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Book SynopsisThe Survey of London returns to the East End to chronicle Whitechapel, shedding new light on this widely misunderstood district In these volumes, the Survey of London returns to the East End to chronicle Whitechapel, covering Aldgate to Mile End Green, and Brick Lane to Wellclose Square. The name Whitechapel—one of London’s best known—is highly evocative, carrying dark, even mythic associations. These are set aside to present new histories of all the area’s sites and buildings, those standing and many that have gone, in districts that have been repeatedly rebuilt. Abutting the City of London, Whitechapel has, since medieval times, housed commerce and many varied industries. Enriched by centuries of immigration, this area has been “global” for as long as that word has denoted the world and, amidst widespread poverty, some of London’s great institutions have been founded here. In the midst of these landmarks, Whitechapel has seen recent transformation. These volumes bear historical witness with hundreds of superb new photographs and meticulous architectural drawings illustrating detailed accounts of topographical development in accessible prose. They will be an invaluable resource for historians, planners, residents, and the wider public.Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British ArtTrade Review"A new Survey of London publication always marks a red-letter occasion for the capital’s enthusiasts. In these two astonishing volumes on Whitechapel, the Survey has managed even to excel itself"—Jerry White, The London Journal“Every street is minutely assessed in terms of its architectural and urban form, and social and political history...The Survey has evolved gloriously unto collections of detailed studies of each area of London. It makes an outstanding scholarly contribution to our record and understanding of our capital city."—Jeremy Musson, The Oldie

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Book SynopsisThe book is a descriptive history of the major photographic printing processes that were used between the years 1840-1895, the first fifty years of photography. The Albumen and Salted Paper Book is a descriptive history of the major photographic printing processes that were used between the years 1840-1895. These first 50 years of photography established a tradition of individual experimentation and craftsmanship where each photographer participated in the manufacture of the printing materials that were used. Albumen print and salted paper print were the ordinary, all-purpose materials of the time-albumen print is the second most common type of photograph ever made. This book describes both the technical information of these historical materials and offers the reader a very organized approach to this interesting process. James Reilly is the Director of the Image Permanence Institute, a recognized leader in the development and deployment of sustainable practices for the preservation of images and cultural property.

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Book SynopsisYour one-stop, comprehensive guide to commercial doors and door hardwarefrom the brand you trust Illustrated Guide to Door Hardware: Design, Specification, Selection is the only book of its kind to compile all the relevant information regarding design, specifications, crafting, and reviewing shop drawings for door openings in one easy-to-access place. Content is presented consistently across chapters so professionals can find what they need quickly and reliably, and the book is illustrated with charts, photographs, and architectural details to more easily and meaningfully convey key information. Organized according to industry standards, each chapter focuses on a component of the door opening or door hardware and provides all options available, complete with everything professionals need to know about that component. When designing, specifying, creating, and reviewing shop drawings for door openings, there are many elements to consider: physical items, such as Table of ContentsForeword VII Acknowledgments IX User Guide XI Who This Book Is For XI How This Book Is Organized XII How to Use This Book XII About the Author XIII Introduction XV Associations XV Codes XVIII Finishes XIX Grades XXIV Handing XXIV Materials XXV Fire Rating XXV Listing XXVI Specifications XXVI Standards XXIX Submittals XXXI Substitutions XXXI Sustainability XXXI Chapter 1: HANGING DEVICES 1 Hinges 1 Continuous Hinges 28 Pivots 46 Floor Closers 58 Sliding and Folding Door Hardware 70 References 80 Chapter 2: SECURING DEVICES 85 Inactive Leaf of Pairs of Doors 85 Bolts 86 Cylinders for Locking Devices 98 Dummy Trim 110 Electric Strikes 116 Panic and Fire Exit Hardware 122 Removable Mullions 148 Two- or Three-Point Locksets 151 Unlatch Devices 165 Electromagnetic Locksets 169 Active Leaf of Pair or Single Door 177 Cylinder for Locking Devices 177 Deadlocks 178 Door Position Switches 184 Dummy Trim 184 Dutch Door Bolts 184 Electric Strikes 184 Electromagnetic Locksets 185 Latchsets and Locksets 185 Panic and Fire Exit Hardware 218 Two- or Three-Point Locksets 218 Unlatch Devices 218 References 218 Chapter 3: OPERATING TRIM 225 Door Pulls 225 Push Plates 231 Push and Pull Bars 236 References 239 Chapter 4: ACCESSORIES FOR PAIRS OF DOORS ONLY 243 Coordinator 243 Carry Bar 247 References 249 Chapter 5: CLOSING AND CONTROL DEVICES 253 Door Closer 253 Electronic or Pneumatic Door Closers 263 Power-Operated Door Closers 268 Overhead Door Stops and or Holders 274 References 279 Chapter 6: PROTECTIVE PLATES AND TRIM 283 Armor Plates 283 Door Edge Guards 288 Kickplates 292 Mop Plates 300 Stretcher Plates 304 References 308 Chapter 7: STOPS AND HOLDERS 311 Door Holders 311 Electromagnetic Door Holders 314 Floor Stops 318 Wall Stops 322 References 326 Chapter 8: ACCESSORIES 329 Astragals 329 Threshold 333 Weatherstripping and Gasketing 339 References 347 Chapter 9: MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 351 Bumper Guard 351 Card Holders 353 Coat Hooks 355 Decals 357 Gate Latch 359 Guard 360 Knockers 362 Latch Protector 364 Letterbox Plates 366 Magnetic Catch 368 Roller Latch 369 Signage—Room Name Plates and Numbers 370 Silencers 373 Vertical Rod Cover 376 Viewer 377 Wire Pull 379 Smoke and Fire Detection Devices 380 References 380 Chapter 10: MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 383 Computers 383 Drawings and Diagrams 383 Electromechanical Hardware 385 Key Control Cabinets 391 Key Control Software 391 Manuals 391 Wire 392 References 392 Index 395

