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De Luxe Flats - a Book on Flats and Duplex Homes; Showing the Latest Advance Designs of This Particular Type of Architecture,... De Luxe Flats - a Book on Flats and Duplex Homes; Showing the Latest Advance Designs of This Particular Type of Architecture, Published to Meet the Requirements of All Those Who Desire to Study the Flat or Duplex Home in Its Latest Development. (Hardcover)
De Luxe Building Co
R790 Discovery Miles 7 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Emigre Cultures in Design and Architecture (Hardcover): Alison J Clarke, Elana Shapira Emigre Cultures in Design and Architecture (Hardcover)
Alison J Clarke, Elana Shapira
R4,240 Discovery Miles 42 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This new volume addresses the lasting contribution made by Central European emigre designers to twentieth-century American design and architecture. The contributors examine how oppositional stances in debates concerning consumption and modernism's social agendas taken by designers such as Felix Augenfeld, Joseph Binder, Josef Frank, Paul T. Frankl, Frederick Kiesler, Richard Neutra, and R. M. Schindler in Europe prefigured their later adoption or rejection by American culture. They argue that emigres and refugees from fascist Europe such as Gyoergy Kepes, Paul Laszlo, Victor Papanek, Bernard Rudofsky, Xanti Schawinsky, and Eva Zeisel drew on the particular experiences of their home countries, and networks of emigre and exiled designers in the United States, to develop a humanist, progressive, and socially inclusive design culture which continues to influence design practice today.

Ancient History of Korea - Mystery Unveiled (Hardcover): Mph Lee Mosol Ancient History of Korea - Mystery Unveiled (Hardcover)
Mph Lee Mosol
R865 Discovery Miles 8 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Building Superintendence For Steel Structures; A Practical Work On The Duties Of A Building Superintendent For Steel-Frame... Building Superintendence For Steel Structures; A Practical Work On The Duties Of A Building Superintendent For Steel-Frame Buildings (Hardcover)
Edgar Stanton Belden
R734 Discovery Miles 7 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

BUILDING SUPERINTENDENCE FOR STEEL STRUCTURES - A PRACTICAL WORK ON THE DUTIES OF A BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT FOR STEEL-FRAME BUILDINGS AND THE PROPER METHODS OF HANDLING THE MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION by EDGAR S. BELDEN. INTRODUCTION: THE problems of superintendence of steel frame structures aie JL so different from those which arise in connection with other types of buildings that it has been necessary for men to make a specialty of building superintendence for steel buildings. The knowledge of the best types of design, the proper methods of fabrication, the tests which should be connected for quality of steel, and finally the proper methods of erecting the steel, all call for special training apart from the usual building superintendence methods. It is with the idea of giving engineer and layman the most authoritative information on this important subject that this little volume has been published. It does not attempt to go into the theory of design of steel structures, but confines itself to the problems of superintendence alone. The author is abundantly quali- fied to speak on this subject as he has erected many steel buildings for one of the biggest contracting firms in the country. He has given the reader the benefit of his experience as a superintendent by outlining the duties of this office, and making clear the engineering, legal, and practical knowledge required. Then he goes into detail regarding the inspection of the steel material in the fabrication shops and the proper method of storing it until needed. The problems of erection are all treated equipment required, foundations, the handling of the steel, riveting, and painting. The author closes the article with some adviceas to the proper organization of his force, how the superintendent should work with architect and owner and what qualities a good superintendent should possess. Altogether the article should prove a valuable addition to the technical literature in this field. Contents include: Introduction 1 Classes of structures 1 Structural steel 1 Good design 2 Divisions of work 2 General superintendence problems 5 Reconciling theory and practice 5 Value of forethought 5 Judgment in handling mistakes 5 Theories of designing engineer vs. actualities of contractor 6 Problem of handlingmen 6 Progress charts 8 Shifting character of contractors organization 8 Handling business details 9 Value of business methods with businessmen 9 Appointments Contractors payments Superintendents rulings Purchases Legal points encountered 11 Importance of legal knowledge 11 Rudiments of law 11 Field of private law 12 Contracts 12 Agency 16 Liability law 18 Building laws 18 Lien laws 18 Application of the law 19 Duties regarding drawings 20 Draftsmanship and superintendence compared 20 Knowledge of drawings important 20 Accuracy of drawings 21 Supplying workmen with drawings 21 Handling drawings 21 Classes of drawings 22 Conflict in requirements 23 Inspection of material and erection of steel work 24 Mill inspection Knowledge necessary for mill inspector Cast iron Wrought iron Steel Necessity of mill inspection 10 10 10 11 24 24 25 26 27 30 Inspection of material and erection of steel work Continued Shop inspection 30 Amount of inspection varies with work 30 Drawings in shop 31 Shop processes 31 Reports 38 Inspection and superintendence of erection 38 Kinds of structure 38 Different methods of erecting steel ...

