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Report copyright infringementby Don Lohnes (Author)For starters, this book is not a technical manual; it is a guide of what to Consider prior to making the first steps towards achieving your goal of a comfortable living space for you and your family. It looks at the issues of the site or location of your home in some detail and provides samples of what to consider for the location, slope, soil type, and other issues that may have an effect on the cost of construction. It describes how to sele...

A Decision-Makers Guide to Public Private Partnerships in Airports

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Report copyright infringementby Andy Ricover (Author), Jeffrey Delmon (Author)Airport development is critical to economic growth and poverty reduction. This book will help decision-makers assess whether Public Private Partnerships (PPP) might be a viable option to meet their airport development requirements. It walks the reader through the airport PPP process, from early preparation to bringing the project to market and managing the project during implementation. The book will help eradicate ...

Les Docks Marseille: The Fascinating Reuse of a Historic Building

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Report copyright infringementby Alfonso Femia (Author)The large building, today known as Les Docks, designed by Gustave Desplaces and constructed between 1858 and 1864 on the model of the warehouses in the docklands of London, looks like a stone ship looming over the wharves of the port of Marseille. Rightly or wrongly, its designer is credited with the idea of having associated the construction with a symbolic and imaginative calendar: 365 meters in length, the number of days in a year, four...

Paintings and Musings from the Heartland

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Report copyright infringementby Dorothy Catherine Canote (Author)Dorothy Canote's book is a journey through the eyes of a keen observer, laid on paper in watercolor, largely of her hometown and rural past. Nostalgic images fill the pages, complemented by her often humorous voice, and always as astute in her writing as her painted observations. Sharing a past with other baby boomers, Canote brings forth vivid memories of a bygone era in her works depicting the landscape and buildings of her pa...

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Report copyright infringementby John Ruskin (Author)The Stones Of Venice (Volume I): Volume I - The Foundations This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the s...

Digital Twins for Heritage Building Preservation

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Report copyright infringementby Jiaying Zhang (Author)Heritage buildings carries stories of the past, cultural features, and artistic styles, offering glimpses into historical development and the evolution of people's lifestyles. Heritage buildings hold cultural, economic, landscape, and social values, necessitating well preservation. Dr. Jiaying ZHANG utilized advanced technologies including Heritage Building Information Modelling (HBIM) integration with Geographic Information System (GIS), ...

Optimal Spending on Cybersecurity Measures: Digital Privacy and Data Protection

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Report copyright infringementby Tara Kissoon (Author)The aim of this book is to demonstrate the use of business- driven risk assessments to meet the requirements within privacy laws. This book introduces the cyber risk investment model and the cybersecurity risk management framework used within business-driven risk assessments to meet the intent of privacy and data protection laws. This can be used by various stakeholders involved in the implementation of cybersecurity measures to safeguard s...

Before the Wall: How a Dream Became a Memorial

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Report copyright infringementby Michael D. D. Kennedy (Author), Jerri Weitzel (Author), Grady Clay (Author)Before the Wall: How a Dream Becomes a Memorial chronicles the largest open design competition in the 20th century and provides a heretofore unknown look at the selection, approval, design, and construction of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The handwritten journal entries of Grady Clay, chair of the jury for the design competition, are the primary source. This is the h...

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Report copyright infringementby Lauren Liess (Author)From Lauren Liess, an interior designer and founder of the popular blog Pure Style Home, Habitat: The Field Guide to Decorating is "stunningly simple . . . a survival book for any budding decorator" (USA Today). "Not-always-conventional ideas for livening up any space with art." ―Country Living "Tons of tips, advice, and sources." ―Elements of Style Lauren Liess fuses her love of design and the great outdoors into all her work. In Habitat:...

Resilient Communities Across Geographies

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Report copyright infringementby Sheila Lakshmi Steinberg (Editor), Steven J. Steinberg (Editor), Este Geraghty (Foreword by)What makes a community resilient? How do we ensure its sustainable future? Resilience--the unique ability to positively adapt to changing physical and social environments--is essential for populations of all sizes and locales in today's world of unexpected changes and increasing instances of environmental change. Communities around the globe possess unique combinations o...

Preservation in Action: Ten Stories of Stewardship: Restoration, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Adaptation, and Reuse

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Report copyright infringementby Anne Crofoot Kuckro (Author), Peter R. Brown (Photographer)A one-of-a-kind tour through exquisitely preserved, chronicled and illustrated historic buildingsAnne Crofoot Kuckro and Lee Kuckro are recipients of the 2025 Harlan H. Griswold Award for Historic Preservation, from Preservation ConnecticutPreservation in Action is the first publication that tells the compelling story of Old Wethersfield, Connecticut's largest and oldest historic district in its oldest ...

