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Tourism and the Changing Face of the British Isles (Hardcover): Allan Brodie Tourism and the Changing Face of the British Isles (Hardcover)
Allan Brodie
R1,502 R1,210 Discovery Miles 12 100 Save R292 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A week on a beach, a day at a spa, a hike in the hills -- tourism is taken for granted today, but over the past 500 years, it has played a significant role in the shaping of modern Britain. Holidays were once effectively limited to a handful of wealthy people, but by the 20th century a day at the seaside had become almost universal. In the process quiet villages have becoming busy spa towns, new resorts have been created around Britain's coast and largely unspoilt areas of the countryside have had to cope with the increased mobility of the population. Some places have become wholly reliant on tourism as their primary industry, and with changes in popular tastes in recent years this has created problems for some communities. Tourism and the Changing Face of Britain traces the story of tourism in Britain from the Middle Ages to the present day. It stretches from a time when travel was by horse or coach to the modern era where cheap air travel can take holidaymakers anywhere, including far from Britain's shores. The book shows how holidays, and the pursuit of leisure, have created destinations, sometimes whole towns and even had an impact on the countryside. This wide ranging study examines topics such as pilgrimages, spas, seaside holidays and the discovery of Britain's past, present and future.

Famous Times - Historic Woolsheds of Hawkes Bay (Paperback): Angus Gordon Famous Times - Historic Woolsheds of Hawkes Bay (Paperback)
Angus Gordon
R446 Discovery Miles 4 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Contribution of Mineralogy to Cultural Heritage (Paperback): Gilberto Artioli, Roberta Oberti The Contribution of Mineralogy to Cultural Heritage (Paperback)
Gilberto Artioli, Roberta Oberti
R2,365 Discovery Miles 23 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Intermediate Guide to Japanese Joinery - The Secret to Making Complex Japanese Joints and Furniture Using Affordable Tools... Intermediate Guide to Japanese Joinery - The Secret to Making Complex Japanese Joints and Furniture Using Affordable Tools (Paperback)
Jin Izuhara
R468 R386 Discovery Miles 3 860 Save R82 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Understanding Architectural Drawings and Historical Visual Sources (Paperback): Susie Barson Understanding Architectural Drawings and Historical Visual Sources (Paperback)
Susie Barson
R698 Discovery Miles 6 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How do you find out about historic buildings and places? A good place to start is with visual evidence. Original drawings, topographical views, surveys, maps, photographs and other historic visual sources help to build up an understanding of how a building or location appears the way it does today. Interpreting such material requires knowledge of historic design and mapping conventions, the place of the drawings in the construction process, the methods and techniques used to create engraved or topographical views, and the equipment and processes used in photography at particular times. In Historical Visual Sources: a guide to understanding the historic built environment the authors - professional architectural and art historians - explain the provenance, purpose and terminology of a range of visual sources from the 16th to the 20th centuries, and how they can help - or sometimes hinder - an understanding of the original form and subsequent changes to a building, site or landscape. In addition, they list the most widely used archives, such as the Royal Institute of British Architects Drawings Collection, and online and published databases of historic visual sources. This book will be of particular interest to historic buildings professionals, archaeologists, conservation architects, students of architectural history, and those involved in the preparation of conservation plans. More widely, it is hoped that the visual sources discussed and listed here may open a new and rich vein of material to different kinds of historians, genealogists, educators, students and authors.

Descendents of Jonas Oldfield and Clementine Watson (Paperback): Leonard Hendershott Descendents of Jonas Oldfield and Clementine Watson (Paperback)
Leonard Hendershott
R1,070 Discovery Miles 10 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The End of an Era - Is This the End? of Course Not, It's Just the Beginning... (Paperback): Ian Carroll The End of an Era - Is This the End? of Course Not, It's Just the Beginning... (Paperback)
Ian Carroll
R187 Discovery Miles 1 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
McAllen Architecture - A Visual Journey: By Pino Shah and Geoff Alger (Paperback): Pino Shah, Geoff Alger McAllen Architecture - A Visual Journey: By Pino Shah and Geoff Alger (Paperback)
Pino Shah, Geoff Alger; Designed by Carrie Rood
R1,109 Discovery Miles 11 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Place Meaning and Attachment - Authenticity, Heritage and Preservation (Paperback): Dak Kopec, Annamarie Bliss Place Meaning and Attachment - Authenticity, Heritage and Preservation (Paperback)
Dak Kopec, Annamarie Bliss
R1,165 Discovery Miles 11 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Revolutions have gripped many countries, leading to the destruction of buildings, places, and artifacts; climate change is threatening the ancestral homes of many, the increasingly uneven distribution of resources has made the poor vulnerable to the coercive efforts by the rich, and social uncertainty has led to the romanticizing of the past. Humanity is resilient, but we have a fundamental need for attachment to places, buildings, and objects. This edited volume will explore the different meanings and forms of place attachment and meaning based on our histories and conceptualization of material artifacts. Each chapter examines a varied relationship between a given society and the meaning formed through myth, symbols, and ideologies manifested through diverse forms of material artifacts. Topics of consideration examine place attachment at many scales including at the level of the artifact, human being, building, urban context, and region. We need a better understanding of human relationships to the past, our attachments to the events and places, and to the external influences on our attachments. This understanding will allow for better preservation methods pertaining to important places and buildings, and enhanced social wellbeing for all groups of people. Covering a broad range of international perspectives on place meaning from the United States to Europe, Asia to Russia, and Africa to Australia, this book is an essential read for students, academics, and professionals alike.

