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David Morley Architects prides itself in developing a working
practice which sees constructive dialogue with partners as well as
research and innovation as the basis of its work: an ethos that has
gained the practice numerous prizes and accolades since its
founding in 1987.
FIVE by 5 brings together the practice's projects, exploring the
working method, achievements and reflecting back on the themes and
evolutions, which have informed its ongoing work in disparate
fields of architectural endeavour. The book's title is a reference
to voice communication protocols: where strength and clarity are
measured and assigned numbers--one being the worst and five the
best. FIVE by 5 celebrates David Morley architect's excellence with
regards to both strength and clarity.
The publication features a vast selection of projects, from the
indoor cricket School at Lord's Ground to the Regent's Park Hub,
the Maplethorpe Building in Oxford, Velvet Mill, the Campus School,
the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth and the london 2012 water
polo arena. These, and many more, are illustrated in detail with
striking photography, they are brought together critically and
elaborated on via five chaptered themes, which explore the major
issues and goals of david Morley architects: "communication,"
"evolution, revolution," "natural consequences," "5-d geometry,"
"integration--one idea to solve several problems." critical texts
from leading architecture writers professionally involved with the
practice, provide readers with detailed reflections and insights
into this multiple award-winning firm.
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Alice in Wonderland (DVD)
Wilfrid Brambell, Peter Cook, Michael Redgrave, Peter Sellers, Anne-Marie Mallik, …
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R377
Discovery Miles 3 770
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Made-for-TV BBC adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic children's
book from film-maker Jonathan Miller. Young girl Alice (Anne-Marie
Mallik) falls down the White Rabbit (Wilfrid Brambell)'s hole into
a bizarre world full of eccentric characters such as the
Caterpillar (Michael Redgrave), the Mock Turtle (John Gielgud) and
the Mad Hatter (Peter Cook). Peter Sellers also stars as the King
of Hearts. The film features music by Ravi Shankar.
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Blackadder - Season 1 (DVD)
Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Tim McInnerney, Brian Blessed, Elspet Gray, …
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R35
Discovery Miles 350
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Ships in 10 - 20 working days
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The entire first series of the historical sitcom, created by Rowan
Atkinson, Richard Curtis and Ben Elton. Atkinson plays the scheming
member of a 15th century royal court, with Tony Robinson as his
witless sidekick Baldrick. The episodes are 'The Foretelling',
'Born to Be King', 'The Archbishop', 'The Queen of Spain's Beard',
'Witchsmeller Pursuivant' and 'The Black Seal'.
This book explores the relationship between Dickens and canonical
Romantic authors: Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Percy and
Mary Shelley, and Keats. Addressing a significant gap in Dickens
studies, four topics are identified: Childhood, Time, Progress, and
Outsiders, which together constitute the main aspects of Dickens's
debt to the Romantics. Through close readings of key Romantic
texts, and eight of Dickens's novels, Peter Cook investigates how
Dickens utilizes Romantic tropes to express his responses to the
exponential growth of post-revolutionary industrial, technological
culture and its effects on personal life and relationships. In this
close study of Dickensian Romanticism, Cook demonstrates the
enduring relevance of Dickens and the Romantics to contemporary
culture.
A very funny show about some unlikely subjects, including a
one-legged actor applying for the role of Tarzan, an in-depth
interview with an unimpressed shepherd who witnessed the Nativity,
and a French singer who misunderstands an Anglo-Saxon vulgarity and
composes a song around it.
Brain Based Enterprises offers a unique synthesis of intelligent
thought fused with pragmatic and pithy insights on the art and
discipline of leading enterprises, where intelligence, ideas and
innovation are the currencies of Sustainable Coopetive Advantage
(SCA). From the first signs of intelligence through making axes and
fire, we now have access to unprecedented powers of creation
through the convergence of humanity and technology. Rapid and
dramatic advances in our understanding of genomics, biotechnology,
computing and robotics make it possible for us to create a better
world or destroy what we have created. The author explores both
sides of the Man-Machine dynamic so that you can choose wisely.
Expressed clearly and concisely, this book is essential reading for
busy people seeking to inform and illuminate themselves with a rich
mixture of pragmatism, inspiration and wisdom. Featuring numerous
micro case-ettes from enterprises ranging from biotechnology to
banking and bots, Brain Based Enterprises grounds the ideas for
people seeking to make the most of the Fourth Industrial
Revolution.