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Book SynopsisThe Fully Updated, Indispensible Study of Sustainable Design Principles Fundamentals of Integrated Design for Sustainable Building is the first textbook to merge principles, theory, and practice into an integrated workflow. This book introduces the technologies and processes of sustainable design and shows how to incorporate sustainable concepts at every design stage. This comprehensive primer takes an active learning approach that keeps students engaged. This book dispenses essential information from practicing industry specialists to provide a comprehensive introduction to the future of design. This new second edition includes: Expansive knowledgefrom history and philosophy to technology and practice Fully updated international codes, like the CAL code, and current legislations Up-to-date global practices, such as the tools used for Life-Cycle Assessment Thorough coverage of critical issues such as climate change, resiliTable of ContentsPreface xiii Contributors xv Acknowledgments xix CHAPTER 1 The Integrated Building Design Process 1 What Is Integrated Building Design? 1 The Process 1 The Focus Areas: Energy, Resources, and Indoor Environment 6 CHAPTER 2 A History of the Environmental Movements 15 Roots 15 Grassroots Movements 17 The Industrial Revolution 19 The Modern Chemical Revolution 20 Twin Tracks of Environmentalism: Conservation and Preservation Movements 21 The Ecology Movement 24 CHAPTER 3 International Conferences and Treaties 27 The Club of Rome 30 The International Conferences 31 After Kyoto 35 CHAPTER 4 The Emergence of Green Building and Green Building Policy 39 Defining Green Building 40 The Roots of Green Building 42 Environmental Toll 43 Green Building Today44 The History of US Energy Policy 46 Green Building Codes in the United States 49 The Road to Green Codes 51 In Summary 53 CHAPTER 5 Chemicals in the Environment, Buildings, and Humans 55 Emission, Transmission, Deposition, and Immission 55 Pathways of Transmission 61 The Right to Know: Chemical Transparency 63 Green Chemistry and Building Materials 72 Rethinking Building Systems 73 Air Systems 74 CHAPTER 6 Fundamentals of Indoor Air Quality 79 Leon Alevantis, MS, PE, LEED AP Why Is Good IAQ Important? 79 Contributors to IAQ 80 Types of Indoor Pollutants 81 Pushing the Envelope for IAQ Design 84 CHAPTER 7 Indoor Environmental Quality Issues 93 What Is IEQ? 93 Other IEQ Issues 103 Benefits of Good IEQ 104 CHAPTER 8 How Buildings Use Energy 107 Energy in the Life Cycle of a Building 107 Evolution of Buildings and Its Impact on Energy Consumption 107 Operating Energy Use Patterns 110 Heat and Heat Transfer Modes 111 Climate and Weather 114 Traditional Design Response to Climate 118 Occupant Needs 118 Conclusion 123 CHAPTER 9 Reducing Energy Loads 125 Predesign: Site Selection, Building Size, and Transportation 126 Site Analysis 126 Massing and Orientation 128 Building Envelope 128 Lighting 138 Plug Loads 141 Passive Design 142 Case Study: School in Damascus, Syria 149 CHAPTER 10 Energy-Effi cient HVAC Systems 155 Central versus Decentralized Systems 156 Decentralized Systems 156 Central Heating and Cooling Systems 159 HVAC Controls 165 Domestic Hot Water 167 Thermal Zoning and Impact of Architectural Design 167 Preliminary Design Guidelines 168 CHAPTER 11 Energy Modeling and Measurement 171 Metrics for Energy 171 Site Energy and Source Energy 172 Metering, Submetering, and Benchmarking 173 Energy Modeling 176 Energy Modeling Tools 180 Using Modeling to Drive Integrated Cost Estimation 183 CHAPTER 12 Net Zero Energy and Renewable Energy Systems 187 NZE Definitions 187 On-site Renewable Energy Generation 188 NZE Technical Potential 193 NZEB Design Issues 194 NZE at Community Scale 196 Utility Grid and Distributed Generation 196 NZE in Policy 198 Case Studies 199 CHAPTER 13 Climate Change and Resilience 207 The Science 208 CHAPTER 14 How Buildings Use Resources 223 What Are Natural Resources? 223 CHAPTER 15 Materials Selection and Product Certification 239 The Benefits of Healthy Skepticism 239 Materials Have Multiple Impacts 240 The Bases for Materials Selection 240 Making Contact with Technical Staff 244 Environmental Product Declarations 244 Emissions Testing 245 Product Certification, Rating, or Label 246 Tools: Putting It Together 250 CHAPTER 16 How Built Landscapes and Buildings Contribute to Water Quality and Conservation 259 Jamie Phillips and Kevin Conger, CMG Landscape Architecture The Urban Watershed: Watershed Function 259 National Water Policy 260 Pollutants of Concern in the Landscape 261 Urban Stormwater Management: Low]Impact Design 263 Site Design: Primary Goals 263 Preservation and Protection of Creeks, Wetlands, and Existing Vegetation 263 Treatment Control BMPs 264 Water Conservation in the Landscape 269 Water Use and Energy Use in Buildings 270 CHAPTER 17 Sustainable Neighborhoods and Communities 275 Aaron Welch, Saneta deVuono-Powell, and Matt Raimi, Raimi + Associates What Are Sustainable Communities? 275 A Brief History of Sustainable Planning 276 History of Conventional Development 276 Components of Sustainable City Planning 287 Conclusion 301 CHAPTER 18 Rating Systems and Practice Tools 303 What Is a Rating or Certification System? 303 Living Building Challenge Mission 309 The WELL Building Standard by Delos 310 Regional Systems 312 Ed Mazria and the 2030 Challenge 315 Practice Tools that Drive the Rating System 316 CHAPTER 19 Life-Cycle Assessment 321 Definitions 322 Standards and Methodology 323 Components 324 CHAPTER 20 Waste Management and the Building Industry 337 Waste Impacts 338 Waste Cycles 339 Defining Waste 340 Waste Streams 340 Hospital Waste 341 Integrated Waste Management 342 Benefits of Construction Waste Management 343 Green Demolition 344 Incineration 346 Waste to Fuel 346 Best Practices 346 Diversion 348 Design for Disassembly 348 Construction Waste Management Plans 350 Other Job]Site Waste Strategies 350 Zero Waste 353 Glossary 357 Index 363

