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Las Emociones En El Espacio Arquitectonico - (Pretextos Para Disenar La Casa Habitacion) (English, Spanish, Hardcover): Juan... Las Emociones En El Espacio Arquitectonico - (Pretextos Para Disenar La Casa Habitacion) (English, Spanish, Hardcover)
Juan Manuel Aldana Zarate
R763 Discovery Miles 7 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Creating Through Mind and Emotions (Hardcover): Mario Ming Kong, Maria do Rosario Monteiro, Maria Joao Pereira Neto Creating Through Mind and Emotions (Hardcover)
Mario Ming Kong, Maria do Rosario Monteiro, Maria Joao Pereira Neto
R5,808 Discovery Miles 58 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The texts presented in Proportion Harmonies and Identities (PHI) Creating Through Mind and Emotions were compiled to establish a multidisciplinary platform for presenting, interacting, and disseminating research. This platform also aims to foster the awareness and discussion on Creating Through Mind and Emotions, focusing on different visions relevant to Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Design and Social Sciences, and its importance and benefits for the sense of identity, both individual and communal. The idea of Creating Through Mind and Emotions has been a powerful motor for development since the Western Early Modern Age. Its theoretical and practical foundations have become the working tools of scientists, philosophers, and artists, who seek strategies and policies to accelerate the development process in different contexts.

Living by the Ocean - Contemporary Houses by the Sea (Hardcover): Phaidon Editors Living by the Ocean - Contemporary Houses by the Sea (Hardcover)
Phaidon Editors
R883 Discovery Miles 8 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An exhilarating collection of today's most remarkable homes built in awe-inspiring coastal locations around the world White-sand beaches, jaw-droppingly sheer cliff faces, and secret coves are just some of the stunning sites of the architect-designed contemporary houses featured in this celebration of incredible residences that exist in harmony with the extraordinary power of the ocean. With such unique residences as light-houses, homes built into rocky clifftops, and even rooms that are totally underwater, this inspirational collection includes spectacular homes across the globe including prime examples in countries across 6 continents, from Australia, Canada, Chile, Fiji, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, to the UK and USA. In glorious color with dazzling images throughout, this book brings together the finest examples of residential coastal architecture from 47 of the world's most revered architects, such as Elemental, Ryue Nishizawa, Pezo von Ellrichshausen, and Fearon Hay as well as a host of lesser-known creative studios. Each home featured is showcased by glorious exterior and interior photography, and each shares a profound connection to the raw and thrilling beauty of the sea and the shore line around it.

Pompeian Peristyle Gardens (Hardcover): Samuli Simelius Pompeian Peristyle Gardens (Hardcover)
Samuli Simelius
R4,502 Discovery Miles 45 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Offers a new understanding of how Pompeian houses functioned and how they were utilized in Roman society and expands our understanding of the life and social interactions of the so-called Roman middle class which has been overshadowed in scholarship.

FIDIC - A Guide for Practitioners (Hardcover, 2010 ed.): Axel-Volkmar Jaeger, Goetz-Sebastian Hoek FIDIC - A Guide for Practitioners (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
Axel-Volkmar Jaeger, Goetz-Sebastian Hoek
R4,312 Discovery Miles 43 120 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In 1999, a suite of three new conditions of contract was published by FIDIC, following the basic structure and wording harmonised and updated around the previous FIDIC Design-Build and Turnkey Contract (the 1992 ''Orange Book''). These conditions, known as the ''FIDIC rainbow, were the Conditions of C- tract for: l Construction, the so-called Red Book, for works designed by the Employer l Plant and Design-Build, the so-called Yellow Book, for works designed by the Contractor l EPC/Turnkey Projects, the so-called Silver Book, for works designed by the Contractor The ?rst is intended for construction works where the Employer is responsible for the design, as for per the previous so-called Red Book 4th Edition (1987), with an important role for the Engineer. The other two conditions of contract are intended for situations when the Contractor is responsible for the design. The Plant and Design-Build Contract has the traditional Engineer while the EPC/Turnkey Contract has a two-party arran- ment, generally with an Employer's Representative as one of the parties.