Peter Cook has been a pivotal figure within the architecture world
for over half a century. He first came to international renown in
the 1960s as a founder of the radical, experimental group
Archigram, winners of the 2002 RIBA Royal Gold Medal. He is also
former Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA),
London, and Emeritus Professor and former Chair of the Bartlett
School of Architecture (University College London). Suffused with
Peter's infectious energy, enthusiasm and charm, this intriguing
memoir explores major themes in architecture through the lens of
his life and work. Taking the reader on a journey through his
colourful and wide-ranging career, it touches on his early years
and architectural education, his relationships with key figures
within the architecture community and his work teaching and
lecturing internationally. It also provides an inside account of
his leadership of the Bartlett, for which he is frequently credited
as a central figure in rescuing the reputation of a once-ailing,
now world-famous, school of architecture. Featuring full-colour
images of his most famous drawings, including Archigram's 'Plug-in
City', and built works, such as the Kunsthaus Graz in Austria and
the Vienna Economics and Business University's Department of Law
and Central Administration Buildings, this book is a window into
the life of one of architecture's most celebrated rebels.
To Share, Not Surrender offers an entirely new approach to
assessing Indigenous-settler conflict over land, opening
scholarship to the public and augmenting it with First Nations
community expertise. Informed by cel'an'en - "our culture, the way
of our people" - this multivocal work of essays traces the
transition from treaty-making in the colony of Vancouver Island to
reserve formation in the colony of British Columbia. The collection
also publishes translations/interpretations of the treaties into
the SENCOTEN and Lekwungen languages. An all-embracing exploration
of the struggle over land, To Share, Not Surrender advances the
urgent task of reconciliation in Canada.
This book explores the relationship between Dickens and canonical
Romantic authors: Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Percy and
Mary Shelley, and Keats. Addressing a significant gap in Dickens
studies, four topics are identified: Childhood, Time, Progress, and
Outsiders, which together constitute the main aspects of Dickens's
debt to the Romantics. Through close readings of key Romantic
texts, and eight of Dickens's novels, Peter Cook investigates how
Dickens utilizes Romantic tropes to express his responses to the
exponential growth of post-revolutionary industrial, technological
culture and its effects on personal life and relationships. In this
close study of Dickensian Romanticism, Cook demonstrates the
enduring relevance of Dickens and the Romantics to contemporary
culture.
A guide for modern organisations about optimising productivity,
creating a culture of innovation, and building high-performing
teams It's time to stop managing and start implementing. The New
Rules of Management is about creating and implementing projects
that truly matter, because even the best ideas, projects and
objectives mean nothing until they are executed. In truth, most
organisations aren't designed to successfully implement long-term
projects, but successfully implementing the projects that matter is
the key to long-term success. In this book, you'll learn how to
successfully manage yourself, your teams, and your entire
organisation to create and execute engaging, vital projects that
people and teams care about. When you do implementation right
success becomes a given--on the personal, team, and organisational
levels. So if you want your business to succeed, it's time to
implement the projects that truly matter. Start now, with The New
Rules of Management. A management guide to building engagement and
innovation in any organisation Written by a master business coach,
mentor, entrepreneur, thought leader, and popular public speaker
Ideal for business leaders and managers who want to take their
organisations into the twenty-first century
Drawing upon cutting edge research from academia but expressed
clearly and concisely for the busy person seeking practical
inspiration, Leading Innovation, Creativity and Enterprise will
feature numerous case examples from companies such as Virgin,
Pfizer, Roche and Fuji Film. The book deals with questions such as:
What are the roots of creativity and imagination? * How can we
create the physiological and mental states under which creativity
happens naturally rather than having to rely on creative thinking
tools? * What kind of leadership is required to make creativity and
innovation business as usual behaviours in your enterprise? * What
is the role of technique in engendering creativity within teams?
What are the most effective and reliable recipes for team based
creativity? * What ensures that creativity turns into innovation?
What stops it? In exploring these questions, the book will show you
how to produce and lead creative teams, as well as build an
innovative company culture.
