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John F. Kennedy Sites in Dallas-Fort Worth (Hardcover): Mark Doty, John H. Slate John F. Kennedy Sites in Dallas-Fort Worth (Hardcover)
Mark Doty, John H. Slate
R781 R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Save R128 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Lighthouses of Cape Cod and the Islands (Paperback): Arthur P. Richmond Lighthouses of Cape Cod and the Islands (Paperback)
Arthur P. Richmond
R442 R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Save R112 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

One of the attractions of Massachusetts destinations of Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard is their rich array of lighthouses. These architectural feats pepper the shores, where most continue to warn passing ships of the dangers of landfall. Arthur P. Richmond, a well-known photographer of the Cape and Islands, has gathered forty views of their lighthouses, including some views of some interiors and at various seasons. Active lights and inactive lights are presented as beautiful color postcards. Perforated, they can be detached and sent to friends (at 40 cents apiece they are a good bargain), framed and hung on your wall, or kept intact as a souvenir of your summer vacation. This is also the perfect gift for the lighthouse enthusiast or visitor to the New England shore.

Historic Dance Halls of East Central Texas (Hardcover): Stephen Dean Historic Dance Halls of East Central Texas (Hardcover)
Stephen Dean
R781 R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Save R128 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Designing Grid Cities for Optimized Urban Development and Planning (Hardcover): Guiseppe Carlone, Nicola Martinelli, Francesco... Designing Grid Cities for Optimized Urban Development and Planning (Hardcover)
Guiseppe Carlone, Nicola Martinelli, Francesco Rotondo
R5,486 Discovery Miles 54 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

With the growth of the global population, the expansion of metropolitan areas has become an essential aspect of land development. With the need for more space to accommodate the growing population, discussion on the best methods of expansion has arisen. Designing Grid Cities for Optimized Urban Development and Planning is a critical scholarly resource that explores the expansion and extension of metropolitan areas following "orthogonal" development plans. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics, such as built environment, grid cities, and orthogonal urban matrix, this publication is geared towards engineers, city development planners, professionals, academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on the advantages of using orthogonal development plans for metropolitan expansion.

What is a Playhouse? - England at Play, 1520-1620 (Paperback): Callan Davies What is a Playhouse? - England at Play, 1520-1620 (Paperback)
Callan Davies
R1,102 Discovery Miles 11 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book offers an accessible introduction to England's sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century playing industry and a fresh account of the architecture, multiple uses, communities, crowds, and proprietors of playhouses. It builds on recent scholarship and new documentary and archaeological discoveries to answer the questions: what did playhouses do, what did they look like, and how did they function? The book will accordingly introduce readers to a rich and exciting spectrum of "play" and playhouses, not only in London but also around England. The detailed but wide-ranging case studies examined here go beyond staged drama to explore early modern sport, gambling, music, drinking, and animal baiting; they recover the crucial influence of female playhouse owners and managers; and they recognise rich provincial performance cultures as well as the burgeoning of London's theatre industry. This book will have wide appeal with readers across Shakespeare, early modern performance studies, theatre history, and social history.

Richard Rogers: The Pompidou Centre - SuperCrit #3 (Hardcover): Kester Rattenbury, Samantha Hardingham Richard Rogers: The Pompidou Centre - SuperCrit #3 (Hardcover)
Kester Rattenbury, Samantha Hardingham
R5,155 Discovery Miles 51 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Supercrit series revisits some of the most influential architectural projects of the recent past and examines their impact on the way we think and design today. Based on live studio debates between protagonists and critics, the books describe, explore and criticise these major projects. Richard Rogers: The Pompidou Centre, Supercrit #3explores Piano+Rogers' phenomenal project for a new type of major cultural building in Paris. You can hear Richard Rogers' description of the project, see the images and join in the crit. Supported by an extensive illustrated section, this innovative and compelling book is an invaluable resource for any architecture student.