Food and Architecture - At The Table (Hardcover): Samantha L Martin McAuliffe Food and Architecture - At The Table (Hardcover)
Samantha L Martin McAuliffe
R4,962 Discovery Miles 49 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Food and Architecture "is the first book to explore, interrogate and illuminate the reciprocity between these two distinct fields of study and practice. Both disciplines rely on a combination of intuition, inventiveness, even wonder, but until recently have seldom come into dialogue with one another. Bringing together leading voices to provide an authoritative, cross-disciplinary exploration of the reciprocity between eating and building, this volume demonstrates how the fields of food studies and architecture can learn from each other. Each section focuses on a core area where food and architecture overlap - Regionalism, Sustainability, Craft and Authenticity - using these to introduce a variety of case studies exploring these themes. Covering topics ranging from pig slaughtering and farmhouses in Greece, to the possibility of an authentic American Cuisine, contributors employ a range of vantage points and methodologies, such as practice-based research, literary analysis, memoir, and voice narrative. Each section is concluded with a commentary, drawing out key themes and connections between chapters.This lively and compelling book will be invaluable reading for food studies and architecture students and will appeal to practicing architects and chefs. ""

The Radford Ideal Homes - 100 House Plans 100 (Hardcover): Radford Architectural Company The Radford Ideal Homes - 100 House Plans 100 (Hardcover)
Radford Architectural Company
R765 Discovery Miles 7 650 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Attalos, Athens, and the Akropolis - The Pergamene 'Little Barbarians' and their Roman and Renaissance Legacy... Attalos, Athens, and the Akropolis - The Pergamene 'Little Barbarians' and their Roman and Renaissance Legacy (Hardcover)
Andrew Stewart
R2,448 R2,082 Discovery Miles 20 820 Save R366 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume examines the 'little barbarians', ten highly expressive Roman marble figures of Giants, Amazons, Persians, and Gauls that were found in Rome in 1514 and are now recognized as copies of the Small (or Lesser) Attalid Dedication on the Athenian Akropolis. Manolis Korres' recent discovery of the monument's pedestals, fully published in this volume, has led Andrews Stewart to a complete reconsideration of the statues' form, date, and significance. He demonstrates that this is the only Hellenistic royal donation of sculpture whose donor, location, and form are all known; the only one securely identified in copy; and the only one whose life can be glimpsed from beginning to end, a period ranging over 2200 years. Illustrated with new photographs of all ten Barbarians, and 26 new drawings by Manolis Korres, it systematically traces the Barbarians' impact upon Roman and Renaissance art, and the intellectual history of art and archaeology.

Teaching in the Built Environment - Creating Transformational Active Learning Experiences (Hardcover): C. Ben Farrow, Eric... Teaching in the Built Environment - Creating Transformational Active Learning Experiences (Hardcover)
C. Ben Farrow, Eric Wetzel, Thomas Leathem
R4,056 Discovery Miles 40 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

* Shares classroom-tested strategies for maximizing undergraduates' learning in built environment disciplines * Adapts teaching methods from the authors' award-winning classrooms, studios, and labs to any higher education setting * Provides an ideal resource for built environment faculty, from first timers to veteran educators * Distills the latest research on teaching and learning in design and construction disciplines

The Everyday in Visual Culture - Slices of Lives (Hardcover): Francois Penz, Janina Schupp The Everyday in Visual Culture - Slices of Lives (Hardcover)
Francois Penz, Janina Schupp
R4,500 Discovery Miles 45 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An array of visual cultural artefacts from countries around the world and a range of analytical/practical approaches are brought together, rendering the book suitable reading not only for such subjects as architecture, media and museum studies, but also art history, Japanese and Chinese studies, and history. Offers novel, pioneering insights into digital approaches - an area of rapidly increasing interest in the arts and humanities. Student friendly: Chapters are accessible, concise and jargon free and each includes a chapter summary, detailed bibliography, notes on further reading, links to additional resources. As additional teaching resources, the authors plan to supplement the book with an online 'Catalogue Raisonne', which represents a first effort towards creating a cinematic encyclopedia of lived domestic situations, a form of standardized visual spatial ethnography across cultures.