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Report copyright infringementby Young Huh (Author), Zooey Deschanel (Foreword by), Jonathan Scott (Foreword by)The first book from AD100 and Elle Decor A-List designer Huh is filled with her elegant, colorful work, while inspiring readers to create different moods at home. Acclaimed designer Huh's warm and welcoming interiors resonate with harmony, elegance, and dynamism, each room animated by sophisticated surface treatments, a singular play of pattern and color, and a touch of wanderlust. H...

The New Mediterranean: Homes and Interiors Under the Southern Sun

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Report copyright infringementby Gestalten (Editor)A modernist take on Mediterranean aesthetics, a new movement in interior design embraces sumptuous minimalism through warm, earthy tones, and natural materials. In southern locations such as Australia, California, and Brazil, but also in places like New York and Copenhagen--the Mediterranean sensibility echoes itself in these locales through a variety of reasons, be it former colonial influences, a similar sunny climate, or simply an appreciat...

The Grammar of Ornament: A Visual Reference of Form and Colour in Architecture and the Decorative Arts - The Complete and Unabridged Full-Color Editio

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Report copyright infringementby Owen Jones (Author)A complete and unabridged full-color edition of the classic sourcebook on ornamental design First published in 1856, The Grammar of Ornament remains a design classic. Its inspiration came from pioneering British architect and designer Owen Jones (1809-1874), who produced a comprehensive design treatise for the machine age, lavishly illustrated in vivid chromolithographic color. Jones made detailed observations of decorative arts on his travel...

The Year-Round Solar Greenhouse: How to Design and Build a Net-Zero Energy Greenhouse

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Report copyright infringementby Lindsey Schiller (Author), Marc Plinke (With)Build a net-zero energy greenhouse that pays for itself through energy savings and year-round food production. Complete construction plans and proven techniques for creating a solar-powered growing system that eliminates heating bills while providing fresh food 365 days a year.Why Solar Greenhouses Outperform Heated Versions: Traditional greenhouses consume massive energy for heating. This design captures and stores ...

Brave New Home: Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier Housing

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Report copyright infringementby Diana Lind (Author)This smart, provocative look at how the American Dream of single-family homes, white picket fences, and two-car garages became a lonely, overpriced nightmare explores how new trends in housing can help us live better. Over the past century, American demographics and social norms have shifted dramatically. More people are living alone, marrying later in life, and having smaller families. At the same time, their lifestyles are changing, whethe...

Sears, Roebuck Home Builder's Catalog: The Complete Illustrated 1910 Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Sears Roebuck and Co (Author)All across America during the great building boom of the early 20th century, one of the most popular sources for home-building materials, fixtures, and trimmings was the Sears, Roebuck catalog for home builders. This fascinating volume, reprinted from a rare surviving edition of that remarkably comprehensive publication, offers a peerless view of how thousands of Americans approached the practicalities and aesthetics of homebuilding...

The Space Within: Inside Great Chicago Buildings

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Report copyright infringementby Patrick F. Cannon (Author), James Caulfield (Author)For the first time, the interiors of some of the Chicago area's greatest buildings, designed by celebrated architects, are brought together and featured in truly stunning original photographs. These Chicago-area homes, religious spaces, and commercial and public structures give visual meaning to Frank Lloyd Wright's belief that "the space within becomes the reality of the building." Text by author Patrick F. C...

100 Iconic Buildings to See Before You Die: Explore the World's Most Amazing Architecture

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Report copyright infringementby Dk Travel (Author)Take a tour of the world's most talked about architectural wonders. This is your passport to 100 places designed to impress â " think Italy's Colosseum, India's Taj Mahal, Australia's Sydney Opera House, and the US's Empire State Building. These are the landmarks that define destinations, fill photo galleries, and top travel bucket lists, and now it's time to see them for yourself. Organized by continent, the book takes you on a global tour of...

Landscaping with Stone, Third Edition: Create Patios, Walkways, Walls, and Other Landscape Features

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Report copyright infringementby Pat Sagui (Author), Mark Wolfe (Editor)Updated with new projects, tables, and sections detailing commonly used landscape sand, gravel, and stone materials, Landscaping with Stone, Third Edition, is a complete and accessible guide to landscape design and outdoor projects for the home and garden. Discover xeriscape landscaping ideas, stone garden tips, water-wise gardening tips, and much more! Featuring a framework for stone landscaping ideas and designs - inclu...

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Cavagnero (Author), Brad Thomas (Designed by), Joseph Giovannini (Foreword by)Over the past two decades, Mark Cavagnero Associates has been quietly making an imprint on San Francisco's urban fabric. Born of the Modernist tradition of clean lines, abundant natural light, and functional, flowing open space plans, the firm's work expands on these values, encompassing a deep understanding of the city and Bay Area. Mark Cavagnero Architect surveys fifteen of th...