Stadium Worlds - Football, Space and the Built Environment (Hardcover): Sybille Frank, Silke Steets Stadium Worlds - Football, Space and the Built Environment (Hardcover)
Sybille Frank, Silke Steets
R5,022 Discovery Miles 50 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Analyzing football as a cultural practice, this book investigates the connection between the sport and its built environment. Four thematic sections bring together an international multi-disciplinary range of perspectives with particular focus on the stadium.

Examples from architectural design, media studies and archaeology are used while studying advertising, economics, migration, fandom, local identities, emotions, gender, and the sociology of space. Texts and case-studies build up this useful book for lecturers and researchers in sociology, cultural studies, geography, architecture, sport and environment.

Great American Hotel Architects - Volume 1 (Hardcover): Stanley Turkel Cmhs Great American Hotel Architects - Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Stanley Turkel Cmhs
R976 Discovery Miles 9 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Libraries as Places: Buildings for the 21st century - Proceedings of the Thirteenth Seminar of IFLA's Library Buildings... Libraries as Places: Buildings for the 21st century - Proceedings of the Thirteenth Seminar of IFLA's Library Buildings and Equipment Section together with IFLA's Public Libraries Section Paris, France, 28 July - 1 August 2003 (Hardcover, Reprint 2011)
Marie-Francoise Bisbrouck, Francois Rouyer-Gayette, Florence Ponce, Celine Menil, Jeremie Desjardins
R3,466 R3,035 Discovery Miles 30 350 Save R431 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book contains the proceedings of the 13th seminar of IFLA's Library Buildings and Equipment Section, which was co-organized with IFLA's Public Libraries Section this time. The event took place as one of the satellite meetings of the World Library and Information Congress 2003 in Berlin, and was held in Paris at the end of July 2003.

Seminars like this have been held every two years (The Hague 1997, Shanghai 1999, Boston 2001) to allow architects and librarians to share experiences in the field of library planning and the building process. The goals of this seminar were to explore the issues affecting the future development of library space, and to help prepare to envision innovative library spaces that are responsive to user needs and community interests.

This compilation of 12 papers given at the Paris seminar includes a huge amount of information regarding the state of the art in library building.

Presidential Temples - How Memorials and Libraries Shape Public Memory (Hardcover): Benjamin Hufbauer Presidential Temples - How Memorials and Libraries Shape Public Memory (Hardcover)
Benjamin Hufbauer
R1,382 Discovery Miles 13 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When Bill Clinton, flanked by Presidents Bush past and present, stood in the rain in Little Rock to open his presidential library, the moment seemed to transcend the partisan fray. The imposing structure itself was carefully crafted to play up Clinton's accomplishments and legacy, while downplaying the impeachment affair that shadowed his second term. That focus--on the higher purposes, meanings, and accomplishments of a particular presidency--also deeply reflected the spirit of most other presidential libraries and memorials.

Expanding on this essential theme, Benjamin Hufbauer explores the visual and material cultures of presidential commemoration--memorials and monuments, libraries and archives--and the problematic ways in which presidents themselves have largely taken over their own commemoration. Describing how presidential commemoration has evolved over the past century, Hufbauer reviews the making and meaning of the Lincoln Memorial, the development of Franklin Roosevelt's archives into the first federal presidential library and museum, and the imperial implications of LBJ's truly monumental library in Austin. He contrasts the recent $20 million reinvention of the Truman Library, designed to boldly tackle controversial issues related to racism, McCarthyism, and nuclear anxiety, with the Nixon Library's and Reagan Library's efforts to minimize fallout from the Watergate and Iran-Contra scandals. He also provides the first detailed study of the meaning and influence of the Smithsonian's popular First Ladies exhibit.

Hufbauer sees these various commemorative sites as playing a key role in the construction of our collective political and cultural self-images and as another sign of our preoccupation with celebrity culture. Ultimately, he contends, these presidential temples reflect not only our civil religion but also the extraordinary expansion of executive authority--and presidential self-commemoration--since FDR.

While presidential libraries and memorials have also become media-driven attractions that often contribute significantly to the economies of their home cities, Hufbauer shows that their primary function remains the transformation of presidential history into presidential myth for the general public.