The Everyday in Visual Culture - Slices of Lives (Paperback): Francois Penz, Janina Schupp The Everyday in Visual Culture - Slices of Lives (Paperback)
Francois Penz, Janina Schupp
R1,244 Discovery Miles 12 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

An array of visual cultural artefacts from countries around the world and a range of analytical/practical approaches are brought together, rendering the book suitable reading not only for such subjects as architecture, media and museum studies, but also art history, Japanese and Chinese studies, and history. Offers novel, pioneering insights into digital approaches - an area of rapidly increasing interest in the arts and humanities. Student friendly: Chapters are accessible, concise and jargon free and each includes a chapter summary, detailed bibliography, notes on further reading, links to additional resources. As additional teaching resources, the authors plan to supplement the book with an online 'Catalogue Raisonne', which represents a first effort towards creating a cinematic encyclopedia of lived domestic situations, a form of standardized visual spatial ethnography across cultures.

The Architecture Lover's Guide to Paris (Paperback): Ruby Boukabou The Architecture Lover's Guide to Paris (Paperback)
Ruby Boukabou
R415 R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Save R32 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Unlock the secrets of Paris's charm with this handy visual guidebook. Learn the history of the city's most famous landmarks, grasp their fascinating details and discover dozens of lesser known architectural gems. Whether you are a Paris regular or visiting for the first time, this guide will help you understand how the city acquired its unique and beautiful design palette and recommend ways to experience it more fully with self-guided walking tours and suggestions of some of the best hotels, restaurants, cafes, churches, parks and more. You'll also discover ancient Roman baths, seventeenth century mansions, Art Deco theatres, contemporary cultural complexes and find out where to kick back, cocktail or mock-tail in hand, with a panoramic view over the capital. Written by Ruby Boukabou, author of The Art Lover's Guide to Paris, and part-time Parisian, this book is the perfect companion for anybody intrigued by Paris's seductive magic.

Architectures of Life and Death - The Eco-Aesthetics of the Built Environment (Hardcover): Andrej Radman, Stavros Kousoulas Architectures of Life and Death - The Eco-Aesthetics of the Built Environment (Hardcover)
Andrej Radman, Stavros Kousoulas
R3,026 Discovery Miles 30 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Driven by the Foucauldian attitude of subsuming architectural history into a genealogy of techne, Architectures of Life and Death advances a transdisciplinary approach rethinking subjectivity and exploring the political ramifications of these processes for the discipline of architecture and beyond. In contrast to mainstream approaches, architecture will not be seen as representative of culture, but as the mechanism of culture, the 'collective equipment' that rests on the reciprocal determination of social habits and technological habitats. In this sense, the idea that we shape our environments, therefore they shape us, is not to be taken as a metaphor. The animate has always been utterly dependent on the inanimate. A livable habitat is one which the inhabitant actively co-evolves with and which does not constitute a ready-made condition to which the inhabitant would simply have to passively adapt.

Health and Well-Being in Prison Design - A Theory of Prison Systems and a Framework for Evolution (Hardcover): Alberto... Health and Well-Being in Prison Design - A Theory of Prison Systems and a Framework for Evolution (Hardcover)
Alberto Urrutia-Moldes
R4,505 Discovery Miles 45 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Establishes a new framework for the architectural design of prisons to promote the health and well-being of all in the prison environment Essential reading for those engaged in the study of criminology, corrections, and penology;. prison authorities, policymakers, and public health officials; and architects and engineers interested in the effects of design on well-being Uses information gathered from prison authorities and designers from four countries and three different prison models to understand the differences and similarities in their approach to the well-being of both inmates and staff

