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Cheshire - Its Traditions and History - Including a Record of the Rise and Pr…
"Cheshire - Its Traditions and History" is a fascinating account of the history of Cheshire, a county in North West England. This concise history of the English county spans the earliest records to modern times, exploring the introduction of Christianity, its history of conformity, government, traditions, folklore, and much more. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in Cheshire's i…
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SCAFFOLDING - THE HANDBOOK FOR ESTIMATING and PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE
Scaffolding is used in many industries every day, all over the world, in the construction industry; for commercial and industrial maintenance; the staging and entertainment markets; the shipbuilding industry; mining; industrial plants, including power plants; hydro and nuclear power facilities; pulp and paper plants; petrochemical plants; oil refineries; and offshore drilling rigs. This book se…
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Architecture Thinking across BoundariesKnowledge transfers since the 1960s
While most studies on the history of architectural theory have been concerned with what has been said and written, this book is concerned with how architecture theory has been created and transmitted. Architecture Thinking across Boundaries looks at architectural theory through the lens of intellectual history. Eleven original essays explore a variety of themes and contexts, each examining how …
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- 9781350153196
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Ernesto Nathan RogersThe Modern Architect as Public Intellectual
Architect Ernesto Nathan Rogers (1909-1969) was a towering figure in 20th-century Italian architecture, with a significant impact at the international level. Through the work of his collaborative firm (Banfi Belgiojoso Peressutti Rogers, or BBPR), the editorship of publications such as Domus and Casabella, and his teaching at the Politecnico in Milan, Rogers ensured a lasting influence on the f…
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- 9781350117433
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Icebergs, Zombies, and the Ultra-ThinArchitecture and Capitalism in the 21st …
"Soules's excellent book makes sense of the capitalist forces we all feel but cannot always name… Icebergs, Zombies, and the Ultra Thin arms architects and the general public with an essential understanding of how capitalism makes property. Required reading for those who think tomorrow can be different from today."— Jack Self, coeditor of Real Estates: Life Without Debt In Icebergs, Zombies…
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Fundamentals Of Garden DesigningA Colour Encyclopedia
This perplexity of common people inspired me to record technical information in concise way on garden designing in the form of this book. The main purpose is to provide basic information on design, features, plants, maintenance and how to combine these in the form of gardens. The way these have been illustrated with examples, photographs and list of plants for each feature will certainly help a…
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Mediciones y presupuestosPara arquitectos e ingenieros de edificación
Este libro tiene como objetivo fundamental enseñar a realizar mediciones y presupuestos tanto a los alumnos de arquitectura y de ingeniería de edificación como a los profesionales con poca experiencia; pero no presenta los presupuestos como una colección de sumatorios, sino como un acuerdo entre todos los agentes que intervienen en la edificación en torno a un alcance, unas prestaciones y …
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Construir en alturaSistemas, tipos y estructuras
La arquitectura como técnica (2) Este libro es fruto del curso de Construcción que el autor imparte desde 1989 en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, y constituye la segunda parte de una secuencia iniciada con un volumen dedicado a las "superficies". La mayoría de las construcciones que forman las ciudades son edificios "de pisos", organizados mediante la superposición d…
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Métodos de planificación y control de obrasDel diagrama de barras al BIM
Este libro propone un recorrido por los métodos de planificación de los que disponen los profesionales de la construcción, desde los tradicionales PERT y CPM hasta las últimas teorías..La obra resulta ser un compendio de los fundamentos de la planificación, y combina las experiencias y especialidades de los autores en la creación y divulgación de herramientas de control del presupuesto,…
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La arquitectura como cienciaPrincipios de proyecto y tipos de edificio
Este libro es una defensa del espíritu clásico, entendido éste como la búsqueda de las soluciones más perfectas e íntegras. Su objetivo es razonar cuáles son los fines de la arquitectura, qué conocimientos la constituyen, qué criterios la rigen, cuáles serían las mejores soluciones para los diferentes tipos edificatorios actuales y, en última instancia, para el objeto fundamental de…
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