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Ritual HouseDrawing on Nature's Rhythms for Architecture and Urban Design
Celebrated architect Ralph Knowles, Distinguished Emeritus at USC's School of Architecture, has carefully crafted a book for architects, designers, planners—anyone who yearns to reconnect to the natural world through the built environment. He shows us how to re-examine a shadow, a wall, a window, a landscape, as they respond to the natural cycles of heat, light, wind, and rain. Analyzing meth…
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Le développement économique communautaire aux États-Unis (volume 3)Les His…
Cet ouvrage, en trois volumes, traite de la redynamisation économique des zones urbaines en déclin. Ce sont le plus souvent des organisations privées à but non lucratif qui développent des activités en direction des zones défavorisées, en cherchant à combiner des financements publics et privés. Ce troisième volume traite des Sociétés de Développement Communautaire hispaniques aux …
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Generative Design
Generating form is one of the most fundamental aspects of architectural education and practice. While new computational tools are enabling ever more unpredictable forms, critics argue that this leads to a disconnection between architectural output and its context.This attractive, pocket-sized book uses 11 different architectural projects to explore how generative design processes can integrate …
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Where We LiveA Citizen's Guide To Conducting A Community Environmental Inventory
Where We Live is a practical workbook to help citizens find information concerning their local environment and to use that information in furthering environmental goals. The book includes general information on human impacts on the environment and instructions for citizens to use in creating a community environmental map. In addition, it guides the user through various environmental programs an…
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L'escalier ou les fuites de l'espaceUne structure plastique et musicale
Comment pourrait-on considérer comme simple moyen d'accès et d'articulation un élément architectural aussi paradoxal et fascinant que l'escalier? Incontournable dans nos lieux d'existence comme dans les espaces plastiques, cinématographiques ou littéraires, l'escalier cristallise à lui seul toutes les directions imaginables! Mais ce "conduit" par lequel s'écoulent le flux et le reflux h…
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Thinking about ArchitectureAn Introduction to Architectural Theory
In order to understand architecture in all its cultural complexity it is necessary to grasp such basic concepts as representation, form and space. The aim of this book is to provide teachers, students, practising architects and general readers with a set of ideas that will enrich their conversation, their writing, and above all their thinking about architecture. The book is divided into eight …
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Sprawl Repair Manual
There is a wealth of research and literature explaining suburban sprawl and the urgent need to retrofit suburbia. However, until now there has been no single guide that directly explains how to repair typical sprawl elements. The Sprawl Repair Manual demonstrates a step-by-step design process for the re-balancing and re-urbanization of suburbia into more sustainable, economical, energy- an…
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Villa Mon Rêve, Ker LuluAnalyse sociologique des noms de maison
Très présents le long de la côte, les noms de maison font un des charmes des stations balnéaires. Mais que sait-on de ces noms? S'appuyant sur 960 noms de maisons et sur une centaine d'entretiens avec des habitants d'une station balnéaire, cette étude apporte une réponse aux questions suivantes: quels noms choisit-on? Pourquoi donne-t-on un nom à sa maison? Comment les noms franchissent…
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Key Buildings from Prehistory to the PresentPlans, Sections, Elevations
The latest in this successful series, this book features around 150 of the most important buildings in the history of world architecture – from the pyramids and Parthenon to some of the most significant works by recent architects. The buildings are organized by type – from places of worship and public buildings to houses – and are divided into nine chapters, each with an informative intro…
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Building for LifeDesigning and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection
Sustainable design has made great strides in recent years; unfortunately, it still falls short of fully integrating nature into our built environment. Through a groundbreaking new paradigm of "restorative environmental design," award-winning author Stephen R. Kellert proposes a new architectural model of sustainability. In Building For Life, Kellert examines the fundamental interconnectedness …
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