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Book SynopsisThis colourful guide will explain the fundamentals of growing plants, whether you are taking a Level 3 RHS, City and Guilds or Edexcel course, are a grower or gardener in the industry, or are just a keen amateur. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book covers the principles that underpin plant production, the use of growing media and crop protection, but with reference also to the same practices in the garden or allotment. With highlighted definitions, key points, and illustrated in full colour, this book will be a useful companion as you progress in the study and practice of horticulture.Complete with a companion website which includes extended horticultural information, questions and exercises to test your knowledge, syllabus cross-referencing and downloadable tutor and student support materials. Table of ContentsPreface 1. Horticulture in Context 2. Classification and Nomenclature 3. Cells and Tissues 4. Plant Reproduction 5. Plant Growth 6. Transport in Plants 7. Plant Development 8. Properties of Soils 9. Alternative Growing Media 10. Soil Water Management 11. Plant Nutrition 12. Soil Organic Matter 13. Weed Management 14. Pest Management 15. Disease Management 16. Plant Health Management

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Book SynopsisJohannes Vermeer, one of the greatest Dutch painters and for some the single greatest painter of all, produced a remarkably small corpus of work. In Vermeer''s Family Secrets, Benjamin Binstock revolutionizes how we think about Vermeer''s work and life. Vermeer, The Sphinx of Delft, is famously a mystery in art: despite the common claim that little is known of his biography, there is actually an abundance of fascinating information about Vermeer's life that Binstock brings to bear on Vermeer's art for the first time; he also offers new interpretations of several key documents pertaining to Vermeer that have been misunderstood. Lavishly illustrated with more than 180 black and white images and more than sixty color plates, the book also includes a remarkable color two-page spread that presents the entirety of Vermeer''s oeuvre arranged in chronological order in 1/20 scale, demonstrating his gradual formal and conceptual development. No book on Vermeer has ever done Trade Review"Binstock resembles the detective Hercule Poirot in his methodical disentangling of the historical Vermeer from the accretion of too generous attributions and from the multiplicity of critical views, all directed to the uncovering of the artist whose autobiographical immersion in Delft, in home, and in family so fully constituted his art."—Richard Brilliant, Columbia University, author of Portraiture and My Laocoön: Alternative Claims in the Interpretation of Artworks"Impassioned and fascinating, this novel account of the intimate links between Vermeer’s art and life bristles with intelligence. It offers not only sympathetic and imaginative readings of the paintings, but questions some basic assumptions in art history. Anyone interested in Vermeer will be struck by Binstock’s audacity, erudition, and deep love of art."—Martha Hollander, Hofstra University, author of An Entrance for the Eyes: Space and Meaning in Seventeenth-Century Dutch Art"Vermeer's Family Secrets is a highly original and searching account of one of the most elusive of painters. Written with delightful verve, visual subtlety, and the courage to upend the platitudes and received wisdom of certain forms of art history, Binstock's book promises a revolution in the study of Vermeer, his circule, and his milieu."—Jonathan Gilmore, Yale University, author of The Life of a Style: Beginnings and Endings in the Narrative of Art History"This book offers strong, informed opinions, bold claims, and precise chronology about one of art history’s favorite painters. While Binstock’s forceful arguments are sure to be controversial, they will inevitably provoke fresh scholarly discussion and rekindle close examination of Vermeer’s luminous pictures (and those of Carel Fabritius)."—Larry Silver, University of Pennsylvania, author of Hieronymus Bosch and Rembrandt’s Faith (co-authored with Shelley Perlove)Table of ContentsIllustrations Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: It’s a Vermeer! 1. In Search of Vermeer 2. Origins and Originality 3. Fabritius's Phoenix 4. An Art of Women 5. Painting and Procreation 6. The Fat Lady Sings 7. The Apprenticeship of Maria Vermeer Appendices

