Closely related to the frontier research field of "e;digital technology"e;, this book reshapes the planning and design process of landscape architecture from theoretical and practical levels.
This book is oriented on testing and developing the neopragmatic approach of horizontal geographies, in which we follow approaches of natural sciences, social sciences, and cultural studies.
This book explores South Korean cinema's inimitable relationship with the urban landscape and identifies the ways in which Seoul is utilised as a celluloid canvas, national artefact and, above all else, a distinctive cultural backdrop.
Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Deep Green investigates the potential of nature-based technology for shaping the evolution of contemporary architecture and design.
Biodesign in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Deep Green investigates the potential of nature-based technology for shaping the evolution of contemporary architecture and design.
Por desgracia, una de las ciudades coloniales de México que mayor devastación ha sufrido sobre su patrimonio histórico y cultural, es la de Guadalajara, capital del estado de Jalisco.
La presente edición es un compendio muy valioso que reúne ejemplos destacados para innovar el concepto de vivienda sustentable de interés social en México y que contribuye a alimentar el debate para transformar la inercia del modelo fallido de vivienda, que todavía hace estragos en la periferia de nuestras ciudades y que condena a millones de familias a vivir en condiciones indignas.
Este libro se basa en el interés por reconocer la identidad de la ciudad de Rosario y desarrolla sus múltiples visiones mediante indagaciones histórico-críticas y de índole proyectual.
Con el propósito de brindar a los estudiantes y al lector interesado conocimientos sobre la venturosa época de Hispanoamérica, se ofrece un conjunto de escritos con apertura a una visión distinta de los diversos temas expuestos.
Through a series of highly speculative contributions by both leading and highly acclaimed practitioners and theorists, this book gives a new comprehensive overview of architectures' most recent practical and theoretical developments.
En el umbral de la segunda década del siglo XXI, un grupo de investigadores se propuso elaborar el plano de la ciudad de Santiago tal como era en 1910.
La conservación del patrimonio construido presenta el desafío permanente de avanzar en nuevas técnicas de evaluación y diagnóstico que posibiliten intervenciones de rehabilitación cada vez más eficaces.
Este libro trata de un conjunto de ciudades surgidas como colonias de la gesta "gringa" del oeste santafesino durante la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, con identidades claramente identificables según fueran la poblaciones que las habitaran y el contexto en el que se asentaran.
En esta segunda edición de Los poblados históricos de la costa santafesina sigue siendo apremiante la preocupación por el impacto que la urbanización tiene sobre los centros históricos de Latinoamérica en general y particularmente de Argentina y Santa FeAsimismo, y más allá de la convicción y coincidencia con Foglia (1988) cuando afirma que "La preservación del patrimonio que testimonia nuestro pasado(…), ha quedado signada por una despiadada lucha por encontrar los mecanismos de protección necesarios frente a un mundo donde los intereses económicos dominantes se empeñan, por razones especulativas, en su sustitución", se ha considerado pertinente enfatizar la pertenencia de los poblados de la costa santafesina en el sistema que claramente constituye el Río Paraná y la Ruta Provincial Nº 1.
La ciudad de Rosario no tuvo fundación precisa, se originó a partir de un alto en el camino que conectaba a Buenos Aires con el interior del país, motivando un punto de descanso en el trayecto monótono de los viajeros.
Celebrated landscape architect Gilles Clement may be best known for his public parks in Paris, including the Parc Andre Citron and the garden of the Musee du Quai Branly, but he describes himself as a gardener.
The Singing Crane Garden in northwest Beijing has a history dense with classical artistic vision, educational experimentation, political struggle, and tragic suffering.
Design High-Performance Alternative Energy Systems for BuildingsA comprehensive reference for architects and engineers, this GreenSource book provides practical design and installation guidelines for some of the most commercially viable alternative energy technologies.
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Introduction to Mobile Robot Control provides a complete and concise study of modeling, control, and navigation methods for wheeled non-holonomic and omnidirectional mobile robots and manipulators.
In May 2019, the United Nations released the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services which warned that human activities will drive nearly one million species to extinction in a few decades.
The definitive guide to urban planning and design--completely updated and now in full colorIn the Third Edition of The American City: What Works, What Doesn't, award-winning city planner and renowned urban scholar Alexander Garvin examines more than 350 programs and projects that have been implemented nationwide in 150 cities and suburbs, evaluates their successes and failures, and offers relevant lessons learned from them.
This book describes the signal, image and video processing methods and techniques for fire detection and provides a thorough and practical overview of this important subject, as a number of new methods are emerging.
Learn advanced optical design techniques from the field's most respected guideHoned for more than 20 years in an SPIE professional course taught by renowned optical systems designer Robert E.
Now in full color--a thoroughly updated edition of the premier illustrated architectural dictionaryRevised and expanded, the Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture, Third Edition, features 8,000 definitions, 4,000 illustrations, and biographies of hundreds of architects accompanied by classic examples of their work.
A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO RESIDENTIAL DESIGN FOR ARCHITECTS AND CLIENTS Written by a successful practitioner of both residential and commercial architecture, this hands-on resource enables you to transfer and expand your architectural design skills and successfully integrate single-family residential design into your professional practice.
The definitive tracing file for design professionals--updated and expandedPacked with hundreds of traceable drawings and more than 1000 photographic images, Entourage, Fifth Edition, provides a quick and easy way to create visually persuasive architectural presentations.
Mechatronic Components: Roadmap to Design explains the practical application of mechatronics, including sections on adaptive structures, robotics and other areas where mechanics and electronics converge.
Global Sustainable Communities Handbook is a guide for understanding and complying with the various international codes, methods, and legal hurtles surrounding the creation of sustainable communities all over the world.
State-of-the-Art Bridge and Highway Rehabilitation and Repair MethodsThis authoritative volume offers up-to-date guidance on the latest design techniques, repair methods, specialized software, materials, and advanced maintenance procedures for bridges and highway structures.
Imaging Genetics presents the latest research in imaging genetics methodology for discovering new associations between imaging and genetic variables, providing an overview of the state-of the-art in the field.
Advanced Theory of Constraint and Motion Analysis for Robot Mechanisms provides a complete analytical approach to the invention of new robot mechanisms and the analysis of existing designs based on a unified mathematical description of the kinematic and geometric constraints of mechanisms.
In Grammars of Approach, Cynthia Wall offers a close look at changes in perspective in spatial design, language, and narrative across the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries that involve, literally and psychologically, the concept of "e;approach.
We live in a self-proclaimed Urban Age, where we celebrate the city as the source of economic prosperity, a nurturer of social and cultural diversity, and a place primed for democracy.
From the years 2004 to 2008, Beijing and Shanghai witnessed the construction of an extraordinary number of new buildings, many of which were designed by architectural firms overseas.
