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University of Cincinnati Press Working Together for Change – Collaborative
Book SynopsisStrategies for engaging key stakeholders—evaluators, researchers, and designers—to discuss frameworks for promoting collaborative change. Collaborative Change Research, Evaluation, and Design (CCRED) is a framework and collection of participatory practices that engage people and the systems around them to drive community outcomes. This framework emerged out of the recognition that deep participation (or engagement) is frequently missing in collaborative impact approaches. When collaborative change is implemented effectively, community members are viewed as valuable owners and experts instead of being seen as disinterested or unqualified partners. CCRED is a social action process with dual goals of collective empowerment and the deepening of social knowledge. Executed successfully, CCRED has the potential to increase the rigor, reach, and relevance of research, evaluation, and design translated to meaningful action. Written in an easily accessible, narrative style, Working Together for Change, the fourth volume in the Interdisciplinary Community Engaged Research for Health series edited by Farrah Jacquez and Lela Svedin brings together evaluators, researchers, and designers to describe collaborative change by describing their own work in the space.
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John Wiley & Sons Rickwood
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Lars Muller Publishers Data Centers: Edges of a Wired Nation
Book SynopsisQuestions of privacy, borders, and nationhood are increasingly shaping the way we think about all things digital. Data Centers brings together essays and photographic documentation that analyze recent and ongoing developments. Taking Switzerland as an example, the book takes a look at the country's data centers, law firms, corporations, and government institutions that are involved in the creation, maintenance, and regulation of digital infrastructures. Beneath the official storyline— Switzerland’s moderate climate, political stability, and relatively clean energy mix—the book uncovers a much more varied and sometimes contradictory set of narratives.
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Lars Muller Publishers Deichman Bjorvika: Oslo Public Library
Book SynopsisAfter lengthy planning, the new public library in Oslo was completed and opened in summer 2020. Located opposite the Opera House and the Munch Museum, the imposing building fits into the ensemble in the new cultural quarter of the Norwegian capital. The project by Lund Hagem Architects and Studio Oslo emerged from an international architectural competition and is characterized by a radical interpretation of the library as a vivid place to meet and spend time with an impressive multimedia offering in an unobtrusive inviting environment. The publication documents in detail the planning and building process from the first draft to the opening. Essays by the novelist Elif Shafak and the library’s long-time director Liv Sæteren explain the significance of the institution as an integrative social force. Nikolaus Hirsch pays tribute to the building from the perspective of architectural criticism. Iwan Baan and Hélène Binet capture the architecture and atmosphere of the shining crystal in their photographs.
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Lars Müller Publishers Konstantin Melnikov The Master of the Architectural Form
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Baustatik: Teil 1: Grundlagen
Book SynopsisModeme Baukonstruktionen erfordern ein sorgfältiges Planen, Konstruieren und Ausfüh ren. Dazu sind solide Kenntnisse der Baustatik nötig. Dies gilt nicht nur für den Konstrukteur und Statiker, sondern auch für den Planenden im Architekturbüro und den Bauleiter auf der Baustelle. Bei der Planung, Konstruktion und Ausführung eines Bauwerkes ist nicht nur seine Funk tion ausschlaggebend. Um Bauschäden zu vermeiden, müssen die Baustoffe entsprechend ihren Eigenschaften eingesetzt werden; die Bauteile sind unter Beachtung ihrer statischen Bedeutung zu konstruieren und die jeweils neuesten Erkenntnisse der Bauphysik zu berücksichtigen. Das vorliegende zweiteilige Werk vermittelt die wichtigen einfachen statischen Gesetze und deren Anwendung im Rahmen einer technischen Allgemeinbildung; es dient nicht der Ausbildung spezialisierter Statiker. Manche Probleme werden daher bewußt vereinfacht und dem Zweck des Buches entsprechend besonders praxisnah dargestellt. Viele durchgerechne te Beispiele erläutern und vertiefen die Darstellung; eine sehr große Zahl von Übungsaufga ben, deren Lösungen am Bandende gebracht werden, soll