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Culture-Led Urban Regeneration in South Korea (Paperback): Milyung Son Culture-Led Urban Regeneration in South Korea (Paperback)
Milyung Son
R985 Discovery Miles 9 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Masterpieces: Performance Architecture + Design (Hardcover): Chris van Uffelen Masterpieces: Performance Architecture + Design (Hardcover)
Chris van Uffelen
R1,244 R922 Discovery Miles 9 220 Save R322 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Theaters, concert halls and opera houses belong to the main building tasks of our times. Numerous cities as well as communities are adding stage buildings for performing arts to their cultural infrastructure and are renewing historical buildings. The acoustics and stage mechanisms are adjusted to modern requirements, while the standards of the in-house technology and the amenities for visitors are decidedly improved. Prestigious projects for various towns and states result in extraordinary buildings. These not only convince in terms of their interior design, but also make an impact on the cityscape as solitary structures. 60 outstanding projects from around the world are presented in this volume from the Masterpieces series.

Sicheres Haus (German, Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980): Heinrich Hebgen Sicheres Haus (German, Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980)
Heinrich Hebgen
R2,337 Discovery Miles 23 370 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Sicheres Haus im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes bedeutet die Verwirkli- Wie die Statistiken zeigen, hat sich die Zahl der Einbruchdiebstiihle im chung einer groBen Anzahl von einzelnen MaBnahmen, die entweder ge- Wohnbereich seit 1965 etwa verdreifacht; davon konnte aber nur jeder setzlich vorgeschrieben sind oder zur person lichen Sicherheit fiir not- vierte Einbruch aufgeklart werden. Hohere Aufklarungsquoten sind wendig gehalten werden. Sie beginnen beim Kauf des Baugrundstiickes kaum zu erwarten. und werden bei der Planung und Bauausfiihrung immer zahlreicher. 1st Es bleibt also vorzugsweise die Moglichkeit, Einbriiche durch die An- dann das Haus bewohnt, kommen neue SicherungsmaBnahmen hinzu. wendung praxisorientierter Sicherungstechniken zu verhindern. Eine absolute Sicherheit wird es nie geben konnen. So konnen z.B. weder Brand- noch Einbruchmeldeanlagen einen Brand oder Einbruch verhindern. Sie konnen aber einen Brandausbruch oder Einbruchver- such friihzeitig melden, wodurch ein Schaden abgewendet, zumindest Verkehrssicherheit aber klein gehalten werden kann. Das Buch gliedert sich in vier Hauptkapitel. Verkehrssicherheit wird in den Landesbauordnungen grundsiitzlic- und in einigen Rechtsverordnungen hierzu insbesondere - gefordert. Hohe Anforderungen an die Verkehrssicherheit werden yom Gesetzge- ber aber auch auBerhalb der Bauvorschriften gesteII t. Aber genausowe- Brandschutz nig, wie es einen vollkommenen Brand-oder Einbruchschutz gibt, wird es auch eine vollkommene Verkehrssicherheit geben, die jeden Unfall An den Brandschutz werden in relativ kurzen Zeitabstanden immer ausschlieBt. Die geforderte Verkehrssicherheit soli vielmehr den Schutz neue Forderungen gestellt. Neben der Einfiihrung neuer Baustoffe sind gegen typische Gefahren bezwecken.

Contemporary Museums (Paperback): Antonello Marotta Contemporary Museums (Paperback)
Antonello Marotta
R606 R488 Discovery Miles 4 880 Save R118 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A critical survey of contemporary museums, as well as a reference in the field of architecture. The book analyzes the design and production of museum complexes all over the world in the last decade, and gives a critical interpretation of one of the most challenging subjects in the recent architectural panorama. The author organizes 89 designed and mostly built museums through a series of critical categories each introduced by a short introduction: "Essential," "Monolith," "Archeology," "Insert," "Overlapping," "Theatre," "Context" . The work of the most important contemporary masters such as Alvaro Siza, Zaha Hadid, Tadao Ando, Massimiliano Fuksas, Renzo Piano, Steven Holl, Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, Daniel Libeskind crosses the most recent research and and experiences in the world of museum's. The works of emerging architects such as Tezuka Architects, Mansilla & Tunon, Asymptote, Diller + Scofidio, Delugan Meissle, UN studio, Michael Maltzan, and many others shows clearly how museum design became a fundamental field of research on the changing nature of the public spaces as well as on the relevant relationship between landscape and architecture.

