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OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities: Beginner's Guide To Web Application Security Risks - Paperback

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by Rob Botwright (Author)�� Discover the Ultimate Web Application Security Book Bundle: OWASP Top 10 VulnerabilitiesAre you ready to fortify your web applications against the ever-evolving threats of the digital world? Dive into the "OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities" book bundle, a comprehensive collection of four distinct books tailored to meet the needs of both beginners and experts in web application security.�� Book 1 - Web Application Security 101: A Beginner's Guide to OWASP Top 10 Vuln...

Civic Buildings After the Spanish-American War - Hardcover

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by Maria Eugenia Achurra G. (Author)Following the 1898 Spanish-American War, the United States constructed federal buildings in its newly acquired territories, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Over a century later, many of these grand Beaux-Arts-style edifices are still in use. In Civic Buildings after the Spanish-American War, Maria Eugenia Achurra G. examines this architecture and urban design as a backdrop for US exceptionalism and expansionism. The book defines exceptiona...

Building a Social Contract: Modern Workers' Houses in Early-Twentieth Century Detroit - Hardcover

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by Michael McCulloch (Author)The dream of the modern worker's house emerged in early twentieth-century America as wage earners gained access to new, larger, and better-equipped dwellings. Building a Social Contract is a cogent history of the houses those workers dreamed of and labored for. Michael McCulloch chronicles the efforts of employers, government agencies, and the building industry who, along with workers themselves, produced an unprecedented boom in housing construction that peaked i...

The Power of Culture in City Planning - Paperback

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by Tom Borrup (Author)The Power of Culture in City Planning focuses on human diversity, strengths, needs, and ways of living together in geographic communities. The book turns attention to the anthropological definition of culture, encouraging planners in both urban and cultural planning to focus on characteristics of humanity in all their variety. It calls for a paradigm shift, re-positioning city planners' "base maps" to start with a richer understanding of human cultures. Borrup argues for...

Ancestors of Albert Pike: Confederate General and 33rd Degree Freemason - Paperback

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by Diana Muir (Author)Many books have written about Albert Pike. Authors have discussed his early life and education, his travel to the western states, his history as an Oddfellow, Freemason, Knight of the Golden Circle, Ku Klux Klan and as a Native American advocate. They've dissected his writings, especially the Morals and Dogma, and tried to determine if his World War III letter is real or fraudulent. One thing they've never discussed are the things that happened around him as he grew olde...

Cyber Security: ESORMA Quickstart Guide Workbook: Enterprise Security Operations Risk Management Architecture for Cyber Security Practitioners - Paperback

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by Mustafa Ahmed (Author), David White (Author)This workbook is for implementing ESORMA.If you want an easier life and you want to add protection effectively to your enterprise you need to engage with your colleagues, to make sure you get all the ESORMA angles covered from the perspective of each person in the team, this is the workbook to make it happen.This workbook content is extracted from the ESORMA Quickstart Guide. This book contains the end-of-chapter questions to answer from the quic...

Reading Kenneth Frampton: A Commentary on 'Modern Architecture', 1980 - Paperback

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by Gevork Hartoonian (Author)This book focuses on the first edition of Kenneth Frampton's Modern Architecture: A Critical History, published in 1980. It searches for clues and positions that will provide the reader with an unprecedented insight into the significance of Frampton's historiography of modern architecture. Author BiographyGevork Hartoonian is Professor Emeritus of Architecture, University of Canberra, Australia. He is the editor of The Visibility of Modernization in Architecture: ...

Design of Integrally-Attached Timber Plate Structures - Paperback

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by Yves Weinand (Author)Design of Integrally-Attached Timber Plate Structures outlines a new design methodology for digitally fabricated spatial timber plate structures, presented with examples from recent construction projects. It proposes an innovative and sustainable design methodology, algorithmic geometry processing, structural optimization, and digital fabrication; technology transfer and construction are formulated and widely discussed. The methodology relies on integral mechanical att...

Kitchen and Bath Business and Project Management, with Website - Hardcover

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by Nkba (National Kitchen and Bath Associat (Author)Kitchen & Bath Business Project Management, Second Edition is a comprehensive guide to professional practice for the kitchen and bath professional. This one-stop reference is based on the real-world experiences of kitchen and bath experts to ensure success in business and professional life. Kitchen & Bath Business Project Management, Second Edition is illustrated in full color throughout with improved graphic design so that visual le...

Architects, Sustainability and the Climate Emergency: A Political Ecology - Hardcover

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by Peter Raisbeck (Author)The promises, dreams and hopes of architects for future cities are now inextricably linked to climate change. Architects, Sustainability and the Climate Emergency: A Political Ecology chronicles how architects have shaped their ideas of the city--and sustainability--as knowledge of the climate emergency has unfolded. Have architects responded to the climate crisis too slowly? Describing a political ecology of architecture, Peter Raisbeck draws on architectural histor...