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Book SynopsisWhat is the relationship between music and culture? The first edition of The Cultural Study of Music: A Critical Introduction explored this question with groundbreaking rigor and breadth. Now this second edition refines that original analysis while examining the ways the field has developed in the years since the bookâs initial publication. Including contributions from scholars of music, cultural studies, anthropology, sociology, and psychology, this anthology provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of music and culture. It includes both pioneering theoretical essays and exhaustively researched case studies on particular issues in world musics. For the second edition, the original essays have been revised and nine new chapters have been added, covering themes such as race, religion, geography, technology, and the politics of music. With an even broader scope and a larger roster of world-renowned contributors, The Cultural Study of Music is certain to remain a canonical text in the field of cultural musicology.Trade Review"The strength of the text is its breadth of analysis: the essays are brief, pithy, and thought-provoking. Recommended." --ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction: Music Studies and the Idea of Culture Richard Middleton Part 1: When? Musical Histories 1. Music and Biocultural Evolution Ian Cross 2. Music and Culture: Historiographies of Disjuncture, Ethnographies of Displacement Philip V. Bohlman 3. Historical Musicology: Is It Still Possible? Rob C. Wegman 4. Social History and Music History Trevor Herbert 5. Musicology, Anthropology, History Gary TomlinsonPart 2: Where? Locations of Music 6. Textual Analysis or Thick Description? Jeff Todd Titon 7. Comparing Music, Comparing Musicology Martin Clayton 8. The Destiny of “Diaspora” in Ethnomusicology Mark Slobin 9. Globalization and the Politics of World Music Martin Stokes 10. Contesting Difference: A Critique of Africanist Ethnomusicology Kofi Agawu 11. What a Difference a Name Makes: Two Instances of African-American Popular Music David Brackett 12. Music, Space, and Place: The Geography of Music Adam Krims 13. Music and Everyday Life Simon FrithPart 3: How? Processes, Practices, and Institutions of Music 14. Music, Culture, and Creativity Jason Toynbee 15. Musical Autonomy Revisited David Clarke 16. Music as Performance Nick Cook 17. The Cultural Study of Musical Instruments Kevin Dawe 18. Music Education, Cultural Capital, and Social Group Identity Lucy Green 19. Music Technology, or Technologies of Music? Bennett Hogg 20. Music and Material Culture Will StrawPart 4: Whose? Social Forces and Musical Belongings 21. Music and Social Categories John Shepherd 22. Music and Mediation: Toward a New Sociology of Music Antoine Hennion 23. Music and the Social Georgina Born 24. Locating the People: Music and the Popular Richard Middleton 25. Music and the Market: The Economics of Music in the Modern World Dave Laing 26. Music, Sound, and Religion Jeffers Engelhardt 27. Music, Race, and the Fields of Public Culture Ronald Radano 28. Music, Gender, and Sexuality Fred E. MausPart 5: Who? Musical subjectivities 29. What’s Going On: Music, Psychology, and Ecological Theory Eric F. Clarke 30. Musical Materials, Perception, and Listening Nicola Dibben 31. Music, Experience, and the Anthropology of Emotion Ruth Finnegan 32. Towards a Political Aesthetics of Music David Hesmondhalgh 33. Music and the Subject: Three Takes John Mowitt 34. Of Mice and Dogs: Music, Gender, and Sexuality at the Long Fin de Siècle Ian Biddle 35. Subjectivity Unbound: Music, Language, Culture Lawrence Kramer

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Book SynopsisThis book is the first critical analysis of the key principles and practices informing the movement training of actors in the modern era. Focusing on the cultural history of modern movement training for actors, Evans traces the development of the neutral' body as a significant area of practice within drama school training and the relationship between movement pedagogy and the operation of discipline and power in shaping the professional identity of the actor. The volume looks in detail at the influence of the leading figures in movement training Laban, Alexander, Copeau and Lecoq on twentieth century professional actor training, and is informed by interviews with students and staff at leading English drama schools. Mark Evans re-evaluates the significance of movement training in the