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Das Wirken Ernst Neuferts in Den Jahren Von 1920 Bis 1940 - Mit Einem Werkverzeichnis Und Einer Werkubersicht in Bildern... Das Wirken Ernst Neuferts in Den Jahren Von 1920 Bis 1940 - Mit Einem Werkverzeichnis Und Einer Werkubersicht in Bildern (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2017 ed.)
Patricia Merkel
R2,025 Discovery Miles 20 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Die Zukunftsfahigkeit bestehender Shopping Center - Ein Bewertungssystem zur Beurteilung (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2016):... Die Zukunftsfahigkeit bestehender Shopping Center - Ein Bewertungssystem zur Beurteilung (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2016)
Philipp Luttke
R1,612 Discovery Miles 16 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Philipp Luttke widmet sich dem wissenschaftlichen Ansatz, der diffuse Beschreibungen von Konsumenten zu Shopping Centern, selektive Kundenbefragungen, wechselnde Marktteilnehmer und Konzepte sowie die Auswirkungen einer sich verandernden Gesellschaft in Relation zueinander setzt. Der Autor zeigt, dass es dazu einer dezidierten Analyse der gegenwartigen und zu erwartenden Konsumentenstrukturen und -bedurfnisse und der auf den Konsumenten einwirkenden Mechanismen bedarf. Das Ziel, weiche Faktoren messbar zu machen, wird mithilfe von kausalen Abhangigkeiten eingegrenzt. Die Zielsetzung dieses Bewertungsinstrumentes ist die Entwicklung einer transparenten, pragmatischen und gleichzeitig moeglichst umfassenden Entscheidungshilfe.

Mobs and Microbes - Global Perspectives on Market Halls, Civic Order and Public Health (Paperback): Leila Marie Farah, Samantha... Mobs and Microbes - Global Perspectives on Market Halls, Civic Order and Public Health (Paperback)
Leila Marie Farah, Samantha L. Martin
R1,325 Discovery Miles 13 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Ein neuer Typus Kirche - Hybride oeffentliche Raume (German, Paperback): Jurgen Willinghoefer Ein neuer Typus Kirche - Hybride oeffentliche Raume (German, Paperback)
Jurgen Willinghoefer
R20,052 R992 Discovery Miles 9 920 Save R19,060 (95%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Once the center of village and city life, diminishing congregation numbers have left church buildings increasingly empty or forced to close. So, how can they be revitalized? Since 2016, under the patronage of the Evangelical Church in Middle Germany and the International Building Exhibition IBA Thueringen, citizens have unified through solidarity-forming projects to reactivate their churches as sites of community. This second volume of the series StadtLand:Kirche presents these ambitious projects, detailing a narrative of progress through failures and successes. Case studies such as the Her(r)bergskirche in Rennsteig and the Bienen-Garten-Kirche in Roldisleben, demonstrate that realistic secular uses can complement the original offerings of the church. A new type of church is emerging as a hybrid place at the center of the village.

Wohnungsbau und Wohnungswirtschaft in Russland - Die Situation und Perspektiven im Vergleich mit Deutschland (German,... Wohnungsbau und Wohnungswirtschaft in Russland - Die Situation und Perspektiven im Vergleich mit Deutschland (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2016)
Elena Herzog
R1,891 Discovery Miles 18 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Dieses Buch gibt einen UEberblick zum aktuellen Wohnraumimmobilienmarkt in Russland. Untersucht werden die wichtigsten Marktteilnehmer und es erfolgt eine vergleichende Betrachtungen mit Deutschland zu Baukosten, Bauplanung, Bauqualitat, Wohnraumfinanzierung und Wohnimmobilienpreise. Diese Untersuchung dient als Grundlage fur das Verstandnis des russischen Wohnraumimmobilienmarktes und liefert somit ein Basiswissen fur ein allgemeines Marktverstandnis und etwaige Investitionsvorhaben.

