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Innovative Production and ConstructionTransforming Construction through Emerg…
Throughout the 38 chapters, this must-have volume outlines essential information about the implementation of emerging technologies, from building information modeling and 3D printing, to life cycle assessment and information technology in construction and engineering projects. It covers practical case studies to demonstrate the implementation of emerging technologies in a compact style, ensur…
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Le Quartier du Musée
Le Quartier du Musée, situé en face du Musée canadiende l'histoire dans le secteur Hull de la Ville de Gatineau, est le lieu d'origine identitaire des francophones del'Outaouais. Première paroisse catholique française de Hull avec ses bâtiments institutionnels, résidentiels etcommerciaux, le Quartier du Musée regroupe unensemble de références socioéconomiques ethistoriques, plus part…
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- 9782760326767
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The Covered Bridges of Monroe County
A history of the Indiana county's thirteen covered bridges, featuring charming stories from local residents and stunning archival photographs. The covered bridge has long been a symbol of Indiana's past, evoking feelings of romance and nostalgia. These feats of engineering span the rivers and streams that crisscross the county. Jeremy Boshears' photographs capture the beauty of the bridges dott…
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- 9780253041296
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Explorer la capitaleGuide architectural de la région d'Ottawa-Gatineau
Située au confluent de trois superbes rivières au-dessus desquelles trônent le Parlement canadien et la Cour suprême du Canada, traversée par le légendaire canal Rideau titulaire d'un statut Unesco, accueillant de grands musées nationaux et autres merveilles architecturales, et saupoudré de statues et de monuments honorant l'histoire du pays, la ville d'Ottawa est à découvrir. L'histo…
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- 9782760324879
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The Power of Existing BuildingsSave Money, Improve Health, and Reduce Environ…
Your building has the potential to change the world. Existing buildings consume approximately 40 percent of the energy and emit nearly half of the carbon dioxide in the US each year. In recognition of the significant contribution of buildings to climate change, the idea of building green has become increasingly popular. But is it enough? If an energy-efficient building is new construction, it m…
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Vernacular architecture in the Codroy Valley
This book relates the story of a small Newfoundland community, as told through its buildings. From the addition of a kitchen to the construction of a new house, the way people build and change their homes says a great deal about their histories and daily lives, and the author's insights on the stories told in the architecture of the Codroy Valley are sure to encourage readers to look at their o…
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Age of ConcreteHousing and the Shape of Aspiration in the Capital of Mozambique
Age of Concrete is a history of the making of houses and homes in the subúrbios of Maputo (Lourenço Marques), Mozambique, from the late 1940s to the present. Often dismissed as undifferentiated, ahistorical "slums," these neighborhoods are in fact an open-air archive that reveals some of people's highest aspirations. At first people built in reeds. Then they built in wood and zinc panels. And…
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The Canadian City
Architect and artist Roger Kemble has demonstrated his ideas of urban design with images from sixteen major Canadian cities—among others. He has walked, measured, and sketched their streets, squares and places, scanned their horizons, probed the relationships between structures, land and landscape with unprecedented energy. More significantly, he has reacted to the negative effect that all th…
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Traces of the SageMonument, Materiality, and the First Temple of Confucius
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Counter InstitutionActivist Estates of the Lower East Side
In the midst of current debates about the accessibility of public spaces, resurfacing as a result of highly visible demonstrations and occupations, this book illuminates an overlooked domain of civic participation: the office, workshop, or building where activist groups meet to organize and plan acts of political dissent and collective participation. Author Nandini Bagchee examines three re-pur…
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