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Taylor & Francis Architecture State Modernism and Cultural Nationalism in the Apartheid Capital
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Philosophical Difference and Advanced Computation in Architectural Theory
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Handbook of Infrastructure Design
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Roofing Failures
Book SynopsisThe book starts by setting out the duties of a building pathologist in the context of the modern roofing industry, defining failure and explaining its underlying causes. The main chapters then deal with the main specific types of failure: fire, shrinkage and roofing systems displacement, calendar shrinkage, foam insulation shrinkage and ''stretched'' membranes, plasticizer migration, bitumen incompatibility, built-up roofing felt porosity, blistering, thermal insulation instability, foam insulation problems, torch applications, polymer dispersion, asphalt-glass fibre shingle splitting, lack of appropriate venting, problems with cool roofing and problems with organic fibre-portland cement shingles. The book concludes with an outline of the principal rules for long service life roofing.Trade ReviewCarl Cash imparts common sense and pearls of wisdom. - Roofing Cladding and InsulationTable of ContentsPart 1. Introduction 1. A Snapshot of the Roofing Industry in 2001 2. Low-Sloped Roofing Systems and Materials 3. Low-Sloped Roofing Systems (cont.) 4. Structural Decks and Insulation 5. Steep-Sloped Roofing Systems 6. Flashing Systems 7. What is Failure? 8. Performance vs. Prescriptive Specifications. Part 2. Case Studies. Index.
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Taylor & Francis From the Lighthouse Interdisciplinary Reflections on Light
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Taylor & Francis A Reflexive Reading of Urban Space
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Taylor & Francis Hagia Sophia and the Byzantine Aesthetic Experience
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Taylor & Francis Design and Spirituality A Philosophy of Material Cultures
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Taylor & Francis Heritage Conservation in Postcolonial India
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Taylor & Francis Heritage Conservation in Postcolonial India
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Algorithms and the Assault on Critical Thought
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Algorithms and the Assault on Critical Thought
Book SynopsisThis book examines the digitalization of longstanding problems of technological advance that produce inequalities and automated governance, which relieves subjects of agency and critical thought, and prompts a need to weaponize thoughtfulness against technocratic designs.The book situates digital-era problems relative to those of previous sociotechnical milieux and argues that technical advance perennially embeds corrosive effects on social relations and relations of production, recognizing variation across contexts and relative to entrenched societal hierarchies of race and other axes of difference and their intersections. Societal tolerance, despite abundant evidence for harmful effects of digital technologies, requires attention. The book explains blindness to social injustice by technocratic thinking delivered through education as well as truths embraced in the data sciences coupled with governance in universities and the private sector that protect these truths from critique. Institutional inertia suggests benefits of communitarianism, which strives for change emanating from civil society. Scaling postcapitalist communitarian values through communitybased peer production presents opportunities. However, enduring problems require critical reflection, continual revision of strategies, and active participation among diverse community citizens.This book is written with critical geographic sensibilities for an interdisciplinary audience of scholars and graduate and undergraduate students in the social sciences, humanities, and data sciences.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements1. Introduction2. Technological Advance across Socio-technical Milieux3. Pedagogy of Technocracy4. The ‘Normal Science’ of the Data Sciences and its Governance5. Scaling Communitarian Practice6. Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Minoru Yamasaki and the Fragility of Architecture
Few figures in the American arts have stories richer in irony than does architect Minoru Yamasaki. While his twin towers of New York's World Trade Center are internationally iconic, few who know the icon recognize its architect's name or know much about his portfolio of more than 200 buildings. One is tempted to call him America's most famous forgotten architect. He was classed in the top tier of his profession in the 1950s and '60s, as he carried modernism in novel directions, yet today he is best known not for buildings that stand but for two projects that were destroyed under tragic circumstances: the twin towers and the Pruitt-Igoe housing project in St. Louis. This book undertakes a reinterpretation of Yamasaki's significance that combines architectural history with the study of his intersection with defining moments of American history and culture. The story of the loss and vulnerability of Yamasaki's legacy illustrates the fragility of all architecture in the face of natural
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Recognition of Prior Learning in PostApartheid South Africa
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Nature through a Hospital Window