Power and Piety - Monastic Houses of Medieval Britain - Volume 3 - East Central England (Hardcover): Gunter Endres, Graham... Power and Piety - Monastic Houses of Medieval Britain - Volume 3 - East Central England (Hardcover)
Gunter Endres, Graham Hobster
R1,022 Discovery Miles 10 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Santa Fe Art and Architecture (Hardcover): Lyn Bleiler, Charles Strong, The Martin Foundation for the Creative A Santa Fe Art and Architecture (Hardcover)
Lyn Bleiler, Charles Strong, The Martin Foundation for the Creative A
R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Kingston (Hardcover): James J Enright, Kalena J Kelly-Rossop, Emma L Williams Kingston (Hardcover)
James J Enright, Kalena J Kelly-Rossop, Emma L Williams
R719 Discovery Miles 7 190 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Northern Lakes of Canada [microform] - the Niagara River and Toronto, Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching, the Lakes of Muskoka,... The Northern Lakes of Canada [microform] - the Niagara River and Toronto, Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching, the Lakes of Muskoka, the Georgian Bay, Great Manitoulin Channel, Mackinac, Sault Ste. Marie, Lake Superior: a Guide to the Best Spots For... (Hardcover)
Barlow 1846-1913 Cumberland
R931 Discovery Miles 9 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The White City [microform] - the Historical, Biographical and Philanthropical Record of Illinois (Hardcover): John 1825-1898... The White City [microform] - the Historical, Biographical and Philanthropical Record of Illinois (Hardcover)
John 1825-1898 Moses, Paul 1825-1913 Selby
R930 Discovery Miles 9 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Cottage Building In Cob, Pise, Chalk & Clay - A Renaissance (Hardcover): Clough Williams-Ellis Cottage Building In Cob, Pise, Chalk & Clay - A Renaissance (Hardcover)
Clough Williams-Ellis
R828 Discovery Miles 8 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION THE exhaustion of the first edition of this book, within so short a time of its publication, makes it difficult to add much new matter for the reissue now called for, or, in the light of subsequent research and experience, to revise what had already been written. Any book that seemed to show a way of meeting the present building difficulties, however partially, was fairly assured of a welcome, but the somewhat unforeseen demand for my small contribution to the great volume of literature on cottage-building is, I think, to be attributed chiefly to its description of Pise- building. Of the very large number of letters that reach me from readers of the book, quite ninety-nine out of every hundred are concerned with Pise. The other methods of building have their advocates and exponents, but it is clearly Pise that has caught the attention of the public as well as of the Press both at home and abroad, and it is to this method of construction that I have chiefly devoted my attention since the writing of the book as it first appeared. In our English climate Pise-building is a summer craft, and the small-scale experiments of one person through a single summer cannot in the nature of things add very greatly to the sum of our knowledge of what is possible with Pise and of what is not. Most of the new data have come through the building of Mr. Stracheys demonstration house, an account of which is included in the present volume. At the time of writing, various tests are being carried out with the help of the National Physical Laboratory but the results, though exceedingly encouraging, are not yet ready for publication. 1 The fact that Pise- building is essentially aDry-earth method makes necessary the creation of artificial summer conditions under which the experiments may be conducted 1 Certain of these have since been issued and will be found in Ap pendix IV. at the end of the book. 484387 Preface to Second Edition during the past winter. As a result of these researches, a considerable mass of useful data has become available for the opening of the present building season. 1 Much helpful information is also likely to come to us from the Colonies, particularly from Rhodesia and British East Africa, where there is great activity in Pise-building, and where there is no close season such as our winter us here. imposes upon It is instructive also to note that great interest in Pise- building has been aroused in Canada and in Scandinavia, the two countries that we were wont to associate particularly with timber-building. From both I have received a number of letters complaining of the lumber shortage, and discussing the advantages of Pise as compared with their traditional wood-construction. If these great timber countries are themselves feeling the pinch, the advocates of wooden houses for England may find that they are not merely barking up the wrong tree, but up a tree that is not even there. The timber famine is, - in any case, a calamity to anyone dependent on building, that is to everyone, for even a Pise house must still have a roof and floors and joinery. But to invoke the timber house as our salvation under existing conditions seems to be singularly perverse and unhelpful...