San Diego - San Diego Skyline inspired design. City of California, sights and history. Travel Cityscape. (Paperback):... San Diego - San Diego Skyline inspired design. City of California, sights and history. Travel Cityscape. (Paperback)
Dave's City Skyline Essentials
R201 Discovery Miles 2 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The New World Dutch Barn - The Evolution, Forms, and Structure of a Disappearing Icon (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): John... The New World Dutch Barn - The Evolution, Forms, and Structure of a Disappearing Icon (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
John Fitchen; Edited by Gregory D. Huber
R863 R725 Discovery Miles 7 250 Save R138 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Updates the highly acclaimed original edition with extensive new material that relates to the form, essence, and age of each Dutch barn as well as the evolution of the barn building era.

Gregory D. Huber updates John Fitchen's The New World Dutch Barn with extensive new material. Added to Fitchen's descriptions of barn types, framing style, and exterior appearance is research information that relates to the form, fabric, and essence of each Dutch barn. Huber notes the secondary expressions seen in barns in various locations in both New York and New Jersey, the evolution of the barn building tradition, and why only one of the four major tie-beam types found in the Netherlands proliferates in America.

Wohnbau (German, Paperback, Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1979 ed.): Reinhard Gieselmann Wohnbau (German, Paperback, Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1979 ed.)
Reinhard Gieselmann
R1,664 Discovery Miles 16 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Dem Wunsch meiner Horer entsprechend lege ich meine gesammelten Vorlesungen an der Technischen Universitat Wien gedruckt vor. Es sind Vorlesungen eines Architekten, der seine Hauptaufgabe in der baulichen Realisierung erkennt. Die voraufge- gangenen Reflexionen wie die gewonnenen Erfahrungen nach der Vollendung des Gebaudes sind Hauptbestandteile meiner den Horern mitgeteilten Erkenntnisse. Also: Architektur als Basis. Einen ebenso wesentlichen Bestandteil bilden die Erkenntnisse von Zeit-und Berufsgenossen, die ich meinen Horern - wenn auch kritisch - ubermittelt habe. Es war nicht meine Absicht, eine Gieselmann-Schule zu schaffen, sondern meinen Horern zu ihrer eigenen Vorstellungswelt, zu ihrer Selbstidentifikation zu verhelfen. Foigerichtig haben daher meine leninistischen Horer vor Jahren ein Anti-Wohnbauscriptum verfaBt, und ebenso folgerichtig habe ich die daraus gewonnenen Anregungen verdrbeitet. Mein Dank gilt daher zunachst den Architekturschriftstellern, deren Ouellen ich zitiert habe. Danach Dank und Bitte um Verzeihung an die, deren Ouellen ich zu zitieren vergaB. SchlieBlich danke ich meinen Mitarbeitern: vor allem meiner Frau, die unermudlich und immer wieder anregend Korrekturen gelesen hat, meinen Assistenten Dipl.-Ing. Gunter Lautner, Dipl.-Ing. Peter Scheiffinger, Dipl.-Ing. Rudolf Szedenik und Dipl.-Ing. Jan Turnowsky fur die Suche nach den Bei- spielen.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Angel Fire - War, Remembrance, and an American Tragedy (Hardcover): Steven Trout The Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Angel Fire - War, Remembrance, and an American Tragedy (Hardcover)
Steven Trout
R2,110 Discovery Miles 21 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A great white angel spreading her wings across the Moreno Valley: this is how one visitor described the memorial standing atop a windswept prominence in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Taos, New Mexico. A de-facto national Vietnam veterans memorial, built by one family more than a decade before the Wall in Washington, DC, and without aid or recognition from the US government, the chapel at Angel Fire is a testament to one young American's sacrifice - but also to the profound determination of his family to find meaning in their loss. In The Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Angel Fire, Steven Trout tells the story of Marine Lieutenant David Westphall, who was killed near Con Thien on May 22, 1968, and of the Westphall family's subsequent struggle to create and maintain a one-of-a-kind memorial chapel dedicated to the memory of all Americans lost in the Vietnam War and to the cause of world peace. Focused primarily on a life lost amid our nation's most controversial conflict and on the Westphalls' desperate battle to keep their chapel open between 1971 and 1982, the book's brisk and moving narrative traces the memorial's evolution from a personal act of family remembrance to its emergence as an iconic pilgrimage destination for thousands of Vietnam veterans. Documenting the chapel's shifting messages over time, which include a momentary (and controversial) recognition of the dead on both sides of the war, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Angel Fire spotlights one American soldier's tragic story and the monument to hope and peace that it inspired.

