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New York's Historic ArmoriesAn Illustrated History
Winner of the 2007 Excellence in Historic Preservation Award presented by the Preservation League of New York State Winner of the 2007 Building Typology Award presented by the Metropolitan Chapter of the Victorian Society in America New York's Army National Guard armories are among the most imposing monuments to the role of the citizen soldier in American military history. In New York's Histori…
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Guía para una arquitectura de apropiación. Aprender del lugar y trabajar co…
En Latinoamérica y, en general en el mundo en desarrollo, las dinámicas del hábitat son poderosas y arrolladoras: las instituciones, la academia, la empresa privada y los gremios profesionales han identificado la urgencia y la magnitud del problema de albergar en condiciones dignas a cantidades sin precedentes de pobladores. Sin embargo, la tradición académica —en lo que concierne a la a…
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Capitol Story
A lavishly illustrated history of New York's Capitol and its recent renovation. The New York State Capitol sits majestically at the head of Albany's State Street, a masterpiece of civic architecture and decorative design. Built between 1867 and 1899, it was the work of four architects-Thomas Fuller, Leopold Eidlitz, Henry Hobson Richardson, and Isaac Perry-who labored under geologically diffi…
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- 9781438456416
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German JerusalemThe Remarkable Life of a German-Jewish Neighborhood in the Ho…
The fascinating history of German Jews who built a community just outside Jerusalem. In the 1920s, before the establishment of Israel, a group of German Jews settled in a garden city on the outskirts of Jerusalem. During World War II, their quiet community, nicknamed Grunewald on the Orient, emerged as both an immigrant safe haven and a lively expatriate hotspot, welcoming many famous resident…
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Jamestown, New YorkA Guide to the City and Its Urban Landscape
New York's small cities are little-known treasure troves of American history. Among them, Jamestown stands out with a memorable and engaging cityscape highlighted by steep hills, brick streets, a remarkably intact city center, and numerous buildings of historical and architectural interest. Peter A. Lombardi's Jamestown, New York chronicles the development of this Southern Tier city's built env…
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Casas internacional 166: Country Houses
Luego de varias reuniones, café de por medio, el arquitecto y la familia del comitente fijarán las pautas generales del diseño. Durante los encuentros, cada uno habrá expresado necesidades, sensaciones e ilusiones que, quizás, cambien substancialmente su forma de vivir. El resultado será hecho a su medida y con gran precisión, explorando otra concepción del espacio habitado donde, a su …
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The Landmarks of New York, Fifth EditionAn Illustrated Record of the City's H…
As the definitive resource on the architectural history of New York City, The Landmarks of New York, Fifth Edition documents and illustrates the 1, 276 individual landmarks and 102 historic districts that have been accorded landmark status by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission since its establishment in 1965. Arranged chronologically, by date of construction, the book offers a …
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Ciencia y tecnología para el habitat popular 2008Articulación de políticas…
Los trabajos que aquí se presentan son el resultado de ocho conferencias de expertos latinoamericanos, cuatro investigadores argentinos que desarrollan sus trabajos de investigación, y seis ponencias que fueron seleccionadas por un Comité Académico. Se agrega a esta compilación un artículo introductorio que intenta presentar brevemente los procesos investigativos en torno a la producción…
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Città Sostenibilità ResilienzaL’urbanistica italiana di fronte all’Agen…
Sono trascorsi sei anni dall'approvazione dall'accordo internazionale per l'adozione della Risoluzione dell'Assemblea generale delle Nazioni Unite del settembre 2015 Trasformare il nostro mondo: l'Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile, finalizzata all'adozione a livello globale dell'Agenda dello sviluppo per il prossimo quindicennio. Si è proposto allora un programma d'azione per le persone,…
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Casas internacional 178: Casas mínimas
Es todo un desafío arquitectónico resolver una casa habitable en pocos metros cuadrados. Los ejemplos presentados, correspondientes a distintas latitudes, son resoluciones brillantes y responden perfectamente a las pautas con que fueron planteadas, es decir, marcar presencia e integrarse. Creación de una experiencia compleja, inscripta entre abstracción y realidad. Es interesante rescatar o…
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