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The Busy Bridge That Got Its Break - Paperback

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by Shane Svorec (Author)When a famous bridge is scheduled to be torn down and replaced, people from all over gather to honor the beloved landmark. But to one woman, once a little girl, it's more than just a bridge. It's a friendly face and comforting structure she grew up caring about. When the busy bridge came down, she said farewell to her old friend before it got the break it deserved. The Busy Bridge is a poetic book that shows the history of a bridge that outlasted its predicted life sp...

Clean Architecture: Over 100 wonderful pictures - Paperback

$59.38

by Axel Donovan (Author)+++ BUY one of the best-selling PROFESSIONAL photography books TODAY. +++As you flip through the pages of this fantastic book printed on professional paper, you'll be amazed at the HD illustrations done by professional photographers for: - Inspire the viewer.- Increase curiosity and imagination.- Delight the eyes with fantastic images. This book CANNOT BE MISSED ON YOUR BOOKSHOP!What are you waiting for, get it now and TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DISCOUNT active for a lim...

Art and Architecture in Italy: Perfect for architecture lovers - Paperback

$59.38

Architecture in the 20th century: The first illustrated book - Paperback

$59.38

Architecture of the future: New book on creativity - Paperback

$59.38

Architecture School: Perfect if you love Architecture - Paperback

$59.38

Architecture in monochrome: An illustrated book - Paperback

$59.38

American Architecture: Inspiration leaps - Paperback

$59.38

The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq: in the 3rd/9th Century - Hardcover

$80.91

by Popovic Alexandre (Author), Gates Louis Henry (Introduction by), King Léon (Translator)The revolt of African slaves in Iraq from 869 to 883 C.E.* - the revolt of the Zanj - was one of the great rebellions of world history and the first major uprising in the history of the African diaspora. The Zanj were black slaves shipped overseas from East Africa to work in salt mines and plantations under the harshest conditions. Their fate resembled that of black slaves in the trans-Atlantic slave tra...

The Routledge Handbook of International Planning Education - Paperback

$100.42

by Nancey Green Leigh (Editor), Steven P. French (Editor), Subhrajit Guhathakurta (Editor)The Routledge Handbook of International Planning Education is the first comprehensive handbook with a unique focus on planning education. Comparing approaches to the delivery of planning education by three major planning education accreditation bodies in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom, and reflecting concerns from other national planning systems, this handbook will help to meet the ...

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience: Integrating Mitigation, Preparedness, and Recovery Planning - Paperback

$80.98

by Michael Lindell (Editor)The Routledge Handbook of Urban Disaster Resilience emphasizes the intersection of urban planning and hazard mitigation as critical for community resilience, considering the interaction of social, environmental, and physical systems with disasters. The Handbook introduces and discusses the phases of disaster - mitigation, preparedness/response, and recovery - as well as each of the federal, state, and local players that address these phases from a planning and polic...

Building Practice in the Dutch East Indies: Epistemic Imposition at the Beginning of the 20th Century - Paperback

$80.98

by David Hutama Setiadi (Author)This book reveals the 'epistemic imposition' of architectural ideas and practices by colonists from the Netherlands in the Dutch East Indies from the late-19th century onwards, exploring the ways in which this came to shape the profession up to the present day in what is now known as Indonesia.The author investigates the scope of these interventions by Dutch colonial agents in relation to existing Javanese building practices, pursuing two main lines of enquiry....

Journey in His Shadow: A poetic Journey of Faith - Hardcover

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by Ellen Rile Colagiacomo (Author)Journey in His Shadow is inspirational poetry that has been inspired over years. Ellen truly believes that even before she came to know and understand Christ's amazing hope and salvation, she was living beneath His shadow. So many times she was rescued and brought to her senses by the spirit who knew, one day, she would be His. This book is for the lonely and those seeking a true path. We are all journeying in His shadow, and His is awaiting our union with Hi...

Journey in His Shadow: A poetic Journey of Faith - Paperback

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Retail Ruins: The Ghosts of Post-Industrial Spectacle - Hardcover

$94.45

by Jacob C. Miller (Author)In the context of widespread precarity and ongoing crises, it is no surprise ruins have captured much attention in recent years. This book is about a new kind of space, one that is deeply troubling for consumer society: the retail ruin. Jacob C. Miller bridges human geography, archaeology and critical urban studies to offer a starting point for conceptualizing retail ruins. Drawing on fieldnotes and photographs, Miller crafts a hauntological approach informed by the...

New York in Pictures - an illustrated tour of NYC & facts about its famous sites: Learn about the Big Apple while looking at colorful engaging artwork - Hardcover

$30.22

by Anna Nadler (Author)Hello and welcome to this marvelous collection of detailed colorful illustrations, along with useful facts of New York City's famous sites. You will feel like you are going on a tour of New York City and its surroundings.Here you will find artistic pictures and facts about these NYC locations and sites: Statue of Liberty Staten Island Ferry Freedom Tower World Trade Center Memorial Brooklyn Bridge Hudson Yards The Vessel City Hall Station Flatiron Building Washington S...

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by Peter Magyar (Author)The book is the recording of the interactive genesis of the poetic and the factual in architecture, generated by targeted intuition, so the tangible, materially manifestable result would be really the testimony of its opposite, the ephemeral, infinite space. This genesis is easily readable in the book, even if instead of words, spontaneous or weighted line drawings communicate nonverbal thoughts. The aspects of the Vitruvian 'firmitas' and 'utilitas' have to be also de...

