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Responsive Environments
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 70.00Clearly demonstrates the specific characteristics that make for comprehensible, friendly and controllable places; 'Responsive Environments' - as opposed to the alienating environments often imposed today. By means of sketches and diagrams, it shows how they may be designed in to places or buildings. This is a practical book about architecture and... more...
Grand Avenues
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2009; US$ 15.95In 1791, shortly after the United States won its independence, George Washington personally asked Pierre Charles L?Enfant?a young French artisan turned American revolutionary soldier who gained many friends among the Founding Fathers?to design the new nation's capital. L?Enfant approached this task with unparalleled vigor and passion; however, his... more...
Kunst im öffentlichen Raum Steiermark Art in Public Space Styria
Springer 2011; US$ 39.99Das Jahrbuch stellt die im Rahmen von Kunst im ffentlichen Raum Steiermark realisierten Projekte des Jahres 2009 vor, darunter Projekte von Helmut und Johanna Kandl, Jochen Gerz, der K nstlergruppe IRWIN, Michael Kienzer, zweintopf und Werkstadt Graz. Neben umfangreichem Bildmaterial enth lt der Band einleitende Essays, Theorie und K nstlerstandpunkte... more...
The Role of Place Identity in the Perception, Understanding, and Design of Built Environments
Bentham Science Publishers 2012; US$ 59.00Readers of this e-book will gain an insight on the role of identity as a basis for the perception, experience, and appreciation of the form of built structures. It explains knowledge in relation to place identity, focusing both on people's identity, and related factors which play a part in this process, and most of all on a science of identity in the... more...
Designing to Heal
CSIRO Publishing 2013; US$ 99.95Designing to Heal explores what happens to communities that have suffered disasters, either natural or man-made, and what planners and urban designers can do to give the affected communities the best possible chance of recovery. It examines the relationship that people have with their surroundings and the profound disruption to people's lives that... more...
Designing the Sustainable Site
Wiley 2012; US$ 65.00The full-color, practical guide to designing sustainable residential landscapes and small-scale sites "Going green" is no longer a choice; it's a necessity. Developed landscapes have played a significant role in exacerbating the environmental and social problems that threaten humanity; however, they can also be part of the solution. Designing the... more...
In the Wake of a Local Government Initiative
WIT Press 2012; US$ 160.00This book is the first and, so far, only publication to elaborate on all the stages of one of the many Urban Regeneration projects implemented in Turkey in recent years.The authors detail the operation and management processes of the municipality where the initiative is taking place, in addition to the people involved and the duties they... more...
Griechische Städteanlagen
De Gruyter 1924; US$ 133.00Griechische St Dteanlagen: Untersuchungen Zur Entwicklung Des St Dtebaues Im Altertum. more...
Urban Design: Method and Techniques
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 58.95This book deals with a wide range of techniques used in the urban design process. It then goes on to relate these techniques to a unique, comprehensive account of method. A method of urban design is developed which has sustainability and environmental protection at the centre of its philosophy. Previously, literature regarding the urban design method... more...









