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The Symbolism of the Christian Temple - Hardcover

$43.20

by Jean Hani (Author), Robert Proctor (Translator)That sacred art scarcely exists today is all too clear. We can perhaps speak of a "religious," but certainly not a sacred art. True sacred art is not sentimental or psychological, but ontological and cosmological in nature. Sacred art cannot be the result of the feelings, fantasies, or even "thought" of the artist-as with most modern art-but rather the translation of a reality largely surpassing the limits of human individuality. Sacred art is...

Autodesk AutoCAD 2021: Learn CAD With Ease (For Beginners) - Paperback

$28.39

by Madhumita Kshirsagar (Author)This book is all original and specifically designed to get you working with AutoCAD 2D and Productivity tools as knowledgeable as possible. This book is comprehensive and aims to give you a deeper understanding and a better learning experience. This book is designed for students related to different engineering fields according to their needs. This content helps students to understand drafting in AutoCAD.This book is useful for students who want to learn AutoCA...

The Peach State Guide To The Projectile Points Of Georgia - Paperback

$66.78

by Lloyd Schroder (Author)The Peach State Guide To The Projectile Points Of Georgia is a full color, information packed guide to the arrowheads that appear in Georgia. It is 236 pages of 852 pictures of the 89 point types that appear in the state. Each point type has information on the name, age, description, associated cultural material, and maps of distribution for each type. Number of Pages: 238 Dimensions: 0.65 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 01, 2021

Building Better Bathrooms: Connecting real stories with the details you need for truly accessible results - Paperback

$48.65

by Samantha Proulx (Contribution by), Jane Vorbrodt (Contribution by), Julie Sawchuk (Author)Everyone involved in planning, design, construction, maintenance and owning/operating a building with a bathroom needs this book. Although it was written with public and commercial washroom designs in mind, the information also applies to residential spaces. No matter what kind of bathroom you are building, it's always easier to move a line on paper - before it is a permanent wall. Regardless of where...

Transformative Planning: Smarter, Greener and More Inclusive Practices - Paperback

$100.42

by Christopher Silver (Editor), Andrea Frank (Editor)The Dialogues in Urban and Regional Planning series offers a selection of some of the best scholarship in urban and regional planning from around the world with internationally recognized authors taking up urgent and salient issues from theory, to education for and practice of planning.This 7th volume features contributions on the theme of Transformative Planning: Smarter, Greener and More Inclusive Practices. It includes chapters from lead...

Wau-Bun: Historic Preservation Edition - Paperback

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by Juliette Magill Kinzie (Adapted by), Louise Phelps Kellogg (Author), Adam G. Novey (Author)Even if you've read this fascinating classic before, don't miss this new edition loaded with extra features!First published in 1856, Mrs. Kinzie's firsthand account of life in the Early Day of the upper Midwest remains captivating, thought-provoking, heart-rending, enlightening, amusing, and inspiring. It's all here in Wau-Bun: Garrison life and native customs; everyday affairs and extraordinary fron...

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by Sears Roebuck and Co (Author), Sears Roebuck & Co (Author)2021 Reprint of the 1913 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Reproduced from a rare 1913 edition, this volume features 112 designs for homes of "comfort and refinement. These authentic plans offer a wealth of information on building materials and other details, along with external views, floor plans, descriptions with prices, and more. Sears Modern Homes were cata...

An Introduction to Daylighting Design for Buildings - Paperback

$40.48

by J. Paul Guyer (Author)Introductory technical guidance for electrical engineers, lighting engineers nd architectural engineers interested in daylighting design for buildings. Here is what is discussed:1. BENEFITS OF DAYLIGHT2. PROJECT TYPES THAT BENEFIT FROM DAYLIGHT3. DAYLIGHTING ECONOMICS4. SYSTEM INTEGRATION5. MAXIMIZE DAYLIGHT POTENTIAL6. GLAZING ORIENTATION7. GLAZING CHARACTERISTICS8. QUANTITY OF GLAZING9. GLARE AND CONTRAST CONTROL10. ACTIVE DAYLIGHTING11. PHYSICAL MODELING12. COMPUTE...

Digital Participatory Planning: Citizen Engagement, Democracy, and Design - Paperback

$80.98

by Alexander Wilson (Author), Mark Tewdwr-Jones (Author)Digital Participatory Planning outlines developments in the field of digital planning and designs and trials a range of technologies, from the use of apps and digital gaming through to social media, to examine how accessible and effective these new methods are. It critically discusses urban planning, democracy, and computing technology literature, and sets out case studies on design and deployment. It assesses whether digital technology ...

Futureproof City: Ten Immediate Paths to Urban Resilience - Paperback

$74.50

by Barry D. Wilson (Author)The Futureproof City creates adaptability and resiliency in the face of the unknown challenges resulting from technological change, population explosion, global pandemic, and environmental crisis. A paradigm shift is urgently required in the means of conceiving, delivering, and managing city development to create better places to live. This book brings to the fore many new solutions currently being proposed and piloted globally, identifying ten key areas affecting t...