Enclaves of America - The Rhetoric of American Political Architecture Abroad, 1900-1965 (Hardcover): Ron Theodore Robin Enclaves of America - The Rhetoric of American Political Architecture Abroad, 1900-1965 (Hardcover)
Ron Theodore Robin
R2,614 Discovery Miles 26 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Whether determining the style of its embassies or the design of overseas cemeteries for Americans killed in battle, the U.S. government in its rise to global leadership greatly valued architectural symbols as a way of conveying its power abroad. In order to explain the political significance of American monuments on foreign soil, this illustrated book explores the efforts made by the United States from 1900 to 1965 to enhance its image as a military and economic force with displays of artistic achievement. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Modell Zur Verbesserung Der Lebensarbeitsgestaltung Von Baustellen-Fuhrungskraften - Praxisrelevante Werkzeuge (German,... Modell Zur Verbesserung Der Lebensarbeitsgestaltung Von Baustellen-Fuhrungskraften - Praxisrelevante Werkzeuge (German, Paperback, 1. Aufl. 2015 ed.)
Martina Schneller
R1,863 Discovery Miles 18 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Scotland Remembered - A History of Scotland Through its Monuments and Memorials (Paperback): Michael Meighan Scotland Remembered - A History of Scotland Through its Monuments and Memorials (Paperback)
Michael Meighan
R464 R420 Discovery Miles 4 200 Save R44 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Monuments are all around us. We walk or drive past them every day, yet we are often only vaguely aware of their existence. They are in cemeteries and parks; on busy streets and in lonely places; they stand by the sea or on the top of hills. Some are very obvious, such as the Scott Monument, and some are obscure and hidden. They commemorate many things: often the dead of history in wars at home and abroad and disasters, both recent and long past, but they also honour the achievements of our inventors, writers and explorers and our kings, queens, saints and martyrs. They appear as statues, as windows, as sculptures, as plaques and sometimes as buildings. Sometimes they take centre stage in the middle of city squares or on the summit of lonely mountains. In this book author Michael Meighan examines the stories behind the monuments and memorials of Scotland, and what they reveal about the history of the country: its most ancient monuments; wars and battles; heroes and villains; cultural figures, explorers and scientists; and disasters, both natural and otherwise. The monuments range from famous landmarks such as the Wallace Memorial at Stirling and the Wallace Monument in Aberdeen, the Scott Monument in Edinburgh, to memorials to Robert Burns, Mary, Queen of Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite Risings at Glenfinnan, Prestonpans and Culloden, which represent the shaping of Scotland. Other monuments range from Greyfriars Bobby, memorials to Saint Margaret of Scotland and the Commando Memorial in Lochaber and many more.

An Accidental Masterpiece - Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion (Hardcover): Dietrich Neumann An Accidental Masterpiece - Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion (Hardcover)
Dietrich Neumann
R1,286 Discovery Miles 12 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Complex History of a Building With the temporary exhibition pavilion of the German Reich at the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona, Mies van der Rohe designed an architectural icon, but also a controversial monument of the way the Weimar Republic portrayed itself. The building is one of the most unusual success stories in the history of architecture: Despite its short existence, its reputation grew steadily in the following decades, thanks in part to magnificent photographs. It was soon considered the constructed manifesto of the Modern Age, and its spatial and "ideational" ambitions were called "a milestone of Modern architecture." This comprehensively, broadly researched book portrays the building's complex history and its political entanglement-up to and including its reconstruction according to van der Rohe's plans at the original site between 1983 and 1986. Presumably the most important and influential architectural icon of the 20th century, uniquely documented and depicted On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Mies' death and the Bauhaus centenary Many never before published photographs from archives in the US, Germany and Spain

