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John Wiley & Sons Inc Sustainable School Architecture
Book SynopsisGet the comprehensive guide to the sustainable design of schools. The elementary and secondary school buildings and campuses built today are the schools of the future. Sustainable School Architecture is a guide to the planning, architecture, and design of schools that are healthy, stimulating, and will conserve energy and resources. Written with the needs of architects, construction professionals, educators, and school administration in mind, the book provides a road map for sustainable planning, design, construction, and operations. By its very nature, a school is often the centerpiece of its community and, therefore, well positioned to take the lead in influencing environmental awareness. Building on this point, Sustainable School Architecture shows how eco-friendly practices for school construction can create an environment that young students will emulate and carry into the world. Written by experts on sustainable school design, this book: Focuses on Table of ContentsDEDICATION. PREFACE. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. CHAPTER 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS. Introduction. Need for Sustainable Buildings. Benefits of Sustainable Schools. Elements of Sustainable Schools. Putting It All Together. CHAPTER 2 PLANNING STRATEGIES. Introduction. Selecting the Team. Integrated Design. Funding the Sustainable School. Case Studies. CHAPTER 3 DESIGN STRATEGIES. Introduction. Integrated Design. Formal Considerations. Spatial Considerations. Unique K–12 Considerations. Conclusion. Case Studies. CHAPTER 4 DAYLIGHTING. Introduction. Benefits of Daylighting. Early Precedents. Site Design and Daylighting. Daylighting Light Requirements. Building Design for Daylighting. Specifics of Opening Design. Artificial Lighting. Case Studies. CHAPTER 5 BUILDING STRUCTURE AND ENVELOPE (Eric Corey Freed, LEED-AP). Introduction. Initial Considerations in Wall Design. Alternative Wall Construction Methods. Insulation. Weatherizing. Water and Moisture Control. Openings. Acoustics. Roof Design. Case Studies. CHAPTER 6 HEATING, VENTILATING, COOLING, AND PLUMBING (Ron Blue, PE, LEED-AP). Introduction. Comfort. System Types. Design for Natural Ventilation. High-Performance Strategies. Water. Closing. Case Studies. CHAPTER 7 LANDSCAPING AND SITE DESIGN. The Third Teacher—Guest Essay, Susan Herrington. Introduction. Stormwater/Groundwater Management. Heat Islands. Paving. Fields. Water-Efficient Irrigation Systems. Miscellaneous Site Uses. Planting the Play Environment. Integrating Sustainable Practices. Case Studies. CHAPTER 8 FINISHES, EQUIPMENT, AND FURNISHINGS. Introduction. Product Information. Flooring. Wall Finishes. Ceilings. Paints and Coatings. Casework and Furnishings. Computers and Offi ce Equipment. Specialties. Case Studies. CHAPTER 9 COST AND BIDDING PROCESS. Introduction. High Cost. Alternative Project Delivery Methods. Contracts. Bidding. CHAPTER 10 CONSTRUCTION. Introduction. Sustainable Job-Site Operations. Construction and Demolition Waste Management. Indoor Air Quality Protection during Construction. Verification. Commissioning. Postoccupancy. Prefabrication. Deconstruction versus Demolition. CHAPTER 11 OPERATIONS. Sustainable Schools—Guest Essay, Virginia Waik and Rosanna Lerma. School Culture. School Facilities as Vehicles for Learning. Operations. Community Connections. CHAPTER 12 MAINTENANCE. Preventive Maintenance. Maintenance Techniques. Cleaning Products. Snow Removal. The Last Word. Case Studies. CHAPTER 13 A LOOK INTO A FUTURE FOR EDUCATION. Introduction. Information Technology. Adaptation. Trailblazing Projects. School and Community Interface. New Models of Sustainability. APPENDIX. LEED Scorecard. CHPS Scorecard. Section 01350. INDEX.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Office Interior Design Guide An Introduction