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPerface xvii Acknowledgments xxi Part I The Building Design Context 1 Chapter 1 Design Process 3 Chapter 2 Environmental Resources 37 Chapter 3 Sites and Resources 67 Part II Design Fundamentals 113 Chapter 4 Thermal Comfort 115 Chapter 5 Indoor Air Quality 137 Chapter 6 Light, Vision, and Visual Comfort 177 Light 177 Vision 190 Light and Color 209 Visual Comfort 221 Chapter 7 Sound, Hearing, and Acoustical Comfort 223 Chapter 8 Solar Geometry and Shading Devices 251 Chapter 9 Heat Flow 277 Part III Passive Environmental Systems 325 Chapter 10 Daylighting 327 Chapter 11 Passive Heating 383 Chapter 12 Passive Cooling 441 Chapter 13 Integrating Passive Systems 501 Part IV Active Environmental Systems 529 Chapter 14 Active Climate Control 531 HVAC Components 547 HVAC Systems 605 Chapter 15 Lamps, Luminaires, and Controls 699 Electric Lamps 699 Incandescent Lamps 700 Gaseous Discharge Lamps 709 Fluorescent Lamps 711 Solid State Lighting 726 Other Electric Lamps 729 Luminaires 731 Lighting Fixture Properties 744 Lighting Control 747 Chapter 16 Electric Lighting Design 759 Context 759 Process 761 Chapter 17 Electric Lighting Applications 813 Residential Occupancies 813 Educational Facilities 819 Commercial Interiors 827 Special Lighting Application Topics 835 Chapter 18 Water and Design 855 Chapter 19 Water Supply 897 Chapter 20 Liquid Waste 987 Chapter 21 Solid Waste 1059 Part V Acoustics 1073 Chapter 22 Sound in Enclosed Spaces 1075 Absorption 1076 Room Acoustics 1082 Room Design 1090 Sound Reinforcement Systems 1101 Chapter 23 Building Noise Control 1111 Noise Reduction 1111 Absorption 1111 Sound Isolation 1118 Airborne Sound 1121 Speech Privacy 1139 Structure-Borne Noise 1155 Mechanical System Noise Control 1157 STC and IIC Recommendations and Criteria 1167 Outdoor Acoustic Considerations 1170 Reference Material 1172 Part VI Fire Protection 1177 Chapter 24 Fire Protection 1179 Fire Resistance, Egress, and Extinguishment 1179 Fire Alarm Systems 1225 Part VII Electricity 1257 Chapter 25 Principles of Electricity 1259 Chapter 26 Electrical Systems and Materials: Service and Utilization 1279 Chapter 27 Electrical Systems and Materials: Wiring and Raceways 1339 Chapter 28 Electric Wiring Design 1375 Chapter 29 Photovoltaic Systems 1423 Part VIII Signal Systems 1449 Chapter 30 Signal Systems 1451 Private Residential Systems 1454 Multiple-Dwelling Systems 1459 School Systems 1462 Office Building Systems 1467 Industrial Building Systems 1471 Automation 1474 Part IX Transportation 1485 Chapter 31 Elevators 1487 Passenger Elevators 1487 Traction Elevator Equipment 1488 Hydraulic Elevators 1493 Other Elevator Drives 1495 Passenger Interaction Issues 1498 Passenger Elevator Selection 1518 Physical Properties and Spatial Requirements of Elevators 1532 Power and Energy 1538 Other Design Considerations 1541 Special Shaft Arrangements 1545 Special Elevator Designs 1547 Freight Elevators 1548 Chapter 32 Escalators and Other Mechanized Circulation Systems 1563 Escalators 1563 Moving Walks and Ramps 1580 Special Passenger Conveyance Systems 1584 Materials Handling 1587 Part X Appendices 1595 Appendix A Metrication, SI Units, and Conversions 1597 Appendix B Climatic Conditions for the United States, Canada, and Mexico 1603 Appendix C Solar and Daylighting Design Data 1629 Appendix D Solar Geometry 1675 Appendix E Thermal Properties of Materials and Assemblies 1689 Appendix F Ventilation and Infiltration 1735 Appendix G Heating and Cooling Design Guidelines and Information 1743 Appendix H Standards/Guidelines for Energy and Resource-Efficient Building Design 1759 Appendix I Solar Radiation and Thermal Storage 1765 Appendix J Economic Analysis 1821 Appendix K Sound Transmission Data 1827 Appendix L Building Energy Modeling Tools and Resources 1847 Index 1857