The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way - With a New Preface by the Author and a New Foreword by Neil... The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way - With a New Preface by the Author and a New Foreword by Neil deGrasse Tyson (Hardcover)
Colin Davey; As told to Thomas A. Lesser; Foreword by Neil De Grasse Tyson
R1,768 R1,427 Discovery Miles 14 270 Save R341 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Tells the story of the building of the American Museum of Natural History and Hayden Planetarium, a story of history, politics, science, and exploration, including the roles of American presidents, New York power brokers, museum presidents, planetarium directors, polar and African explorers, and German rocket scientists. The American Museum of Natural History is one of New York City's most beloved institutions, and one of the largest, most celebrated museums in the world. Since 1869, generations of New Yorkers and tourists of all ages have been educated and entertained here. Located across from Central Park, the sprawling structure, spanning four city blocks, is a fascinating conglomeration of many buildings of diverse architectural styles built over a period of 150 years. The first book to tell the history of the museum from the point of view of these buildings, including the planned Gilder Center, The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way contextualizes them within New York and American history and the history of science. Part II, "The Heavens in the Attic," is the first detailed history of the Hayden Planetarium, from the museum's earliest astronomy exhibits, to Clyde Fisher and the original planetarium, to Neil deGrasse Tyson and the Rose Center for Earth and Space, and it features a photographic tour through the original Hayden Planetarium. Author Colin Davey spent much of his childhood literally and figuratively lost in the museum's labyrinthine hallways. The museum grew in fits and starts according to the vicissitudes of backroom deals, personal agendas, two world wars, the Great Depression, and the Cold War. Chronicling its evolution from the selection of a desolate, rocky, hilly, swampy site, known as Manhattan Square to the present day the book includes some of the most important and colorful characters in the city's history, including the notoriously corrupt and powerful "Boss" Tweed, "Father of New York City" Andrew Haswell Green, and twentieth-century powerbroker and master builder Robert Moses; museum presidents Morris K. Jesup, Henry Fairfield Osborn, and Ellen Futter; and American presidents, polar and African explorers, dinosaur hunters, and German rocket scientists. Richly illustrated with period photos, The American Museum of Natural History and How It Got That Way is based on deep archival research and interviews.

Preisermittlung und Veranschlagen von Hoch-, Tief- und Stahlbetonbauten - Ein Hilfs- und Nachschlagebuch zum Veranschlagen von... Preisermittlung und Veranschlagen von Hoch-, Tief- und Stahlbetonbauten - Ein Hilfs- und Nachschlagebuch zum Veranschlagen von Erd-, Strassen-, Wasser-, Brucken-, Stahlbeton-, Maurer- und Zimmererarbeiten (German, Paperback, 11. Aufl. 1955. Softcover reprint of the original 11th ed. 1955)
Ludwig Baumeister
R1,712 Discovery Miles 17 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Entscheidend fur den Lohnaufwand und Betriebsstoffverbrauch VOll Betondeckenarbeiten ist nicht nur der Umfang der Arbeiten - langere zusammenhangende Betondeckenlose, fur welche sich eine leistungs- fahige Baustelleneinrichtung mit maschinellem Umschlag der Binde- mittel und Zuschlagstoffe, sowie auch der Einsatz leistungsfahiger Mischmaflchinen, Verteilergerate und Fertiger lohnt - und die durch die Linienfuhrung bedingten Schwierigkeiten, wie starke ]{riirnmungen und Steigungen, sondern auch die Art der Deckenherstellung. Diese hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren gewandelt. Verzichtet man auf Haul- fugen alter oder neuer Bauart (einschl. Wielandfugen) mit all ihren technischen Nachteilen und schneidet man die Fugen mit FllgeJl- schneidm(f8chinen (siehe Abb . .52) vermittels Karborundscheiben Yun Abb. 52. Fugenschneidmasclline. 300 mm 0 in den fertigen Beton ein, so kann man mit den Beton- fertigern uber die Fugen weg betonieren und damit eine Steigerung der taglichen Fertigerleistungen erzielen. Wesentlich gunstiger wird der Arbeitsfortschritt, die Gute der Betondecke und die Wirtschaftlich- keit des Gerateeinsatzes, wenn man bei der Herstellung der zweischich- tigen Betondecken (Oberbeton mit Hartgestein und Baustahlgewebe- einlage zwischen Ober- und Unterbeton) Riittelflaschenaggregate auf Arbeitsbuhnen montiert (siehe Abb. 53) zum Einsatz bringt, weIcht> auch im sonstigen Stahlbetonbau Anwendung finden koennen. In Abb. oeJ ist eine solche Ruttelflasche 0 75 mm mit eingebautem Erregermotor von 9000 SchwingungenjMin der Maschinenfabrik Waeker, Ingolstadt- Munchen, dargestellt.

