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Souvenir Number of the Fifth Annual Convention of the Canadian Association of Stationary Engineers, Toronto, 1894 [microform]... Souvenir Number of the Fifth Annual Convention of the Canadian Association of Stationary Engineers, Toronto, 1894 [microform] (Hardcover)
Canadian Association of Stationary En
R820 Discovery Miles 8 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Preserving the Key - Manasota Key, Florida (Hardcover): Manasota Key Association Preserving the Key - Manasota Key, Florida (Hardcover)
Manasota Key Association
R900 Discovery Miles 9 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Passive Cooling of Buildings (Hardcover): B. Givoni Passive Cooling of Buildings (Hardcover)
B. Givoni
R3,903 Discovery Miles 39 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Overview: The Various Passive Cooling Systems and Their Applicability to Different Climates and Building Types.

Minimizing Cooling Needs by Building Design.

Ventilative Cooling.

Radiant Cooling.

Evaporative Cooling Systems.

The Earth as a Cooling Source for Buildings.

Cooling of Attached Outdoor Spaces.

Index.

San Luis Obispo - A History in Architecture (Hardcover): janet penn Franks San Luis Obispo - A History in Architecture (Hardcover)
janet penn Franks
R781 R686 Discovery Miles 6 860 Save R95 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Guide to the City of Quebec - Descriptive and Illustrated (Hardcover): Frank Carrel Guide to the City of Quebec - Descriptive and Illustrated (Hardcover)
Frank Carrel
R892 Discovery Miles 8 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Suburban & Rural Architecture, English & Foreign (Hardcover): E L (Edward Lushington) Blackburne Suburban & Rural Architecture, English & Foreign (Hardcover)
E L (Edward Lushington) Blackburne
R935 Discovery Miles 9 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Preserve and Rebuild - Dresden During the Transformations of 1989-1990: Architecture, Citizens Initiatives, and Local... Preserve and Rebuild - Dresden During the Transformations of 1989-1990: Architecture, Citizens Initiatives, and Local Identities (Paperback)
Victoria Knebel
R1,641 Discovery Miles 16 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The reunification of Germany in 1990 has prompted far-reaching debates about German identity, history and tradition. One framework for these debates is provided by the extensive urban development and building activities which have commenced in Eastern Germany since 1990. This ethnographic case study of post-communist Dresden explores the complex symbolic meanings of such projects as the rebuilding of the Frauenkirche, Dresden's quarrels with the UNESCO about a new Elbe bridge, and many others. It traces a history of civic engagement from the time of the GDR through to the present of reunified Germany, and demonstrates the built environment's importance for identity construction in periods of social transformation.

Dr Radcliffe's Library - The Story of the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford (Hardcover): Stephen Hebron Dr Radcliffe's Library - The Story of the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford (Hardcover)
Stephen Hebron
R470 Discovery Miles 4 700 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Radcliffe Camera is one of the most celebrated buildings in Oxford. Instantly recognizable, its great dome rises amid the Gothic spires of the University. Through early maps, plans and drawings, portraits, engravings and photographs this book tells the fascinating story of its creation, which took more than thirty years, and describes its subsequent place within Oxford University. Dr John Radcliffe was the most successful physician of his day. On his death in 1713 he directed that part of his large fortune should be used to build a library on a site at the heart of Oxford, between the University Church of St Mary's and the Bodleian. Early designs were made by the brilliant architect Nicholas Hawksmoor, who outlined the shape so familiar today: a great rotunda surmounted by Oxford's only dome. It would take decades to acquire and clear the site, and after Hawksmoor's death in 1736 the project was taken over by the Scottish architect James Gibbs, who refined the designs and supervised the construction of 'Dr Radcliffe's Library', creating, in the process, an architectural masterpiece and Britain's first circular library.

Sites Unseen - Architecture, Race, and American Literature (Hardcover): William A. Gleason Sites Unseen - Architecture, Race, and American Literature (Hardcover)
William A. Gleason
R3,119 Discovery Miles 31 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Sites Unseen" examines the complex intertwining of race and architecture in nineteenth and early-twentieth century American culture, the period not only in which American architecture came of age professionally in the U.S. but also in which ideas about architecture became a prominent part of broader conversations about American culture, history, politics, and&#8212although we have not yet understood this clearly&#8212race relations. This rich and copiously illustrated interdisciplinary study explores the ways that American writing between roughly 1850 and 1930 concerned itself, often intensely, with the racial implications of architectural space primarily, but not exclusively, through domestic architecture.