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Contributors vii Foreword ix Introduction 1 1 Sustaining the American Dream: Living Large in a Depleting World 3Lisa Tucker 2 Modern Residential Heritage in Transformation 15Aysen Huma Tulce 3 Adaptive Reuse as a Strategy to Meet Contemporary Housing Needs 29Bie Plevoets and Marie Moors 4 Lean Tech, High Performance: Balancing Affordability and Technology in Net Zero Housing 43Michael Gibson 5 Passive Resistance: North American Passive House Complexities 59Matthew Lutz 6 Home is Where the Tiny House is? Re-framing Downsized Livings Potential 73Krista Evans 7 On Stigma, Homelessness, and Homes: Housing Typologies and the Tent City 87Jill Pable 8 Post-Crisis Housing and Placemaking: Preserving Identity amid the Loss of Home 103Mariana G. Junqueira 9 Soviet Era Apartments in Ukraine: Then and Now 117Nadya Kozinets 10 Demystifying Flexibility and Enhancing Quality of Life in Multi-Family Housing Design 129Donia M. Bettaieb 11 The Transformation of Work and Home as Workspace 141Kutay Guler and Mehmet Akif Guler 12 Home Improvement: The Intersection of Functionality, Economics, and Aesthetics 157Mehmet Ali Altin 13 Assemble-It-Yourself: The Perceived Value of Residential Furniture 171Kendra Kirchmer 14 On Generating Domestic Atmospheres Which Nurture Our Bodies and Moods 187Elisabetta Canepa and Bob Condia 15 Reinvention of Color in Housing: From Vernacular Interiors to Post-pandemic Strategies 205Begum Ulusoy 16 Parametric Design as a Tool / As a Goal: Shifting Focus from Form to Function 221Sule Tasli Pektas 17 Transformation of Interfaces and Interactions in and around the Contemporary House 233Byungsoo Kim 18 Indoor Soundscapes of the Future: Listening to Smart Houses 245Abdul Lah Alkan, Papatya Nur Dökmeci Yörükoglu, and Kıvanc Kitapci 19 Health Smart Homes and the Transformation of Occupant Experience and Wellness 255Mi Jeong Kim and Myung Eun Cho 20 Design Guidelines for Effective Long-term Care Needs of Older Adults at Home 267Jung‐hye Shin 21 Designing Cohousing Environments for Older Adults 281Mihyun Kang and Gabriela Fonseca Pereira 22 Expanding Concepts of Inclusive Housing 29Beth Tauke Index 313

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Book SynopsisA two-time Pulitzer finalist explores the story of American urban design through San Francisco's iconic Ferry Building

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Book Synopsis Comprehensive guide covering all aspects of visual design, including planning, layout, and presentation. Interior Design Visual Presentation comprehensively addresses the visual design and presentation skills of the interior designer, featuring thorough, process-oriented coverage on the planning, layout, and the design of interior building spaces and guiding readers through techniques for executing creative and successful design graphics, models, and presentations. Color illustrations throughout the text feature a wide array of residential, institutional, and commercial settings designed to highlight step-by-step instructions. This newly updated and revised Sixth Edition includes a new overview of the design process for commercial design for students at all levels. Other revisions include new discussion of the impact of digital communication, examples of rendering materials in color, review of the latest tools for digital rendering, additional detail on creatin

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Book SynopsisPlanning for Community A comprehensive exploration of community planning that integrates today's social and economic issues with policy and governance considerations In Planning for Community, distinguished regional and local planner Phil Heywood delivers an insightful examination of the accelerating impacts of social, environmental, and economic changes on community life and organization. He explores the ways in which these changes can be anticipated, planned for, and managed as he reviews and evaluates the nature and challenges of place and interaction faced by traditional and emerging local communities. The book includes discussions of the values, aims, and methods of community planning and the key operations in each of the fields of housing, work, transport, health, and environment. It should also inspire and assist readers to become more involved and influential in the lives of their local and wider communities. Readers will also find: A thorough introduction to methods of inclusiTable of ContentsPreface vii Acknowledgements ix 1 Promises and Problems of Community Life 1 Introduction: the organization of the chapter 1 Part One, Current Cascades of Change 1 Part Two, Community Life and Change 6 Contemporary challenges to community life 7 Part Three, Competing Interpretations of Community Structure and Change 12 The roles of communication and collaboration 17 Applications of communication in community planning 19 Part Four, The Roles of Collaboration 20 Collaboration in practice 21 Conclusions 25 Endnotes 26 References 28 2 The Lives of Local Communities 33 Scope and scales of community 33 Social, economic and organisational characteristics of local communities 33 The strategies of social justice 40 Planning places 43 Community participation and governance 47 Conclusion: the durability of local communities of place and contact 50 Endnotes 50 References 50 3 Communities of Interest and Interaction 54 Introduction: scales of community organisation and issues 54 Cities as communities 54 Regional communities 57 National communities 59 Supranational political communities 62 Global communities 63 Integrating the many levels of community planning 65 Conclusions: mixed scanning for integrated community planning 68 Endnotes 69 References 70 4 Human Values and Community Goals 72 The place of values in planning 72 Value formation 72 The value of prosperity 73 The value of liberty 75 The values of social justice 77 Values for sustainable communities and environments 81 Relations among community values 87 The impacts of prosperity 87 The impacts of liberty 89 Social justice impacts 90 The demands for sustainability 90 Conclusions: how values can combine to solve problems and shape creative plans 91 Endnotes 92 References 95 5 Ways and Means 98 Introduction: the roles of art, science and craft in community planning 98 Art and creativity in planning 98 The creative roles of the written word 100 Creating wholeness within new and existing communities 101 The contributions of Christopher Alexander (1936–2022) 101 Planning as a craft 103 The four phases of planning 104 The logic of scientific discovery 105 Mistakes, problem- solving and human and social progress 107 Critical rationalist approach to planning 107 Common ground between scientific and planning method 108 Planning as craft and applied science 109 Political control and community participation 117 Conclusions: values- based methods for value fulfilment 120 Endnotes 120 References 121 6 Activities and Actions 124 Introduction: the organisation of the Chapter 124 The relations among values, activities and land uses 124 The contributions of systems thinking in managing activities 132 Activity systems analysis in practice 132 Conclusions: defining needs and exploring options for activity systems 137 Endnotes 137 References 138 7 Homes and Communities 140 Introduction: the contributions of shelter to family and community life 140 Challenges of population change in meeting global and local needs for shelter 140 Impacts and contributions of changing technology 143 Funding shelter 145 Balancing demands with supply for shelter 153 Conclusions: future directions for shelter 156 Endnotes 156 References 159 8 Facets of Community 162 Introduction and organisation of the Chapter 162 Levels and justifications for community intervention 162 The planning and organisation of work 164 Education: the place of learning in community life and development 171 The planning and delivery of health services 176 Conclusion: the many facets of community 181 Endnotes 181 References 183 9 Places, Spaces and Community Design 185 Introduction: organisation of the chapter 185 Places and their properties 185 Communal, collective and private places and spaces 190 The language of design and the vocabulary of space and place 196 Place- making: designing to make life 200 City shapes 204 Conclusion: bringing places to life 211 Endnotes 211 References 212 10 Community Governance and Participation Introduction: intentions and organisation of the chapter 214 Governance, government and community participation 214 Roles and responsibilities in governance and participation 215 Issues of freedom and order 222 The roles of negotiation and partnership in resolving conflicts 227 The development and evaluation of policies, proposals and community initiatives 227 Service activities of local government 230 Scales of community and their roles in governance and control 235 Conclusion: the contributions of participation and governance to community life 238 Endnotes 240 References 243 11 Conclusions: Community Planning Today and Tomorrow 246 Introduction: organisation and intentions of the chapter 246 Themes, roles and future directions: inclusion, negotiation, adaptation and invention 246 The future of community planning 250 Endnotes 254 References 255 Index 257