zur sicheren Handhabung und breiten Anwendung des Stoffes befähigen. Die beiden Bände werden daher vielen in der Bautechnik Tätigen eine Hilfe bei der Lösung üblicher statischer Probleme sein; sie sind zum Selbststudium geeignet. Teil 1 "Grundlagen" geht auf die wichtigsten Probleme der einfachen Statik ein. Ohne komplizierte theoretische Ableitungen werden die Formeln entWickelt und dargestellt, die zur Bestimmung der äußeren und inneren Kräfte in den Bauteilen erforderlich sind. Besondere mathematische Kenntnisse werden nicht vorausgesetzt. Teil 2 "Festigkeitslehre" erklärt die Beanspruchung der Bauteile und die Bemessung von Konstruktionsteilen aus Holz, Mauerwerk, Beton und Stahl sowie die Bodenpressung.Table of Contents1 Einführung.- 2 Wirkung der Kräfte.- 3 Bestimmung von Schwerpunkten.- 4 Belastung der Bauwerke.- 5 Standsicherheit der Bauwerke.- 6 Berechnung statisch bestimmter Tragwerke.- 7 Berechnung statisch unbestimmter Tragwerke.- Lösungen zu den Übungsbeispielen.- Formelzeichen und ihre Bedeutung.- Formelsammlung.- Schrifttum.- DIN-Normen zur Baustatik.- Sachweiser.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Ein Haus, ein Aufruhr: Anmerkungen zu Zaha Hadids
Book SynopsisEine Auseinandersetzung mit dem ersten realisierten Bau der aus dem Irak stammenden, in London lebenden und an der AA lehrenden Architektin Zaha Hadid, dem Feuerwehrhaus auf dem Vitra-Firmengelände in Weil am Rhein: Essay, Fotos, Modelle, Collagen. Entscheidend die Einsicht, daß ein Werk der Architektur, das sich den architektonischen Konventionen entzieht, nicht mit denselben Mitteln wahrgenommen und beschrieben werden kann, wie sie uns von der Wahrnehmung und Beschreibung traditioneller Architektur vertraut sind.Table of ContentsDie Architektin Zaha Hadid - Befreiung aus den Diktaten üblicher Analysemethoden - Untersuchungen mittels Zeichnungen, Collagen, Modellen, Photograhien - Bezug zu Wahrnehmungstheoretikern: Roland Barthes, John Dewy und Gaston Bachelard
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Wohnungsbau und Wohnungswirtschaft in Russland:
Book SynopsisDieses Buch gibt einen Überblick zum aktuellen Wohnraumimmobilienmarkt in Russland. Untersucht werden die wichtigsten Marktteilnehmer und es erfolgt eine vergleichende Betrachtungen mit Deutschland zu Baukosten, Bauplanung, Bauqualität, Wohnraumfinanzierung und Wohnimmobilienpreise. Diese Untersuchung dient als Grundlage für das Verständnis des russischen Wohnraumimmobilienmarktes und liefert somit ein Basiswissen für ein allgemeines Marktverständnis und etwaige Investitionsvorhaben.Table of ContentsWohnraummärkte.- Wohnraumfinanzierungsmöglichkeiten.- Bauwirtschaft und Bauqualität.- Baukostenermittlung für Wohnungsbauvorhaben.- Investitionsstrategien zur Verbesserung der Wohnraumsituation in Russland.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Hochhäuser in Deutschland: Zukunft oder Ruin der
Book SynopsisIn fast allen deutschen Großstädten flammt in der Öffentlichkeit immer wieder die kontrovers geführte Diskussion um den Bau von Hochhäusern auf. Die Befürworter verweisen dabei auf die Förderung des Stadtimages mit Hochhäusern als Symbolen der wirtschaftlichen Dynamik. Die Gegner sehen durch den Hochhausbau den europäischen Stadtmaßstab gesprengt und zerstört. Die Autoren dieses Bandes aus Planungspraxis und Wissenschaft zeigen, dass jede Stadt ihren eigenen Umgang mit dem Problem der potentiellen Hochhausinvestoren entwickelt hat. Erstmals werden hier die Bürohochhauspläne deutscher Großstädte vergleichend analysiert, die unterschiedlichen Planungskulturen offengelegt und die sich daraus ergebenden Perspektiven erörtert.Table of ContentsHochhäuser in deutschen Städten — Zukunft für die einen, Ruin für die anderen?.- Von der „Hochhausseuche“ zur „Skyline als Markenzeichen“ — die steile Karriere der Hochhäuser in Frankfurt am Main.- Aspekte der Bodenverwertung am Finanzplatz Frankfurt am Main.- Maßstabssprünge der Planung — Städtische Planungshoheit und Investoreninteressen zwischen 1990 und 2000.- Ökologische Aspekte von Hochhäusern.- Simulation von Prosperität: Hochhausprojekte in Berlin.- Zwischen planerischem Willen und Investorenwünschen Hochhausentwicklung in Düsseldorf.- Bleibt der Dom der Kölner Hochhauskomplex par excellence?.- Prototyp und Sonderfall Über Hochhäuser in Leipzig.- München: Hochhausdebatten im Banne der Kirchtürme.- Stuttgart: Kessel, Klima, kleine Türme — vom Einzelfall zur Hochhauspolitik.- Hochhäuser in Hamburg — (noch) kein Thema? Geschichte, Gegenwart und Zukunft eines ambivalenten Verhältnisses.- La Tour sans Fin oder Basis—Schaft—Kapitell Versuch einer Typologie des Hochhauses.- Die gesellschaftliche Konstruktion von Hochhäusern.- Verzeichnis der Autorinnen und Autoren.- Abbildungsnachweis.