Inthiya Kalai Selvam / ?????? ???????????? (Tamil, Paperback): Tho Mu Baskara Thondaiman Inthiya Kalai Selvam / இந்திய கலைச்செல்வம் (Tamil, Paperback)
Tho Mu Baskara Thondaiman
R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Caging Curiosity - A song of cages and liberties (Hardcover): Tayo Olajide Caging Curiosity - A song of cages and liberties (Hardcover)
Tayo Olajide
R794 R711 Discovery Miles 7 110 Save R83 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
London: Architecture, Building and Social Change (Hardcover): Paul L. Knox London: Architecture, Building and Social Change (Hardcover)
Paul L. Knox
R1,063 R945 Discovery Miles 9 450 Save R118 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

London, a fascinating metropolis not just in terms of its history and landmark buildings, is also a city that grew out of villages. Its unique geography is expressed in a mosaic of districts, each with its own distinctive character and pedigree. London's districts, with their patchwork layout of primarily Georgian and Victorian squares and terraces juxtaposed with modern buildings and estates, reflect changing ideals in architecture, urban design and planning as well as shifting values in real estate and the insatiable thirst of its consumers. London is thus both text and context: fossilized social history, layerings of economic, social, and architectural history conveyed in stock brick, stucco, Portland stone, glass and steel. Underpinning this urban landscape is an evolutionary resilience that has maintained the basic spatial framework of the metropolis and sustained its imitable character. The city's institutional framework has been severely ruptured and reinvented time and time again after fires, bombs, floods or wholesale redevelopment. Political unrest and racial conflict have resulted in riots, while successive rounds of investment and disinvestment have replaced elements of the built environment many times over. This book offers an insightful perspective into the distinctiveness of London as expressed through its socially significant buildings and districts.

Nature through a Hospital Window - The Therapeutic Benefits of Landscape in Architectural Design (Hardcover): Shan Jiang Nature through a Hospital Window - The Therapeutic Benefits of Landscape in Architectural Design (Hardcover)
Shan Jiang
R4,485 Discovery Miles 44 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Adopting an evidence-based approach, this book uses two state-of-the-art experimental studies to explore nature's therapeutic benefits in healthcare environments, emphasizing how windows and transparent spaces can strengthen people-nature interactions. High-quality, supportive, and patient-centred healthcare environments are a key priority for healthcare designers worldwide, with ageing populations creating a demand for remodeled and updated facilities. The first study demonstrates individual psychophysiological responses, moods, and preferences in simulated hospital waiting areas with different levels of visual access to nature through windows, while the second experiment uses cutting-edge immersive virtual reality techniques to explore how gardens and nature views impact people's spatial cognition, wayfinding behaviors, and experience when navigating hospitals. Through these studies and discussions drawing on architectural theory, the book highlights the important benefits of having access to nature from hospital interiors. This concise volume will appeal to academics and designers interested in therapeutic landscapes and healthcare architecture.

The Streets Echoed with Chants - The Urban Experience of Post-War West Berlin (Paperback, New edition): Laura Bowie The Streets Echoed with Chants - The Urban Experience of Post-War West Berlin (Paperback, New edition)
Laura Bowie
R1,427 Discovery Miles 14 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What would it have been like to live in the island of West Berlin during the 1960s? What impact did the experience of the post-war context have on the global student movement in the city? By reconstructing the cultural atmosphere of the time and considering the site of West Berlin not only as a city, but also as a home, this book seeks to understand how the world was viewed by the protesting students, how the urban space they were living in influenced their political viewpoint, and how the cultural outputs of the generation created a uniquely symbiotic relationship with the world. This book paints a picture of the transfer of ideas between a variety of intellectual and cultural sources by combining theories that influenced the students' perception of the world with the events centred around the key year of 1968. The intention is to come to an understanding of how the experience of living in West Berlin combined with architecture, and the arts more generally, to form the critique of urban planning and, by extension, society as a whole.