Beyond the Footpath - Mindful Adventures for Modern Pilgrims (Hardcover): Clare Gogerty Beyond the Footpath - Mindful Adventures for Modern Pilgrims (Hardcover)
Clare Gogerty 1
R438 R398 Discovery Miles 3 980 Save R40 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'A treasure-trove of inspiration . .. [Beyond the Footpath] shows us how to make the most of the calm beauty of the natural world that surrounds us, as well as offering practical guidance on where to find - and how to travel to - those special places' Raynor Winn, bestselling author of The Salt Path 'Inspirational yet practical. With mindful exercises and tracks to take. Discover the benefits of being a modern pilgrim' Country Living 'A brilliant solution to restoring balance and rediscovering meaning' The Simple Things AN INSPIRING GUIDE TO WALKING MINDFULLY TO PLACES OF MEANING A pilgrimage - long, short, secular or religious - gives you the opportunity to step out of your day-to-day routine and follow a path that promises meaning, a little magic and the space to breathe. Beyond the Footpath will take you on a journey to places of spiritual or personal significance - and show you how to travel in a way that enhances your connection to the world and to yourself. Whether you choose a long-distance trail, an ascent of an awe-inspiring mountain, a walk in an ancient forest, a journey to a temple, stone circle or sacred garden, or simply a lunchtime stroll to somewhere special, Beyond the Footpath has suggestions and tips to inspire you to open the door and walk into a world of wonder.

The Local - A History of the English Pub (Paperback, 3rd edition): Paul Jennings The Local - A History of the English Pub (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Paul Jennings
R607 R399 Discovery Miles 3 990 Save R208 (34%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The pub has been at the heart of English life for generations. But how has this unique institution developed over the centuries? Paul Jennings traces the history of the English pub, looking at how it evolved from the coaching inn and the humble alehouse, through back-street beerhouses and 'fine, flaring' gin palaces to the drinking establishments of the twenty-first centuries. Covering all aspects of pub life, this fascinating history examines pubs in town and country. It identifies key trends and discusses architecture and interior design. It looks at customers and their varied activities in pubs and at the men and women who ran them. The story of the pub is set throughout the wider context of social change. The Local is a must-read for the pub-goer and anyone interested in the history of the English people.

Marcel Breuer - Building Global Institutions (Paperback): Barry Bergdoll, Jonathan Massey Marcel Breuer - Building Global Institutions (Paperback)
Barry Bergdoll, Jonathan Massey; Contributions by Guy Nordenson, Jonathan Massey, John Harwood, …
R981 R825 Discovery Miles 8 250 Save R156 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Marcel Breuer (1902-1981) is celebrated as a furniture designer, teacher, and architect who changed the American house after his emigration from Hungary to the U.S.A. in 1937. More recently historians, architects, and-with the reopening in New York of the great megalith of his Whitney Museum as the Met Breuer-a larger public are gaining new insights into the cities and large-scale buildings Breuer planned. Often seen as a pioneer of a "Brutalist modernism" of reinforced concrete, Breuer might best be understood through the lens of the changing institutional structures in and for which he worked, a vantage developed in the fresh approaches gathered here in essays by a group of younger scholars. These essays draw on an abundance of newly available documents held in the Breuer Archive at Syracuse University, now accessible online.

Pyramids - The Real Story Behind Egypt's Most Ancient Monuments (Paperback): Joyce Tyldesley Pyramids - The Real Story Behind Egypt's Most Ancient Monuments (Paperback)
Joyce Tyldesley
R383 R304 Discovery Miles 3 040 Save R79 (21%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The extraordinary mysteries of the pyramids - revealed From the development of monumental architecture around 3,000 BC to the fabulous edifices that rose up from the desert plains of Giza, these are amongst the most remarkable structures in world history. Their story has given rise to a set of incredible legends: spaceships, ley lines, mysterious goings on... Is it fact or fiction? Joyce Tyldesley, writer, lecturer and broadcaster on Ancient Egypt, cuts away modern myth and prejudice to reveal the truth behind these astonishing structures. The Old Kingdom pharaohs believed that death was the beginning of eternal life. To help them on their way they built pyramids; huge ramps or stairways charged with the most potent magic, leading directly to the sky. Pyramids chronicles how and why Egypt's pharaohs built on so grand a scale, and shows how the pyramids helped to build Egypt itself. ‘A fascinating survey… For anyone who wants to know about pyramids, this is required reading’ Spectator ‘Tyldesley sets out to fill the gap between Egyptologists’ reserve, the excesses of tour guides and misinformed traditions… [she] should be required reading.’ Sunday Times

