Architecture

Noch wird in der wissenschaftlichen und öffentlichen Beschäftigung mit dem Islam unterschieden zwischen unscheinbaren "Hinterhofmoscheen" und den sichtbaren "Moscheeneubauten".

This book, with contributions from leading academics - and including reviews and case studies from Ethiopian Church forests - provides a valuable reference for advanced students and researchers interested in forest and other natural resource management, ecology and ecosystem services as well as restoration options.

This book poses important philosophical questions about the aims, values and purposes of landscape architecture.

First published in 1977, this volume was intended as a sourcebook for designers and attempts to specify the ingredients necessary to develop a design program rather than postulate a model program for which no consensus exists.

In this basic textbook, prospective architects, urban and landscape planners receive assistance in working on urban development projects and designs.

In 1966, American historic preservation was transformed by the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act, which created a National Register of Historic Places.

Spanning the period from Elizabeth I's reign to Charles II's restoration, this study argues the garden is a primary site evincing a progressive narrative of change, a narrative that looks to the Edenic as obtainable ideal in court politics, economic prosperity, and national identity in early modern England.

This book explores how the Jewish ghetto engaged the sensory imagination of Venice in complex and contradictory ways to shape urban space and reshape Christian-Jewish relations.

How do we make building sustainable and fit for the future?

This book is a comparative analysis of the architecture of central public spaces of capital cities in Central and Eastern Europe during the period of their authoritarian and post-authoritarian development.

The original forced conversion of pagan Livonia, what is now the Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia, was carried out by a military order known as the Brethren of the Sword.

No other city in the Indian subcontinent can lay claim to having so many lives as Delhi.

The concept of affordances is being increasingly used in fields beyond ecological psychology to reveal previously unexplored interdisciplinary relationships.

This book highlights selected papers presented during the bi-annual World Renewable Energy Network's 2019 Med Green Forum.

Megastructure proposals by the Japanese Metabolism group are commonly identified with the concept of utopia.

Mega-events represent an important moment in the life of a city, providing a useful lens through which we may analyse their cultural, social, political and economic development.

The story of Frank Lloyd Wright's life is no less astounding than his greatest architectural works.

As Six Sigma and Lean Enterprise techniques continue to evolve and become more and more engrained in the business, it is harder and harder to track the impact of savings on a project by project basis.

Decline and Reimagination in Cinematic New York examines the cinematic representation of New York from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s, placing the dominant discourse of urban decline in dialogue with marginal perspectives that reimagine the city along alternative paths as a resilient, adaptive, and endlessly inspiring place.

Sustainable landscaping involves a set of practices implemented by landscape practitioners to help solve environmental concerns.

When first published in 2009, Nature's Matrix set out a radical new approach to the conservation of biodiversity.

The churches of the Byzantine era were built to represent heaven on earth.

Perspective as Logic offers an architectural examination of the filmic screen as an ontologically unique element in the discipline's repertoire.

Remaking Metropolis examines examples of both urban decay and destruction as well as urban rebirth.

If a local college gives a city planner tickets to a sold-out football game, is it wrong to take them - even if the planner pays?

It has become increasingly evident that effective planning for sustainable communities, environments and economies pivots on the ability of planners to see the possibilities for culture in comprehensive social, historical and environmental terms and to more fully engage with the cultural practices, processes and theorisation that comprise a social formation.

This book explores and affirms the emergent symbiosis between videogames and architecture, including insights from a diverse range of disciplines.

Interior Design Research Methods gives you the tools and skills needed to do research and analysis for human--centered interior design projects.

Architecture and Agriculture: A Rural Design Guide presents architectural guidelines for buildings designed and constructed in rural landscapes by emphasizing their connections with function, culture, climate, and place.

Recent Trends in Cold-Formed Steel Construction, Second Edition focuses on the application and use of this important construction material.

Patrick West's Architectures of Occupation in the Australian Short Story cultivates the potential for literary representations of architectural space to contribute to the development of a contemporary politics of Australian post-colonialism.

Cars, single-family houses, fallout shelters, air-conditioned malls-these are only some of the many interiors making up the landscape of American suburbia.

With over one billion people worldwide living in informal settlements and enduring substandard housing conditions, these areas present one of the greatest urban challenges of our time.

This book examines bioclimatic design with a focus on the application of climate adaptability in the design of future buildings and renovation of existing energy-efficient buildings.

Brain, Decision Making, and Mental Health acknowledges that thinking is not a constant phenomenon but varies considerably across cultures.

This superb guide brings the work of Filippo Coarelli, one of the most widely published and well-known scholars of Roman topography, archeology and art, to a broad English-language audience.

A classic account of the villa-from ancient Rome to the twentieth century-by "e;the preeminent American scholar of Italian Renaissance architecture"e; (Architect's Newspaper)In The Villa, James Ackerman explores villa building in the West from ancient Rome to twentieth-century France and America.

"La ciudad dulce" recorre la vida del Arquitecto Ernesto Vautier (1898-1988), su búsqueda de casi un siglo, de una arquitectura "comprendida como creación colectiva".

Space is the first accessible text which provides a comprehensive examination of approaches that have crossed between such diverse fields as philosophy, physics, architecture, sociology, anthropology, and geography.

This unique book traces the evolution and accomplishments of the office that from 1852 until 1939 held a virtual monopoly over federal building design.

As cities evolve and resources shift with time, spaces within those cities are often left fallow and abandoned.

A practical look at extending the value of Building Information Modeling (BIM) into facility management from the world's largest international association for professional facility managers Building owners and facility managers are discovering that Building Information Modeling (BIM) models of buildings are deep reservoirs of information that can provide valuable spatial and mechanical details on every aspect of a property.

Latin American Modern Architectures: Ambiguous Territories has thirteen new essays from a range of distinguished architectural historians to help you understand the region's rich and varied architecture.

The book deepens understanding of biomass sources and technologies used for cooking worldwide.

This manual covers the design, improvement, maintenance and management of accessible environments.

Islamic Art and Beyond is the third in a set of four volumes of studies on Islamic art by Oleg Grabar.