Book SynopsisIntended for managers and facility professionals who don't have a background in design, or for students just getting started, this guide identifies major technical and design issues involved in office interior design, and provides the basics needed to successfully manage the project.Table of ContentsPLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. Strategic Facilities Planning. Project Organization: The Project Planning Process. Selecting an Interior Architect. Project Execution: The Design Process. DESIGN. Planning Components of the Office Environment. Support Systems. Interior Design Elements. Resources. Appendices. Glossary. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Design Innovations for Aging and Alzheimers
Book SynopsisAs our understanding of aging and Alzheimer''s, and the cultural changes related to these phenomena, grows so do the implications for interior design. Focus on recent innovations in care environments for the aging with a resource dedicated to this topic. This comprehensive book features: Coverage of the emerging building types of adult day care and hospice and the increased use of gardens and outdoor space in environments for the aging. Material on sustainable design and environmentally friendly building products. Design solutions that extend beyond assisted-living facilities and nursing homes as they can be easily adapted for residential use. Photographs, line drawings, and a 16-page color insert that bring the material to life. Order your copy of this book today.Table of ContentsPREFACE xiii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xix SECTION I Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease: Implications for Design 1 CHAPTER 1. Aging in the Twenty-First Century: Aging and Age-Related Changes 3 Demographics Global Aging Aging, Diversity, and Health Age-Related Changes Arthritis Hypertension Hearing Impairment Vision Impairment Depression Diabetes Osteoporosis Stroke Exercise and Better Nutrition CHAPTER 2. Alzheimer’s Disease 17 Memory Loss and Normal Aging What Is Dementia? What Is Alzheimer’s Disease? The Impact of Alzheimer’s Disease What We Know About Alzheimer’s Disease What Causes Alzheimer’s? Mild Cognitive Impairment The Changing Face of Alzheimer’s Lifestyle The Nun Study CHAPTER 3. Environment as Treatment 27 Alzheimer’s Disease Can Be Treated Naturally Mapped Physical Environments Therapeutic Activities and Programming Habilitation Therapy Design Professionals Can Have a Great Impact SECTION II Good Design for Living— at Any Age 37 CHAPTER 4. Aging Vision and Health 39 Light and Vision Age-Related Eye Disease Light and Health Circadian Rhythms Light Received Through the Eyes Sunshine Is a Mood Enhancer Sleep Disruption Light Absorbed Through the Skin Pain Relief Research and the Circadian System CHAPTER 5. Lighting and Daylighting 55 Daylighting Interior Lighting Strategies for Energy-Efficient Lighting and Daylighting Lighting Terminology Made Simple CHAPTER 6. Hearing Loss and Sound Solutions 77 Strategies for Sound Design Planning Acoustic Enhancement Assistive Listening Devices Group Listening Systems Create the Best Possible Environment Lighting, Light Sensitivity, and Hearing Loss CHAPTER 7. Mobility, Exercise, and Independence 95 Falls Interventions: What Do We Do About It? Assessment CHAPTER 8. Color, Finishes, and Fabric 113 Color Effective Color Contrast Color Solutions Environmental Responsibility and Good Health Wallcovering Fabric for Healthcare CHAPTER 9. Floorcovering 127 Choosing Floorcovering to Support Quality of Life How Do You Choose the Right Floorcovering for a Healthcare Environment? CHAPTER 10. Sustainability and Green Design 141 The Importance of Certification SECTION III Culture Change:Creating Home and Community 145 CHAPTER 11. What Is Culture Change? 