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The Less Is More Garden by Susan Morrison
epub |eng | 2017-03-14 | Author:Susan Morrison

Tall, vertical art pieces that contrast with surrounding foliage make excellent garden focal points. Garden statuary is a time-honored choice for a focal point in a traditional garden. Placed at ...
( Category: Gardening & Landscape Design March 14,2018 )
Exhibiting Dilemmas by Amy Henderson
epub |eng | 2016-06-21 | Author:Amy Henderson [Henderson, Amy]

To understand why the Woolworth lunch counter, it is important to know the history, symbolic value, and significance of this object, as well as its place in the struggle for ...
( Category: Architecture March 14,2018 )
Architectural Photography by Adrian Schulz
epub |eng | 2012-03-14 | Author:Adrian Schulz

Fig. 146: Selective use of a human element to illustrate scale Fig. 147: An image showing an interaction between a man and a building In the case of other moving ...
( Category: Photography & Video March 14,2018 )
Great Bridges by Wilbur J. Watson
epub |eng | 2012-10-23 | Author:Wilbur J. Watson

“The High Bridge” at New York was built in 1837 to 1842 as an aqueduct for the Croton water supply system of the city under the direction of John B. ...
( Category: Engineering March 14,2018 )
Where We Want to Live by Ryan Gravel
epub |eng | 2016-02-03 | Author:Ryan Gravel

Brownfields (2004) The mitigation of environmentally contaminated industrial land, or brownfields, was always an inherent aspect of the Atlanta Beltline. It incentivizes the private market to remediate adjacent minor brownfields, ...
( Category: Sociology March 14,2018 )
A Manual of Historic Ornament by Richard Glazier
epub |eng | 2012-10-15 | Author:Richard Glazier

Plate 55 GREEK CERAMICS It is difficult in modern times to realise the importance of vases in ancient times. To the Greeks a vase was a receptacle for food or ...
( Category: Graphic Design March 14,2018 )
Essential Sustainable Home Design by Chris Magwood
epub |eng | 2017-03-14 | Author:Chris Magwood

Assembling the team Team-based design and construction is a relatively new approach, especially in residential building. There are very few firms that offer all of the services described above entirely ...
( Category: Architecture March 14,2018 )
The American Idea of Home: Conversations about Architecture and Design by Bernard Friedman
azw3 |eng | 2017-05-02 | Author:Bernard Friedman [Friedman, Bernard]

PART 3 Activism, Sustainability, Environment The designers in this section know that architecture is much bigger than creating blueprints for buildings. Architects are uniquely equipped to contribute solutions to our ...
( Category: Architecture March 14,2018 )
The Age of Spectacle by Tom Dyckhoff
epub |eng | | Author:Tom Dyckhoff

Malls without walls Ironically, though, in the land that invented it, the mall is metamorphosing once again. US mall building has slumped since 1990. Trashier malls are being ‘de-malled’, their ...
( Category: Architecture March 14,2018 )
Designing Our Way to a Better World by Thomas Fisher
azw3 |eng | 2016-05-01 | Author:Thomas Fisher [Fisher, Thomas]

The Dutiful Landscape In Western cultures, and indeed in most cultures around the world, the landscapes to which people seem most attracted and that receive the greatest care are those ...
( Category: Sociology March 14,2018 )
Can a City Be Sustainable? by The Worldwatch Institute
epub |eng | 2016-04-29 | Author:The Worldwatch Institute

Geoffrey Davison is Senior Deputy Director of the Terrestrial Branch of the National Biodiversity Centre, and Ang Wei Ping is Deputy Director of the Policy & Planning Division—both at the ...
( Category: Politics & Government March 14,2018 )
Lincoln's White House by James B. Conroy
epub |eng | 2017-01-20 | Author:James B. Conroy

On Independence Day 1862, some veterans of the War of 1812 made an old men’s march across town to the White House, where Lincoln made appreciative remarks. After working most ...
( Category: Americas March 14,2018 )
Rustic Modern by Ewald Chase Reynolds; Hall Audrey;
epub |eng | 2017-03-14 | Author:Ewald, Chase Reynolds; Hall, Audrey;

An outdoor room can be enjoyed year-round thanks to the wood-burning fireplace, built-in appliances and seating, and custom-made dining table and chandelier. The entry to the Montana home celebrates the ...
( Category: Architecture March 14,2018 )
Modeling the Environment by Bradley Cantrell & Natalie Yates
epub |eng | 2012-03-13 | Author:Bradley Cantrell & Natalie Yates

Flats . Lowlands Lowlands represent a large-scale, planar terrain typology with minimal change in elevation across a surface (see Fig. 16.9). This lack of change produces few boundaries and makes ...
( Category: Architecture March 13,2018 )
Building Type Basics for College and University Facilities by Neuman David J.;
epub |eng | 2013-05-07 | Author:Neuman, David J.;

Collaborative Environments Formal learning spaces are organized throughout the project in conjunction with both research and teaching environments. These include a large 450-seat symposium center with a sophisticated multimedia audiovisual ...
( Category: Architecture March 13,2018 )

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