Before the first purpose-designed exhibition spaces and painting exhibitions emerged, showing art was mainly related to the habit of dressing up spaces for political commemorations, religious festivals, and marketing strategies.
Made up of both material and symbolic elements, the urban space is always dynamic and transitional; it brings together or separates the past and the present, the public and the private, the center and the periphery.
This first comprehensive overview of the process of commissioning and financing the construction of cathedrals in the Middle Ages reveals a financing system almost as monumental as the cathedrals themselves.
Urban Design: The Basics provides a brief but compelling overview and introduction to the theory and practice of the multi-disciplinary field of urban design.
In Vienna after WWI and Berlin after WWII, the provision of mass housing not only was a response to a dire social need but also served as a key lever for building variants of socialism and liberalism.
Before the first purpose-designed exhibition spaces and painting exhibitions emerged, showing art was mainly related to the habit of dressing up spaces for political commemorations, religious festivals, and marketing strategies.
Updated resource guiding readers through the analysis and choices required to ensure a building will perform as expected Robin Barry s Construction of Buildings was first published in 1958 as a five-volume set and rapidly became a standard work on the subject.
Updated resource guiding readers through the analysis and choices required to ensure a building will perform as expected Robin Barry s Construction of Buildings was first published in 1958 as a five-volume set and rapidly became a standard work on the subject.
Engineering Materials, Structures, Systems and Methods for a More Sustainable Future comprises 275 papers that were presented at SEMC 2025, the Ninth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation.
Engineering Materials, Structures, Systems and Methods for a More Sustainable Future comprises 275 papers that were presented at SEMC 2025, the Ninth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation.
In an era defined by climate uncertainty, resource scarcity, and the urgent need for sustainable innovation, blockchain technology emerges as a transformative force across water and environmental systems.
As agricultural methods become more intensive and as industrial operations expand, the number of pesticides entering bodies of water increases, demanding effective removal strategies and forward-thinking approaches.
As agricultural methods become more intensive and as industrial operations expand, the number of pesticides entering bodies of water increases, demanding effective removal strategies and forward-thinking approaches.
ICE Core Concepts: Geotechnical Engineering is an engaging, practical introduction to the analysis, design, construction, maintenance and renovation of geotechnical structures.
Fully revised and updated, this second edition provides a systematic review of nature-based solutions and their potential to address current environmental challenges.
This book provides the latest developments in the field of steel and composite for engineering applications, as presented at the 4th International Conference on Steel and Composite for Engineering Structures (ICSCES), held in Piacenza, Italy, on July 9-12, 2025.
This book provides the latest developments in the field of steel and composite for engineering applications, as presented at the 4th International Conference on Steel and Composite for Engineering Structures (ICSCES), held in Piacenza, Italy, on July 9-12, 2025.
Understand the law governing arbitration in England and Wales The Arbitration Act 1996, in force across England and Wales since 31 January 1997 and amended by the Arbitration Act 2025, consolidated prior legislation and transformed the practice of arbitration in those countries.
As industries move toward intelligent, adaptive, and efficient manufacturing processes, the integration of (artificial intelligence) AI, (Internet of Things) IoT, signal processing, and computer vision is crucial.
La industria de la construccion es una actividad de enorme importancia en la economia de cualquier pais, por eso, y como una contribucion a su desarrollo y de los profesionales que se encargan de llevar a cabo la planificacion y ejecucion de proyectos de construccion, se presenta este texto que contiene herramientas para enfrentar desde los conceptos basicos la elaboracion del presupuesto y la programacion, esenciales en todo proceso de planificacion de un proyecto y mas en la industria de la construccion, donde en ocasiones se evidencian retrasos y sobrecostos.
This groundbreaking book explores the complex world of elongate mineral particles (EMPs), critical occupational and environmental agents with significant public health implications.
The book presents the advancements and innovations in the field of additive manufacturing and its applications in diverse sectors such as medical, automotive, agriculture, aviation, and food processing.
Rapid accumulation of pollutants and waste has resulted in a persistent demand for environmental clean-up through sustainable microbial technologies that combine biodegradation with bioenergy generation.
This book explores experimental and numerical research findings from the literature, aimed at evaluating and improving the livability of temporary housing solutions.
This unique book investigates the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development through geospatial information lenses, making the case that geospatial information is central to the SDGs and is imperative to understand the place, location, communities, and the people to identify where the root of the problem lies.
This book outlines a process for planning transportation systems, employing qualitative methods to explore the balance between various considerations, and highlighting power asymmetries among key stakeholders.
This book outlines a process for planning transportation systems, employing qualitative methods to explore the balance between various considerations, and highlighting power asymmetries among key stakeholders.
Globale Wirtschaft, Wohlstandgrundsätze wie Hauswärme und Mobilität werden in Politik und Medien zunehmend und meist radikal auf dem Altar der Klimarettung geopfert.
The Total Safety Factor Method for Tunnel Support Structure Design systematically discusses the entire process of mining tunnel design, including: analysis of surrounding rock self-stability; identification of local support and system support; calculation of rock pressure design value; load structure model and total safety factor calculation method of multi-layer support structure; deformation calculation method of support structure; integrated design method of support strength-deformation-timing; and the dynamic adjustment method based on on-site deformation monitoring.
In an effort to investigate the revolutionary potential of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies in the field of mechanical and medical emergency management, Virtual Reality, Real Emergency was written.
The book presents the advancements and innovations in the field of additive manufacturing and its applications in diverse sectors such as medical, automotive, agriculture, aviation, and food processing.