Lisboa Metropolitan Area (LMA) and the Lioz Limestone Selection Environmental Influence - From natural to artificial limestone... Lisboa Metropolitan Area (LMA) and the Lioz Limestone Selection Environmental Influence - From natural to artificial limestone (Paperback)
Laurindo Amorim
R1,241 Discovery Miles 12 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Strenge Untersuchungen Am Rhombenfachwerk (German, Paperback, 1929 ed.): Paul Christiani Strenge Untersuchungen Am Rhombenfachwerk (German, Paperback, 1929 ed.)
Paul Christiani
R1,521 Discovery Miles 15 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bei zahlreichen Wettbewerben uber Stahlbrucken und bei Ausfuhrungen der letzten Jahre tritt deutlich das Bestreben hervor, neben den jahrzehnte lang bevorzugten einteiligen Fachwerken, den Dreieckfachwerken, auch wieder mehrteilige Systeme, im besonderen aber zweiteilige, einzufuhren. Unter diesen sind es vornehmlich die sogenannten Rhombenfachwerke, die wegen ihrer guten asthetischen Wirkung besonders beliebt sind. Den Bestrebungen, diesen Systemen wieder grossere Geltung zu verschaffen, stehen entgegen die Unklar heit uber die statischen Verhaltnisse uberhaupt, sowie die weit verbreitete Meinung uber ein ungunstiges statisches Verhalten, das entweder eine Ver ringerung der Sicherheit bedingt, oder aber zu reichlicher Bemessung fuhrt und damit das System unwirtschaftlich gestaltet. Diese Meinung grundet sich jedoch nur auf sehr grobe Naherungsberechnungen, die ausserdem von ganz falschen Voraussetzungen ausgehen. Die hier noch klaffende grosse Lucke in der Kenntnis des statischen Ver haltens einer wichtigen Bruckenart hat Veranlassung zur vorliegenden Ab handlung gegeben, in der eine genaue statische Untersuchung des Rhomben fachwerks vorgenommen wird. Die Einflusslinien fur samtliche statischen Grossen werden ermittelt und es werden dabei durch Gegenuberstellung der richtigen Werte mit den bisher fur hinreichend genau gehaltenen Zahlen wichtige Erkenntnisse uber die Zuverlassigkeit der ublichen Berechnungs verfahren erlangt.: F'erner lasst sich aus den genauen Ergebnissen leicht er sehen, dass den Rhombenfachwerken ein besonders ungunstiges Rtatisches Verhalten im Vergleich mit anderen Brucken nicht zugeschrieben werden darf. Der Deutsche Stahlbau-Verband hat mich bei der Ermoglichung der Druck legung dieser Abhandlung wirksam unterstutzt. Es ist mir ein Bedurfnis, ihm hierfur an dieser Stelle zu danken. Aachen, im Juni 1929. Der V ('nasser. Inhaltsverzeichnis."

Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge - A Biography of a National Shrine (Second Edition) (Paperback, 2nd ed.): James... Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge - A Biography of a National Shrine (Second Edition) (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
James R Bachman
R684 R573 Discovery Miles 5 730 Save R111 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Beyond An Architect's Legacy - Paintings of Wm. J. Carpenter AIA (Paperback): Jack Carpenter Beyond An Architect's Legacy - Paintings of Wm. J. Carpenter AIA (Paperback)
Jack Carpenter
R481 Discovery Miles 4 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Historic Preservation - Stories and Laws (Paperback): Shelby D Green, Nicholas A. Robinson Historic Preservation - Stories and Laws (Paperback)
Shelby D Green, Nicholas A. Robinson
R1,693 Discovery Miles 16 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Hays House - Ghosts Are People Too! (Paperback): Keith Evans The Hays House - Ghosts Are People Too! (Paperback)
Keith Evans
R630 R572 Discovery Miles 5 720 Save R58 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Architectural Flourishes - Tacoma, Washington: Detailing Guide to Tacoma, Washington (Paperback): Marques Vickers Architectural Flourishes - Tacoma, Washington: Detailing Guide to Tacoma, Washington (Paperback)
Marques Vickers; Marques Vickers
R499 Discovery Miles 4 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Book of Abstracts - International Conference UHSID#5, 2016 (Paperback): Eko Nursanty, Nurin Aji Permana, Hesti Roniawan Book of Abstracts - International Conference UHSID#5, 2016 (Paperback)
Eko Nursanty, Nurin Aji Permana, Hesti Roniawan
R145 Discovery Miles 1 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Legends of Harper House - The Shuler Years (Paperback): Richard Eller The Legends of Harper House - The Shuler Years (Paperback)
Richard Eller
R245 Discovery Miles 2 450 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pavillon Le Corbusier Zurich - The Restoration of an Architectural Jewel (Hardcover): City of Zurich, Building Surveyor's... Pavillon Le Corbusier Zurich - The Restoration of an Architectural Jewel (Hardcover)
City of Zurich, Building Surveyor's Office, Silvio Schmed, Arthur Ruegg; Photographs by Geor Aerni
R1,054 R778 Discovery Miles 7 780 Save R276 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Situated on the shore of the Lake Zurich, Le Corbusier's exhibition pavilion is his last realised design. Based on his Modulor proportional system and at the scale of a single-family home, it demonstrates the potential of prefabricated elements to form a perfect space for art and design. Commissioned in 1960 by Heidi Weber, Zurich-based gallery owner and patron of Le Corbusier the visual artist, this structure in steel and glass represents pivotal aspects of his architectural philosophy and also points to the future. Architects Silvio Schmed and Arthur Ruegg have carefully restored the Pavillon Le Corbusier to its original state, including the reconstruction of missing pieces of furniture and luminaires. This book documents their research and the restored building, featuring previously unpublished historic photographs and documents alongside newly commissioned images by Georg Aerni.