New York Global: Critical Writings and Proposals: 1970-2020. Housing, Infrastructure, Pedagogy - Paperback

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by Richard Plunz (Author)Framed by the period of the Great Acceleration, these writings and projects represent a critical commentary on the state of architecture and urbanism and their causal role in global metamorphosis. On the eve of Plunz's status as Emeritus at Columbia University, New York Global bridges five decades of his pedagogical commitment to question the cannons of the design and urbanism fields and their relationship to the contemporary built environment. Global urbanization se...

Launch Into Interior Design: a beginner's guide to the industry - Paperback

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by Jenny Kennedy (Author)Curious about learning interior design? Now you can learn all the insider, hands-on tips for designing beautifully personalized spaces your friends, family, and clients will love. Starting with the building blocks of home building design and working step-by-step through to the finishing touches of d馗or, you will know what decisions to make first and how to thread a cohesive plan together. In addition, you will learn all the particulars every new interior designer need...

Making Architecture: The Work of John McAslan + Partners - Hardcover

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by Kenneth Frampton (Foreword by), Alan Powers (Introduction by), Kenneth Powell (Author) Making Architecture provides an up-to-date account of the work of John McAslan + Partners, one of Britain's most respected architectural practices, and analyzes the culture of a studio that has made a remarkable contribution to architecture, place-making, and the lives of individuals for four decades.A series of thematic chapters includes fully illustrated descriptionsof many recent and ongoing internati...

Discover Islamic Art in the Mediterranean - Paperback

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by Aicha Benabed (Author), Mohammad Al-Asad (Author), Ghazi Bisheh (Author)The great Islamic Dynasties of the Mediterranean are the protagonists of this book, together with their fascinating artistic and cultural legacy. Thirty-nine scholars, museum curators and experts in cultural heritage, from 14 countries in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, are the authors of the 22 chapters that take the reader through 13 centuries of Islamic history from the period of the Prophet Muhammad up un...

Colors: Colorful Home Inspiration - Hardcover

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by Claire Bingham (Author)Home Inspirations by teNeues goes into the next round - and has never been more relevant. After all, when the world around us is in shambles, a home with a feel-good vibe is essential. For some, a pared-down aesthetic that exudes a pleasant homeliness may be the right path to well-deserved ease; for others, a cheerful riot of color is a fitting counterpart to the monochromatic daily grind. Two very different approaches that nevertheless pursue the same goal: to conju...

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by Paul Overy (Author) Number of Pages: 218 Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.9 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: September 17, 1991

Upgrade Your House: Rebuild, Renovate, and Reimagine Your Home - Hardcover

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by Gestalten (Editor)Turning an unassuming house into a desirable home requires creative vision and skillful execution but not a huge budget.Discover the art of transforming old architecture into a haven of comfort and style. This is your guide to upgrading your home without breaking the bank, as it offers a carefully curated selection of projects that showcase the best renovations, rebuilds, and extensions from private residences across the globe.At the heart of Upgrade Your House is the phi...

Scandi Style: Scandinavian Home Inspiration - Hardcover

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by Claire Bingham (Author)Home Inspiration by teNeues goes into the next round - and has never been more relevant. After all, when the world around us is in shambles, a home with a feel-good vibe is essential. For some, a pared-down aesthetic that exudes a pleasant homeliness may be the right path to well-deserved ease; for others, a cheerful riot of color is a fitting counterpart to the monochromatic daily grind. Two very different approaches that nevertheless pursue the same goal: to conjur...

Digitalstructures: Data and Urban Strategies of the Civic Future - Paperback

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by Wendy W. Fok (Author)digitalSTRUCTURES: Data and Urban Strategies of the Civic Future engages with digital property and data infrastructures, and explores new modes and impacts of data collection affecting architecture and urban infrastructure. Digital currencies (cryptocurrencies) and digital property require large amounts of land, resources, and data centers and infrastructures to store these "supplies". There is a larger architectural and urban infrastructural challenge and urgency on h...

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by Candida Collins (Author)The Treehouse Book is a global round-up of the best in modern treehouse living. Tree houses have come of age. The image of a few planks nailed into the branches of a tree has changed into a new generation of specially designed and built structures, suitable as a playhouse, a study, or even a guestroom. Totally inhabitable and filled with designer furniture, plumbing, and electronic wizardry, the twenty tree houses featured in this book are to be admired, dreamed ab...

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by Kinfolk (Author)In Issue Forty-Nine, we set out to explore Scandinavia--but not as an exoticized lifestyle paragon. Instead, we feature a cast of cultural leaders who draw their creative strength from the darker side of the region. We meet pop sensation Tove Lo, who writes searingly honest songs about life's ugly truths. We speak with famed Swedish painter Karin Mamma Andersson about why she's drawn to darkness in art. And we catch provocative filmmaker Ruben O]stlund (Triangle of Sadness)...