professional drama school, offering a new understanding of the body as a site for performative resistance to industrialization. Despite the publication of a number of how to' books on movement tTrade Review'Including a comprehensive bibliography, this heavily annotated study is a must read for those who teach dance and movement... Highly recommended.' - CHOICE'Extremely well researched... The book gives a positive message about the movement training of actors and should make students feel excited about this aspect of training.' - Teaching Drama'Evan's writing style is accessible and the questions he raises are enlightening, relevant and often surprising' - Youth Drama Ireland 'Mark Evans‘ Movement Training for the Modern Actor is not another manual to be added to the expanding corpus of movement books for actors….the purpose of Evans‘ book, published in the Routledge Advances in Theatre and Performance Studies series, is different – and, for a plethora of reasons, groundbreaking. This book, certainly more interested in the context/contours of movement pedagogy rather than its content, and with a meticulously compiled list of bibliographical sources, is a most welcome addition to the blossoming field of critical engagement with body praxis.' --Konstantinos Thomaidis, Platform 'Including a comprehensive bibliography, this heavily annotated study is a must read for those who teach dance and movement... Highly recommended.' - CHOICE 'Extremely well researched... The book gives a positive message about the movement training of actors and should make students feel excited about this aspect of training.' - Teaching Drama 'Evan's writing style is accessible and the questions he raises are enlightening, relevant and often surprising' - Youth Drama Ireland 'Mark Evans‘ Movement Training for the Modern Actor is not another manual to be added to the expanding corpus of movement books for actors….the purpose of Evans‘ book, published in the Routledge Advances in Theatre and Performance Studies series, is different – and, for a plethora of reasons, groundbreaking. This book, certainly more interested in the context/contours of movement pedagogy rather than its content, and with a meticulously compiled list of bibliographical sources, is a most welcome addition to the blossoming field of critical engagement with body praxis.' --Konstantinos Thomaidis, PlatformTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Movement Training for Actors Chapter One: Educating Efficient Labor for the Acting Profession Chapter Two: The ‘Neutral’ Body, the ‘Natural’ Body and Movement Training for Actors Chapter Three: Movement Training for Actors and the Docile Body Chapter Four: Movement Training and the Unruly Body Conclusion: Overview and Projections Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSchenkerGUIDE is an accessible overview of Heinrich Schenker's complex but fascinating approach to the analysis of tonal music. The book has emerged out of the widely used website, www.SchenkerGUIDE.com, which has been offering straightforward explanations of Schenkerian analysis to undergraduate students since 2001.Divided into four parts, SchenkerGUIDE offers a step-by-step method to tackling this often difficult system of analysis. Part I is an introduction to Schenkerian analysis, outlining the concepts that are involved in analysis Part II outlines a unique and detailed working method to help students to get started on the process of analysis Part III puts some of these ideas into practice by exploring the basics of a Schenkerian approach to form, register, motives and dramatic structure Part IV provides a series of exercises from the simple to the more sophTable of ContentsPart 1: An Overview of Schenkerian Analysis 1. An Introduction to the Concepts of Schenkerian Analysis 2. An Overview of the Basics 3. Larger Scale Structures Part 2: Getting Started on an Analysis 4. A Four-stage Method 5. Presenting a Schenkerian Analysis Part 3: The Schenkerian Approach to Form, Register, Motives and Dramatic Structure 6. Schenkerian Analysis and Form 7. Playing with Register 8. Parallelisms and Dramatic Structure 9. Beyond Schenker: the Breakdown of Tonal Hierarchy Part 4: Exercises

