American forces, commanded by Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson, defeated the British Army in Louisiana during the last major battle of the War of 1812. Not only did this victory save New Orleans from British conquest, but it also made the Mississippi an American river, opened the way for westward expansion, and increased the nation's prestige. Twenty-four years after the Battle of New Orleans, the Young Men's Jackson Committee formed in an effort to create a memorial commemorating the battle's heroes. Beginning with an overview of the Battle of New Orleans, this book details the history of the Chalmette Monument. Firsthand accounts and excerpts from the Times-Picayune chronicle the process, from its conception in 1839 through its completion in 1908. The study also includes period photographs of the monument and portraits of such historical figures as Gen. Andrew Jackson; Abdiel Daily Crossman, a chairman of the Jackson Monument Association and three-time mayor of New Orleans; along with Newton Richards, the designer of the original monument.

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The Apollo legend retold...When the rock'n'roll revolution came, Scotland was in the thick of the action. Every big name in the business wanted to be there for one reason: the Glasgow Apollo. Between 1973 and 1985 the 'Purple Palace' played host to everyone who ever mattered. From ABBA to Zappa, Johnny Cash to the Style Council, they all played and they all came back. The former cinema was a one-off, with its high stage, infamous bouncers - and the terrifying bouncing balcony. This book, first published in 2005, explains what made the venue so special, with the addition of new interviews, unseen photos and commentary. It ties in with the GlasgowApollo.com website to bring you the story of a rock'n'roll legend, told by the people who made it: those who played there, those who worked there and the unforgettable Glasgow choir, who inspired dozens of acts to record their Apollo shows for live release. Martin Kielty is a Glaswegian music journalist, band manager and drummer.

In response to the 1845 Lunacy Act, initial, and what appeared to be perfunctory discussions took place in 1846 on the need for Newcastle to build its own asylum for pauper lunatics. It wasn't until 1863 however, that proper consideration was given for the first time on whether the city should indeed build its own asylum or at least look into possible alternatives. When it eventually opened in 1869, the high ideals associated with such a venture were superseded almost from the outset by the need for enlargement to address the continual problems of overcrowding. This subsequently led to an almost constant programme of expansion that saw the asylum grow ever bigger in size over the next few decades. In the 1960's - almost one hundred years later - proposals were put forward for a programme of closure that would herald the end of the asylum era. These proposals, in effect, were to be the precursor of care in the community initiatives which would eventually see the demise of mental hospitals such as St. Nicholas - although this would take many years to come to fruition. The physical manifestation of this process, for example, only began to have an impact from the early 1980's onwards through the gradual contraction and displacement of hospital services as they became increasingly community-based. St Nicholas Hospital has had a long and varied history in its role as both lunatic asylum and psychiatric hospital. Nevertheless, despite various references to its presence in a number of local histories, its past has never been fully investigated in any great depth - until now. This book attempts to encapsulate the origins and history of Newcastle's lunatic asylum in its entirety, from first opening in 1869 until what may be regarded as its eventual demise in 2001.

Using contemporary color photographs, Survivors treats the reader to a statewide tour of Missouri's remaining 19th century county courthouses. Some are grandiose, others are modest, but all deserve the spotlight after more than 100 years of service. Packed with interesting historical facts and human interest tidbits, Survivors pays tribute to these important community assets. This is the 2011 second edition and contains updates from the original book published in the year 2000.

If we looked at Nature as a model for design, we could find that in its intelligence everything is connected. This connectivity is expressed on the smallest electron arrangement to largest macroscopic stellar alignment. Everything seems to produce an effect on something else, a connection... a link between its surroundings... a relation to its Whole. Quietly, the World with its equilibrium, is telling us what harmony and balance really are... and patiently how to achieve them... Listening to this "never-ending" conversation that happens in Nature, enhances our designs, the way we think and the way we live life. In architecture we could use buildings that use energy more efficiently; buildings that react to environment with the sensitivity of a natural organism; buildings that act a little more like they are part of Nature rather than a complete separate organism from the environment. The possibility exists, that buildings can become better at the conversation with our natural surroundings. This thesis will try to uncover the readability of nature and will project a design that explains how to react to Nature in architectural terms.

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Chapter titles are ...(1) General and Background Information ...(2) Failure Modes and Wedge Sliding Analysis ...(3) Stability Requirements - Load Conditions, Site Information, Safety Factors, Seismic Stability, etc. ...(4) Loads and Loading Conditions including Water Loading Conditions, Uplift Loads, Earthquake Loading Conditions, etc. ...(5) Soil Forces and Single Wedge Sliding Analysis ...(6) Stability Considerations and Analytical Methods, including Advanced Analysis ...(7) Evaluating and Improving Stability of Existing Structures, supplemented with Case Histories ...(8) Anchoring Structures - Tensioned Anchor Loads, Structural Anchor Design, Stress and Load Testing, and Monitoring Structural Anchors.

Das Berliner Zimmer ist seit jeher Zumutung und Angebot zugleich: dunkel, schwer zu beheizen, ohne klar definierte Funktion. Ein Raum, der zur kreativen Aneignung einladt, der geliebt und gehasst wird - aber bisher kaum erforscht wurde. Jan Herres leistet in diesem Buch Pionierarbeit. Er zeigt auf, wie das Berliner Zimmer ab dem 18. Jahrhundert entstand und warum es bis heute Eingang in den Berliner Wohnungsbau findet. Die architekturgeschichtliche Beschreibung wird durch Fallstudien und Bildstrecken zu heutigen Formen der Nutzung und Moeblierung erganzt. Durch die Erfassung von Grundrissen, Groessen und Wohnpraktiken liegt mit Das Berliner Zimmer. Geschichte, Typologie, Nutzungsaneignung die erste Anthologie des Berliner Zimmers vor, die zugleich ein Pladoyer dafur ist, Wohnarchitektur nutzungsoffen und wandelbar fur kunftige Anforderungen zu planen.

This book speaks to lovers of art, Santa Fe, historic architecture, guidebooks, and books as art. The imaginative images are combined with historical documentation, illuminating the diverse period-architecture found in a simple crisscross of seven streets. The historic McKenzie Neighborhood is just a five-minute walk from the downtown Plaza, bordered by the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum on Johnson Street. With its charming buildings, old-fashioned street lamps, bright hollyhocks and leggy branches of wild sunflowers along the sidewalks, and distant sounds of church bells or train horns, it's genuinely New Mexico, where not hurrying is a way of life. So, pause as you travel through the pages of this book, seeing the past with the eyes of now, and return to its treasures again and again. Creative collaborators Victoria Rogers and Cal Haines are responsible for the art, much of the writing and the concept for this book. Victoria's originality and eye for color, composition and refinement combined adeptly with Cal's technical, improvisational and rhythmic design skills to produce the imagery. Prior to this time, Victoria Rogers has been best known as an artist for her portfolio of color landscape photography with selections archived in the New Mexico Museum of Art's historic Jane Reese Williams Collection. Cal Haines is a lifelong jazz drummer whose multidimensional thinking patterns find additional expression through photographic and abstract representations of auditory experiences. In a short time, the pair has been highly productive in a variety of mediums and garnered recognition in print, on the web and in a documentary film for their works on paper.

In Grateful Memory Of The Soldiers And Sailors Of That Town Who Served In The War For The Preservation Of The Union.

In Grateful Memory Of The Soldiers And Sailors Of That Town Who Served In The War For The Preservation Of The Union.

Theatres and auditoriums, even small ones that are meant to support performance, are highly complex buildings. In this book, two professional theatre design and engineering consultants explore the keys to making these buildings successful.