Qingdao Grand Theater in China (Hardcover): Meinhard Von Gerkan, Stephan Schutz Qingdao Grand Theater in China (Hardcover)
Meinhard Von Gerkan, Stephan Schutz
R844 R787 Discovery Miles 7 870 Save R57 (7%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Focus on the detail of the design of the Qingdao Grand Theater in China. The Grand Theater Qingdao lies in the Laoshan district of the harbour city at a newly created park that stretches from the sea to the foot of the Laoshan mountains. The objective of the design was to translate the landscape and the elements into the language of architecture, creating a unique ensemble in harmony with the genius loci, or spirit, of the place. The building rises up out of the landscape like a mountain massif, while a 'floating' cloud-like roof surrounds it. This publication shows the significance of this 'stage of urban life' in the historical context of China's opera and concert houses. Texts by the architecture critic Christian Brensing and photos by the architecture photographer Christian Gahl present the building in detail. Text in English and German.

Greyfriars Graveyard (Paperback): Charlotte Golledge Greyfriars Graveyard (Paperback)
Charlotte Golledge
R465 R421 Discovery Miles 4 210 Save R44 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

When Greyfriars Graveyard opened in Edinburgh in the sixteenth century, built on the site of a Franciscan monastery on the edge of the Old Town below the castle, it became Edinburgh's most important burial site. Over the centuries many of Edinburgh's leading figures have been buried at Greyfriars, alongside many more ordinary folk, and it is home to a spectacular collection of post-Reformation monuments. In this book local historian Charlotte Golledge takes the reader on a tour around Greyfriars Graveyard to reveal the history of the cemetery, from when James I granted the land as a monastery to the present day. She explores the huge variety of its monuments and gravestones and explains the symbolism behind the stones and carvings and how the styles changed over the years. Through this she paints a remarkable picture of life and death in Edinburgh over the centuries, which will appeal to both residents and visitors to the Scottish capital.

Modernist Skopje Map - Guide to Modernist and Brutalist architecture in Skopje - in English and Macedonian; (English,... Modernist Skopje Map - Guide to Modernist and Brutalist architecture in Skopje - in English and Macedonian; (English, Macedonian, Sheet map, folded)
Ana Ivanovska Deskova, Vladimir Deskov, Jovan Ivanovski, Ljubica Slavkovic; Series edited by Derek Lamberton; Photographs by …
R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Seaside Hotels (Paperback): Karen Averby Seaside Hotels (Paperback)
Karen Averby
R262 R238 Discovery Miles 2 380 Save R24 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Grand seaside hotels dominate Britain's seaside resorts with bold, largescale buildings, often magnificent examples of the most fashionable architectural style of the time. First emerging in the eighteenth century, their golden age came in the second half of the nineteenth, when a showpiece luxury hotel was a must-have for any successful seaside resort. These imposing Grands, Royals and Imperials, filled with every modern convenience of the period and containing opulent restaurants and ballrooms, are fascinating buildings that reflect the fortunes of those who built and visited them throughout the years. Karen Averby takes us through the rise, the fall and the modern-day resurgence of the grand seaside hotel across the whole of the UK, from their exclusive and luxurious nineteenth-century beginnings, through their renaissance in the interwar years, decline in the 1970s as foreign package holidays became popular and their recent, more accessible refurbished form today. This book is part of the Britain's Heritage series, which provides definitive introductions to the riches of Britain's past, and is the perfect way to get acquainted with seaside hotels in all their variety.