The Story of Utopias: 100th Anniversary Edition - Paperback

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by Lewis Mumford (Author), Nicole Pohl (Afterword by), Karen Christensen (Foreword by)This survey of utopias, which spans from Plato to the twentieth century, was Lewis Mumford's first success. He was particularly interested in what he calls utopias of reconstruction, models for reshaping an imperfect world. Beginning with a survey of famous utopian ideas and writings, he moves from Plato's Republic, More's Utopia, Andre 's Christianopolis, Bacon's New Atlantis, Campanella's City of the Sun, ...

The Sustainable Urban Development Reader - Paperback

$108.52

by Stephen M. Wheeler (Editor)This thoroughly revised and updated fourth edition of The Sustainable Urban Development Reader combines classic and contemporary readings to provide a broad introduction to the topic that is accessible to general and undergraduate audiences.The Reader begins by tracing the roots of the sustainable development concept in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries through classic readings. It then explores dimensions of urban sustainability, including land use and urba...

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by Naomi Stungo (Author)A design monograph on architect Frank Gehry.A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.Frank Gehry transformed contemporary architecture with his innovative use, and range, of materials and forms, from mass-produced ...

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by Judith Carmel-Arthur (Author)A design monograph on the 'Dante of architecture', Antoni Gaudí.A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.The 'Dante of architecture', Antoni Gaudí crafted extraordinary constructions out of minute and mesme...

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by Judith Carmel-Arthur (Author)A design monograph on architect Philippe Starck, also a ground-breaking designer of furniture, interiors and hotels. A design monograph series on the most remarkable architects, designers, brands and design movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, each book contains a historical-critical essay discussing the life and work of the subject, followed by an illustrated appreciation of groundbreaking work.With his vivid imagination, wit and flair, Phili...

Kindly Lights: A History of the Lighthouses of Southern New England - Paperback

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by Sarah C. Gleason (Author)With this colorful, concise history, Sarah Gleason has placed a poetic focus on a maritime past now fading into the glare of technology. Lighthouses are human-sized and appeal directly to the senses. So does Gleason's book about them. Number of Pages: 204 Dimensions: 0.47 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN Publication Date: May 31, 2022

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by Samuel Sloan (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domai...

Building Black: Towards Antiracist Architecture - Paperback

$31.05

by Elliot C. Mason (Author)Building Black: Towards Antiracist Architecture brings together the forefronts of Black Studies and architectural theory. Only recently, architecture and urban planning have started to confront their constitution of race as a social referent, and their part in the establishment of racist logics. This confrontation usually results in projects that respond to their surroundings, that merge into a changing and multicultural city. Building Black, however, proposes the ...

Rural Areas in Transition: Meeting Challenges & Making Opportunities - Paperback

$80.98

by Norman Walzer (Editor), Christopher Merrett (Editor)This volume explores new opportunities to reshape local economies in rural areas during the next decade by exploring successful efforts already underway.While reported population declines can paint a bleak picture for rural areas, a different story can be told in looking at the numbers of households, employment, and housing markets. In fact, many rural areas have had steady employment and healthy housing markets. Rural attractions often i...

I Spy Construction Site For Kids: A Fun Guessing Game Including Construction Vehicles And Tools For Kids Ages 2-5 Including All 26 Letters Of The Alph - Paperback

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by Charlotte Gibbs (Author)Do you have a child obsessed with construction equipment and vehicles? Are you looking for fun way to combine this interest and practice ABC's with your child? Combine learning and fun with a construction-themed activity book: I Spy for Kids!I Spy is a simple game that encourages your child's interests while teaching ABC's and new vocabulary. Children will delight in identifying their favorite construction equipment! Your child will be able to practice letters by ma...

Mega Project Management: Culture, Economy, and Society - Paperback

$24.48

by Guan Leng Lim (Author)Megaprojects of construction would no more be difficult to initiate, understand and carry out practically. A key to all the problems related to Mega Project Management is going to be in your hand. It will be no more complex now. You have been facilitated to solve each and every problem by yourself. The book is going to be a perfect guide for you because it will tell: -What is Megaproject Management? -A Fundamental Conceptualization of Mega Infrastructure Construction ...

Scoreboard Your Practice: 7 Numbers to Understand Your Design Firm's Financials - Hardcover

$34.54

by Rick J. Linley (Author)Are you an architect, engineer, interior designer, landscape architect, planner, or other design professional? Do you currently lead or aspire to lead a small or midsized design firm? Do you want to know just enough about financials to effectively manage your practice-but not much more? Then you'll want to know the unique, and surprisingly simple approach to financials taken in Scoreboard Your Practice.The sole principal of a strong ten-person firm pays herself a sal...

Scoreboard Your Practice: 7 Numbers to Understand Your Design Firm's Financials - Paperback

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Bridge and Structural Design - Paperback

$31.66

by William Chase Thomson (Author)Definitions, The composition and resolution of forces, examples in graphical statics, The lever and moments, Examples illustrating method of moments, Shearing and bending stress in beams, Moment of Resistance, Moment of Inertia, calculations of moments of inertia, Radius of Gyration, Formulae relating to beams, Distribution of shearing stresses in beams, Sizes of beams required for various cases, Deflection of beams, Columns and struts, The latticing of compre...

Deadly Art of Survival Magazine 6th Edition: Collector's Series #1 Martial Arts Magazine Worldwide: MMA, Traditional Karate, Kung Fu, Goju-Ryu, and Mo - Paperback

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by Nathan Ingram (Author), Jacob Ingram (Author), Chasity Ingram (Author)The 6th edition of the #1 Bestseller Martial Arts Magazine Worldwide. The Deadly Art of Survival Magazine has created a worldwide Martial Arts community. These men and women are not just martial artists; they live the code. They choose to help everyday people on their journey to becoming better human beings, and they do it without expecting anything in return! Part of our collectible Martial Arts series, make sure to get...