All the Queens Houses: An Architectural Portrait of New York's Largest and Most Diverse Borough

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Report copyright infringementby Rafael A. Herrin-Ferri (Author)The borough of Queens has long been celebrated as the melting pot of America. It was the birthplace of North American religious freedom in the seventeenth century, hosted two World's Fairs in the twentieth, and is currently home to over a million foreign-born residents participating in the American experience. In 2013, Spanish-born artist and architect Rafael Herrin-Ferri began to paint a portrait of the "World's Borough"--not wit...

The Sea Ranch: Architecture, Environment, and Idealism

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Report copyright infringementby Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher (Author), Joseph Becker (Editor), Neal Benezra (Foreword by)"This book takes a fresh look at the utopian dreams and commercial realities of one of the 1960s' most influential mergers of architecture, landscape and supergraphics, all on a 10-mile rocky reach of northern California coastline." --CurbedPublished with San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Back in print again, this generously illustrated book captures the visionary approach to...

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Report copyright infringementby Ignacio G. Galán (Author)Architecture shapes and embodies complex social and environmental articulations.It is not the container and representation of pre-packaged relationships, but a medium for motley associations. In advancing this proposition, this book explores diverse alliances and permeations of knowledge across media, bringing together arguments and projects that result from multiple conversations and collaborations. It contains an invitation to work in...

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Report copyright infringementby Jenny Wu (Author), Dwayne Oyler (Author), Thom Mayne (Foreword by)Puzzling Assemblies, by award-winning architects and educators Dwayne Oyler and Jenny Wu, is an in-depth investigation into the robust relationship between architectural concepts and puzzle logics. Organized into three primary sections, Puzzling Assemblies is a dissection of this idea--offering insights into its potential to enrich contemporary architectural thinking. Through rigorous design inve...

Living with Pattern: Color, Texture, and Print at Home

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Report copyright infringementby Rebecca Atwood (Author)A design book filled with beautiful photography and clear ideas for how to use pattern to decorate your home. If you focus on pattern, from texture and color to furniture and textiles, everything else will fall into place. Pattern is the strongest element in any room. In Living with Pattern, Rebecca Atwood demystifies how to use that element, a design concept that often confounds and confuses, demonstrating how to seamlessly mix and lay...

Design by Nature: Creating Layered, Lived-In Spaces Inspired by the Natural World

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Report copyright infringementby Erica Tanov (Author), Ngoc Minh Ngo (Photographer)The first design book that translates elements of nature--including flora, water, and wood--into elements of decor for beautiful, lived-in, bohemian interiors, from acclaimed designer and tastemaker Erica Tanov. Inspired by nature's colors, textures, and patterns, design icon Erica Tanov uses her passion for textiles to create beautiful, timeless interiors that connect us to the natural world. Now, in her first...

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Lavanway (Author)Brockway Mountain Stories brings back to print in one revised volume two popular publications, The Brockway Mountain Drive Story and The Keweenaw Mountain Lodge Story. Filled with photos and other historical documents, this book is essential for anyone interested in the history of Michigan, the Copper Country, and especially our beloved Brockway Mountain. Number of Pages: 92 Dimensions: 0.24 x 8.5 x 11 IN ...

Surf Shack: Laid-Back Living by the Water

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Report copyright infringementby Nina Freudenberger (Author), Brittany Ambridge (Photographer), Heather Summerville (Author)"Cabin porn goes coastal in Nina Freudenberger's Surf Shack" [Vanity Fair], and here are bungalows, trailers, cabins, and beach homes where surfers retreat after a day on the waves. Peek inside the homes of longtime enthusiasts and dedicated newcomers that reflect not just a sport or passion, but also a way of life. Blake and Heather Mycoskie of TOMS, hotelier Sean MacPh...

Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave

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Report copyright infringementby Joanna Gaines (Author)Joanna Gaines' instant #1 New York Times&nbsp Number of Pages: 352 Dimensions: 1.5 x 10.9 x 8.9 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: November 06, 2018

Watergate and the Grave National Security Matter: The World Turn'd Upside Down

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Report copyright infringementby Jerry Rogers (Author)This book is the untold Watergate story involving Air Force Major Jerry Rogers, a career officer, considered to be a Soviet spy by President Nixon and operations by the White House Plumbers to neutralize and destroy him. This book thoroughly documents the available records and is autobiographical in reporting his experiences during Watergate and afterward. At the time President Nixon considered this as "the Grave National Security Matter" a...

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Report copyright infringementby Lawrence Weaver (Author)Sir Christopher Wren: Scientist, scholar and architect, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and redesigned. These books are not made of scanned copies of...