Architecture Competitions and the Production of Culture, Quality and Knowledge - An International Inquiry (Hardcover):... Architecture Competitions and the Production of Culture, Quality and Knowledge - An International Inquiry (Hardcover)
Jean-Pierre Chupin, Carmela Cucuzzella, Bechara Helal
R1,555 Discovery Miles 15 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Ghost Stories Vol II (Hardcover): H J Tidy Ghost Stories Vol II (Hardcover)
H J Tidy
R942 R847 Discovery Miles 8 470 Save R95 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Power and Piety - Monastic Houses of Medieval Britain - Volume 4 - West Central England and Wales (Hardcover): Gunter Endres,... Power and Piety - Monastic Houses of Medieval Britain - Volume 4 - West Central England and Wales (Hardcover)
Gunter Endres, Graham Hobster
R1,099 Discovery Miles 10 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Legends of the Phoenix - Tales of Forgotten Past (Hardcover): Alexey Vasilyevich Trekhlebov Legends of the Phoenix - Tales of Forgotten Past (Hardcover)
Alexey Vasilyevich Trekhlebov
R963 Discovery Miles 9 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dear reader, if you are holding in your hands the book "Legends of the Phoenix" by A.V.Trehlebov, then in just a moment a magnificent journey awaits you filled with fascinating knowledge about the hidden history of our world and some of the most fascinating societal processes to ever occur. If you have already read a few dozen books on the subject but are still asking yourself the questions "Who am i?" "What is my purpose here?" or "Why do we die?" then this book will become a treasure within your library. If you are still searching for the answers to the age old questions of the origins of life on earth, the origins and evolution of our modern civilization, the origins of different races, the true history of the people on earth, our spiritual growth as humans, or the universal laws of the universe, then this book has come to you at the right time. Through years of scientific study, this non-fiction tractate is written in a simple yet fascinating manner and is suitable for all readers. The phoenix, as in the title of the book, is an ancient Russian symbol symbolizing the rebirth of Russia and the Slavic people. From folk tales it is written that these birds rise from their ashes, are then reborn in a magical flame and appear in a purer form. Since history has always been written by, and for the benefit of the current rulers, disregarding any previous facts or knowledge, we use the experience and heritage of our ancestors which have been laid out in the "Legends of the Phoenix." "Legends of the Phoenix" is devoted to the revival of the ancient, million year old culture and heritage of the Slavic people. The information in this book has deep roots from the Slavic Vedas dating back hundreds of thousands of years with knowledge not yet fully discovered by our modern civilization. Consisting of two parts, the first part "Origin of the Slavic-Aryans" discusses the root origins of the Slavic people, the ancient texts and archaeological monuments, the eon old Slavic ancestry, our beliefs, morals, commandments, and the answers to the mysterious wise tales of the Slavs. The second part called "The Path to Light" discusses the connection and meaning of the Slavic and Hindu Vedas, the stages of the ancient Slavic spiritual belief "Rodoveriye," the meaning of spiritual development, the paths and goals of our ancient societies, the wisdom behind each stage of life and how to get ready for and create virtuous offspring, the nature of divine and demonic entities and their purpose, the importance of understanding your inner self and past lives, the structure of all our energy bodies, the origins of the Vedas, what it means to have a non-dualistic view of the universe, and the secrets of the Golden Path.

