Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings

Since the mythical Tower of Babel, humans have continuously tried to erect monuments to match their oversized egos.

While sectarian violence has greatly diminished on the streets of Belfast and Derry, proxy battles over the right to define Northern Ireland s identity through its new symbolic landscapes continue.

Capital cities have been the seat of political power and central stage for their state s political conflicts and rituals throughout the ages.

A lively journey around the worlds brutalist buildings Frieze.

Bars and restaurants need to be assertive.

'One of the clearest and best-illustrated attempts to explain the virtually inaccessible, the brain' SUNDAY TIMESBrain scans reveal our thoughts, memories - even our moods - as clearly as an X-ray reveals our bones.

A guide to the hardest problem in science: the nature of consciousness.

The many and varied threads of Canada's national life come together in its capital region.

[This] book will convince you that forgetting helps you remember and distractions can make you more creative.

The fourteen architects featured in this book designed 304 hotels and apartment hotels.

"e;Statuomania"e; overtook Algeria beginning in the nineteenth century as the French affinity for monuments placed thousands of war memorials across the French colony.

Éste es un libro que no pretende pontificar sobre un modelo de comportamiento, sin embargo, trata de lograr un espacio en la conciencia de cada uno de nosotros para ser, hacer y aprender de otro modo.

Este trabajo fue desarrollado en el marco del Gabinete de Heuristica de la Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseno y Urbanismo de la UBA.

"e;This book is a powerful tool to help you access this deeper realm of consciousness and put it to work enriching your life .

Dieses eBook: "Das Buch der 1000 Wunder" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

Winner of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books The wonders of engineering revealed--by the inspirational female engineer behind the Shard, Western Europe's tallest building.

From the Great Pyramid of Giza and Stonehenge to the Colosseum and the Taj Mahal, man has never shied away from an extreme building challenge, and the LEGO builders of the twenty-first century are no different.

The colorful story behind one of America's greatest monuments and of the ancient obelisks of Egypt, now scattered around the world.

Amherst College: The Campus Guide is an architectural tour of one of North America's most prestigious liberal arts colleges.

In einer Welt, die zunehmend von Urbanisierung und Dichte geprägt ist, stehen Städteplaner und Architekten vor der Herausforderung, Lebensräume zu schaffen, die nicht nur funktional, sondern auch lebenswert sind.

The United States has about $2 trillion tied up in aging school facilities.

The United States has about $2 trillion tied up in aging school facilities.

The American Civil War left indelible marks on the country.

A fun and fact-filled AZ treasury for anyone with a head on their shouldersNeuropedia journeys into the mysteries and marvels of the three pounds of tissue between your earsthe brain.

The eighth of a new, well-received, and highly acclaimed series on critical infrastructure and homeland security, Government Facilities Protection and Homeland Security is a reference source that is designed to serve and advise project designers, engineers, security specialists, managers, building and grounds superintendents, and/or supervisors and responsible-managers-in-charge.

Near the end of the nineteenth century, Standard Oil millionaire Henry Morrison Flagler ventured to St.

Did you know that sometimes, history is as big as buildings?

If you can identify all these landmarks, then half of the job is already done.

Building Community in Buildings takes us on a fascinating journey through workplaces large and small, old and new, traditional and contemporary, to explore the dynamic relationships between people and the structures in which they work.

__________Out now: The most entertaining and fascinating book about architecture and design, from the wildly popular podcast 99% Invisible.

How do you know when you've studied enough to pass an exam?

'Highly accessible, content-rich and eminently readable .

In 1051, a monk of Canterbury Cathedral made a bizarre observation in what would eventually form part of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle.

After the end of the apartheid regime in the 1990s, South Africa experienced a boom in new heritage and commemorative projects.

After the end of the apartheid regime in the 1990s, South Africa experienced a boom in new heritage and commemorative projects.

Buildings provide tremendous insights into the character of imperialism, not least in the manner in which Western forms were spread across the globe.

Buildings provide tremendous insights into the character of imperialism, not least in the manner in which Western forms were spread across the globe.

'[A] creative and original book on resilience through crises' DAVID MILIBAND '[A] fascinating book is full of insights .

Die Stadt Oberhausen verleiht seit 2023 jahrlich die Auszeichnung Baukultur Oberhausen.

Forever at the Finish Line tells the remarkable and inspiring story of Daniel Mitrovich, a runner from San Diego, who had a goal of putting a life-size statue of New York Marathon founder Fred Lebow in Central Park.

The National Park Service, a branch of the Department of the Interior, knows preservation.

'How Emotions Are Made did what all great books do.

Witty, sharp and enlightening .

For many of us life has stopped making sense.

Palm Beach is a remarkably small town to be so famous; its population is only a little over 10,000.

Monuments around the world have become the focus of intense and sustained discussions, activism, vandalism, and removal.

Monuments around the world have become the focus of intense and sustained discussions, activism, vandalism, and removal.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Space Planning for Commercial Office Interiors, 2nd Edition, provides a thorough and engaging look at the entire process of space planning, from meeting the client for the first time to delivering a beautifully rendered and creative space plan that addresses all of that client's needs.