In addition to identifying an archive of provocative primary materials, "Sites Unseen" draws significantly on important recent scholarship in multiple fields ranging from literature, history, and material culture to architecture, cultural geography, and urban planning. Together the chapters interrogate a variety of expressive American vernacular forms, including the dialect tale, the novel of empire, letters, and pulp stories, along with the plantation cabin, the West Indian cottage, the Latin American plaza, and the "Oriental" parlor. These are some of the overlooked plots and structures that can and should inform a more comprehensive consideration of the literary and cultural meanings of American architecture. Making sense of the relations between architecture, race, and American writing of the long nineteenth century&#8212in their regional, national, and hemispheric contexts&#8212"Sites Unseen" provides a clearer view not only of this catalytic era but also more broadly of what architectural historian Dell Upton has aptly termed the social experience of the built environment.

Survey of London; 2 (Hardcover): London County Council, London Survey Committee, Joint Publishing Committee Representing Survey of London; 2 (Hardcover)
London County Council, London Survey Committee, Joint Publishing Committee Representing
R940 Discovery Miles 9 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Purgatorio (Hardcover): Bernard Kuckuck Purgatorio (Hardcover)
Bernard Kuckuck
R730 Discovery Miles 7 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Series of Plans for Cottages or Habitations of the Labourer, Either in Husbandry, or the Mechanic Arts, Adapted as Well to... A Series of Plans for Cottages or Habitations of the Labourer, Either in Husbandry, or the Mechanic Arts, Adapted as Well to Towns as to the Country - Engraved on Thirty Plates: to Which is Added an Introduction, Containing Many Useful Observations On... (Hardcover)
John -1782 Wood
R818 Discovery Miles 8 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ferme Ornee; or, Rural Improvements. A Series of Domestic and Ornamental Designs, Suited to Parks, Plantations, Rides, Walks,... Ferme Ornee; or, Rural Improvements. A Series of Domestic and Ornamental Designs, Suited to Parks, Plantations, Rides, Walks, Rivers, Farms, &c. ... Calculated for Landscape and Picturesque Effects (Hardcover)
John Plaw
R798 Discovery Miles 7 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Architect & Engineer of California and the Pacific Coast; v.34 (Aug.-Oct. 1913) (Hardcover): Anonymous The Architect & Engineer of California and the Pacific Coast; v.34 (Aug.-Oct. 1913) (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R1,112 Discovery Miles 11 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Architect; v.14 (July-Dec. 1917) (Hardcover): American Institute of Architects San The Architect; v.14 (July-Dec. 1917) (Hardcover)
American Institute of Architects San
R1,039 Discovery Miles 10 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Protestant Dublin, 1660-1760 - Architecture and Iconography (Hardcover): Rusher Protestant Dublin, 1660-1760 - Architecture and Iconography (Hardcover)
Rusher
R3,133 Discovery Miles 31 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This innovative urban history of Dublin explores the symbols and spaces of the Irish capital between the Restoration in 1660 and the advent of neoclassical public architecture in the 1770s. The meanings ascribed to statues, churches, houses, and public buildings are traced in detail, using a wide range of visual and written sources.

The Scruffy Scoundrels - A New English Translation of "Gli Straccioni" in a Dual-Language Edition (Hardcover): Annibal Caro The Scruffy Scoundrels - A New English Translation of "Gli Straccioni" in a Dual-Language Edition (Hardcover)
Annibal Caro; Translated by Donald Beecher, Massimo Ciavolella
R1,255 Discovery Miles 12 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
London Cries & Public Edifices (Hardcover): John 1822-1912 Leighton London Cries & Public Edifices (Hardcover)
John 1822-1912 Leighton; Created by George 1833-1901 Former Own Fleming
R796 Discovery Miles 7 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Middle Ages - A Captivating Guide to the History of Europe, Starting from the Fall of the Western Roman Empire Through the... The Middle Ages - A Captivating Guide to the History of Europe, Starting from the Fall of the Western Roman Empire Through the Black Death to the Beginning of the Renaissance (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R718 R634 Discovery Miles 6 340 Save R84 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture (Hardcover): Allison Lee Palmer Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture (Hardcover)
Allison Lee Palmer
R2,863 Discovery Miles 28 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Neoclassicism refers to the revival of classical art and architecture beginning in Europe in the 1750s and lasting until around 1830, with late Neoclassicism lingering through the 1870s. Neoclassicism is a highly complex movement that brought together seemingly disparate issues into a new and culturally rich era, one that was, however, remarkably unified under the banner of classicism. This movement was born in Italy and France and then spread across Europe to Russia and across the ocean to the United States. The Historical Dictionary of Neoclassical Art and Architecture provides an overview of Neoclassicism, focusing on its major artists, architects, stylistic subcategories, ideas, and historical framework of the 18th century style found mainly in Europe and the United States. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 200 dictionary entries on famous artists, sculptors, architects, patrons, and other historical figures and events.

