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Architekturtheorie heute
Rücksichtslos drängen die digitalen Technologien heute allem und jedem ihre Logik auf. Sie lassen sich immer weniger auf die Bildschirme beschränken. So fordern sie gerade die Architektur als jene universale kulturelle Praxis heraus, durch welche die kulturelle Logik einer Zeit ihre Übersetzung in den Lebensalltag erfährt. In der Renaissance war es der Neoplatonismus, im Barock die Gegenre…
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Muthanna/Mirror Writing in Islamic CalligraphyHistory, Theory, and Aesthetics
Muthanna, also known as mirror writing, is a compelling style of Islamic calligraphy composed of a source text and its mirror image placed symmetrically on a horizontal or vertical axis. This style elaborates on various scripts such as Kufic, naskh, and muhaqqaq through compositional arrangements, including doubling, superimposing, and stacking. Muthanna is found in diverse media, ranging from …
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Geografie del rischioNuovi paradigmi per il governo del territorio
Il nostro paese è esposto a rischi e fragilità ambientali che rendono sempre più necessaria una pianificazione e una progettazione urbanistica modellate sui territori e attente alla sostenibilità dello sviluppo, anche a fronte dei sempre più frequenti eventi calamitosi connessi al riscaldamento globale. Si tratta di sfide che impongono uno sguardo di lungo periodo: l'azione umana può aver…
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Thresholds in Architectural Education
The book explores, discusses, and considers new and innovative perspectives on the crossings, interactions, and transformations of non-formal, informal learning, and formal learning within or prior to FADS and Internship. The contributions provide a wider perspective on the alternating Final Architectural Design Studios and Internship programs as interfaces and interaction zones among different…
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Integrated Building Information Modelling
Building information modelling (BIM) is a set of interacting policies, processes and technologies that generates a methodology to manage the essential building design and project data in digital format throughout the building's life cycle. BIM, makes explicit, the interdependency that exists between structure, architectural layout and mechanical, electrical and hydraulic services by technologic…
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Architecture of the Lower Rio Grande ValleyAn Introduction
Through photographs, Architecture of the Lower Rio Grande Valley: An Introduction, celebrates the architecture of the Texas-Mexico border region, its craftsmen, its cultures and its climate. The 40 architectural images by Pino Shah provide a journey through 160 years of history and heritage, revealing the border's built environment as altered through diverse cultures: Mexican, Spanish, Americ…
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is a photographic journey through one of Islam's greatest mosques, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Completed in 2007, the Mosque was commissioned by Sheikh Zayed, president of the United Arab Emirates, as a symbol of all the best in Islam. Pino Shah's images showcase the lush architecture and artistry that make this holy place not only a beautiful landmark,…
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Brownsville ArchitectureA Visual History
Brownsville Architecture: A Visual History reveals the heritage and history of Texas's southernmost city as told by its buildings. Outstanding architectural images by Pino Shah show the influence of diverse cultures and regional styles that have shaped the border city's built environment since 1841. Eileen Mattei weaves architectural details and Brownsville history into a narrative that illustr…
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McAllen Architecture: A Visual Journey
McAllen Architecture: A Visual Journey reveals the heritage and history of Texas's southernmost industrial hub city as told by its buildings. Outstanding architectural images by Pino Shah show the influence of diverse cultures and regional styles that have shaped the border city's built environment since the early 1900s. Geoff Alger provides the narratives accompanying the buildings.
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Bio-Inspired Materials
Nature has provided opportunities for scientists to observe patterns in biomaterials which can be imitated when designing construction materials. Materials designed with natural elements can be robust and environment friendly at the same time. Advances in our understanding of biology and materials science coupled with the extensive observation of nature have stimulated the search for better acc…
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