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Hudson River State Hospital
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Joseph Galante, Lynn Rightmyer, Hudson River State Hospital Nurses Alumni Association
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Dr Bill Thompson
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The author started writing as a child. By seven wanted to be an
architect. By twenty-four had become a builder. By thirty-four had
become an architect registered and working in the UK. At the age of
fifty he decided that architecture as a discipline was a social
science of some sort. On this basis he earned a masters at UCL,
then a PHD at Heriot Watt for discovering and defending
philosophical position based on interpretation that he now calls
thermenutics. When teaching about cultural contexts at the
university of Ulster architectural school (2001 a " 2010) the link
between perception and emotion became central to his interest. At
which point he retired to write about understanding, in a series of
books, this one being the fourth. The first three were about
sharing the management of understanding. This fourth is about the
way we share the management of understanding by way of
conversations between us that allow us to understand each other.
We are living in a new urban age and its most tangible expression
is the "supertall": megastructures that are dramatically bigger,
higher, and more ambitious than any in history. In Supertall, TED
Resident Stefan Al-himself an experienced architect who has worked
on some of the largest buildings in the world-reveals the
advancements in engineering, design, and data science that have led
to this worldwide boom. Using examples from the past (the Empire
State Building, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Eiffel Tower) and present
(Dubai's Burj Khalifa, London's Shard, Shanghai Tower), he
describes how the most remarkable skyscrapers have been designed
and built. He explores the ingenious technological innovations-in
cement, wind resistance, elevator design, and air-conditioning-that
make the latest megastructures a reality. And he examines the risks
of wealth inequality, carbon emissions, and contagion they yield
while arguing for a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable
built environment for everyone.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
During the Industrial Revolution, Britain was at the forefront of
bridge innovation. Pioneering designers such as George and Robert
Stephenson, Thomas Telford and Isambard Kingdom Brunel created
Britain's rich bridge heritage that features many world firsts and
we can learn much from their ground-breaking designs. Written by an
experienced bridge architect, this book includes an introduction to
bridge aesthetics; it gives an outline of British bridge
development and advice on parapet treatment and bridge lighting.
This book offers a comprehensive overview of how the best of
British bridges marry aesthetic considerations with engineering
ingenuity.
This fully revised and updated edition of the hugely successful
London Theatres features ten additional theatres, including the
Victoria Palace Theatre, the Sondheim Theatre, the Bridge Theatre
and the Noel Coward Theatre. London is the undisputed theatre
capital of the world. From world-famous musicals to West End shows,
from cutting-edge plays to Shakespeare in its original staging,
from outdoor performance to intimate fringe theatre, the range and
quality are unsurpassed. Leading drama critic Michael Coveney
invites you on a tour of more than 50 theatres that make the London
stage what it is. With stories of the architecture, the people and
the productions which have defined each one, alongside sumptuous
photographs by Peter Dazeley of the auditoriums, public and
backstage areas, this illustrated overview of London's theatres is
a book like no other. A must for fans of the stage! Praise for the
first edition: 'This coffee table whopper ... dazzles' Spectator
'London Theatres ... will surely feature on any theatre buff's
present list' Sightlines New chapters included in the second
edition: Victoria Palace Theatre; The Bridge Theatre; Menier
Chocolate Factory; Hampstead Theatre; Sondheim Theatre (formerly
Queen's Theatre); Harold Pinter Theatre, Noel Coward Theatre;
Aldwych Theatre; Garrick Theatre; Vaudeville Theatre; Phoenix
Theatre
This book is about managing the infrastructure development cycle
from project initiation to the end of the operation and maintenance
phase. It focuses on the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contract
and, from this perspective, private and public sector procurement
are variations.Designed for students from different backgrounds
such as information technology, business, architecture, quantity
surveying, urban planning, project management, engineering,
construction, facilities management, transport, finance, economics,
and law, the book provides a structured guide to these diverse
students as well as researchers, public officials, project
sponsors, lenders, developers, contractors, subcontractors,
suppliers, investors, infrastructure fund managers, insurers,
facilities managers, non-government organizations, and consultants
such as designers, engineers, environmental specialists, legal
advisors, and brokers.The book presents general principles that are
applicable in different countries, particularly in the developing
world where markets and other institutions are less developed and
uses examples to clarify ideas.
This book is about managing the infrastructure development cycle
from project initiation to the end of the operation and maintenance
phase. It focuses on the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contract
and, from this perspective, private and public sector procurement
are variations.Designed for students from different backgrounds
such as information technology, business, architecture, quantity
surveying, urban planning, project management, engineering,
construction, facilities management, transport, finance, economics,
and law, the book provides a structured guide to these diverse
students as well as researchers, public officials, project
sponsors, lenders, developers, contractors, subcontractors,
suppliers, investors, infrastructure fund managers, insurers,
facilities managers, non-government organizations, and consultants
such as designers, engineers, environmental specialists, legal
advisors, and brokers.The book presents general principles that are
applicable in different countries, particularly in the developing
world where markets and other institutions are less developed and
uses examples to clarify ideas.
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