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Book SynopsisInteraction, Improvisation, and Interplay in Jazz Performance offers a new and exciting way to listen to and understand jazz. When describing a performance, most jazz writers focus on the improvised lines of the soloist and their underlying harmonic progressions. This approach overlooks the basic fact that when you listen to jazz, you almost never hear a single line, but rather a musical fabric woven by several musicians in real time. While it is often pragmatic to single out an individual solo line, it is important to remember that an improvised solo is but one thread in that fabric; and it is a thread supported by, responded to, and responsive of the parts being played by the other musicians in the group. Interaction, Improvisation, and Interplay in Jazz Performance explores the process of player interaction in jazz, and the role this interaction plays in creating improvised music, including: jazz improvisation through theory and analysis musical roles, behaviours and relationships harmony, interaction and performance Interaction, Improvisation, and Interplay in Jazz Performance will appeal to students of jazz history, composition, and performance, as well as to the general jazz audience. Table of Contents1. Jazz Improvisation: Theory, Analysis, Context, and Process, Musical Roles and Behaviours, Musical Relationships within the Rhythm Section 2. Harmony and Interaction, Basic Harmonic Interaction, Figuring the Blues, Generating Jazz Harmony 3. Form and Interaction, Turnarounds and Breaks, Common Forms 4. Breaking Down the Boundaries: Steps Toward Free Jazz, Bill Evans’s "Autumn Leaves", Miles Davis’s "Flamenco Sketches", Ornette Coleman’s "Chronology", "Free Jazz" and "Ascension", Coda, Endnotes, Recordings Cited

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Book SynopsisWilliam Forsythe's reinvigoration of classical ballet during his 20-year tenure at the Ballett Frankfurt saw him lauded as one of the greatest choreographers of the postwar era. His current work with The Forsythe Company has gone even further to challenge and investigate fundamental assumptions about choreography itself.William Forsythe and the Practice of Choreography presents a diverse range of critical writings on his work, with illuminating analysis of his practice from an interdisciplinary perspective. The book also contains insightful working testaments from Forsythe's collaborators, as well as a contribution from the choreographer himself.With essays covering all aspects of Forsythe's past and current work, readers are provided with an unparalleled view into the creative world of this visionary artist, as well as a comprehensive resource for students, scholars, and practitioners of ballet and contemporary dance today.Table of ContentsIntroduction The Practice of Choreography Steven Spier 1. Watching the Frankfurt Ballet, 1988-2004 Roslyn Sulcas 2. Of Monsters and Puppets: After the "Robert Scott Complex" Gerald Siegmund 3. Splintered Encounters: The Critical Reception to William Forsythe in the United States, 1979-1989 Mark Franko 4. Njinsky’s Heir: A Classical Company Leads Modern Dance Senta Driver 5. Timbral Architectures, Aurality’s Force: Sound and Music Chris Salter 6. Dancing Music: The Intermodality of The Forsythe Company. An Auditory Turn Freya Vass-Rhee 7. Choreographic Objects William Forsythe 8. Decreation: Fragmentation and Continuity Dana Caspersen 9. Inside the Knot that Two Bodies Make Steven Spier 10. Aberrations of Gravity Heidi Gilpin 11. The Space of Memory: The Ballets Gerald Siegmund 12. Choreographic Thinking and Amateur Bodies Steven Spier

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Book SynopsisThere is no escaping landscape: it''s everywhere and part of everyone''s life. Landscapes have received much less attention in aesthetics than those arts we can choose to ignore, such as painting or music  but they can tell us a lot about the ethical and aesthetic values of the societies that produce them. Drawing on examples from a wide range of landscapes from around the world and throughout history, Susan Herrington considers the ways landscapes can affect our emotions, our imaginations, and our understanding of the passage of time. On Landscapes reveals the design work involved in even the most naturalistic of landscapes, and the ways in which contemporary landscapes are turning the challenges of the industrial past into opportunities for the future. Inviting us to thoughtfully see and experience the landscapes that we encounter in our daily lives, On Landscapes demonstrates that art is all around us.Trade Review"Herrington deftly and succinctly draws together a vast range of material on landscape from several disciplines. She writes engagingly without oversimplifying; she thinks carefully without losing sight of the lay of the land. Both lay readers and professionals will come away from this small gem looking at and living in the landscape in new ways." –Bruce Janz, University of Central Florida, USA"[Herrington's] focus on contemporary landscapes is a fresh approach that is commendable in its scope as well as being rich, informative and accessibly written. While it draws on diverse philosophical perspectives it also draws on an impressive range of interdisciplinary sources. On Landscapes is an indispensable starting point for anyone who wants to think seriously about landscapes."