Vertical Bellevue - Architecture Above a Boomburb Skyline (Paperback): Marques Vickers Vertical Bellevue - Architecture Above a Boomburb Skyline (Paperback)
Marques Vickers
R531 Discovery Miles 5 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Eaton Center - Out of the Land (Hardcover): Michael J. Crosbie Eaton Center - Out of the Land (Hardcover)
Michael J. Crosbie
R1,547 R1,149 Discovery Miles 11 490 Save R398 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"The new campus was conceived to change how we work, interrelate, and spur collaboration and innovation. All are fundamentally important to Eaton's ability to attract the best talent, ensure we perform at the highest levels, and further heighten our historic capabilities to solve the world s most demanding power management problems. Our new campus is meeting all of these lofty objectives." - Alexander M. Cutler, Chief Executive Officer, Eaton. Eaton Center is the expression of the values of a century-old company with deep roots in the American Midwest. Rising above the rolling terrain of northern Ohio that was once farmland, the building takes its place between woods and a reflecting pond, with a bearing that recalls a manse in the countryside. The experience of Eaton is planar: it extends space and views, both close and distant, through the landscape, connecting the building and its people to the place, and the values held in common. Eaton Center is the product of a dedicated client and design team and the values that brought them together to create a special place to work. Authored by architecture critic Dr Michael J. Crosbie, this highly visual book documents that collaboration between Eaton and the design team and the resulting dramatic transformation of the land into Eaton's new home on the North American plain.

The Livery Halls of the City of London (Hardcover): Anya Lucas The Livery Halls of the City of London (Hardcover)
Anya Lucas
R1,430 R1,173 Discovery Miles 11 730 Save R257 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

For more than 600 years the Livery Companies have played a leading role in commercial activities and social and political life in the City of London. These trade associations, each representing a particular craft or profession, were originally responsible for controlling, for example, wages and working conditions. As the Companies were established and incorporated by royal charter, largely in the 14th and 15th centuries, they began acquiring and adapting buildings from which to operate. The Companies' headquarters - the Livery Halls - gradually evolved from large medieval town houses to become an identifiable building type matched in scale and ambition only by the guild houses of northern European mercantile cities and the Venetian scuole. By the time of the Great Fire of London in 1666, there were at least 53 Livery Halls. Of the 40 Halls standing today, half remain on their medieval sites, but all have been rebuilt several times. To give only two examples: there have been six incarnations of Clothworkers' Hall on Mincing Lane and six Salters' Halls on three different City sites. This beautiful book is the first major exploration of these architecturally significant yet under-researched buildings. Dr Anya Lucas, who has studied the Halls in depth, provides an introduction and an illustrated history of the buildings that have been lost over the centuries. The Great Fire, in particular, resulted in a period of energetic reconstruction. Companies rebuilt and beautified their Halls in recognition that the image they projected was as crucial as their wealth and regulatory powers. More building activity took place in the 18th and 19th centuries as Halls were required to accommodate new functions. Many of the Restoration Halls did not survive these years, and, where they did, alterations continued apace. Only 3 out of 36 Halls remained untouched after the Blitz of 1940-41, leading to another wave of reconstruction, the buildings being predominantly traditional or neo-Georgian in style. Henry Russell surveys each of the 40 present-day Halls, no two of which share an identical plan. Sited across the City from east to west, they range from the London Proof House, the home of the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers, on Commercial Road, outside the old City walls, to HSQ Wellington, headquarters of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, moored on the Thames at Victoria Embankment. All existing Livery Halls have been photographed especially for the project by the renowned interiors photographer Andreas von Einsiedel, making this a truly outstanding publication.

Lighthouses of New York (Paperback): Rick Tuers Lighthouses of New York (Paperback)
Rick Tuers
R877 R681 Discovery Miles 6 810 Save R196 (22%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Superb photographs and graphics provide a unique look at New York's colonization, settlement, and economic growth. Discover how the state's rich maritime heritage centers around 69 lighthouses, located on many different water bodies. This book details all of them, including famous lighthouses like Montauk Point, Fire Island, and Buffalo. These symbols of strength have protected mariners for over two hundred years. Fascinating historical facts, heroic rescues by lighthouse keepers, heartwarming stories about keepers and their families, engineering and construction details, lost beacons, and travel information make this a complete guide to New York State lighthouses.

