Landscape architecture and design

Consider your surroundings.

It took an oil crisis in the 1970s for the Dutch to realize that they simply couldnt afford to live without bicycles, and today the Dutch lead the world in urban cycling.

It took an oil crisis in the 1970s for the Dutch to realize that they simply couldnt afford to live without bicycles, and today the Dutch lead the world in urban cycling.

Picture a beautiful, green neighborhood where most of your needs could be met by walking, rolling, or accessing transit.

One third of people living in the United States do not have a driver license.

In the US, police conduct millions of traffic stops for reasons unrelated to safety.

An updated and expanded new edition of an acclaimed book about how to make public transportation work better for everyoneTransportation expert Jarrett Walker believes that transit can be simple, if we focus on the underlying geometry that all transit systems share.

America is facing an epidemic of loneliness and isolation, with troubling effects on our mental and physical health.

The world's largest public works investment visible from space, the Interstate Highway System and the hundreds of thousands of miles of supporting roadways, are frequently hailed as a marvel and triumph of engineering.

How do you experience a public space?

';Congestion is the life of the city .

In the nineteenth century, Manhattan's streets were so choked with pedestrians, horses, vehicles, and vendors that a trip from City Hall to Central Park could take hours.

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Sustainable Visions: An Architect's Critique of Modern MauritiusBy Rambassun (Sandeep) SewpalIn this compelling and timely collection, acclaimed Mauritian architect Rambassun Sewpal offers a bold, critical examination of an island nation at a crossroads.

Why do you need a brain instruction manual?

RECIPIENT of the Mom's Choice Award® Gold — Honoring ExcellenceFINALIST — 2026 Literary Global Children's Book Awards (Nonfiction Category) WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award From the So You Want To Be A… Series — 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, Grand Prize WinnerWhat does it really take to become a surgeon — not in the movies, but in real life?

RECIPIENT of the Mom's Choice Award® Gold — Honoring ExcellenceWINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award  From the So You Want To Be A… Series — 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, Grand Prize Winner What if the person who saves someone's life twenty years from now is sitting in a classroom right now, wondering what it actually takes to become a doctor?

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award  From the So You Want To Be A… Series — 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, Grand Prize Winner The pathogen is identified.

WINNER — 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Award (1st Place): Animals/Pets · Green Books/Environmental · STEMRECIPIENT of the Mom's Choice Award® Gold — Honoring ExcellenceWINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award WINNER — 2026 PenCraft Seasonal Book Award, Best Children's Book (Preteen) From the So You Want To Be A… Series — 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, Grand Prize Winner  Seventy-one percent of this planet is ocean, and most of it has never been seen by human eyes.

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book AwardFrom the So You Want To Be A… Series — 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, Grand Prize Winner The call can come at any hour.

A history of beloved cricket grounds from around the world.

A fascinating cartographic study of urban development, perfect for map and history lovers.

Plant Solutions is a brand new contemporary problem-solving guide to finding the right plant for the right place in your garden.

Design your own modern green space with expert gardener Joe Swift.

Increasing numbers of urban dwellers has led to many of us feeling alienated from the natural world.

We shape mobility with words, and in turn, those words shape how we move, build, and experience our cities.

An autonomous vehicle speeding down a highway at 70 mph relies entirely on an array of external cameras to identify pedestrians and calculate distances.

Einblicke in die faszinierende Welt der Landschaftsarchitektur.

Sabemos que las ciudades son un elemento característico y central del mundo contemporáneo, pero desconocemos cuánto han influido en las principales corrientes intelectuales de nuestra era.

Propuesta académica para pensar y gestionar un nuevo paradigma de Estado Federal que fortalezca sus raíces municipalistas desde la disciplina del Derecho Urbano, es decir, desde el encuentro entre el Derecho público y el Derecho privado, reinterpretados en clave de la Ciudad y del municipio.

Una ciudad que funciona permite distintas alternativas de encuentro, relación, conflicto y aislamiento entre un grupo muy amplio y diverso de personas.

«Las reflexiones de Ward sitúan la experiencia directa, personal y corporal, en la base de cada reflexión sobre la arquitectura.

"e;Robotics in Manufacturing"e; explores the transformative role of robots in modern manufacturing.

Die Fontanka – ein Fluss, der Geschichte schreibt.

En este libro, Jorge Balerdi combina teorías, conceptos y experiencias académicas acerca del espacio y el edificio público, con una mirada desde la arquitectura urbana, esa zona intermedia entre un edificio y un barrio.

"e;Encargos Comunes"e; se presenta como un proyecto editorial que resume, a partir de tres obras de arquitectura, la practica e investigacion desarrollada por la oficina de arquitectura Taller25 en torno a esta profesion y su vinculo con la clase media contemporanea chilena.

El presente Atlas, tiene por objeto registrar y mostrar mediante un documento gráfico, las características de los agentes del paisaje que componen los ecosistemas penquistas, su estado de conservación y los efectos de fragmentación que generan las diversas dinámicas de transformación del territorio.

Los centros sociales autogestionados representan formas singulares y anómalas de producir la ciudad.

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Como se construia y organizaba la vida domestica en una gran ciudad prehispanica como Cantona?

Si observamos los lugares que conservan la vegetación endémica del valle central de Chile, la paleta cromática se reduce a una gama de ocres y el verde predomina solo en algunas semanas de la primavera.

In a hot city, you can feel the difference between sun and shade in a single step.

Transform Your Kitchen Windowsill Into a Year-Round Herb Garden , No Experience Required!

Urban planning succeeds when decisions are grounded in evidence, clarity, and a disciplined understanding of place.

Paisaje Cultural de Chiloé invita a recorrer un territorio donde geografía, arquitectura, historia y vida comunitaria se entrelazan de manera inseparable, desde los asentamientos costeros y la relación cotidiana con el mar, hasta las iglesias, palafitos, festividades y prácticas contemporáneas.

"Griechenland - Faszination einer Reise" ist eine inspirierende Reise durch eines der geschichtsträchtigsten und zugleich vielseitigsten Länder Europas.