-Environmental ValuesTable of ContentsIntroduction. Who Designs Landscapes? What Can Landscapes Represent? Are Landscapes Natural? Memory and Emotion. Instrumental Imagination. Aesthetic Experience

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Book SynopsisAdapting Building for Changing Uses discusses the comprehensive refurbishment of buildings to enable them to be used for purposes different to those originally intended.For those involved in the often risky business of conversion of buildings from one type of use to another, Adapting Building for Changing Uses provides secure guidance on which uses may be best suited to a particular location. This guidance is based on a unique decision tool, the Use Comparator, which was developed through research carried out at UCL in the mid 1990''s. The Use Comparator compares the physical and locational characteristics of a building with the characteristics best suited to various types of use. A total of 77 targeted types of use are evaluated, in contrast to the 17 uses normally considers by regulatory planners.Adapting Building for Changing Uses also identifies the key problems experienced by building managers involved in assembling the coalition of Producers, InTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface. 1. Adaptive Re-use.2. Finding Viable Uses for Redundant Buildings. 3. Securing the Management of Implementation. 4. Robust Buildings for Changing Use. Appendix. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsA. INTRODUCTION 1. The root causes of global warming and the new normal 2. Strategies for mitigation of climate change B. ARCHITECTURE 3. Architectural Designs for the Future 4. Adobe Houses for a climate changing world 5. Climate Change adaptive measures for buildings 6. The effect of Climate Change on the built environment 7. Wind adaption in cities in the light of a changing climate 8. Wind resistant housing C. FARMING, FORESTRY, WATER MANAGEMENT AND THE ECOSYSTEM 9. Agriculture in a changing climate 10. Impact of Climate Change on agriculture and its mitigating strategies 11. Farmers views on Climate Change (Finland) 12. Climate Change and adaptive water management for the global south 13. Climate change and flooding and mitigation 14. Soil function and climate change – mitigation, Improve soil so that it acts as a carbon storage system 15. Soil erosion and global warming 16. Forest Fires and Climate Change and mitigating techniques 17. Connection of Climate Change and Forrest Fires in Australia; mitigating techniques 18. Fire Pollution and mitigating techniques 19. Climate Change and the Risk of Wild Fires 20. Reduce beef Production, reduce meat eating 21. Reducing climate impacts of beef production 22. Global warming and beef production 23. Climate Change and Eco-systems D. HUMAN HEALTH 24. Human health and climate change 25. Climate Change and Mental Health 26. Heat related mortality in the light of Global Warming and mitigating strategies E. HUMAN MIGRATION 27. Human Migration F. ETHICS, JUSTICE, ECONOMICS AND THE INDIVIDUAL 28. Climate Change and the Individual 29. Ethics and Climate Change 30. Justice in a climate changing world, Justice for global warming 31. Economics of global warming, Redistribution of wealth, Degrowth? G. THE BIG PICTURE: WHAT MUST BE DONE 32. Renewable Energy: The Future of Solar Energy 33. Renewable Energy: The Future of Wind Energy 34. Renewable Energy: The Future of Green Hydrogen to replace natural gas 35. Renewable Energy: The future of Tidal Energy 36. Renewable Energy: The Future of Wave Energy 37. Renewable Energy: The Future of Geothermal Energy 38. The Future of Nuclear Power and Small Modular Rectors

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Book SynopsisIt''s a book, like all my books, with musings, illustrations and photographs of me young and now. And what I think about life, death and so on at this period of my life. Stories are short. Very short. In a blogging format.