Lake Shore Cemetery of Avon Lake (Hardcover): Sherry Newman for Heritage Avon Spenzer Lake Shore Cemetery of Avon Lake (Hardcover)
Sherry Newman for Heritage Avon Spenzer
R842 R691 Discovery Miles 6 910 Save R151 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica - A History of Old Main (Hardcover): Dennis Webster New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica - A History of Old Main (Hardcover)
Dennis Webster
R1,053 R843 Discovery Miles 8 430 Save R210 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Public Restroom Design (Hardcover): Jacky Suchail Public Restroom Design (Hardcover)
Jacky Suchail
R993 R782 Discovery Miles 7 820 Save R211 (21%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Restrooms are inescapably important amenities, but something of a grey zone when it comes to design. In a massive effort to make them inconspicuous, public restrooms have been standardised, buried in underground bunkers, hidden behind walls and unmarked doors. At times, it seems our embarrassment with their very existence has led to an inability to provide sound sanitation. This book presents a selection of over forty very diverse public restroom designs, in which toilets enjoy special status as a vehicle for various artistic and cultural expressions, corporate values and the needs of different social groups. Four experts from different backgrounds and countries have been invited to write on sensitive issues in public restroom design. More than 500 full-colour photographs, plans and detailed descriptions illustrate the designs in detail and provide fascinating information to architects, interior designers, students, and so on.

Vergleich Der Technischen Und Wirtschaftlichen Grenzbedingungen Beim Bau Von Unterirdischen Tunnelroehren Im... Vergleich Der Technischen Und Wirtschaftlichen Grenzbedingungen Beim Bau Von Unterirdischen Tunnelroehren Im Schildvortriebverfahren Einerseits Und Dem Verfahren in Offener Baugrube Andererseits (German, Paperback, 1978 ed.)
Werner Leins
R1,647 Discovery Miles 16 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Kriterien zur Optimierung des Baues von Grossnaturzugkuhlturmen im Hinblick auf Standsicherheit, Bauausfuhrung und... Kriterien zur Optimierung des Baues von Grossnaturzugkuhlturmen im Hinblick auf Standsicherheit, Bauausfuhrung und Wirtschaftlichkeit (German, Paperback, 1978 ed.)
Wolfgang Zerna
R1,619 Discovery Miles 16 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Der steigende Bedarf an elektrischer Energie flihrt zu immer groBeren Kraftwerken, die einen entsprechend groBen Bedarf an Klihlsystemen erforderlich machen. Es werden daher Natur- zugklihltlirme mit moglichst groBer Klihlleistung angestrebt. Bei groBen NaBklihlern ist der Bedarf an Zusatzklihlwasser je nach Wasserdurchsatz erheblich (2000 bis 3000 cbm/h) und kann kaum noch den natlirlichen Wasserlaufen entnommen werden. GroBe NaBklihler haben weiterhin den Nachteil, daB sie zu Glatteis- und Nebelbildung flihren und eine erhebliche Ge- rauschbelastigung der Umwelt verursachen. Trockenklihler sind im Vergleich zu NaBklihlern hinsichtlich des Umweltschutzes wesentlich vorteilhafter, da weder Wasser- verluste noch sonstige Nachteile auftreten. Andererseits sind flir gleiche Klihlleistung bei Trockenklihlern erheblich groBere Abmessungen erforderlich, als bei NaBklihlern. Dadurch ergibt sich eine Entwicklung zum Bau groBer Klihltlirme, wobei Hohen liber 200 m bereits im Gesprach sind. Diese ungewohnlich groBen Abmessungen bringen Probleme mit sich, die bei den Klihltlirmen bisheriger Bauart nicht auftraten, bzw. nur unbe- deutend waren. Es gilt daher, die Belastungsannahmen, die zweckmaBige Konstruktion, die Standsicherheit und Wirtschaft- lichkeit derartiger Klihltlirme zu untersuchen. Zur Zeit der Erstellung des vorliegenden Forschungsberichtes betragt die Hohe des groBten Klihlturmes in der Bundes- republik Deutschland, der gerade erstellt wurde 162 m. Der NaBklihlturm wurde in konventioneller Stahlbetonbauweise flir ein Kernkraftwerk mit 1300 MW-Leistung gebaut.