147 Why Change? Finding a Way Back Home Culture Change Makes a Difference Culture Changing Outcomes National Models of Culture Change CHAPTER 12. Hearth and Home: Gathering Spaces 165 Building Configuration Life and Design Are Changing The “Heart of the Home”: Living Rooms, Great Rooms, and Dens Country or Farm Kitchens CHAPTER 13. Private Spaces: Resident Bedrooms, Bathrooms, and Bathing Environments 181 Resident Bedrooms Bathrooms Bathe Suites and Bathing Environments CHAPTER 14. Social Living Spaces 205 Staying Socially Connected Social Activity Sacred Spaces: Religion and Spirituality Wayfinding SECTION IV Innovative Care Models 221 CHAPTER 15. The Green House 223 Warm, Smart, and Green Smarter Care Delivery Green and Connected CHAPTER 16. Adult Day Care 233 What Is Adult Day Care? The Physical Day Care Setting CHAPTER 17. The Planetree Model 249 Ten Elements of Patient-Centered Care The Planetree Alliance CHAPTER 18. Hospice: End-of-Life Care 263 What Is Hospice? Care and Comfort How Hospice Works Alzheimer’s End-of-Life Care Palliative Care—A Better End of Life Hospice: End-of-Life Care The Physical Environment for End-of-Life Care A Celebration of Life SECTION V Gardens and Outdoor Spaces 273 CHAPTER 19. Creating Gardens and Outside Environments 275 Designing Gardens The Porch Here’s the Garden—Where Are the People? Safety and Security Glare Control Activity Gets People into the Garden Simple Pleasures and Sensory Stimulation Nature’s Chirping Chorus Horticultural Therapy Accommodating the Need for Privacy Indoor Atriums and Gardens: Bringing the Outside Environment Inside The Alzheimer’s Memory Gardens SECTION VI What Does Success Look Like? 297 CHAPTER 20. What Does Success Look Like and How Will You Know? 299 First Impressions Count Hands-on Learning Teamwork Pays Evidence-Based Design Pebble Project Initiative Post-occupancy Evaluation Life-Enhancing Environmental Design—We’ve Come a Long Way REFERENCES 309 RESOURCES 327 INDEX 341
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Phaidon Press Ltd California Aerospace Museum Los Angeles 19824
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Arcadia Publishing The Berkshires Coach Inns to Cottages Images of
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Arcadia Publishing Ellis Island Postcards of America Looseleaf
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Arcadia Publishing Ellis Island Imagenes de los Estados Unidos
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Arcadia Publishing The Statue of Liberty Imagenes de los estados
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The History Press Ltd Suburban London Cinemas
Book SynopsisAmong the 50 historic cinemas featured are the Finsbury Park Astoria, the Maida Vale Picture House, the Shepherds Bush Pavilion, the West Ealing Kinema, the Woolwich Granada and Kilburn''s Gaumont State. Illustrated with 100 images, this well-researched and informative volume will delight all those who have fond memories of visiting some of London''s long-since vanished cinemas, as well as those that still remain in some form or another.
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The History Press Ltd Londons 100 Most Extraordinary Buildings
Book SynopsisAcclaimed London historian David Long reveals 100 of the capital's most extraordinary buildings
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Fireplace Accessories
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Fire Spaces Design Inspirations for Fireplaces
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd FIRE OUTDOORS Schiffer Book
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Palm Springs
Book SynopsisThe mid-century modern architecture of Palm Springs, California, is presented in 30 bright, colorful postcards. In Palm Springs, the desert environment and the presence of Hollywood stars inspired architects to new creative heights and created, perhaps, the locale with the highest concentration of such structures in the United States. The postcards include views of individual mid-century modern homes, detailed close-ups, city shots, and photos of such landmarks as the Palm Springs City Hall, Swiss Miss House, Elvis' Honeymoon House, Neutra's Kaufmann House, and the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Valley Station. The iconic features of mid-century modern structures found in these postcards include carports, stone and perforated walls, chalet entrances, wide driveways, and walls of glass,. The 30 postcards are perforated for easy removal, or can remain bound together as a memento of this beautiful place. Whichever you choose, enjoy the enduring beauty of mid-century modernism today!