Principles and Practice of Property Valuation in Australia - Paperback

$121.48

by David Parker (Editor)This book provides a clear outline of the key principles underlying property valuation and the current techniques and issues in the practice of valuation for the major sectors of the Australian real estate market.Formerly titled Valuation Principles and Practice, this entirely new third edition comprises Australia's leading advanced valuation textbook. The first part of the book, Principles of valuation, comprises chapters written by globally recognised academics and s...

AutoCAD Exercises For Beginners: Designers WorkBook For Practice - Paperback

$13.48

by Shameer S. a. (Author)AutoCAD Exercises For Beginners (Highlights): Number of Pages: 106 Dimensions: 0.22 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: January 24, 2021

Anti-Modernist Papal Encyclicals - Paperback

$25.92

by Luke Smith (Compiled by), Pope Gregory XVI (Author), Pope Leo XIII (Author)Six authoritative encyclicals of the Catholic Church condemning and critiquing liberalism, modernism, religious indifferentism, capitalism, communism and the state of the modern world. In this volume, four different popes offer the Catholic defense of marriage, traditional scholastic and Thomistic learning, distributed private property and the very lives of Christians under the rule of an ever more overtly anti-Chri...

Public Spaces for Water: A Design Notebook - Paperback

$105.28

by Maria Matos Silva (Author)This illustrated notebook highlights the need for a change of paradigm in current flood management practices, one that acknowledges the wide-ranging and interdisciplinary benefits brought by public space design. Reassessing and improving established flood management methods, public spaces are faced with a new and enhanced role as mediators of flood adaptation able to integrate infrastructure and communities together in the management of flood water as an ultimate ...

Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame - Hardcover

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by Richard B. Smith (Author)Vermont may be small in population, but it looms large with innovation. The state constitution was the first in America to ban slavery, provide for universal male suffrage and establish a system for publicly funded education. Ethan Allen captured Fort Ticonderoga for America's First Victory. An eleven-year-old Willie Johnston was America's youngest Medal of Honor winner, and Grace Coolidge became the one and only First Lady to have a raccoon as a pet while in the W...

Rise and Fall of Pennsylvania Station - Hardcover

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by Gregory Bilotto (Author)The construction of Pennsylvania Station (1904-1910) was a monumental undertaking equally for the voluminous earth displaced, incredible innovation, and brilliant French-influenced classical architecture, but it also was a quintessential archetype of the Gilded Age. The station reshaped the economic and social fabric of New York by dislodging scores of families and local businesses. It had been built for prestige and grandeur rather than sustainability and prolonged...

Black Hawk War Guide: Landmarks, Battlefields, Museums and Firsthand Accounts - Hardcover

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by Ben Strand (Author), Kealan Hamilton-Youngbird (Foreword by)The Black Hawk War was the final conflict east of the Mississippi River between American Indian communities and the United States regular troops and militia. Exploring the museums, wayside markers and parks relating to that struggle is not just a journey of historic significance through beautiful natural scenery. It is also an amazing convergence of legendary personalities, from Abraham Lincoln to Jefferson Davis. Follow the fallo...

Boston's Long Wharf: A Path to the Sea - Hardcover

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by Kelly Kilcrease (Author)One of America's oldest existing structures, Long Wharf encapsulates the most important events in Boston's history. Created in 1711 and spanning almost a half mile in length, it initially served as a defense for the town of Boston and a place for local merchants to sell and ship their cargo. Multitudes of different merchants had stores there over the decades, and these products changed as the city evolved. From rum, spices, flour, molasses and tea to fishing, immigr...

How To Draw Monsters For Kids: Learn How To Draw Monsters For Kids With Step By Step, Drawing Guide For Kids Ages 6-9, Monster Illustration Book - Paperback

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by Michael Lagowski (Author)How To Draw Monsters For KidsYou can learn to draw, as long as you can hold a pencil. Even without natural talent, you will learn drawing, if you practice often. With enough motivation and dedication, anyone will learn drawing, if he/she believes in himself/herself. Taking the first steps is never easy. Number of Pages: 44 Dimensions: 0.09 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: March 29, 2021

St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church - Hardcover

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by Judith Westlund Rosbe (Author)St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church was founded in 1871, when Adm. Andrew Harwood decided to retire in Marion, Massachusetts, and fulfill a promise that he had made to the archangel Gabriel after surviving a fierce storm at sea. Initially a church for Marion's summer residents, it became a year-round church in 1896. In 1899, the national press corps lined up outside the church to glimpse the wedding of the country's most famous journalist, Richard Harding Davis, to...

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by Joseph Gustaitis (Author)When investigating the mysteries of Chicago's past, it's helpful to examine the physical evidence. From a fiddle played by a Chicago pioneer and a jersey worn by Michael Jordan to a relic of the Great Chicago Fire and the guns used in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, these talismans chronicle the city's tragedies and triumphs. Some heirlooms shed new light on familiar figures like Louis Sullivan, while others commemorate the contributions of less heralded visionar...

Case Study Houses. the Complete CSH Program 1945-1966. 45th Ed. - Hardcover

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by Elizabeth A. T. Smith (Author), Peter Gössel (Editor), Julius Shulman (Photographer)The Case Study House program (1945-1966) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern residences that could be easily and cheaply constructed during the postwar building boom. The program's chief motiv...

