Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings

This two-volume encyclopedia covers buildings and sites of global significance from prehistoric times to the present day, providing students with an essential understanding of architectural development and its impact on human societies.

First published in 1983, Farm Buildings gives a fascinating account of what has been happening in and around farm buildings since medieval times, and describes their structure, their function and their style.

A Practical Guide to Post-Occupancy Evaluation offers high-level pragmatic guidance and case study examples on how to conduct a Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) to determine whether a workplace project is successful and uncover the lessons learned for future projects.

A Practical Guide to Post-Occupancy Evaluation offers high-level pragmatic guidance and case study examples on how to conduct a Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) to determine whether a workplace project is successful and uncover the lessons learned for future projects.

First published in 1983, Farm Buildings gives a fascinating account of what has been happening in and around farm buildings since medieval times, and describes their structure, their function and their style.

The Manifesta, which takes place every two years in a different European city, has a reputation for being a place for creativity and innovation, and for good reason.

Following on the widely-read The Future of the Museum: 28 Dialogues, which explored how museums are changing through conversations with today's generation of museum directors, New York-based author and cultural strategy advisor Andras Szanto's new compilation turns its attention to architects.

The Manifesta, which takes place every two years in a different European city, has a reputation for being a place for creativity and innovation, and for good reason.

This book provides practical information and insights to library administrators and building plan team members at academic and public libraries who are considering or starting a library expansion or reconfiguration of existing space.

This book offers the first in-depth study of three major Hong Kong public cultural architecture works, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Shatin Town Hall and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre (HKCC), built in the late-colonial years.

This book offers the first in-depth study of three major Hong Kong public cultural architecture works, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, Shatin Town Hall and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre (HKCC), built in the late-colonial years.

City of Play shows how play is built into the very fabric of the modern city.

The Book references the transformation of an unwanted old ruined double fronted shop in the heart of Glastonbury England which was renovated ,converted and extended to form a double winning spectacular shopping Arcade.

Im Rahmenübereinkommen des Europarats über den Wert des Kulturerbes für die Gesellschaft (Konvention von Faro) wird Kulturerbe als zentrale Ressource für Demokratie, gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt und Lebensqualität verstanden.

Este libro desarrolla una investigación sobre los orígenes de la idea de hacer un palacio de justicia, sobre la elección del arquitecto, su idea de proyecto, sus características comunes con otros palacios de justicia, su construcción y sus símbolos.

A complete, practical guide to managing healthcare facility construction projectsFilled with best practices and the latest industry trends, Construction Management of Healthcare Projects describes the unique construction requirements of hospitals, including building components, specialized functions, codes, and regulations.

El libro "Arquitectura y crítica en Latinoamérica" rastrea, a grandes rasgos, las líneas de pensamiento de la crítica de arquitectura en el contexto latinoamericano, centrándose en algunos de los autores y autoras más representativos y comprobando como se empieza legitimando el surgimiento de la arquitectura moderna en cada país, en relación a las propuestas europeas y norteamericanas y, más tarde, cómo se consolidan unas propias construcciones de la historia y de las posiciones teóricas; y cómo, tras la recepción de la arquitectura moderna, se realiza su evolución y superación.

Desde la mítica torre de babel, los humanos se han propuesto edificar monumentos que estuvieran a la altura de sus egos desproporcionados.

Stockbridge, Massachusetts, a small town located in the southern portion of Berkshire County, has a varied and fascinating history.

This insightful title explores children's relationship with and understanding of architecture and its impact on their world.

Der Bau von Hochhäusern ist oft von emotionalen Diskussionen begleitet: Der Gebäudetyp wird einerseits als Lösung für die aktuellen Herausforderungen an die Städte gesehen, anderseits als ästhetische Unmöglichkeit oder Ausdruck einer unerwünschten Gentrifizierung.

In our society there is an increasing demand for participation in shaping our built environment.

Es bien sabido que la arquitectura de una ciudad constituye una de las manifestaciones que tiene más posibilidades de permanencia.

The structuring of Urban Space is as topical as ever in this era of climate change, hyper-urbanisation, post-digital labour markets, and geo-political power shifts.

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The Basics Interior Design series comprises a collection of titles examining the application of interior design principles to different types of space.

The Basics Interior Design series comprises a collection of titles examining the application of interior design principles to different types of space.

Para muchos la idea de producir casas en fabricas es una idea con futuro.

Shortlisted for the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion 2023Shortlisted for the Colvin Prize 2023A place of incarceration and liberation, political debate and historical denial, the H Block cell units of Long Kesh/Maze prison in Northern Ireland housed members of both Republican and Loyalist military groups during 'The Troubles' and are now considered 'icons' of that conflict.

Shortlisted for the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion 2023Shortlisted for the Colvin Prize 2023A place of incarceration and liberation, political debate and historical denial, the H Block cell units of Long Kesh/Maze prison in Northern Ireland housed members of both Republican and Loyalist military groups during 'The Troubles' and are now considered 'icons' of that conflict.

Taming the Oriental Bazaar examines the public market-hall as a key architectural feature of colonial South Asia.

Taming the Oriental Bazaar examines the public market-hall as a key architectural feature of colonial South Asia.

This book showcases small hotels, all located in the United States, designed by architects who use light and materials in interesting and intentional ways.

This book showcases small hotels, all located in the United States, designed by architects who use light and materials in interesting and intentional ways.

Ist die Bibliothek im Zeitalter von Internet, Wikipedia und E-Books vom Aussterben bedroht?

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.

Whether we think of statues, plaques, street-names, practices, material or intangible forms of remembrance, the language of collective memory is everywhere, installed in the name of not only nations, or even empires, but also an international past.

This two-volume encyclopedia covers buildings and sites of global significance from prehistoric times to the present day, providing students with an essential understanding of architectural development and its impact on human societies.

Since unification, eastern Germany has witnessed a rapidly changing memorial landscape, as the fate of former socialist monuments has been hotly debated and new commemorative projects have met with fierce controversy.

Process Plant Layout, Second Edition, explains the methodologies used by professional designers to layout process equipment and pipework, plots, plants, sites, and their corresponding environmental features in a safe, economical way.

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

How leading American artists reflected on the fate of humanity in the nuclear era through monumental sculptureIn the wake of the atomic bombings of Japan in 1945, artists in the United States began to question what it meant to create a work of art in a world where humanity could be rendered extinct by its own hand.

A history of U.

An in-depth history of the Stalinist skyscraperIn the early years of the Cold War, the skyline of Moscow was forever transformed by a citywide skyscraper building project.

A complete, practical guide to managing healthcare facility construction projectsFilled with best practices and the latest industry trends, Construction Management of Healthcare Projects describes the unique construction requirements of hospitals, including building components, specialized functions, codes, and regulations.

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.

This "e;fascinating, engaging"e; history of St.

Son innumerables los ejemplos de fincas destruidas en la ciudad de Guadalajara; pero también al interior del estado de Jalisco se dio este grave proceso que implicó la desaparición de importantes haciendas como la de Cuisillos, El Cabezón, Los Cedros, Atequiza, San Isidro Mazatepec, Buenavista, así como fábricas de hilados, papel, tabaco y espacios industriales.

Por desgracia, una de las ciudades coloniales de México que mayor devastación ha sufrido sobre su patrimonio histórico y cultural, es Guadalajara,capital del estado de Jalisco.