Power and Piety - Monastic Houses of Medieval Britain - Volume 2 - Southern England (Hardcover): Gunter Endres, Graham Hobster Power and Piety - Monastic Houses of Medieval Britain - Volume 2 - Southern England (Hardcover)
Gunter Endres, Graham Hobster
R1,025 Discovery Miles 10 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Sanctuaries of the Soul (Hardcover): Richard England Sanctuaries of the Soul (Hardcover)
Richard England
R1,399 R1,247 Discovery Miles 12 470 Save R152 (11%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Farm Buildings (Hardcover): W a (William Arthur) 1884- Foster, Deane G 1894-1980 Carter Farm Buildings (Hardcover)
W a (William Arthur) 1884- Foster, Deane G 1894-1980 Carter
R1,038 Discovery Miles 10 380 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
City of London, Ontario, Canada [microform] - the Pioneer Period and the London of To-day (Hardcover): Archie 1849-1901 Bremner City of London, Ontario, Canada [microform] - the Pioneer Period and the London of To-day (Hardcover)
Archie 1849-1901 Bremner
R865 Discovery Miles 8 650 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Jedburgh Abbey - Historical and Descriptive: Also, The Abbeys of Teviotdale, as Showing the Development of Gothic Architecture... Jedburgh Abbey - Historical and Descriptive: Also, The Abbeys of Teviotdale, as Showing the Development of Gothic Architecture (Hardcover)
James Writer on Abbeys Watson
R927 Discovery Miles 9 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Power and Piety - Monastic Houses of Medieval Britain - Volume 1 - Northern England (Hardcover): Gunter Endres, Graham Hobster Power and Piety - Monastic Houses of Medieval Britain - Volume 1 - Northern England (Hardcover)
Gunter Endres, Graham Hobster
R1,102 Discovery Miles 11 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Rapid City - Historic Downtown Architecture (Hardcover): Adirenne Merola Kerst, Patrick D. Roseland, Jean Oleson-Kessloff Rapid City - Historic Downtown Architecture (Hardcover)
Adirenne Merola Kerst, Patrick D. Roseland, Jean Oleson-Kessloff
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
One True Theory and the Quest for an American Aesthetic (Hardcover): Martha Banta One True Theory and the Quest for an American Aesthetic (Hardcover)
Martha Banta
R1,982 Discovery Miles 19 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Martha Banta reaches across several disciplines to investigate America's early quest to shape an aesthetic equal to the nation's belief in its cultural worth. Marked by an unusually wide-ranging sweep, the book focuses on three major "testing grounds" where nineteenth-century Americans responded to Ralph Waldo Emerson's call to embrace "everything" in order to uncover the theoretical principles underlying "the idea of creation." The interactions of those who rose to this urgent challenge--artists, architects, writers, politicians, and the technocrats of scientific inquiry--brought about an engrossing tangle of achievements and failures. The first section of the book traces efforts to advance the status of the arts in the face of the aspersion that America lacked an Art Soul as deep as Europe's. Following that is a hard look at heated political debates over how to embellish the architecture of Washington, D.C., with the icons of cherished republican ideals. The concluding section probes novels in which artists' lives are portrayed and aesthetic principles tested.

Building Plans and How to Draw Them; a Simple Series of Practical Lessons on Architectural Drawing, Showing Every Step... Building Plans and How to Draw Them; a Simple Series of Practical Lessons on Architectural Drawing, Showing Every Step Necessary to Draw the Full Working Plans of Buildings, Intended for the Self-instruction of Building Mechanics (Hardcover)
Isaac Perry 1856 Hicks
R795 Discovery Miles 7 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Modern Cottage Architecture, Illustrated From Works of Well-known Architects; (Hardcover): Maurice Bingham Ed Adams Modern Cottage Architecture, Illustrated From Works of Well-known Architects; (Hardcover)
Maurice Bingham Ed Adams
R830 Discovery Miles 8 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Cathedral Antiquities; v.5 (Hardcover): John 1771-1857 Britton Cathedral Antiquities; v.5 (Hardcover)
John 1771-1857 Britton
R1,073 Discovery Miles 10 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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