Hospitals and Medical Facilities - Construction and Design Manual (Hardcover): Philipp Meuser Hospitals and Medical Facilities - Construction and Design Manual (Hardcover)
Philipp Meuser; Contributions by Franz Labryga
R2,608 R2,355 Discovery Miles 23 550 Save R253 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This Construction and Design Manual showcases all aspects of planning hospitals, medical practices, and pharmacies. Around 50 projects are presented in their entirety, accompanied by large photographs, true to scale floor plans, and coloured diagrams. The volume also features scientific contributions concerning methods of planning and questions of design. Additional essays on architectural history and typological classifications make this book, spanning over 400 pages, an indispensable reference work for everyone with an interest in hospital architecture and healthcare design. Construction data, planning parameters, and regulations for hospitals and medical facilities True to scale floor plans for different building types and scientific comments Essential for healthcare design, architecture, and medical administration

Durham Hosiery - Redux et al. (Paperback): Barry M. Koplen Durham Hosiery - Redux et al. (Paperback)
Barry M. Koplen
R1,349 Discovery Miles 13 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Jsa: Juan Soriano Contemporary Art Museum of Morelos (Hardcover): Jose Luis Barrios Jsa: Juan Soriano Contemporary Art Museum of Morelos (Hardcover)
Jose Luis Barrios; Juan Jose Kochen; Text written by Jimena Hogrebe, Pablo Ruiloba, Sebastian Mariscal
R745 R661 Discovery Miles 6 610 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
City Hall: Masterpieces of American Civic Architecture (Hardcover): Arthur Drooker City Hall: Masterpieces of American Civic Architecture (Hardcover)
Arthur Drooker; Foreword by Douglas Brinkley; Contributions by Thomas Mellins
R1,329 Discovery Miles 13 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

City Hall is the first book to feature striking contemporary images of the most architecturally significant city halls in the United States. This diverse collection includes New York, the oldest; Philadelphia, once the tallest building in the world; and Boston, the first major brutalist building in the United States. Organized chronologically, the book traces the evolution of American civic architecture from the early 19th century to the present day and represents diverse styles such as Federalist, art deco, and modern. Architects, current and former mayors, historians, and preservationists tell the story of how each city hall came to be, what it says about its city, and why it's important architecturally. With a foreword by noted historian Douglas Brinkley and an essay by architectural writer Thomas Mellins, City Hall spotlights these often underappreciated civic buildings and affirms architecture's unique power to express democratic ideals and inspire civic engagement.

Fructus - Atelier Bonnet Architects (Paperback): Bruno Marchand Fructus - Atelier Bonnet Architects (Paperback)
Bruno Marchand
R1,332 Discovery Miles 13 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From a watch to a pavilion, from urban furniture to infrastructure, from landscape design to apartment buildings: since the founding of Atelier Bonnet in the year 2000, the work of Pierre and Mireille Bonnet, covering a wide range of themes and scales, is conceived in a spirit of interaction and complicity. In the face of such a diversity of works, the monograph concentrates on a series of exemplary residential buildings, which document the skillful handling of this fundamental building task. In their most recent works, the architects have also occupied themselves intensively with the use of exposed concrete and with questions of tectonics. The resulting sculptural design and the abstract language of these objects provide further examples of a highly sensitive architecture, with an undeniable artistic dimension.

Scottish Lighthouses - An Illustrated History (Paperback): Michael A. W. Strachan Scottish Lighthouses - An Illustrated History (Paperback)
Michael A. W. Strachan 1
R465 R421 Discovery Miles 4 210 Save R44 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Before the age of the lighthouse Scotland's untamed seas and perilous rocky coast too often witnessed the watery end to the mariner's voyage. From its establishment in 1786, it was the remit of the Northern Lighthouse Board to tame these harsh seas with the building of guiding lights around Scotland's rugged coast 'For the Safety of All'. The history of Scotland's lighthouses would be dominated by one family of engineers. For its first 150 years, the NLB would be shaped by four generations of the Stevenson family as lighthouse builders, innovators and inventors. From humble beginnings at Kinnaird Head, this family would perfect the engineering marvels of the Bell Rock and Skerryvore, and pioneer wireless technologies into the modern age. The lighthouse story is also one of habitation on the Stevensons' creations on the extremities of civilisation as the light-keepers, and their families, lived and served on the wind-battered terrain of Scotland's edge. It was a story of survival, a unique way of life, which came and went within the pages of this history. The technological breakthroughs which began with the Stevensons advanced to automation and the end of the light-keeper. Nowadays the lights still flash, but there's nobody there.

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