Leadership, Ethics, and Project Execution: An Evidence-Based Project Success Model - Paperback

$137.68

by F. H. (Bud) Griffis (Author), Frederick B. Plummer (Author), Francis X. Darconte (Author)Leadership, Ethics, and Project Execution provides a masterclass in the project and people management skills that set apart the most accomplished design and construction professionals. This textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students distils the insights gleaned over the authors' decades of experience in academia and industry into actionable principles for success in a notoriously demandi...

Construction Risk Management Decision Making: Understanding Current Practices - Hardcover

$148.25

by Alex C. Arthur (Author)CONSTRUCTION RISK MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING Explores the relevance of systems thinking and behavioral science in construction risk management Effective risk management is a vital component of all successful construction projects. Although quantitative tools for evaluating data and minimizing risk are readily available, construction managers commonly adopt a more innate, experience-based approach. In Construction Risk Management Decision Making, project manager and ...

Managing Infrastructure Projects - Paperback

$77.76

by Willie Chee Keong Tan (Author)This book is about managing the infrastructure development cycle from project initiation to the end of the operation and maintenance phase. It focuses on the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contract and, from this perspective, private and public sector procurement are variations.Designed for students from different backgrounds such as information technology, business, architecture, quantity surveying, urban planning, project management, engineering, construct...

A Time to Build Anew: How to Find the True, Good, and Beautiful in America - Paperback

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by Todd Hartch (Author)America is in crisis. This book is a response to that crisis. But it is not about politics as usually understood. It is not a diagnosis of cultural malaise. It is not a theoretical proposal or plan. This is a book of examples, of models, of how to live in America. The hour of criticism has passed. It is time for rebuilding. Catholics and all persons of good will need to create anew. For some this will mean writing beautiful poems or making beautiful works of art. For so...

crosword puzzle book for kids 6 and up: First Children Crossword Easy Puzzle Book for Kids Age 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and for 3rd graders with Answers, Imp - Paperback

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by Sarah &. Ellina (Author)let's learn and have fun!!This is an extraordinary crossword puzzle book decision for all guardians who desire to start instructing vocabulary to beginners and engage their kids in stimulating writing practice.this crossword book provides hours of entertainment and challenge.BOOK FEATURES (In the classroom at the park at the mountain Human body Transportation and more ....) For ages 6 and up big size, perfect for kids Each page features a challenging, confidence...

crosword puzzle book for kids 6 and up: First Children Crossword Easy Puzzle Book for Kids Age 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and for 3rd graders with Answers, ... - Paperback

$10.78

by Sarah &. Ellina (Author)let's learn and have fun!!This is an extraordinary crossword puzzle book decision for all guardians who desire to start instructing vocabulary to beginners and engage their kids in stimulating writing practice.this crossword book provides hours of entertainment and challenge.BOOK FEATURE: (In the classroom, In the laboratory, At the gym, at the beach, How do you feel, Seasons and more ....) For ages 6 and up big size, perfect for kids Each page features a chall...

50 Years of Community Development Vol I: A History of its Evolution and Application in North America - Paperback

$90.70

by Norman Walzer (Editor), Rhonda Phillips (Editor), Robert Blair (Editor)This 50th anniversary publication provides a comprehensive history of community development. Beginning in 1970 with the advent of the Community Development Society and its journal shortly thereafter, Community Development, the editors have placed the chapters in major themed areas or issues pertinent to both research and practice of community development. The evolution of community development as an area of scholarship ...

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by Martin Powell (Editor)THE CLIMATE CITY Provides professionals in finance, technology, and consulting with solutions for improving the quality of urban life under the changing climate The Climate City provides cutting-edge approaches for developing resilient solutions to combat the effects of climate change in cities throughout the world. Linking finance and technology to policy and innovation, this highly practical resource outlines a global framework for mitigating and adapting to climate...

Feng Shui Home Design and Colors: Living Room, Kitchen, Dining Room, Bedroom, Bathroom, Children's Room, Office, And Garden - Paperback

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by Amy Landry (Author)Feng Shui Tips for Your Home to Evoke Plenty of Good VibesHow do you feng shui your home?What are the basic principles of feng shui?The philosophy of FENG SHUI is a practice of arranging the pieces in living spaces in order to create balance with the natural world. The goal is to harness energy forces and establish harmony between an individual and their environment.FIVE ELEMENTSIn feng shui, we use the five-element system, which comes from Taoist philosophy. This system...

Create Stunning Renders Using V-Ray in 3ds Max: Guiding the Next Generation of 3D Renderers - Paperback

$105.28

by Margarita Nikita (Author)Create Stunning Renders using V-Ray in 3ds Max: Guiding the Next Generation of 3D Renderers is a step-by-step guide on how to create realistic renderings using V-Ray in 3ds Max. The potentials of V-Ray are detailed using a bedroom scene as an example. The book introduces the 3ds Max interface and the basic commands, allowing readers to familiarize themselves with the work environment from the very beginning. This book is intended for architects, interior designers,...