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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
The Sumerians tell a story of human DNA being altered by
extra-terresterials in order to bring us from a primal state to the
modern human we know of today. This book is based on that
assumption. This book calls into question every aspect of life. I
give you a story that takes your imagination on a journey that
should cause you to question everything you have ever been told. I
hope you enjoy the story.
This groundbreaking edition of AD brings together a range of global
expertise on social value, exploring its potential for
demonstrating the positive impact of both architecture and
architects on homes and communities in terms of social justice,
sustainability and wellbeing. There has been a recent groundswell
of interest in the mapping and measuring of social value caused by
developments in legislation and planning, as well as a revival of
interest in the ethical dimensions of architectural practice. Not
only do architects promote wellbeing through the development of
carefully conceived and appropriate designs, they can also add
social value through the processes of consultation, visioning,
briefing, co-design, co-creation, user manuals, soft landings
(helping people to make the most of their buildings in use) and
post-occupancy evaluation. These are, however, poorly recognised
aspects of an architect's role. We live in an audit culture where
organisational performance is measured against predetermined
targets. Unfortunately, the focus of architectural practice is
generally on the financial cost of what it does in the short term
rather than its long-term social value, arguably its market niche.
This AD posits that the mapping and measuring of social value
provides a real opportunity for the architectural profession to
make its key contribution heard. Contributors: Nabeela Ahmed and
Ayona Datta, Nicola Bacon and Paul Goodship, Irena Bauman, Cristina
Garduno Freeman, Mat Hinds, Anthony Hoete, Karen Kubey, Mhairi
McVicar, Aoibheann Ni Mhearain and Tara Kennedy, Jenni Montgomery,
Edward Ng and Li Wan, Doina Petrescu, and Peter Andreas Sattrup
Featured architects: Atelier d'Architecture Autogeree (AAA), Barton
Willmore, Bauman Lyons Architects, Jateen Ladd, John McLaughlin
Architects, and Taylor and Hinds Architects
SS United States was the flagship of the United States Lines and
was representative of the apex of steam-engineering technology.
Designed by William Francis Gibbs, the ship was designed to be both
fast and safe, due to the use of new materials with an emphasis on
being fireproof. This book chronicles the design, construction, and
operation of the liner. Using many materials taken from the ship
itself, the authors detail the intricate interplay of safely
operating a 990-foot-long vessel, providing the finest cuisine,
entertainment, and personal services as well as running an
oceangoing hotel. The book is richly illustrated with many
previously unpublished photographs. In addition, included are
personnel lists, performance and engineering data, transcripts of
ship's logs, and other documents that illustrate the massive
undertaking and attention to detail that made this "America's
Flagship".
Take a journey through the mind with "Digital Dreams". View
nightmarish images, as well images of the bizarre. Explore the
impossible and relax in the unlikely. "Digital Dreams" takes you to
a personal place, a corner in your mind, and through a door you
probably shouldn't open.
By 1529, the year of publication of Luther's Large Catechism,
parishioners took the Gospel for granted. Many had forgotten at
what great peril the freedom of their faith had been won. In the
large Catechism Luther set out to inculcate the centrality of the
gospel that was largely neglected and whose freedom was frequently
abused.
Responding to our modern disillusionment with any claims to
absolute truth regarding morality or reality, this book offers a
conceptual approach for discussing absolutes without denying either
the relevance of divergent religious and philosophical teachings or
the evidence supporting postmodern and poststructuralist critiques.
Case studies of mysticism within Advaita-Vedānta Hinduism,
Mādhyamika Buddhism, and Nicene Christianity demonstrate the value
of this approach and offer many fresh insights into the
metaphysical presuppositions of these religions as well as into the
nature and value of mystical experience. Like Douglas Hofstadter's
Gōdel, Escher, Bach, this book finds ultimate reality to be
rationally graspable only as an eternal fugue of pattern and
paradox. Yet it does not so much counter other philosophical views
as provide a conceptual tool for understanding and classifying
incommensurable views.
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