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Living Streets - Wohnwege: Laubengänge im Wohnungsbau | Access Galleries in Residential Buildings (German and English Edition)
Springer 2009; US$ 59.95Unsere Wohnbedürfnisse spiegeln auch den Zustand unserer Gesellschaft wider. So ist derzeit eine sehr breite Differenzierung zu registrieren: Die Wohngemeinschaft als ursprünglich jugendliches Wohnmodell gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung für �ltere. Doch auch der Trend zur Single-Wohnung ist ungebrochen und zugleich werden Gemeinschaftseinrichtungen... more...
Roman Villas in Central Italy
BRILL 2007; US$ 230.00This volume investigates the socio-economic role of elite villas in Roman Central Italy drawing on both documentary sources and material evidence. Through the composite picture emerging from the juxtaposition of literary texts and archaeological evidence, the book traces elite ideological attitudes and economic behavior, caught between what was morally... more...
Architecture as city
Springer 2011; US$ 54.99Book by Florian Beigel and Philip Christou, with contributions by Dominique Boudet (Consultant Editor), photo essay by Kang Woon-gu, and conversation with Ellis Woodman. Florian Beigel and the Architecture Research Unit were invited by the Provincial Government of Jeollabukdo, Korea in 2008, along with seven other teams to participate in an international... more...
Architectural Detailing
Wiley 2012; US$ 80.00This edition of the industry standard on architectural detailing includes new sections covering analysis and modification of existing details and design of new details, both basic and advanced. Revised to address sustainability and to reflect the International Building Code®, Architectural Detailing continues to deliver reliable, insightful... more...
The Perfect Ofsted Lesson
Crown House Publishing 2010; US$ 13.11How can a teacher make sure, in the brief time that an inspector (or other assessor) spends in their classroom, that the lesson ticks enough boxes to impress -- AND gain that outstanding grade? The Perfect (Ofsted) Lesson is a great new book by Jackie Beere designed to help improve school's Ofsted Results. Jackie Beere leads the teacher through the... more...
Design & Intuition
WIT Press 2011; US$ 238.00This book, the result of thirty years of observation and study, examines the interplay between culture, design, and conscious and unconscious thought processes through the development of design observed first in ancient structures and then in interiors and artefacts associated with architecture. more...
Wonderland
Springer 2012; US$ 39.99The manual provides a unique overview of the most important issues that need to be dealt within the first 5 years of an architecture practice. The book was conceived as a combination of three already published wonderland magazines (in an updated form) and two additional chapters of unpublished material. Aside from providing a unique source of reference... more...
Decorative Art
Parkstone International 2012; US$ 9.95From the Middle Ages to contemporary times, decorative art can be defi ned by the artistic materials, designs and objects used in both architecture and interior design. Similar to many art forms decorative art continues to evolve, originating with pieces as simple as a chair, noted for its utility, to purely ornamental objects, celebrated for their... more...
Kaiser Trajan als Bauherr
WBG - Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2012; US$ 25.87Hauptbeschreibung Das Imperium Romanum war unter der Herrschaft Trajans (98 bis 117 n. Chr.) größer und mächtiger als je zuvor und je danach. Der Kaiser nutzte seinen durch militärische Erfolge abgesicherten Herrschaftsanspruch, um Bauwerke und Anlagen wie das Trajansforum in Rom und das Siegesmonument in Adamklissi errichten zu lassen. Er förderte... more...