The Modern Airport Terminal - New Approaches to Airport Architecture (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Brian Edwards The Modern Airport Terminal - New Approaches to Airport Architecture (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Brian Edwards
R3,339 Discovery Miles 33 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This comprehensive guide to the planning and design of airport terminals and their facilities covers all types of airport terminal found around the world and highlights the environmental and technical issues that the designer has to address. Contemporary examples are critically reviewed through a series of case studies. This new edition covers the most recent examples of high quality, technically advanced designs from the Far East, Europe and North America.
This book will be a source of inspiration and guiding principles for those who design, commission or manage airport buildings.

Performing Environments - Site-Specificity in Medieval and Early Modern English Drama (Hardcover): S. Bennett, M. Polito Performing Environments - Site-Specificity in Medieval and Early Modern English Drama (Hardcover)
S. Bennett, M. Polito
R1,476 Discovery Miles 14 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This ground-breaking collection explores the assumptions behind and practices for performance implicit in the manuscripts and playtexts of the medieval and early modern eras, focusing on work which engages with performance-oriented research.

Chicago's Mansions (Hardcover): John Graf Chicago's Mansions (Hardcover)
John Graf
R781 R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Save R128 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Architecture and Leadership - The Nature and Role of Space and Place in Organizational Culture (Hardcover): Mark Roberson,... Architecture and Leadership - The Nature and Role of Space and Place in Organizational Culture (Hardcover)
Mark Roberson, Alicia Crumpton
R1,384 Discovery Miles 13 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From cathedrals to cubicles, people go to great lengths and expense to design their living and working environments. They want their spaces to be places where they enjoy being, reflecting who they are and what they care about. The resultant environments in turn become loud, albeit unvocal, leaders for people occupying those corresponding spaces. The design and use of work and living spaces typifies and thematizes expectations for the group. Essentially, the architecture of rooms, buildings and cities creates cultures by conveying explicit and implicit messages. This is evident when people approach and walk into St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, the Jewish Museum in Berlin, or the Rothko Chapel in Houston, to name some examples. While leaders oftentimes lack the resources to have their spaces mirror the greatest architectural achievements of the world, they are in a position to use the art and science of architecture, at whatever scale is available, to their advantage. The creative and intentional use of space and place advances and promotes cherished values and enhances organizational effectiveness. This book explores the essence of good architecture and establishes relevant connections for leaders and managers to strategically design and use the organizational workplace and space to support their mission and purpose, and create aesthetically meaningful work environments. It equips leaders to be culturally astute on what defines good architecture and to incorporate principles of beauty in their leadership practices accordingly and will be of interest to researchers, academics, professionals, and students in the fields of leadership, organizational studies, and architecture theory and practice.

Writing Spaces - Discourses of Architecture, Urbanism and the Built Environment, 1960-2000 (Hardcover): C. Greig Crysler Writing Spaces - Discourses of Architecture, Urbanism and the Built Environment, 1960-2000 (Hardcover)
C. Greig Crysler
R4,171 Discovery Miles 41 710 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Writing Spaces examines and compares discourses of architecture, urbanism and the built environment between 1960 and 2000, a period in which economies and cultures in the world became ever more interdependent; in which technologies revolutionised production and communications, and when the social and spatial organisation of built environments and cities were massively transformed.

As a response to these developments, social theory has been recast, arguing that space is the medium of social change and hence political struggle.

eBook available with sample pages: 0203402685

A History Lover's Guide to the South Shore (Paperback): Zachary Lamothe A History Lover's Guide to the South Shore (Paperback)
Zachary Lamothe
R614 R521 Discovery Miles 5 210 Save R93 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gaudi Album Cientifico - Scientific Album, Album Scientifique (Hardcover): J.J. Lahuerta Gaudi Album Cientifico - Scientific Album, Album Scientifique (Hardcover)
J.J. Lahuerta
R1,047 Discovery Miles 10 470 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The 135 postcards appearing in this Scientific Album were published almost without exception in the period when Gaudi was working. They are an example of the hundreds of postcards dedicated to his works of the time. No other monument in the city could equal it in both photogenic and emotional terms, especially in the case of Park Guell and even more so in that of the Sagrada Familia. The postcards show not only a simple finished building but a construction growth, comparable only with the processes of transformation that occur in nature or in the development of living organisms, subjected like this to the passing of time and the action of the elements.