Book SynopsisAdopting an evidence-based approach, this book uses two state-of-the-art experimental studies to explore natureâs therapeutic benefits in healthcare environments, emphasizing how windows and transparent spaces can strengthen peopleânature interactions. High-quality, supportive, and patient-centred healthcare environments are a key priority for healthcare designers worldwide, with ageing populations creating a demand for remodeled and updated facilities. The first study demonstrates individual psychophysiological responses, moods, and preferences in simulated hospital waiting areas with different levels of visual access to nature through windows, while the second experiment uses cutting-edge immersive virtual reality techniques to explore how gardens and nature views impact peopleâs spatial cognition, wayfinding behaviors, and experience when navigating hospitals. Through these studies and discussions drawing on architectural theory, the book highlights the important benefits of having access to nature from hospital interiors. This concise volume will appeal to academics and designers interested in therapeutic landscapes and healthcare architecture.Table of ContentsCONTENTSList of figuresList of tablesAcknowledgementsCHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION1Scope and Key Concepts 1Organization 1References 1CHAPTER 2. THE HISTORY AND THEORY OF NATURE’S THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS 1The Traditional Belief that Nature Heals1Air, Water, and Places1Trees, Flowers, and Herbs1Salubrious Urban Landscape in the 19th Century 1Nature’s Healing Mechanism: Contemporary Studies and Schools of Thoughts1Therapeutic Landscapes through the Lens of Medical Geography 1Evolutionary Perspectives1Biophilia and Biophilic Design1Attention-Restoration Theory 1Stress Reduction and the Aesthetic-Affective Model 1Toward an Integrative Framework 1References 1CHAPTER 3. RECONNECT PEOPLE AND NATURE THROUGH WINDOWS IN HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTS 1Effects of Windows and No Windows1Windowed versus Windowless Environments1Window Attributes1Size and shape of windows1Distances to the window1Content and Quality of Window Views1Views of nature versus built environments1Complexity of window views1Windows and Natural Daylight1Visual and Thermal Comfort1Windows, Views, and Daylight in Healthcare Environments1Windows in Healthcare Environments1Window effects for patients1Window effects for staff 1Natural Daylight in Healthcare Environments1Natural daylight for patients1Natural daylight for staff1References 1CHAPTER 4. HOSPITAL GREENSPACES AND SOME USAGE ISSUES 1People–Nature Relationship in Hospitals in History1A General Negligence 1From Courtyard Hospitals to Pavilion Plans1Lessons Learned from Tuberculosis Sanatoriums1Tuberculosis Sanatorium Movement 1Paimio Sanatorium1The site1The windows1The indoor–outdoor transition1Greenspaces in Contemporary Hospitals 1The Revival of Hospital Greenspaces1Current Usage Issues of Hospital Greenspaces through Post Occupancy Evaluations1Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE)1Study Sites1Findings from the Site Evaluation and Audit 1Focus Group Results 1Visual and experiential quality1Wellness programs and supportive features1Landscape maintenance and operation1Garden Locations Matter1References 1CHAPTER 5. TRANSPARENCY AND TRANSPARENT SPACES IN HOSPITAL DESIGN: FROM THEORIES TO PRACTICES1Phenomenal Transparency and Spatial Continuity as an Urban Approach 1Transparency: From Rowe and Slutzky (1963) to Hoesli (1997)1Phenomenal Transparency and Spatial Continuity 1A Continuum of Indoor–Outdoor Spaces 1Phenomenal Transparency: An Urban Design Approach 1Lessons Learned from the Venice Hospital1A Preliminary Pattern Language of Transparent Spaces in Hospitals1Pattern 1: Hierarchy of Landscape Realms1Pattern 2: Courtyards that Breathe1Pattern 3: Courtyards that Breathe1Pattern 4: Positive Outdoor Spaces1Pattern 5: Micro-Landscapes Along Narrow Wings 1Pattern 6: Cascading Roof Terraces 1Pattern 7: Transparent Arteries 1Pattern 8: Landscaped Arrival Zones 1Pattern 9: Dematerialized Edges 1Pattern 10: Atrium Gardens and Lightwells 1Pattern 11: Sequestered Gardens 1Pattern 12: Therapeutic Viewing Places1References 1CHAPTER 6. THE EFFECTS OF WINDOWS AND TRANSPARENCY ON PEOPLE’S WAITING EXPERIENCE IN HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENTS 1Research Questions and Hypotheses1Research Design1Study 1: Image Selection1Study 2: The Survey-Embedded Quasi-Experiment1Data Analysis and Results1Stress-Inducing Effect of Watching A Movie Stressor1Comparison of Psychophysiology Readings1Comparison of Mood Scores1Visual Preference Analysis 1Comparison of means1Level of transparency and visual preference 1Seat arrangement and visual preference 1Correlations among Psychophysiology Readings, Mood States, and Visual Preference1Factor Analysis1Six factors1Between-group comparison of visual preference scores by factors1Contribution to Existing Knowledge1Implications for Hospital Waiting Area Design1Spatial Layout, Amenities, and Aesthetics1Positive Distractions1Privacy, Support, and Control1Seating and Furniture1Health Information and Resources 1References 1CHAPTER 7. THE EFFECTS OF WINDOWS AND TRANSPARENCY ON PEOPLE’S WAYFINDING BEHAVIORS AND NAVIGATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN HOSPITALS1Large Hospitals and the Wayfinding Issues1Research Questions and Hypotheses1Research Design1Experiment Setup1Measurements and Data Collection Procedures1Data Analysis and Results1Wayfinding Performance and Behaviors in IVE Hospitals 1Participants’ Mood States Scores 1Environmental Attractiveness and Atmosphere Metrics Scores1Level of Presence in IVE Hospitals 1Preliminary Findings from Interviews 1Additional Takeaways1Summary of Findings from the Current Study1Additional Implications for Healthcare Circulation Spaces Design1Spatial Configuration and Design Elements1Environmental Identity, Signs, and Landmarks1Wayfinding Systems and Technology1For Specialty Facilities and Vulnerable Patients1References 1CHAPTER 8. CASE STUDIES1Pattern 1: Hierarchy of Landscape Realms1Pattern 2: Courtyards that Breathe1Pattern 3: Courtyards that Breathe1Pattern 4: Positive Outdoor Spaces1Pattern 5: Micro-Landscapes Along Narrow Wings 1Pattern 6: Cascading Roof Terraces 1Pattern 7: Transparent Arteries 1Pattern 8: Landscaped Arrival Zones 1Pattern 9: Dematerialized Edges 1Pattern 10: Atrium Gardens and Lightwells 1Pattern 11: Sequestered Gardens 1Pattern 12: Therapeutic Viewing Places1References 1CHAPTER 9. TOWARD THE SHIFTED PARADIGMS FOR HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENT DESIGN 1Patient-Centered Care and User-Centered Design1Integrating Evidence-Based Research and Design1The Shifting Paradigms of Hospital Environment Design1Roles of Landscape Architects1Trends of Hospital Greenspaces in the Pandemic Context1Disappearing Waiting Rooms: Wait in a Garden! 1Expanded Public Spaces with Integrated Nature Experience1Gardens in Intensive Care Units1Toward the Concept of Community Wellness Centers1References 1INDEX
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