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Heavy Timber Structures
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Chesapeake Book of the Dead Tombstones
Book SynopsisChappell's lively prose, accompanied by Jett's haunting black-and-white photographs, will delight all those drawn to the seclusion, peacefulness, and melancholy of old graveyards.Jacket illustration: Lower Hooper's Island, MarylandTrade ReviewFrom Helen Chappell, a native and resident of Talbot County and one of the very best writers in the region, comes observation and musing about dead people, graveyards, tombstones, funerals, burials, and grieving customs around the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C... Being witty as well as serious about death in the same book is a risky business, of course. But Chappell manages it handily... The best-written and most entertaining new book on the subject. -- John Goodspeed Easton Star DemocratTable of ContentsPreface AcknowledgmentsChapter 1. In The Midst Of Life, We Are In DeathChapter 2. Parting ShotChapter 3. She Came Back From The GraveChapter 4. Tales From Tidewater VirginiaChapter 5. Customary WoeChapter 6. BatwingsChapter 7. Harriet Tubman Is Buried AwayChapter 8. A Lonely Place To LieChapter 9. The Last WordChapter 10. Congressional CemeteryChapter 11. Murdered By Cyrus StackChapter 12. Death And The DoctorChapter 13. Green Mount, BaltimoreChapter 14. Kids Just Know These Things Chapter 15. Oat Hill And Rock CreekChapter 16. Scott And ZeldaChapter 17. Floating CoffinsChapter 18. Arlington National Cemetery Chapter 19. One That Got AwayChapter 20. Larger Than DeathChapter 21. On Death And BurialChapter 22. Old St. Paul's Cemetery Chapter 23. Arvel Johnson On His Native SoilChapter 24. Miss Olivia And Miss JuneChapter 25. Paying Our Respects To Mr. PoeChapter 26. Arts And CraftsChapter 27. A Tribute To The Graveyard MindSuggested Reading
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Louisiana State University Press The Architecture of LSU
Book SynopsisAuthor, professor, and architect J. Michael Desmond traces LSU's development from its pre-Civil War origins in Pineville, Louisiana, through its two downtown Baton Rouge locations, to its move to the Williams “Gartness” Plantation south of the city in the 1920s.
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The University Press of Kentucky House of Champions
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1 Chapter 1 Part 2 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Part 3 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Part 4 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23
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University of Virginia Press Buildings of Texas East North Central Panhandle
Book SynopsisFrom Dallas-Fort Worth to El Paso, Goodnight to Marfa to Langtry, and scores of places in between, the second of two towering volumes assembled by Gerald Moorhead and a team of dedicated authors offers readers a definitive guide to the architecture of the Lone Star State.
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Rizzoli International Publications The Statue of Liberty
Book SynopsisTimed to publish with the opening of the Statue of Liberty Museum, this is Lady Liberty's untold story of her building, restoration, and iconic place in the world as brought to life through the fascinating lens of archival images, ephemera from the museum's collection, and today's most compelling photography--restored and resplendent against the New York City skyline.Following Rizzoli's acclaimed series with the September 11 Memorial and Museum--The Stories They Tell and No Day Shall Erase You--we now are partnering with the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation to publish this official book on the Statue of Liberty. The material from the book will be drawn from the collections and archives that will be on display in the brand new Statue of Liberty Museum--opening in May 2019 The Statue of Liberty is more than a monument. It is a symbol of freedom that draws more than four million visitors annually from around the world. Officially named LibertyTrade Review"A new Statue of Liberty museum opened in New York Harbor, but you don’t have to take a ferry to see Lady Liberty." — USA Today"Books We Love: The Statue of Liberty: The Monumental Dream (Rizzoli Electa), by Robert Belot with a preface by Diane von Furstenberg, celebrates Lady Liberty with gorgeous photos and a telling of her story, just in time for the opening of the new Statue of Liberty Museum.” — Parade Magazine
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SSP Publications A Light in the Field
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Baltimores CastIron Buildings Architectural
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Urban Land Institute,U.S. Retail Development Handbook Uli Development
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book is a practical how-to guide to developing hot retail projects such as lifestyle centres, mixed-use centres, and rehabs of failed malls. Project sizes range from small, ethnic-oriented community centres to major multilevel malls.