Heritage Masonry - Materials and Structures (Hardcover): S. Syngellakis Heritage Masonry - Materials and Structures (Hardcover)
S. Syngellakis
R3,375 Discovery Miles 33 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Masonry is a traditional, highly durable mode of construction; many heritage masonry structures, built at various historical periods, have survived, to a lesser or greater extent, adverse environmental conditions, which have reduced, sometimes considerably, their integrity, strength and durability. Due to the cultural significance of heritage architecture, resources are today allocated towards their restoration and conservation. This volume comprises distinguished contributions from the Transactions of the Wessex Institute describing research efforts towards achieving these objectives. Topics covered include: Understanding of constituent materials, modes of construction and overall mechanical behaviour; Dynamic behaviour; Sonic pulse velocity tests; Micro-vibration measurements; Failure mechanisms; Structural strength assessment; Binding material mixtures; Composition and properties of ancient mortars; Contemporary repair material; Infra-red thermography measurements; Mortars, plasters, renders and grouts. The various issues mentioned above are addressed by the present collection of scientific papers with considerable insight and thoroughness.It is thus hoped that this volume will fill a gap in the literature as a valuable source of information and guidance to researchers and engineers working in the area of restoration and conservation of heritage masonry structures.

The Building Review; v.17 (Apr. 1919)-v.18 (Dec. 1919) (Hardcover): Anonymous The Building Review; v.17 (Apr. 1919)-v.18 (Dec. 1919) (Hardcover)
Anonymous
R1,077 Discovery Miles 10 770 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Bath Envy - The World's Most Extraordinary Hotel Baths: The World (Hardcover): Retreat Magazine Bath Envy - The World's Most Extraordinary Hotel Baths: The World (Hardcover)
Retreat Magazine
R1,662 R1,359 Discovery Miles 13 590 Save R303 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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
R4,675 Discovery Miles 46 750 Ships in 10 - 15 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.

Inseminations - Seeds for Architectural Thought (Hardcover): J. Pallasmaa Inseminations - Seeds for Architectural Thought (Hardcover)
J. Pallasmaa
R1,162 Discovery Miles 11 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A collection of the writing of the highly influential architect, Juhani Pallasmaa, presented in short, easily accessible, and condensed ideas ideal for students Juhani Pallasmaa is one of Finland's most distinguished architects and architectural thinkers, publishing around 60 books and several hundred essays and shorter pieces over his career. His influential works have inspired undergraduate and postgraduate students of architecture and related disciplines for decades. In this compilation of excerpts of his writing, readers can discover his key concepts and thoughts in one easily accessible, comprehensive volume. Inseminations: Seeds for Architectural Thought is a delightful collection of thoughtful ideas and compositions that float between academic essay and philosophical reflection. Wide in scope, it offers entries covering: atmospheres; biophilic beauty; embodied understanding; imperfection; light and shadow; newness and nowness; nostalgia; phenomenology of architecture; sensory thought; silence; time and eternity; uncertainty, and much more. Makes the wider work of Pallasmaa accessible to students across the globe, introducing them to his key concepts and thoughts Exposes students to a broad range of issues on which Pallasmaa has a view Features an alphabetized structure that makes serendipitous discovery or linking of concepts more likely Presents material in short, condensed manner that can be easily digested by students Inseminations: Seeds for Architectural Thought will appeal to undergraduate students in architecture, design, urban studies, and related disciplines worldwide.

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