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Stolpe Publishing A Treatise on Civil Architecture
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Tulika Books Sair–ul–Manazil
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Tulika Books Asar–us–Sanadid – (The Remnants of Ancient
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Office Buildings: Health, Safety and Environment
Book SynopsisThis book brings together concepts from the building, environmental, behavioural and health sciences to provide an interdisciplinary understanding of office and workplace design. Today, with changes in the world of work and the relentless surge in technology, offices have emerged as the repositories of organizational symbolism, denoted by the spatial design of offices, physical settings and the built environment (architecture, urban locale). Drawing on Euclidian geometry that quantifies space as the distance between two or more points, a body of knowledge on office buildings, the concept of office and office space, and the interrelationships of spatial and behavioural attributes in office design are elucidated. Building and office work-related illnesses, namely sick building syndrome and ailments arising from the indoor environment, and the menace of musculoskeletal disorders are the alarming manifestations that critically affect employee satisfaction, morale and work outcomes. With a focus on office ergonomics, the book brings the discussion on the fundamentals of work design, with emphasis on computer workstation users. Strategic guidance of lighting systems and visual performance in workplaces are directed for better application of ergonomics and improvement in office indoor environment. It discusses the profiles of bioclimatic, indoor air quality, ventilation intervention, lighting and acoustic characteristics in office buildings. Emphasis has been given to the energy performance of buildings, and contemporary perspectives of building sustainability, such as green office building assessment schemes, and national and international building-related standards and codes. Intended for students and professionals from ergonomics, architecture, interior design, as well as construction engineers, health care professionals, and office planners, the book brings a unified overview of the health, safety and environment issues associated with the design of office buildings.Table of ContentsConcept of Office and Office Space.- Spatial and Behavioural Attributes in Office Design.- Sick Building Syndrome and Other Building Related Illnesses.- Musculoskeletal Disorders: Office Menace.- Fundamentals of Office Ergonomics.- Ergonomics of Computer Workstation.- Strategic Office Lighting.- Visual Performance in Office.- Bioclimatic Approach: Thermal environment.- Characteristics of Indoor Environmental Quality.- Assessing IEQ Performance in Buildings.- Ventilation in Office Buildings.- Lighting Systems.- Energy Performance in Buildings: Standards and Codes.- Green Building and Assessment Systems.- Building Sustainability: Credit Rating Criteria.
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NUS Press Culture City. Culture Scape.
Book SynopsisA much-needed resource on the practice of public art commissions and community engagement through the arts in urban Asia. Distributed for the NTU Centre for Co ntemporary Art Public art integrates landscape architecture, urban planning, and cultural management to create a sense of place. This book, dstributed for the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art, documents a major public art commission in Singapore, featuring works by artists Dan Graham, Zul Mahmod, TomÁs Saraceno, and Yinka Shonibare, and represents a unique collaboration between Nanyang Technology University Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore and Mapletree Investments—a Singaporean state-owned property developer with global operations. Essays and interviews with the artists tell the story of the regional histories, urban politics, and collaboration that went into the successful creation of a public space. Culture City. Culture Scape. is a much-needed resource on the role that art can play in public education and social corporate investment in urban Asia.Trade Review"The book offers insights on lesser-known topics through the discussion of public artworks at Mapletree Business City II.... All in all, Culture City. Culture Scape is a welcomed reference book on the discourse of public art in Singapore. With a critical, interdisciplinary approach, it successfully marries cultural and corporate interests to provide public education." * Art and Market *Table of Contents Greetings Joseph Liow Edmund Cheng Culture City. Culture Scape. Notes from the Curators Ute Meta Bauer and Khim Ong In the Public Sphere: Art and Education at Mapletree Business City Edmund Cheng with Ute Meta Bauer About the Artworks and Artists Yinka Shonibare CBE (RA): Wind Sculpture I Zul Mahmod: Sonic Pathway Tom?ís Saraceno: Stillness in Motion ÔÇö 3 Airborne Self-Assemblies Dan Graham: Elliptical Pavilion In Conversation Yinka Shonibare CBE (RA) with Sophie Goltz Zul Mahmod with Khim Ong Tom?ís Saraceno with Ute Meta Bauer Dan Graham with Ute Meta Bauer Permanent Public Artworks Yinka Shonibare CBE (RA) Zul Mahmod Tom?ís Saraceno Dan Graham Public Art Education: Situated in Singapore Sophie Goltz Mapletree-NTU CCA Singapore Public Art Education Programme Image Credits Acknowledgements Colophon
