This book evaluates the current and future state of fascism studies, reflecting on the first hundred years of fascism and looking ahead to a new era in which fascism studies increasingly faces fresh questions concerning its relevance and the potential reappearance of fascism.
In einer Zeit, in der Europa von Konflikten und Machtkämpfen gezeichnet war, verlagerte sich das Zentrum der päpstlichen Macht von Rom in die kleine französische Stadt Avignon.
The Great Convergence explores the existential foundations of human consciousness and the deep existential dimensions of reality, as well as their connection to the concept of The Creator.
Build your own passive solar greenhouse for year-round food production in any climate The Year-round Solar Greenhouse is the one-stop guide to designing and building greenhouses that harness and store energy from the sun to create naturally heated, lush growing environments even in the depths of winter, covering principles of solar greenhouse design and siting, glazing material properties and selection, controlling heat loss, ventilation, and construction methods.
The first book to address the historical failures of philosophy-and what we can learn from themPhilosophers are generally unaware of the failures of philosophy, recognizing only the failures of particular theories, which are then remedied with other theories.
In a declaration of the ascendance of the American media industry, nineteenth-century press barons in New York City helped to invent the skyscraper, a quintessentially American icon of progress and aspiration.
Updated and expanded, this Fourth Edition of the most trusted reference in architecture offers the most comprehensive coverage of architectural and construction terms available.
This book contributes to current debates on the relationship between architecture and the social sciences, highlighting current interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary teaching as well as research and practice in architecture and urbanism.
Classic Indian texts and Vaastupurusha Mandala are not often discussed in the western discourse on urbanism, even while much of these predate the commonly taught European writings.
High speed rail (HSR) is being touted as a strategic investment for connecting people across regions, while also fostering prosperity and smart urban growth.
The Japanese urban alleyway, which was once part of people's personal spatial sphere and everyday life has been transformed by diverse and competing interests.
Based on fieldwork, archival research, and interviews, this book critically examines the building of modern Chinese discourse on a unified yet diverse Chinese nation on various sites of knowledge production.
* A single-source, on-the-job resource to help interior designers and architects solve any space planning problem* Simplifies code compliance (International Building Code, ADA, and more)* Includes hundreds of plans and details for every building type* Checklists and guidelines throughout
Blanche, égérie Chanel en pleine déroute existentielle, regarde avec application les vitrines peuplées d'objets insolites que met en scène une vaste exposition sur l'histoire du design.
This is the first of five volumes of a definitive history of analytic philosophy from the invention of modern logic in 1879 to the end of the twentieth century.
Cinematic Aided Design: An Everyday Life Approach to Architecture provides architects, planners, designer practitioners, politicians and decision makers with a new awareness of the practice of everyday life through the medium of film.
There are significant returns to be made from private equity, infrastructure, real estate and other illiquid investments, but a competitive strategy is essential for investment success and for meeting objectives.
Richard Fabers materialreiche Untersuchung zeigt, dass derKampfbegriff Abendland eine lange Vorgeschichte hat undpolitisch hoch belastet ist: nicht nur antikommunistisch undantisozialistisch, sondern auch antidemokratisch undantiliberal, autoritär bis faschistisch, elitär bis hierarchischund klerikal bis neopagan – vor allem aber imperialistisch.
El chulo de Las Vegas, es un joven soltero que se deleita de las mujeres hermosas y adineradas de la alta sociedad, donde con sus encantos de galan las cortejaba para quitarles sus fortunas despilfarrandolas en lujos y juegos.
"Este libro se aventura a discutir algunos de los complejos desafíos que resultan clave para que el transporte público contribuya a la sustentabilidad urbana.
Als eines der ersten Lander Europas entwickelte Finnland 1998 eine offizielle Architekturpolitik, in der die Baukulturelle Bildung eine prominente Stellung einnahm, und gilt seitdem als unangefochtener Vorreiter in diesen Bereichen.
CUADERNO URBANO es una publicacion cientifica con arbitraje internacional dirigida a la difusion de articulos y ensayos que se ocupan desde las disciplinas cientificas a la cuestion urbana -en el sentido mas amplio del termino-, combinando trabajos de caracteres empiricos, teoricos y ensayisticos que den cuenta de problematicas locales, regionales y universales.
Circular Design for Zero Emission Architecture and Building Practice: It is the Green Way or the Highway presents the main concepts of circular architecture and building design, focusing on emerging trends in zero-emission buildings, particularly zero- and minus- carbon practice.
El objeto de este libro, denominado ARQUITEC-NA-TURA (conjugando los dos términos Arquitectura y Naturaleza entre sí de manera que formen un todo no perdiendo ambas raíces), pretende analizar las tendencias arquitectónicas contemporáneas ligadas a la conservación de los entornos naturales para su difusión futura, denominadas NATURARQUITECTURAS o quizás Naturaleza Construida.
Assesses to what extent increased international cooperation could help selected financial centres in Europe respond to the future risks and opportunities facing them.
Esta obra marca la necesidad de dar respuestas a esos interrogantes no resueltos en la bibliografía existente sobre construcciones de obras de arquitectura.