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Book SynopsisExplores Winston-Salem’s finest residential architecture from the early twentieth century - its spacious mansions, palatial gardens, and even working farms - and delves deeply into the stories of the people who lived and worked in those historic buildings.

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Book SynopsisA radical critique of architecture that places disability at the heart of the built environment Disability critiques of architecture usually emphasize the need for modification and increased access, but The Architecture of Disability calls for a radical reorientation of this perspective by situating experiences of impairment as a new foundation for the built environment. With its provocative proposal for “the construction of disability,” this book fundamentally reconsiders how we conceive of and experience disability in our world. Stressing the connection between architectural form and the capacities of the human body, David Gissen demonstrates how disability haunts the history and practice of architecture. Examining various historic sites, landscape designs, and urban spaces, he deconstructs the prevailing functionalist approach to accommodating disabled people in architecture and instead asserts that physical capacity is essential to the conception of all designed space. By recontextualizing the history of architecture through the discourse of disability, The Architecture of Disability presents a unique challenge to current modes of architectural practice, theory, and education. Envisioning an architectural design that fully integrates disabled persons into its production, it advocates for looking beyond traditional notions of accessibility and shows how certain incapacities can offer us the means to positively reimagine the roots of architecture.Trade Review "This book is an urgent and exhilarating manifesto that calls for nothing less than a complete rethinking of architecture. Rather than insisting that architectural forms need to be adjusted to accommodate a greater diversity of impairments, it uses diversities of physical, mental, social, and collective capacities to unlock new ways to conceive of architecture, model it, design it, describe it, represent it, theorize it, and write histories about it. The fictional singular, athletic, male, young, healthy, undamaged, untraumatized, white body at the center of normative architectural discourse finally gives way to a permanently complex philosophical and political agency reshaping the way buildings are thought."—Beatriz Colomina, author of X-Ray Architecture "The Architecture of Disability takes a historically rich, theoretically informed route beyond disability access as a functional problem in architecture (and one often poorly resolved). Reading familiar sites such as the Parthenon alongside lesser-known landscapes of walking, rolling, and embodied presence, David Gissen centers disabled perspectives—including his own—to reveal new theoretical avenues to and poetic journeys through the built world."—Bess Williamson, author of Accessible America: A History of Disability and Design "By placing disability at the heart of the built environment, Gissen provides a radical critique of architecture while conceiving of a new way of experiencing disability."—Metropolis "This book builds on Gissen’s transformative contributions to the discipline with a combination of erudition and accessibility."—Constructs, Yale Architecture "Part manifesto and part memoir, Gissen’s book upends centuries’ worth of dogmatic thinking in architecture by inserting ‘impaired’ and ‘disabled’ bodies into focus, an overdue act, as they have been excluded by the Western canon with very few exceptions to date."—The Architect’s Newspaper "Gissen brings a nuanced critique of the design professions."—The Globe and Mail "It is rare to read a book that relates as deeply to the way you have both lived and thought for the length of your life as this one does for me—and even rarer that it helps you imagine the future of your own thought, too. . . In The Architecture of Disability, author, designer, and educator David Gissen manages to dismantle and reconstruct the world through the combined strength of his own experience and a critical perspective on the material world and its many under acknowledged histories."—Jordan Whitewood-Neal, Winterthur Portfolio "The Architecture of Disability is a poignant call to arms to address the omnipresence of ableism across a broad spectrum of environments."—Architectural Record "The Architecture of Disability uses the lens of disability to reevaluate received architectural histories and speculate on a more inclusive architectural environment, one divested from the inherited biases around function and form."—The New York Review of Architecture "Designers at all scales can take in this slim volume as a set of concepts for reinvigorating their work by productive defamiliarization. For practitioners, Gissen offers ways to see differently, to think differently, and therefore to practice differently."—Landscape Architecture Magazine "Gissen’s thoughtful engagement with theory and history alike clearly demonstrates deficits in the field, outlining how ableism bleeds into just about every practice and principle."—H-Net Reviews

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Book SynopsisWhen Austria annexed Galicia during the first partition of Poland in 1772, the province's capital Lemberg was a decaying Baroque town. By the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Lemberg had become a booming city with a modern, urban and, at the same time, distinctly Habsburg flavor. In the process of the ""long"" nineteenth century both Lemberg's appearance and the use of public space changed remarkably. The city center was transformed into a showcase of modernity and a site of conflicting symbolic representations, while other areas were left decrepit, overcrowded and neglected.""Habsburg Lemberg: Architecture, Public Space, and Politics in the Galician Capital, 1772-1914"" reveals that behind a variety of national, and positivist historical narratives of Lemberg - and of its architecture - there always existed a city that was labeled ""cosmopolitan"" yet ""provincial;"" and a Vienna, but still ""of the East."" Buildings, streets, parks and monuments became part and parcel of a complex set of culturally driven politics. The modern architecture influenced the portrayal of the Lemberg populace as much more sophisticated than they actually were.