Mysteries of Five Generational Pillars - (that Begins and Ends the World) (Paperback): Evangelist Oluyemi Stephen Beloved Mysteries of Five Generational Pillars - (that Begins and Ends the World) (Paperback)
Evangelist Oluyemi Stephen Beloved
R348 Discovery Miles 3 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Die Wohlfahrtseinrichtungen fur die Arbeiter auf den Gruben der Koeniglichen Bergwerksdirektion zu Saarbrucken (German,... Die Wohlfahrtseinrichtungen fur die Arbeiter auf den Gruben der Koeniglichen Bergwerksdirektion zu Saarbrucken (German, Paperback, 1904 ed.)
Ministerium Der OEffentlichen Arbeiten
R2,167 Discovery Miles 21 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Exergy Analysis and Thermoeconomics of Buildings - Design and Analysis for Sustainable Energy Systems (Paperback): Jose M.... Exergy Analysis and Thermoeconomics of Buildings - Design and Analysis for Sustainable Energy Systems (Paperback)
Jose M. Sala-Lizarraga, Ana Picallo Perez
R6,610 R5,927 Discovery Miles 59 270 Save R683 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Quantifying exergy losses in the energy supply system of buildings reveals the potential for energy improvement, which cannot be discovered using conventional energy analysis. Thermoeconomics combines economic and thermodynamic analysis by applying the concept of cost (an economic concept) to exergy, as exergy is a thermodynamic property fit for this purpose, in that it combines the quantity of energy with its quality factor. Exergy Analysis and Thermoeconomics of Buildings applies exergy analysis methods and thermoeconomics to the built environment. The mechanisms of heat transfer throughout the envelope of buildings are analyzed from an exergy perspective and then to the building thermal installations, analyzing the different components, such as condensing boilers, absorption refrigerators, microcogeneration plants, etc., including solar installations and finally the thermal facilities as a whole. A detailed analysis of the cost formation process is presented, which has its physical roots firmly planted in the second law of thermodynamics. The basic principles and the rules of cost allocation, in energy units (exergy cost), in monetary units (exergoeconomic cost), and in CO2 emissions (exergoenvironmental cost), based on the so-called Exergy Cost Theory are presented and applied to thermal installations of buildings. Clear and rigorous in its exposition, Exergy Analysis and Thermoeconomics of Buildings discusses exergy analysis and thermoeconomics and the role they could play in the analysis and design of building components, either the envelope or the thermal facilities, as well as the diagnosis of thermal installations. This book moves progressively from introducing the basic concepts to applying them. Exergy Analysis and Thermoeconomics of Buildings provides examples of specific cases throughout this book. These cases include real data, so that the results obtained are useful to interpret the inefficiencies and losses that truly occur in actual installations; hence, the assessment of their effects encourages the manner to improve efficiency.

Margaret's Garden - A Personal Memoir (Paperback): Joan Marsh Margaret's Garden - A Personal Memoir (Paperback)
Joan Marsh
R286 Discovery Miles 2 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Quinta Mazatlan - A Visual Journey (Paperback): Pino Shah, Eileen Mattei Quinta Mazatlan - A Visual Journey (Paperback)
Pino Shah, Eileen Mattei; Designed by Carrie Rood
R1,096 Discovery Miles 10 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Fwd - Museums: Small (Paperback): Therese Quinn Fwd - Museums: Small (Paperback)
Therese Quinn; Sarita Hernandez
R654 R552 Discovery Miles 5 520 Save R102 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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