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SSP Publications Building for Justice
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Healthcare Design Basics
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAbout the Authors ix Acknowledgements xi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Organization 2 Design Exercises 2 Additional Resources 2 Getting the Most Out of This Book 3 Companion Website 3 Additional Resources 3 Chapter 2 Evidence-based Design 5 What Is Evidence-based Design (EBD) 5 Origins of Evidence-based Design – A Brief History 5 Importance to Design 6 Principles and Process 7 Attributes of Evidence-based Designers 8 Associated Organizations 9 Additional Resources 9 Chapter 3 General Elements of Healthcare 11 History of the US Medical System 11 Codes, Regulations and Industry Standards 12 Specialized Facility and Mechanical Requirements 12 Specialized Demands on Healthcare Workers 18 The Built Environment’s Role 18 Additional Resources 19 Chapter 4 Holistic Analysis 21 Stakeholders 21 Operating Standards, Codes, Profitability + Administrator’s Perspectives 22 Holistic Analysis 22 Holistic Analysis of the Typology and Its Stakeholders 23 Case or Precedent Studies 24 Interviewing and Observation 25 Integrative Design 26 Summary 27 Additional Resources 27 Chapter 5 Room Requirements 29 Prototypical Space Requirements for Areas Found in Most Healthcare Facilities 29 Technology 51 Resilience 51 Additional Resources 52 Chapter 6 Major Specialties 53 Pediatrics 53 Dentistry 55 Gerontology 59 Palliative Care 61 Psychological + Psychiatric Practice 61 Orthopedic Offices 63 Internal Medicine 65 Alternative + Naturopathic Medicine 66 Additional Resources 68 Chapter 7 Group Practices 71 Single Specialty Group Practices 71 Multiple Specialty Group Practices 71 Employed Physician Practices 72 General Considerations 72 Typical Shared Functions and Components 74 Additional Resources 77 Chapter 8 Clinic Practices 79 Community Health or Care Clinics 80 Urgent Care Facilities 82 Facility Specific Treatment Spaces 84 Additional Resources 85 Chapter 9 Specialized Ambulatory Centers 87 Ambulatory Surgery 88 Physical Therapy 91 Cancer Treatment Centers 93 Dialysis or Kidney Treatment Centers 96 Additional Resources 98 Chapter 10 Architectural Considerations 101 Sustainability 101 Structural Systems 103 Shell or Exterior Envelope 104 Mechanical Equipment + Technology 105 Interior Construction 106 Materials 111 Medical Equipment + Technology 111 Adaption + Resilience 112 Codes 113 Additional Resources 113 Chapter 11 Lighting 115 Review of Basic Lighting Principles 115 Natural Light 116 Artificial Light 119 Occupant Concerns 119 Additional Resources 123 Chapter 12 Interior Finishes + Furniture 125 Healthcare-Specific Considerations 125 Interior Finishes 127 Furniture 129 Additional Resources 131 Chapter 13 Biophilia 133 What It Is….and What It’s Not 133 Why Biophilia Is Important 134 Integrating Biophilic Elements 138 Attributes + Elements of Biophila 138 Application in Healthcare Facilities 141 Additional Resources 141 References 142 Chapter 14 Health + Well-Being 143 What Is Well-Being + Why Is It Important 143 Implications for Medical Facilities 143 Elements + Strategies in Healthcare Settings 144 Rating Systems that Address Well-Being 148 Foundations of a Healthy Building 149 Long-term Implications 150 Additional Resources 150 Appendix I Base Plans 153 Appendix II Assignments and Exercises 161 Glossary 173 Index 181
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Architecture and Retrenchment
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWith consummate authority, Helena Mattsson tracks architecture’s multifaceted, frequently counterintuitive role in the dismantling of Sweden’s welfare state. Among so much else, this vivid, theoretically nuanced history of unaccountable power shows how biopolitics stitches architecture and urbanism to political economy, and vice versa. * Reinhold Martin, Professor of Architecture, Columbia University, USA *With devastating clarity and attention to how buildings and projects emerge, Helena Mattsson demonstrates that architects don’t simply provide the image of the neoliberal built environment, they actively develop the concepts, practices and collaborations that bring it about. * Katie Lloyd Thomas, Professor of Theory and History of Architecture, Newcastle University, UK *Helena Mattson’s book adds