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Book SynopsisJewish Sanctuary in the Atlantic World is a unique blend of cultural and architectural history that considers Jewish heritage as it expanded among the continents and islands linked by the Atlantic Ocean between the mid-fifteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Barry L. Stiefel achieves a powerful synthesis of material culture research and traditional historical research in his examination of the early modern Jewish diaspora in the New World. Through this generously illustrated work, Stiefel examines forty-six synagogues built in Europe, South America, the Caribbean Islands, colonial and antebellum North America, and Gibraltar to discover what liturgies, construction methods, and architectural styles were transported from the Old World to the New World. Some are famous--Touro in Newport, Rhode Island; Bevis Marks in London; and Mikve Israel in Curaçao--while others had short-lived congregations whose buildings were lost. The two great traditions of Judaism--Sephardic and Ashkenazic--found homes in the Atlantic World. Examining buildings and congregations that survive, Stiefel offers valuable insights on their connections and commonalities. If both the congregations and buildings are gone, the author re-creates them by using modern heritage preservation tools that have expanded the heuristic repertoire, tools from such diverse sources as architectural studies, archaeology, computer modelling and rendering, and geographic information systems. When combined these bring a richer understanding of the past than incomplete, uncertain traditional historical resources. Buildings figure as key indicators in Stiefel's analysis of Jewish life and social experience, while the author's immersion in the faith and practice of Judaism invigorates every aspect of his work.

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Book SynopsisMany of the historic houses in and around the town of Victoria, Texas, were built between 1875 and 1910 by immigrant owners. From 1973 to 1975, with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Rick Gardner traveled throughout the region, taking photographs of these historic homes. Gardner relied on his own instincts and guidance from knowledgeable locals as to where he should aim his lens. This book is an appreciative glimpse at what these vernacular houses looked like a century after their construction. Gardner has teamed up with Victoria historian and preservationist Gary Dunnam to present these rich images along with brief historical sketches of the houses and, where possible, the persons who occupied them when they were newly constructed. The result is an understated and elegant suggestion of what life may have been like for the merchants, bankers, agriculturalists, and others who built and lived in these homes during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Designed to appeal to those with a love for old houses and especially for the preservation of historic structures, All the Houses Were Painted White offers its readers a stately appreciation of these homes and their place in the South Texas landscape. It is also a tribute to the architects, owners, and anonymous craftspeople who built the houses-to their vision, skill, ingenuity, imagination, creativity, and endurance.

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Book SynopsisFrom around the world, whether for New York City's 9/11 Memorial, at exhibits devoted to the arts of Holocaust memory, or throughout Norway's memorial process for the murders at Utøya, James E. Young has been called on to help guide the grief stricken and survivors in how to mark their losses. This poignant, beautifully written collection of essays offers personal and professional considerations of what Young calls the ""stages of memory,"" acts of commemoration that include spontaneous memorials of flowers and candles as well as permanent structures integrated into sites of tragedy. As he traces an arc of memorial forms that spans continents and decades, Young returns to the questions that preoccupy survivors, architects, artists, and writers: How to articulate a void without filling it in? How to formalize irreparable loss without seeming to repair it?Richly illustrated, the volume is essential reading for those engaged in the processes of public memory and commemoration and for readers concerned about how we remember terrible losses.

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Book SynopsisArchitecture in Context: Designing in the Middle East provides a foundation for understanding the critical context of architecture and design in this region. It does this by:Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 1: ARCHITECTURE IN THE MIDDLE EAST: A BACKGROUND 9 Geopolitical and Environmental Characteristics 10 Cultural and Religious Influences 17 Architectural and Urban Classical Local Antecedents 31 Colonial Architecture, East-West Encounters 43 Decolonising Architecture: Nation Building 49 Architecture of Development: An Urban and Housing Quest 52 Contemporary Architecture: Faster and Higher 54 Conclusion 56 References 57 CHAPTER 2: ARCHITECTURAL VOCABULARY: ELEMENTS OF LOCAL STYLES 59 Site Typologies 62 Biological Layer 65 Cultural Layer 72 Physical Layer 75 Social and Communal Layer 92 Environmental Layer 94 Massing and Volumetric Composition 97 Compactness 102 Connectedness 104 Transition 104 Fragmentation 106 Skyline 108 Function and Space 110 Space/Function versus Place 110 Space as a Process 112 Space Configurationality 113 Scale and Proportion 115 Human Scale and Proportion 117 Materials and Scale 118 Size and Scale 119 Light and Form 123 Light as Energy 125 Light as Space 127 Light as Form 129 Light as Metaphor 131 Order and Geometry 134 Geometry and Order as Design 135 Geometry and Order as Structure 138 Geometry and Order as Allegory 139 Ornament and Symbolism 142 Ornament as Motif 143 Ornament as Symbolism 146 Building as Digital Ornament 149 Patterns, Textures and Colours 151 Architectural Patterns versus Decorative Patterns 152 Local versus Imported Patterns 156 Composition of Patterns, Textures, and Colours 157 Conclusion 162 References 163 CHAPTER 3: CULTURAL AND CONTEXTUAL MEANING 165 Cultural Value Judgment and Symbolic Codes (Cognitive Schemata, Transmission) 167 Representation and Expression of Cultural Meaning 171 Representation/Expression 171 IDENTIFICATION/COMMUNICATION/TRANSMISSION 174 INTEGRATION/DEVELOPMENT 176 Spatial-Cultural Arrangement (Transformation and Experience) 177 Climate and Environment (Adaptive and Creative Sustainability) 181 Building Know-How and Processes of Production 189 Local/Global Building Know-How 189 Technology-Based Culture 191 Morality, Ethics and Responsibility 193 Conclusion 195 References 196 CHAPTER 4: TRENDS AND DISCOURSES OF CONTEXTUAL ARCHITECTURE 199 Regionalism and Internationalism: A Design Reference 204 A Paradoxical Design: Reactivating or Mimicking ‘Islamic’/‘Arabic’ Architecture 207 Reinvention of Tradition or Heritage in Design: Continuity or Discontinuity 211 Designing with Nature 215 Nationalist, Post-Orientalist and Fantasist Design 220 ‘Theme Parks’ and Megaprojects: Designing in the Gulf 225 Sustainability-Based Design 227 Conclusion 230 References 231 APPENDIX: ORIENTATION: TOWARDS A MODEL OF CONTEXTUAL ENQUIRY-BASED DESIGN 233 CONCLUSION 239 ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 241 INDEX 242