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Giving Preservation a History
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Giving Preservation a History
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Mobilising Design
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Shaping of London A Political and Economic Perspective 10661870 Routledge Revivals
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Taylor & Francis The Democratic Courthouse A Modern History of Design Due Process and Dignity
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Taylor & Francis Architectural Colossi and the Human Body
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Taylor & Francis The Democratic Courthouse A Modern History of Design Due Process and Dignity
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Standards for Thermal Comfort Indoor air temperature standards for the 21st century
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Urban Form and Life in Tripoli Libya
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Practical Building Forms and Agreements
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Datacentric Regenerative Built Environment
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Architecture and Leadership
Book SynopsisFrom cathedrals to cubicles, people go to great lengths and expense to design their living and working environments. They want their spaces to be places where they enjoy being, reflecting who they are and what they care about. The resultant environments in turn become loud, albeit unvocal, leaders for people occupying those corresponding spaces. The design and use of work and living spaces typifies and thematizes expectations for the group. Essentially, the architecture of rooms, buildings and cities creates cultures by conveying explicit and implicit messages. This is evident when people approach and walk into St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, the Jewish Museum in Berlin, or the Rothko Chapel in Houston, to name some examples. While leaders oftentimes lack the resources to have their spaces mirror the greatest architectural achievements of the world, they are in a position to use the art and science oTable of ContentsChapter 1 Architecture and Leadership Connections Chapter 2 Built Environment as a Place of Identity, Meaning, and Purpose Chapter 3 Defining Architecture as “Good” Chapter 4 Critical Components of Architecture: Building Elements and Design Principles Chapter 5 Three Categories of Specific Design Principles Chapter 6 Leadership and Use Strategies Chapter 7 Architecture and Leadership in Action
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Industry in the Landscape 17001900
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Taylor & Francis The Significance of Monuments On the Shaping of Human Experience in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe
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Taylor & Francis The Significance of Monuments On the Shaping of Human Experience in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe
Book SynopsisThe Significance of Monuments is an indispensable text for all students of European prehistory. It is also an enlightening read for professional archaeologists and all those interested in this fascinating period.Trade Review'Bradley writes as he speaks: enthusiastically, lucidly and, even more importantly, interestingly.''Like a stone on calm water, it by necessity leaves out some areas but makes a profound impact on others and in so doing is no less gratifying. It should be essential reading to anyone interested in Neolithic studies.' - Alex Gibson, Landscape History vol 20 98'As someone who can work theory into practice, Bradley has the rare ability to produce successful interpretative archaeologies in a clear, readable and compelling style. It is a publication that deserves a wide audience, and not just within the closed circle of British prehistorians.' - Joshua Pollard'Bradley has identified some aspects of cosmological significance at a broad European level. The Significance of Monuments is stimulating, interesting, and enjoyable; I would highly recommend it for teaching.' - Assemblage, University of SheffieldTable of ContentsList of Figures Preface Part One: From the House of the Dead 1. Structures of Sand: Settlements, Monuments and the Nature of the Neolithic 2. Thinking the Neolithic: the Mesolithic World View and its Transformation 3. The Death of the House: the Origins of Long Mounds and Neolithic Enclosures 4. Another Time: Architecure, Ancestry and the Development of Chambered Tombs 5. Small Worlds: Causewayed Enclosures and their Transformations Part Two: Describing a Circle 6. The Persistence of Memory: Ritual, Time and the History of Ceremonial Monuments 7. The Public Interest: Ritual and Ceremonial, from Passage Graves to Henges 8. Theatre in the Round: Henge Monuments, Stone Circles and their Integration with the Landscape 9. Closed Circles: the Changing Character of Monuments, from Enclosures to Cemeteries 10. An Agricultural Revolution: the Domestication of Ritual Life during later Prehistory References.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Contested Sites Commemoration Memorial and Popular Politics in NineteenthCentury Britain Studies in Labour History
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