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Das Alte Spital und die Spitalapotheke in Solothurn
Das Alte Spital mit der Kirche zum Heiligen Geist in Solothurn ist ein eindrückliches Beispiel eines Spitalbaus aus dem 18. Jahrhundert. 1788 kamen die in Frankreich und im Jura ausgebildeten Sœurs grises nach Solothurn. Dank dem Engagement der Schwestern ist die einzigartige Spitalapotheke von 1789 aussergewöhnlich gut erhalten und zeugt vom einstigen Spitalbetrieb. Nach drei Standortwechse…
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Models and World MakingBodies, Buildings, Black Boxes
From climate change forecasts and pandemic maps to Lego sets and Ancestry algorithms, models encompass our world and our lives. In her thought-provoking new book, Annabel Wharton begins with a definition drawn from the quantitative sciences and the philosophy of science but holds that history and critical cultural theory are essential to a fuller understanding of modeling. Considering changes i…
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- 9780813947006
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The Petropolis of Tomorrow
In recent years, Brazil has discovered vast quantities of petroleum deep within its territorial waters, inciting the construction of a series of cities along its coast and in the ocean. We could term these developments as Petropolises, or cities formed from resource extraction. The Petropolis of Tomorrow is a design and research project, originally undertaken at Rice University that examines th…
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- 9781638409281
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- 1 online resource (576 pages)
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(Re)Stitch TampaRiverfront-Designing the Post-War Coastal American City throu…
(Re)stitch Tampa, an international design ideas competition, challenged designers to consider innovative design ideas and strategies, employing connective urban landscapes and ecological infrastructure as an underlying framework for the post-war coastal city. The competition brief posited that this framework might operate as a catalyst for the economic redevelopment, as well as the landscape an…
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- 9781638409267
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UnfinishedIdeas, Images, and Projects from the Spanish Pavilion at the 15th V…
Spain was one of the countries where the practice of architecture has been most affected by the economic crisis. There are few places on earth where such large numbers of buildings were built in such a short period of time. The lack of reflection over whether these projects were necessary or valid resulted in the subsequent abandonment of many buildings when their completion or maintenance was …
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- 9781638409304
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Houston Genetic City
Houston Genetic City offers a vision for a future Houston as a global city, beyond its current petro-economy, its laissez-faire land speculation, and its notorious sprawl. The book speculates about new forms of urbanism that offer resiliency against our changing climate—from flooding to sea level rise to volatile storms—as well as new models for development in fast-urbanizing regions. No ci…
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- 9781638409250
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Exploring Autodesk Revit 2018 for Architecture, 14th Edition
Exploring Autodesk Revit 2018 for Architecture is a comprehensive book that has been written to cater to the needs of the students and the professionals who are involved in the AEC profession. Revit 2018 book is a gateway to power, skill, and competence in the field of architecture and interior presentations, drawings, and documentations. In this book, the author has emphasized on the concept o…
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The Culture of Cities
A classic work advocating ecological urban planning—from a civic visionary and former architecture critic for the New Yorker. Considered among the greatest works of Lewis Mumford—a prolific historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and longtime architecture critic for the New Yorker—The Culture of Cities is a call for communal action to "rebuild the urban world on a sounder human…
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- 9781504031349
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The Geometry of LoveSpace, Time, Mystery, and Meaning in an Ordinary Church
A "delightful" tour of Rome's St. Agnes Outside the Walls, examining the stories, rituals, and architecture of this seventeen-hundred-year-old building ( The Christian Science Monitor). In The Geometry of Love, acclaimed author Margaret Visser, the preeminent "anthropologist of everyday life," takes on the living history of the ancient church of St. Agnes. Examining every facet of the buildin…
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Explosion GreenOne Man's Journey to Green the World's Largest Industry
The inspiring true account of one man's successful mission to bring sustainability into the building industry around the world. The winner of three Indie Book Awards, Explosion Green tells the twenty-year story of the global green building movement through the eyes of David Gottfried, the man who helped start it all. Explosion Green reveals the inner workings of the building industry as it come…
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