Architecture: public and commercial Books
John Wiley & Sons Inc Graphic Standards Field Guide to Commercial
Book SynopsisNew series from the Graphic Standards family of titles An essential highly visual and portable tool for use on site, with clients, or during construction management. Contains applied and practical information about commercial interiors that the interior architect or interior designer needs to access quickly out in the field.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. 1 Human Factors. 2 Acoustics. 3 Interior Lighting. 4 Sustainable Design. 5 Stairs. 6 Building Codes. 7 Hazardous Materials. 8 Metals. 9 Wood. 10 Plastics. 11 Finish Carpentry. 12 Countertops. 13 Joint Sealants and Protectives. 14 Doors. 15 Glass. 16 Plaster and Gypsum. 17 Ceramic Tile. 18 Ceilings. 19 Hard Flooring. 20 Resilient Flooring. 21 Carpets. 22 Wall Surface Materials. 23 Paints and Coatings. 24 Window Treatments. Index.
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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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Lexington Books Assessing Urban Design Historical Ambience on the
Book SynopsisAssessing Urban Design is a search to better understand how people perceive the physical environments that surround them. Touching on issues of urban design, planning, architecture, historic preservation, and tourism, Berman combines theoretical essays and empirical research to explore waterfront sites in Philadelphia and Yokohama.Table of ContentsChapter 1 The Distinct and the Unique Chapter 2 Predictability and Surprise Chapter 3 Packaging Chapter 4 Historical Ambience Chapter 5 Survey Background Chapter 6 The Philadelphia Survey Chapter 7 The Yokohama Survey Chapter 8 Conclusions
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DK Maravillas de la arquitectura Manmade Wonders of
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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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Johns Hopkins University Press From Tavern to Courthouse
Book SynopsisConcise and clearly written, From Tavern to Courthouse reveals the processes by which architects and lawyers crafted new judicial spaces to provide a specialized, exclusive venue in which lawyers could articulate their professional status.Trade ReviewMcNamara embeds an architectural history of the transformation of civic space in an argument that stresses the causal imperatives of professionalization... From Tavern to Courthouse is to be recommended. -- Christopher Lawrence Tomlins William and Mary Quarterly 2005 McNamara's thesis... is convincing. -- James L. Garvin Historic New Hampshire 2005 An excellent work that expands our understanding of public space and professionalization in eighteenth and early nineteenth century Massachusetts. -- John H. Hepp IV American Historical Review 2006 McNamara's explication of legal and architectural change, adroitly employing the history of professionalization, rituals, landscapes, and the law, deserves a wide readership. -- A. G. Roeber Journal of Interdisciplinary History 2007 Will remain as a highly valuable resource for those studying early American law. -- Claire Priest Law and History Review 2007Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroducion. Lawyers, Architects, and the Redefinition of Public SpaceChapter 1. "Summoned among Rogues and Thieves": Court Settings and Procedures at Century's EndChapter 2. Constructing a Profession: Lawyers, Courts, and Commerce in Eighteenth-Century MassachusettsChapter 3. "A Grand Procession of Court and Bar": Judicial Landscapes and the Representation of Legal PowerChapter 4. Housing the Courts: Law and Architecture in the Early RepublicEpilogue. Slaves and Scriveners: The Assault on Professional AuthorityNotesBibliography Index
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Abrams The Most Beautiful Libraries in the World
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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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Museum of Modern Art Home Delivery Fabricating the Modern Dwelling
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Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. Courthouses of Minnesota Minnesota Byways
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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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Guggenheim Museum Publications,U.S. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum An Architectural
Book SynopsisIn 1943, Frank Lloyd Wright received a letter from Hilla Rebay, the art advisor to Solomon R. Guggenheim, asking the architect to design a new building to house Guggenheim's four-year-old Museum of Non-Objective Painting. The project evolved into a complex struggle pitting the architect against his clients, city officials, the art world and public opinion, but the resultant achievement testifies to both Wright's architectural genius and the adventurous spirit of its founders. The Guggenheim Museum is an embodiment of Wright's attempts to render the inherent plasticity of organic forms in architecture. His inverted ziggurat dispensed with the conventional approach to museum design, which led visitors through a series of interconnected rooms and forced them to retrace their steps when exiting. Instead, Wright whisked people to the top of the building via elevator, and led them downward at a leisurely pace on the gentle slope of a continuous ramp. The galleries were divided like the segme
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The University of Chicago Press Life of a Mansion The Story of Cooper Hewitt