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Book SynopsisAlthough vernacular architecture scholarship has expanded beyond its core fascination with common buildings and places, its attention remains fixed on the social function of building. Consistent with this expansion of interests, Constructing Image, Identity, and Place includes essays on a wide variety of American building types and landscapes drawn from a broad geographic and chronological spectrum. Subjects range from examinations of the houses, hotels and churches of America’s colonial and Republican elite to analyses of the humble cottages of Southern sharecroppers and mill workers, Mississippi juke joints, and the ephemeral rustic arbors and bowers erected by Civil War soldiers. Other contributors examine or reexamine the form of early synagogues in Georgia, colonial construction technologies in the Chesapeake, the appropriation and use of storefront windows by San Francisco suffragists, and the evolution of the modern factory tour. Other decidedly twentieth-century topics include the impact of the automobile on American building forms and landscapes, including parkways, drive-in movie theaters, and shopping malls. Drawn from the Vernacular Architecture Forum conferences of 1998 and 1999, these seventeen essays represent the broad range of topics and methodologies current in the field today. The volume will introduce newcomers to the breadth and depth of vernacular architecture while also bringing established scholars up to date on the field’s continued growth and maturation.The Editors: Alison K. Hoagland is associate professor of history and historic preservation at Michigan Technological University. Kenneth A. Breisch is director of Programs in Historic Preservation at the University of Southern California. He is author of Henry Hobson Richardson and the Small Public Library in America.The Contributors: Shannon Bell, Robert W. Blythe, Timothy Davis, Stephanie Dyer, Willie Graham, Kathleen LaFrank, William Littmann, Carl Lounsbury, Al Luckenbach, Sherri M. Marsh, Maurie McInnis, Steven H. Moffson, Jason D. Moser, Jennifer Nardone, Martin C. Perdue, Mark Reinberger, Andrew K. Sandoval-Strausz, Jessica Sewell, Donna Ware, and Camille Wells.

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Book SynopsisInvitation to Vernacular Architecture: A Guide to the Study of Ordinary Buildings and Landscapes, is a manual for exploring and interpreting vernacular architecture, the common buildings of particular regions and time periods. Thomas Carter and Elizabeth Collins Cromley provide a comprehensive introduction to the field.Proposing a methodology, Invitation to Vernacular Architecture provides a systematic approach to vernacular architecture fieldwork. The authors walk readers through the process of examining and documenting a building, explaining in detail how to define a research area and create a research plan. They guide students step-by-step in how to take accurate measurements of sites and of building exteriors and interiors and explain what to look for at each level. They show how to find patterns and how to organize information to yield sound interpretations of buildings’ meanings. As a complement to this practical approach, Carter and Cromley present current scholarship on vernacular architecture and explain the need for a broad theoretical perspective. They show how analysis of facts related to a building can reveal important insights into the behavior and culture of people who lived in a certain area at a certain time. The authors then present a single ordinary house as a case study to explore the different points of view that scholars have brought to the study of vernacular architecture.Rich with illustrations and written in a clear and jargon-free style, Invitation to Vernacular Architecture is an ideal text for courses in architecture, material culture studies, historic preservation, American studies, and history, and a useful guide for anyone interested in the built environment.