significantly to the growing literature on the ‘postmodern and neoliberal turn’ in architecture, by highlighting its complex and place-specific character: its focus on neoliberalisation’s trajectory in the welfare-state bastion of Sweden provides a welcome corrective to stereotypical ‘Anglosphere’ narratives. * Miles Glendinning, Professor of Architectural Conservation, University of Edinburgh, UK *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: The Next Supermodel Site 1: The Model (1968) Site 2: The Suburb (1968) Theme: Corporatism Site 3: The Collective House (1935–1993) Theme: Human Capital Site 4: The Globe(1982–1989) Theme: The Code Site 5: The Postmodern Housing Area (1981–1987) Theme: Emancipations Site 6: The Renewal (1988–1993) Epilogue: Elephant & Castle References Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Health and Architecture The History of Spaces of
Book SynopsisMohammad Gharipour is Professor of Architecture at the School of Architecture and Planning at Morgan State University in Baltimore, USA. His other publications include Social Housing in the Middle East (co-edited with Kivanc Kilinc, 2019), The Historiography of Persian Architecture (2015) and Persian Gardens and Pavilions: Reflections in In Poetry, Arts and History (I.B. Tauris, 2013).Trade ReviewHealth and Architecture synthesizes new scholarship on structures and functions of healing spaces across an impressive geographic range from antiquity to the present. The four themes of religiosity, polity, typology, and design structure the seventeen contributors’ diverse explorations of healthcare from within homes to hospitals. * Marta Hanson, John Hopkins University, USA *In the wake of the global pandemic, Health and Architecture offers a collection of timely and far-reaching essays. Valuable for teachers and essential for scholars, this selection of carefully researched articles on architecture and medicine will spark conversations and catalyze research for decades to come. * Carla Yanni, Rutgers University, USA *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Contributors Preface 1. Places of Care and Healing: Context, Design, and Development in History, Mohammad Gharipour (Morgan State University, USA) Part One - Religiosity: Healthcare in Religious Context 2. The Hospital Design in History: The Dichotomy of Religious and Secular Contexts, Guenter B. Risse (University of Washington, USA) 3. A Plan for the King and the Sick: Portuguese Hospital Architecture during the Age of Exploration, Danielle Abdon (Temple University, USA) 4. Healing of the Poor: The Hospital of Our Lady of Potterie in Bruges and the Miracle Book (1520–21), Miyako Sugiyama (Independent Scholar, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan) 5. ‘The Love of Friends Made This in the Cause of Humanity’: Therapeutic Environment in Quaker Asylum Design at the York Retreat, Ann-Marie Akehurst (Independent Scholar, Royal Institute of British Architects, UK) Part Two - Polity: Public Health and Politics 6. Dar al-Shifa’ or Bimaristan: Islamic Hospitals of Damascus, Sivas, and Cairo in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries, Richard McClary (York University, UK) 7. The Body of the City: Medicine and Urban Renewal in Sixtus IV’s Rome, Johanna Heinrichs (University of Kentucky, USA) 8. Spaces of Healing in Early Modern Portuguese Empire: Changing Public Health and Hospital Buildings on Mozambique Island, Eugénia Rodrigues (University of Lisbon, Portugal) 9. From Exigency to Civic Pride: The Development of Early Australian Hospitals, Julie Willis (University of Melbourne, Australia) Part Three - Typologies: Places of Health in History 10. Misericórdias: Healthcare and Welfare Architecture in Sixteenth-Century Portugal, Joana Pinho (University of Lisbon, Portugal) 11. Making the Home a Healing Space: Self-cultivating Practices in Early Modern China, Ying Zhang (Hunan University, China) 12. For Care and Salvation: Leprosy Hostels in Pre-Modern Japan, circa 1200–1800, Susan L. Burns (University of Chicago, USA) 13. Purity and Progress: The First Maternity Hospitals in the United States, Jhennifer Amundson (Belmont University, USA) Part Four - Architecture: Designing Spaces of Healing 14. Health as Harmony: The Pellegrinaio Cycle of Santa Maria della Scala in Siena, Margaret Bell (Independent Scholar, Norton Simon Museum of Art, USA) 15. Uterus House: Incubating Obstetrics in Early Modern Bologna, Kim Sexton (University of Arkansas, USA) 16. Healing by Design: An Experiential Approach to Early Modern Ottoman Hospital Architecture, Nina Macaraig (Koç University, Turkey) 17. Architectural Prescriptions: Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Shift from the Pre-Modern to the Modern Hospital, Stuart Bill Leslie (John Hopkins University, USA) Bibliographies Index
