landscape architects…
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Spatial Strategies for Interior Design
This inspirational and practical guide to organizing and planning interior spaces is packed with photographs, diagrams, models, case studies, and step-by-step instructions. It provides useful information on finding ways to start the design process, analyzing existing buildings, using planning diagrams, developing three-dimensional spatial compositions, designing in section, how to communicate y…
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Wild By DesignStrategies for Creating Life-Enhancing Landscapes
Can nature—in all its unruly wildness—be an integral part of creative landscape design? In her beautifully illustrated book, Wild by Design, award-winning designer Margie Ruddick urges designers to look beyond the rules often imposed by both landscaping convention and sustainability checklists. Instead, she offers a set of principles for a more creative and intuitive approach that challenge…
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Reading ArchitectureA Visual Lexicon
This innovative and unique book is a visual guide to the buildings that surround us, naming all the visible architectural features so that, unlike other architectural dictionaries, the reader doesn't have to know the name before looking it up. Clear line drawings and extensive colour photographs illustrate each of the main building types, from forts to churches, stately homes to skyscrapers. T…
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