A Way of Life: Notes on Ballenberg - Paperback

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by Rolf Fehlbaum (Editor), Jasper Morrison (Text by (Art/Photo Books)), David Saik (Text by (Art/Photo Books))A multiauthored portrait of the Swiss open-air museum documenting centuries of historic homes and the enchanting details of vernacular architectureFounded in 1978, Ballenberg is a legendary Swiss open-air architectural museum that gathers more than 100 residential and agricultural buildings from the 14th to the 19th centuries, from almost all of the cantons of Switzerland, which have ...

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by Hilary Macaskill (Author), Mathew Prichard (Foreword by)This new and revised edition of Hilary Macaskill's classic book, with many new illustrations, offers an insight into the life and work of the world's bestselling author. Hilary Macaskill examines the houses that meant most to Agatha Christie, including her childhood home, Ashfield, in Torquay; Winterbrook in Oxfordshire, and, above all, Greenway, soaring above the River Dart and Agatha's favorite home from 1938 to the end of her life...

The City as a Technical Being: On the Mode of Existence of Architecture - Hardcover

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by Peter Trummer (Author)The city is the largest human artifact. It is made by us, yet simultaneously it makes us, as well as all other nonhuman entities. The particular discourse to which this book on the city contributes is the discipline of architecture. It explores a simple question: How does the city effect the mode of existence of its buildings? The tradition within architectural history that identifies the city as the origin of our buildings poses a challenged to us, as architects, to...

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by William Smalley (Author), Edmund de Waal (Foreword by), Harry Crowder (Photographer)The interiors in Quiet Spaces were made for private contemplation: calm places in which to read a book, listen to music, or have dinner with friends. Showcasing the possibilities of sophisticated, low-key luxury design, this book presents the work of William Smalley alongside a selection of inspirational spaces across the globe that have influenced his practice.This timely publication speaks to the growing ...

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by Salwah Isaacs-Johaadien (Author), Zeynep Yildirim (Illustrator)Come to Pray! Come to Success!Join five different families on five different continents as they make a special effort to perform their daily prayers on time and in congregation.Salah is an obligatory act of worship that connects believers to Allah, eliminates all worldly differences between them, and unites them. Through simple text and beautiful illustrations, this book shows readers that no matter where they live, no matter w...

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by Stephen Eskilson (Author)A groundbreaking history of digital design from the nineteenth century to today Digital design has emerged as perhaps the most dynamic force in society, occupying a fluid, experimental space where product design intersects with art, film, business, engineering, theater, music, and artificial intelligence. Stephen Eskilson traces the history of digital design from its precursors in the nineteenth century to its technological and cultural ascendency today, providing ...

The Architecture of Influence: The Myth of Originality in the Twentieth Century - Hardcover

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by Amanda Reeser Lawrence (Author)How do we create the new from the old? The Architecture of Influence explores this fundamental question by analyzing a broad swath of twentieth-century architectural works--including some of the best-known examples of the architectural canon, modern and postmodern--through the lens of influence. The book serves as both a critique of the discipline's long-standing focus on "genius" and a celebration of the creative act of revisioning and reimagining the past. ...

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by Mark Dekay (Author), Gail Brager (Author)Experiential Design Schemas presents a new theoretical and practical framework for designing architectural experiences developed by two seasoned researchers, an architect, and a building scientist.The book delivers 45 experiential design schemas as generative design resources in a novel, multi-scalar networked language. Each schema is published as a modular four-page spread that explains the phenomena and potential feeling state, along with compelli...

Our Nipa Hut: A Story in the Philippines - Hardcover

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by Rachell Abalos (Author), Gabriela Larios (Illustrator)Yelena and Papa take care of their traditional Filipino dwelling - their nipa hut - and it takes care of them. But when a tropical storm roars towards the Philippines, their preparation will be put to the test. Gripping narrative will keep young readers glued to the pages as Yelena, Papa and the nipa hut work together as a family to withstand the storm.Back JacketYelena and Papa take care of their nipa hut - and it takes care of them. B...

Hidden Japan: An Astonishing World of Thatched Villages, Ancient Shrines and Primeval Forests - Paperback

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by Alex Kerr (Author)"A sharp-tongued spokesman for Japan's environment and traditions" --The New York Times In Alex Kerr's critically acclaimed Lost Japan and Dogs and Demons, he documented the decline of the traditional landscapes of Japan, his adopted home of many years. Here, in Hidden Japan he makes a journey of rediscovery to find the wonders that still remain. Originally published in Japanese as a call to preserve disappearing facets of Japan's rich and ancient culture, Hidden Japan re...

The Devol Kitchen: Designing and Styling the Most Important Room in Your Home - Hardcover

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by Paul O'Leary (Author), Robin McLellan (Author), Helen Parker (Author)A stunningly photographed guide to designing and styling your kitchen, the most used and important room in the home, that showcases the philosophy and fundamentals of deVOL's iconic values "When it comes to thoughtful craftsmanship and bespoke kitchen design, deVOL is the benchmark." - Joanna Gaines deVOL is much more than a kitchen company. Paul O'Leary, deVOL's founder, began his journey in a small workshop in Leicester...