Architectural Acoustics - Blending Sound Sources, Sound Fields, and Listeners (Hardcover, 1998 ed.): Yoichi Ando Architectural Acoustics - Blending Sound Sources, Sound Fields, and Listeners (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
Yoichi Ando
R1,595 Discovery Miles 15 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Proceeding from basic theory to design studies of concert and multiple purpose halls, the author introduces a remarkable seat selection system for the analysis of new and existing halls, and proposes a diagnostic system for testing the physical properties and calculating the psychological attributes at any seat after a hall is built. The book also presents a theory of subjective preferences, based on a model of the auditory cognitive system in the brain. Readers can thus follow the temporal and spatial values that may be associated with the left and right cerebral hemispheres in listening to music and speech, respectively, in a room. From the results of calculating subjective preference at each seat, for example, architects, musicians, and acoustical engineers concerned with the design and use of concert and multi-use halls may determine the best location to perform a certain type of music on the stage, as well as the best seats from which to listen.

Who's Buried Where in London (Paperback): Peter Matthews Who's Buried Where in London (Paperback)
Peter Matthews 1
R427 Discovery Miles 4 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

London's many cemeteries, churches and graveyards are the last resting places of a multitude of important people from many different walks of life. Politicians, writers and military heroes rub shoulders with engineers, courtesans, artists and musicians, along with quite a few eccentric characters. Arranged geographically, this comprehensive guide describes famous graves in all the major cemeteries and churches in Greater London, including Highgate, Kensal Green, Westminster Abbey, and St Paul's Cathedral, as well as the City churches and many suburban parish churches. The book gives biographical details, information on the monuments, and is richly illustrated. As well as being an historical guide, it also serves as an indispensable reference guide for any budding tombstone tourist.

Transforming Urban Nightlife and the Development of Smart Public Spaces (Hardcover): Hisham Abusaada, Abeer Elshater, Dennis... Transforming Urban Nightlife and the Development of Smart Public Spaces (Hardcover)
Hisham Abusaada, Abeer Elshater, Dennis Rodwell
R5,616 Discovery Miles 56 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Public places are places where all citizens, irrespective of their race, age, religion, or class level (social or economic), cannot be excluded. It serves to improve the lifestyle experience of its inhabitants, as well as promote social connections. All citizens are responsible for it and are interested in it, and the intervention for change must be the responsibility of all without exception. As such, bottom-up urban planning is essential for urban environments and for transforming nightlife in public places in order to create more meaningful experiences and instill a greater sense of identity and community. Transforming Urban Nightlife and the Development of Smart Public Spaces analyzes the patterns of transformations of nightlife in public life. The book investigates urban nightlife transformations and the challenge of enhancing the sense of belonging in sensitive areas such as local communities and historical sites. The chapters present new insights to control the chaotic intervention related to the elements of traditional or digital technology, whether from citizens themselves or local authorities. The objective also is to document urban nightlife transformations that enhance the sense of belonging in historical sites. Important topics covered include urban-gamification, digital urban art, urban socio-ecosystems, and reimagining space in the urban nightlife. This book is ideal for urban planners, developers, social scientists, technologists, civil engineers, architects, policymakers, government officials, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students who are interested in urban nightlife and nightscape and the smart technologies used for transformation.

McAllen Architecture - A Visual Journey: By Pino Shah and Geoff Alger (Hardcover): Pino Shah, Geoff Alger McAllen Architecture - A Visual Journey: By Pino Shah and Geoff Alger (Hardcover)
Pino Shah, Geoff Alger; Designed by Carrie Rood
R1,423 Discovery Miles 14 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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