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Johns Hopkins University Press Grand Central Terminal
Book SynopsisMore than a history of a train station, this book is the story of a city and an age as reflected in a building aptly described as a secular cathedral.Trade ReviewGrand Central Terminal is celebrated for its Beaux-Arts style, but Kurt C. Schlichting looks behind the facade to see the hidden engineering marvels... [His] book will deepen anyone's appreciation for New York's most magnificent interior space. -- Eric P. Nash New York Times Book Review Schlichting writes with deep understanding of Grand Central's engineering feats and artistic qualities. -- Tom Lewis Wilson Quarterly His study peels away our contemporary expectations and experiences and reveals the layers of history and acts of men that served as the foundation for this great structure. -- Amy G. Richter H-Urban, H-Net Reviews Drawing heavily from the papers of William J. Wilgus (chief engineer of the New York Central Railroad and the genius behind plans for the smoke-free electrified rail system) and other primary-source material, the author combines railroading, structural engineering, architecture, and business history in a very readable text... [An] in-depth treatment of design and architecture. Library Journal The most detailed account yet of one of the most important events in the history of 20th-century architecture, railroad development, and city building. Choice Ably tells the story of the New York rail system's most active and visible symbol: the architectural and engineering masterpiece, with its grand public concourse, in the heart of Midtown. -- William Mitchell New Scientist Kurt Schlichting's book is a fitting record of the history of New York City's central landmark, if not a national treasure. -- Paul Malo New York History Kurt Schlichting's history of New York's Grand Central Terminal gathers many actors and events into a clearly written and amply illustrated narrative of American commercial initiative... In his detailed accounts of the fiscal, stylistic, and engineering decisions that went into the creation of especially the second Grand Central Terminal, Schlichting clearly shows both how energetic and talented all of the people involved were and how dramatically they altered this central portion of New York City. -- Amy Slaton Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians [A] compelling story. -- Carol Poh Miller Technology and Culture A great read... represents railroad history at its best. -- David J. Mrozek The Michigan Railfan This biography was a pleasure to read and perhaps even more important was a well balanced presentation. -- David Mrozek The Michigan RailfanTable of ContentsContents: Chapter 1 The Commodore's Grand Central Chapter 2 The Engineer's Grand Central Chapter 3 The Architect's Grand Central Chapter 4 New York's Grand Central
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Government Publications Country Roscommon Boyle Abbey
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DK ManMade Wonders of the World
Book SynopsisTrade Review“A feast for the eyes, this informational volume will appeal not only to those interested in architecture, but also politics, economics, history, archaeology, and theology, as well as armchair travelers.” —Library Journal (Starred Review)
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GLOBAL PUBLISHER SERVICES ILLINOIS MILITARY MONUMENTS
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Arcadia Publishing Historic Magnolia Cemetery Images of America
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Huntington Harbor Lighthouse
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Tampa Union Station Images of America
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Washington State Capitol Campus
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Lighthouses of Humboldt County
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Joslyn Castle
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