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Linden Publishing Co Inc Fresnos Architectural Past
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Cornell Aap Publications This Is Not a Wall Collected Short Stories on the
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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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Abrams The Art of LEGO Construction
Book Synopsis The Art of LEGO Construction is the ultimate exploration of the architecture and history of New York City through the creative medium of LEGO—brick by brick. Expert artist LEGO builder Jonathan Lopes presents iconic structures of his own design, including the Flatiron Building, the Woolworth Building, the Manhattan Bridge, Grand Central Terminal, Junior’s Diner, brownstones, fire houses, and much more! Each model has been beautifully photographed with full-scale views and close-up details, as well as brief instructional breakouts. Lopes’s masterful constructions will inspire builders of all ages. Includes giant two-sided poster featuring the Chrysler Building and Grand Central Terminal
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Abrams The Eiffel Tower Timeless Monument
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National Geographic Society Where Valor Rests
Book SynopsisThis lovely volume is both a fitting tribute and a stirring reminder of the values we Americans hold dear.Trade Review"In photographs and text so beautiful, so respectful and so honest that they repeatedly bring tears to the reader’s eyes, Where Valor Rests captures the meaning and importance of the nation’s most storied graveyard." Dallas Morning News
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Government Publications Country Roscommon Boyle Abbey
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Dundurn Group Ltd The Suicide Magnet
Book SynopsisThe inside story of the grassroots fight to have a suicide barrier erected on Toronto's bridge of death.Most Torontonians have no idea their city once hosted the second most popular suicide magnet in North America, behind the Golden Gate Bridge. Since its completion in 1918, more than four hundred people jumped to their death from the Bloor Viaduct, which spans the cavernous Don Valley.That number might still be rising if not for the tireless efforts of a group of volunteers, led by two citizens, who fought City Hall for years to get a suicide barrier erected. Not only did they win, they saved numerous lives and brought to light valuable research on how barriers actually lower suicide numbers overall. The resulting barrier The Luminous Veil has been praised for its ingenious and inspiring design.The Suicide Magnet tells how the battle was won, and explores the ongoing efforts to help those suffering from mental health challenTrade ReviewPeople experiencing mental health issues need hope. The Suicide Magnet offers a message of hope, details a vital part of our history and shows we can make a difference. * John Tory, former mayor of Toronto *A thoughtful, well written tribute to Al Birney and Michael McCamus; two men who never gave up on their heroic quest to get the Luminous Veil built on the Bloor Viaduct. While Paul McLaughlin’s book is an excellent historical record, it also brings up the urgent need for more mental health support and services for those going through crisis, and for the devastated families left behind after someone takes their life. * Teresa and Gary Kruze, sister–in-law and brother of Martin Kruze *This book tells the compelling story of how the power of passion and purpose, sustained over time and despite many setbacks, can truly make a difference in the fight to prevent deaths by suicide. It combines historical context, factual information about suicide and, most importantly, an understanding of the human cost, Michael and Al’s valiant journey is best understood through the lens of the stories of those impacted the most. * Karen Letofsky, consultant and educator in Suicide and Crisis Response *Table of Contents 1 Bridge of Troubled Souls 2 A Monument to Progress and Despair 3 An Unlikely Duo 4 The Fatal Attraction of Suicide Magnets 5 Ken Dryden Reacts Personally 6 The Stars Align 7 The Black Dogs 8 The Copycat Question 9 The Media and Suicide 10 The TTC Pushes the Stop Button 11 Death on the Rails 12 Al Birney’s Shining Moment 13 The Project Steering Committee in Wonderland 14 The Struggle Is Finally Over 15 A Vision (Partly) Realized 16 The Ironic Demise of Ellis Galea Kirkland 17 Backlash, Vindication, and Grief 18 The Veil Is Finally Lit 19 The Barrier Saved My Life Acknowledgements If You Need Help Index About the Author
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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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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Tampa Bay Hotel Images of America
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) The Athenaeum Images of America
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Milwaukees Forest Home Cemetery Images of America
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Historic Signs Over Californias Roadways
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Joslyn Castle
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) A History of Alcatraz Island Since 1853
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Hanover and Dartmouth College
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Salt Lake Citys Modern Architecture
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