The Drive-In, the Supermarket, and the Transformation of Commercial Space in Los Angeles, 1914-1941 (Paperback, New edition):... The Drive-In, the Supermarket, and the Transformation of Commercial Space in Los Angeles, 1914-1941 (Paperback, New edition)
Richard W Longstreth
R1,088 R866 Discovery Miles 8 660 Save R222 (20%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Longstreth explores the early development of two kinds of retail space that have become ubiquitous in the United States in the second half of the twentieth century. Richard Longstreth is one of the few historians to focus on ordinary commercial buildings-buildings usually associated with commercial builders and real estate developers rather than architects and thus generally overlooked by historians of "high" architecture. Here Longstreth explores the early development of two kinds of retail space that have become ubiquitous in the United States in the second half of the twentieth century. One, external, is devoted to the circulation and parking of automobiles on retail premises. Longstreth analyzes the origins of this development in the 1910s and 1920s, with the super service station and then the drive-in market. The other type of space, internal, was introduced soon thereafter with the single-story supermarket. The most innovative aspect of the supermarket was how its interior was designed for high-volume turnover of a large selection of goods with a minimum of staff assistance. Longstreth focuses on Los Angeles, the principal center for the development of both kinds of space, during the period from the mid-1910s to the early 1940s. This richly illustrated study integrates architectural, cultural, economic, and urban factors to describe the evolution of retailing and how it has affected the urban landscape.

Places of Worship and Holy Sites in Europe and the Middle East - Status and Protection under National and International Law... Places of Worship and Holy Sites in Europe and the Middle East - Status and Protection under National and International Law (Paperback)
Elizabeta Kitanovic, Patrick Roger Schnabel
R558 Discovery Miles 5 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Managing Infrastructure Projects (Paperback): Willie Chee Keong Tan Managing Infrastructure Projects (Paperback)
Willie Chee Keong Tan
R1,378 Discovery Miles 13 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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.

The Big Apple Coloring Book, New York City and Beyond - 48 Unique Illustrations of New York for you to color by hand. Cities... The Big Apple Coloring Book, New York City and Beyond - 48 Unique Illustrations of New York for you to color by hand. Cities and architecture adult coloring book. (Paperback)
Anna Nadler
R456 Discovery Miles 4 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Landmarks in France Coloring Book for Kids 2 (Paperback): Nick Snels Landmarks in France Coloring Book for Kids 2 (Paperback)
Nick Snels
R263 Discovery Miles 2 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Landmarks in France Coloring Book for Kids 1 & 2 (Paperback): Nick Snels Landmarks in France Coloring Book for Kids 1 & 2 (Paperback)
Nick Snels
R478 Discovery Miles 4 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Landmarks in Italy Coloring Book for Kids 1 (Paperback): Nick Snels Landmarks in Italy Coloring Book for Kids 1 (Paperback)
Nick Snels
R263 Discovery Miles 2 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Landmarks in Italy Coloring Book for Kids 2 (Paperback): Nick Snels Landmarks in Italy Coloring Book for Kids 2 (Paperback)
Nick Snels
R263 Discovery Miles 2 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Landmarks in Italy Coloring Book for Kids 1 & 2 (Paperback): Nick Snels Landmarks in Italy Coloring Book for Kids 1 & 2 (Paperback)
Nick Snels
R478 Discovery Miles 4 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Landmarks in Russia Coloring Book for Kids (Paperback): Nick Snels Landmarks in Russia Coloring Book for Kids (Paperback)
Nick Snels
R225 Discovery Miles 2 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Landmarks in Spain Coloring Book for Kids (Paperback): Nick Snels Landmarks in Spain Coloring Book for Kids (Paperback)
Nick Snels
R262 Discovery Miles 2 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Landmarks in the United Kingdom Coloring Book for Kids (Paperback): Nick Snels Landmarks in the United Kingdom Coloring Book for Kids (Paperback)
Nick Snels
R263 Discovery Miles 2 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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