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Music, Dance, Anthropology (Hardcover)
Stephen Cottrell; Contributions by John Baily, Peter Cooke, Ann R. David, Catherine E Foley, …
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R2,218
Discovery Miles 22 180
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This volume celebrates the significant resurgence of interest in
the anthropology of music and dance in recent decades. Traversing a
range of fascinating topics,from the reassessment of historical
figures such as Katherine Dunham and John Blacking, to the
contemporary salience of sonic conflict between Islamic Uyghur and
the Han Chinese, the essays within Music, Dance, Anthropology make
a strong argument for the continued importance of the work of
ethnomusicologists and ethnochoreologists, and of their ongoing
recourse to anthropological theories and practices. Case studies
are offered from areas as diverse as Central Africa,Ireland,
Greece, Uganda and Central Asia, and illuminate core
anthropological concepts such as the nature of embodied knowledge,
the role of citizenship, ritual practices, and the construction of
individual and group identities via a range of ethnographic
methodologies. These include the consideration of soundscapes, the
use of ethnographic filmmaking, and a reflection on the importance
of close cultural engagement over many years. Taken together these
contributions show the study of music and dance practices to be
essential to any rounded study of social activity, in whatever
context it is found. For as this volume consistently demonstrates,
the performance of music and dance is always about more than just
the performance of music and dance. Contributors: John Baily; Peter
Cooke; Ann R. David; Catherine E. Foley; Andree Grau; Rachel
Harris; Maria Koutsouba; Jerome Lewis; Barley Norton; Carole Pegg;
Martin Stokes.
This book describes fifty-eight railroad locomotives on display in
parks and museums throughout the state of Arizona. Photos show the
locomotives as they are now, and as they appeared in times past.
This is a modern-day update of the book published by Bart Barton in
1988. It is available in both color and b&w editions. Second
printing.
Many books have been written about the amazing F-105 Thunderchief
and its role in the air war over North Vietnam. First-person
accounts by Jack Broughton, Ken Bell, Gene Basel, and Billy Sparks
gave vivid descriptions of their experiences at Takhli RTAFB, one
of the two bases hosting the "Thud" during the Vietnam War, but
they provided few photos. Pete Cook, a Wild Weasel crewmember
stationed there during the 1968 "Pack One" days, was able to
photograph many of the scenes described in those books, and
presents 500 color photos showing what life was like during on- and
off-duty hours at Takhli. Second printing.
Mick Cooney grew up on a wheat ranch in Condon, Oregon. He learned
to fly in 1945 and eventually owned two Aeroncas and a Stinson.
This book reprints the logbook pages depicting his many travels
around the Northwest, and presents then-and-now comparison aerial
photos of early Condon and the pre-dam Columbia River, including
Celilo Falls before it was inundated by The Dalles Dam.
"Rocco's architecture relates with context, tradition and the
communities of men in a way that produces, so to say, 'poetically
reactive objects' linked with world culture (not only the Chinese
one)."--Michele Calzavara, professor, architect, and critic
No one has built more public buildings in Hong Kong than the
architect Rocco Yim. A sequel to "Being Chinese in Architecture"
published in 2004, "Presence" highlights Yim's fourteen
architectural projects across southern China, including museums,
educational institutions, a public library, government houses, and
district redevelopments. The main proposition raised is of
"architecture shaping the city" and "the city shaping
architecture."
Dr Cook has worked and published extensively in the field of child
and family mental health. He is the author of Early Childcare:
Infants and Nations at Risk. In Mothering Matters he has created
something of great value, summarising much research, making it
accessible to those who wish to know more, as he draws on over half
a century of thinking and learning about human infants and their
mothers and fathers. "At the beginning of this new millennium,
Peter Cook presents much evidence that there is a natural, 'best
fit' pattern of human mothering. He also asks his readers to
consider some ways in which significant departures from this
pattern can harm infants, women, and society, and contribute to
emotional, behavioural, and health problems. An increase in conduct
disorders and aggression in young people, and changes in societal
behaviour, have been the shared experience of many professionals
dealing with such problems. A mother has a relationship with her
child which no one else can share. At birth the total growth of the
child's body and brain has been the result of environment supplied
by the mother. The rapid growth of the brain and body of the
infant, and the acquisition of communication skills, are also
largely the result of the intimate interactions of mother and
child. Fathers play an increasingly significant part in the
infant's life, with the expanding ability of the child to
communicate and learn through new experiences, usually mediated
through play with the father and other family members in a safe and
supportive environment. "I urge everyone with a social conscience
to heed Peter Cook's sage words about early childhood. Failure to
do so can only result in further damage to the young and the fabric
of our society." - Forrester Cockburn, Emeritus Professor of Child
Health, University of Glasgow, Scotland
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