Skateboarding and the City - A Complete History (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition): Iain Borden Skateboarding and the City - A Complete History (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition)
Iain Borden
R894 Discovery Miles 8 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Skateboarding is both a sport and a way of life. Creative, physical, graphic, urban and controversial, it is full of contradictions - a billion-dollar global industry which still retains its vibrant, counter-cultural heart. Skateboarding and the City presents the only complete history of the sport, exploring the story of skate culture from the surf-beaches of '60s California to the latest developments in street-skating today. Written by a life-long skater who also happens to be an architectural historian, and packed through with full-colour images - of skaters, boards, moves, graphics, and film-stills - this passionate, readable and rigorously-researched book explores the history of skateboarding and reveals a vivid understanding of how skateboarders, through their actions, experience the city and its architecture in a unique way.

A Theology of the Built Environment - Justice, Empowerment, Redemption (Hardcover): T. J. Gorringe A Theology of the Built Environment - Justice, Empowerment, Redemption (Hardcover)
T. J. Gorringe
R3,026 R2,554 Discovery Miles 25 540 Save R472 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

T.J. Gorringe's book reflects theologically on the built environment. After considering the divine grounding of constructed space, he looks at the ownership of land, the issues of housing (both urban and rural) and considers the built environment in terms of community and art. The book concludes with two chapters that set everything within the current framework of the environmental crisis and question directions the Church should be pursuing in building for the future.

Testing of Concrete in Structures - Fourth Edition (Paperback, 4th edition): John H. Bungey, Michael G. Grantham Testing of Concrete in Structures - Fourth Edition (Paperback, 4th edition)
John H. Bungey, Michael G. Grantham
R3,363 Discovery Miles 33 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Providing a comprehensive overview of the techniques involved in testing concrete in structures, Testing of Concrete in Structures discusses both established techniques and new methods, showing potential for future development, and documenting them with illustrative examples. Topics have been expanded where significant advances have taken place in the field, for example integrity assessment, sub-surface radar, corrosion assessment and localized dynamic response tests. This fourth edition also covers the new trends in equipment and procedures, such as the continuation of general moves to automate test methods and developments in digital technology and the growing importance of performance monitoring, and includes new and updated references to standards. The non-specialist civil engineer involved in assessment, repair or maintenance of concrete structures will find this a thorough update.

Environmental Design Research - Volume one selected papers (Paperback): Wolfgang F.E. Preiser Environmental Design Research - Volume one selected papers (Paperback)
Wolfgang F.E. Preiser
R1,570 Discovery Miles 15 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

First published in 1973, this two-volume set summarises and structures the contributions by researchers at the Fourth International EDRA Conference, held in April 1973. The first volume focuses on the proceedings of the paper sessions. It summarises and criticises 43 selected paper submissions which communicate contemporary research findings. It also reviews the discussions between authors, panellists and the session participants. This book will be of interest to students of architecture and design.

Cinematic Cairo - Egyptian Urban Modernity from Reel to Real (Hardcover): Nezar AlSayyad, Heba Safey Eldeen Cinematic Cairo - Egyptian Urban Modernity from Reel to Real (Hardcover)
Nezar AlSayyad, Heba Safey Eldeen
R1,426 Discovery Miles 14 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Building Brands - Corporations and Modern Architecture (Hardcover): Grace Ong-Yan Building Brands - Corporations and Modern Architecture (Hardcover)
Grace Ong-Yan
R1,615 Discovery Miles 16 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Between the Stock Market Crash and the Vietnam War, American corporations were responsible for the construction of thousands of headquarters across the United States. Over this time, the design of corporate headquarters evolved from Beaux-Arts facades to bold modernist expressions. This book examines how clients and architects together crafted buildings to reflect their company's brand, carefully considering consumers' perception and their emotions towards the architecture and the messages they communicated. By focusing on four American corporate headquarters: the PSFS Building by George Howe and William Lescaze, the Johnson Wax Administration Building by Frank Lloyd Wright, Lever House by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and The Roehm & Haas Building by Pietro Belluschi, it shows how corporate modernism evolved. In the 1930s, architecture and branding were separate and distinct and by the 1960s, they were completely integrated. Drawing on interviews and original material from corporations' archives, it examines how company leaders, together with their architects, conceived of their corporate headquarters not only as the consolidation of employee workplaces, but as architectural mediums to communicate their corporate identities and brands.

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