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Book SynopsisHow does a landmark become, after just a few generations, a landfill? In Forgotten Philadelphia, Thomas Keels takes the reader through a lavishly illustrated journey through three centuries of Philadelphia's architecture: what was built, how the public perceived the value of certain buildings, and why those buildings were eventually demolished. In writing that celebrates Philadelphia past without ever being sentimental, Keels describes a city that was always reinventing itself, filled with people who always had a very measured view of the worth and beauty of its public architecture.Trade Review"For the first time, Forgotten Philadelphia places the lost architecture of the City of Brotherly Love into the widest possible context. Keels draws on the rich political, social, cultural, and intellectual history of the city in ways that explain the forces that created the lost buildings and the forces that led to their demise. In the process he illuminates the history of Philadelphia architecture at the same time that he uses its lost architecture as an important source for understanding the evolution of the city." David Contosta, Chestnut Hill College, author of Suburb in the City: Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia 1850-1990 "a luscious collection of drawing and black-and-white photos of building s that no longer exist with lively description of what they were like when they did...anyone with a stake in the city's future should have a copy of this book by their bedside...it's a must." Philadelphia Weekly "For architecture, history and Philly buffs, it's an indispensible volume...[T]he 'Projected Philadelphia' chapter [may be] the most compelling...Looking at these beautiful architectural drawings is like walking directly into the province of dreams, and their pure optimism - the sense of their rightness - provides this book with a melancholy-tinged but fitting finale." The Jewish Exponent "A handsome volume...Not for nearly half a century...have we seen such a compilation of great departed buildings... There are good, important stories with good, familiar pictures." Nineteenth Century "This is a lavishly illustrated, tightly written coffee-table book, full of fascinating nuggets...Thanks to Keels' efforts, those lost buildings won't be forgotten." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "This book joins a small collection of architectural histories, useful for preservationists...which shift the focus from a building's conception to an examination of the forces that led to its death. A cautionary reminder that a culture is remembered for both what it creates and what it destroys. Summing Up: Recommended." Choice "The second half of Forgotten Philadelphia makes an important contribution to our appreciation of what Philadelphia recently lost... General readers with an interest in Philadelphia and preservationists alike will be turning to this book for years to come. Also unlike many books of photographs and postcards that have appeared in recent years, Forgotten Philadelphia is well organized and attractively formatted. It is also thoroughly indexed, and the repositories holding the original photographs, prints and drawings reproduced here are clearly identified--a lesson yet to be learned by many publishers." The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography "Encyclopedic in scope and brimming with narrative detail, Forgotten Philadelphia presents a fascinating...account of significant Philadelphia buildings that have fallen to the wrecking ball...The book will be of interest not only to historians of Philadelphia, but also more generally to architectural historians, preservationists, and geographers...[T]he book is engagingly written and brings together an impressive array of evidence and detail." Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies Spring 2009Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction 1 Penn's Green Country Town (1682 to 1775); 2 Athens of America (1776 to 1820); 3 City in Transition (1821 to 1860); 4 Workshop of the World (1861 to 1900); 5 The Consumer City (1901 to 1940); 6 Renaissance and Retrenchment (1940 to the present); 7 Projected Philadelphia Selected Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis volume gathers the research and presentations from the architectural heritage symposium Terra 2022 and covers themes such as advances in research, strategies for archaeological sites, care and decision-making, cultural landscapes, decorated surfaces, education, conservation history, and traditional materials and practices.

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Book SynopsisLouis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes is a new and personal reading of the architecture, teachings, and legacy of Louis I. Kahn from Per Olaf Fjeld's perspective as a former student. The book explores Kahn's life and work, offering a unique take on one of the twentieth century's most important architects. Kahn's Nordic and European ties are emphasized in this study that also covers his early childhood in Estonia, his travels, and his relationships with other architects, including the Norwegian architect Arne Korsmo. The authors have gathered personal reflections, archival material, and other student work to offer insight into the wisdom that Kahn imparted to his students in his famous masterclass. Louis I. Kahn: The Nordic Latitudes addresses Kahn's legacy both personally and in terms of the profession, documents a research trip the University of Pennsylvania's Louis I. Kahn Collection, and confronts the affiliation of Kahn's work with postmodernism.

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Book SynopsisFrance: Modern Architectures in History is the first book to present a complete narrative of the unfolding of architectural modernity in France, dealing both with the buildings themselves and also the political and critical frameworks surrounding them.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the city and its rapid growth, as well as the sustainability issues it poses, in several ways. First, there is a critical approach to development, as expressed by the concept of sustainable development. The city, as a complex system, primarily refers to questions of sustainability performance, which we believe to be capable of resolving problems and difficulties, even when viewed from a local perspective, and therefore from the point of view of the areas in which it must act. Lastly, the issue of sustainability cannot be addressed without contemplating and concluding how acceptable it is to the populations concerned. All challenges raised by the urban character of the city are therefore linked to the more general question of how to define the concept of sustainable development and the sustainable city as a key area of concern.

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Book SynopsisExplores the shape of architecture from Finland's independence in 1917. This book assesses the work of well-known heroes of Finnish architecture and others, whose contributions are little known outside Finland. It also discusses the developments in architecture, in relation to the culture and politics of the independent Finland.

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Book SynopsisArchitecture's Evil Empire? is a passionate, polemical critique of the state of contemporary global architecture, in which Miles Glendinning examines today's cult of architectural individualism and the fashion for 'iconic' buildings.

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Book SynopsisContains information on buildings lost through fire or demolition, or altered to restore the original architecture. The book contains more than 100 drawings, photos, and maps from the Historic American Buildings Survey collection.Trade Review"As a key to Philadelphia's historic environment, this will become a standard work." oMuseum News "[F]rom Colonial, Federal and Italiante styles to the 20th-century innovation of LeCorbusier, Kahn, and Wright." oPhiladelphia Inquirer "A cause for celebration. The editor's introductions set each part of the city into understandable units. The book is a clearly told story of success and failure in historic preservation." oJ.E. Mooney, Director, Historical Society of Pennsylvania "A lovely portrait of Philadelphia's rich history of buildings." oThe Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography

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Book SynopsisThis beautifully compact book – the combined discourse of a moral philosopher and an architect – provides us with a parti pris for contemplating the often contradictory interplay of ethics and aesthetics in the generation and perception of architectural form. The authors jointly acknowledge the challenges poised by the conflict between raw instrumentality and the nuances of environmental culture. In so doing they identify six ethical categories which have the capacity to impact fundamental issues pertaining to the genesis of built form and, similarly, a set of values with regard to function, context, time and intellect, which we may discern either together or separately in our reception of architecture.Trade ReviewReviews 'This beautifully compact book – the combined discourse of a moral philosopher and an architect – provides us with a parti pris for contemplating the often contradictory interplay of ethics and aesthetics in the generation and perception of architectural form. The authors jointly acknowledge the challenges poised by the conflict between raw instrumentality and the nuances of environmental culture. In so doing they identify six ethical categories which have the capacity to impact fundamental issues pertaining to the genesis of built form and, similarly, a set of values with regard to function, context, time and intellect, which we may discern either together or separately in our reception of architecture.' Kenneth Frampton, Columbia University

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