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Book SynopsisTo architects the enduring attraction of narrative is that it offers a way of engaging with the way a city feels and works. Rather than reducing architecture to mere style or an overt emphasis on technology, it foregrounds the experiential dimension of architecture. In practice it is just as easy to be minimalist as maximalist in its execution.Trade Review'Nigel Coates walk through narrative architecture is fun and fascinating. (RIBA Journal, March 2012) The book does solidly live up to its promise, providing a staggering number of references that for the first time build up a broad picture of the scope and range of narrative architecture in all its guises (Blueprint, April 2012) Narrative Architecture is certainly a good read. (Architectural Review, April 2012)Table of ContentsPreface 008 Chapter 1 The Long Perspective 013 Chapter 2 Radical Terrain 033 Chapter 3 NATO 055 Chapter 4 Story Buildings 080 Chapter 5 Practice in Person 112 Chapter 6 Pure ‘Narrativity’ 132 Epilogue 158 Bibliography 162 Index 164

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Book SynopsisThe key book for interior designers and architects to learn the methodology for evidence-based design for healthcare facilities. Clearly presents a 4-step methodology that will achieve an outcome-based deliverable. Hospital clients are increasingly asking for "evidence-based design" in their Request for Proposals for design services.Trade Review"in the past 12 months, we've seen new books on evidence-based design hit the shelves. The latest is the great new reference titled Evidence-Based Healthcare Design. Cama's book is a step-by-step guide of how to implement an evidence -based design process. This book is an easy read with lots of good information and resources - another "must have" addition to the evidence-based practitioner's library." (The Center for Health Design Blog, 5/28/09)Table of ContentsDedication. Foreword by Roger Ulrich, Ph.D. Acknowledgements. Introduction: The Long View. PART I: DRIVERS FOR CHANGE. Chapter 1: Understanding the Shift Toward Evidence Based Design in Healthcare. Evidence-based Design. Four Components of an Evidence-based Design Process. Levels of Evidence-based Practice. Empowering an Interdisciplinary Team. Herbert Essay: Holding to a Clear Vision. Drivers for Change in the Healthcare Design Process. Morrison Essay: Futurist’s Forecast. Drivers for Change in the Design Professions. Building a Body of Knowledge. Checklist. PART II: EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN METHODOLOGY. Chapter 2: Step 1: Gather Qualitative and Quantitative Intelligence. Build an Interdisciplinary Team. Conduct Investigations. Malone Essay: Listening to Patients / Families: A guide to getting started. Meilink, Thomas Essay: Weill Cornell Medical College / Weill Greenberg Center. Benchmark against National Initiatives. Document Process. Checklist. Chapter 3: Step 2: Mapping Strategic, Cultural and Research Goals. Positioning a Project Toward Greatness. Defining Project Drivers / Improved Outcomes. The Art of Mapping a Vision. IDEO Essay, Patient-Care Delivery Model. Establish a Research Agenda. Zimring Essay: OhioHealth Dublin Hospital Preliminary Research Ideas Preliminary Report. Checklist. Chapter 4: Step 3: Hypothesize Outcomes, Innovate and Translational Design. Hypothesize Outcomes . Watkins, Lawless Essay: Comprehensive Healthcare requires Comprehensive Evidence-based Design. Design for Improvement: Dare to Innovate. Haggarty, Starling, Mertens Essay: Changing the Cancer treatment Experience. Build Mock-ups: Translational design. Share the Process. Checklist. Chapter 5: Step 4: Measure and Share Outcomes. Measure Outcomes. Joseph, Keller Essay: The Role of the Researcher in the Design Process. Survey Results from HKS, Ellerbe Becket and Kahler Slater. Build Business Case. Sadler Essay: Why Evidence-Based Design makes Good Business Sense. Share Professionally. Calkins Essay: What We Know: Evidence-Based Design in Long Term Care Settings. Submit for Peer Review. Hamilton Essay: Research and Competitive Advantage. Checklist. Chapter 6: Evidence-based Design in Practice. A Look into an Evidence-based Practice that Recognizes the Need for Research That Improves Clinical Outcomes . Parker Essay: Why has Anshen + Allen Embraced Evidence-based Design?. Rostenberg Essay : Cultivating a Culture of Inquisitiveness: Integrating Evidence-based Design knowledge into a Design Practice at Anshen + Allen. Color Photo Inserts. Patient-Centered, Family Focused, Staff Supportive. Hand Washing. Reduction of Falls. Like-handed Rooms. Staff Efficiency. Connection to Nature. Daylighting. Positive Distractions or Resource Centers. Culture. Sustainable. Cooperative and Long Term Care. Ambulatory Care. Children’s Hospitals. PART III: NEXUS. Chapter 7: Growth Opportunities for the Design Professional. Next Frontiers. Future of Education & Practice. Guerin Essay: Embracing an Evidence-based Design Approach in Education and Practice . Berens: Essay: ASID, Design Research & the Future of Interior Design. Future Certification. Salvatore Essay: The Evidence-based Design Assessment and Certification Program (EDAC). What Comes After What Comes Next. Levin Essay: The Future of Evidence-based Design. Index.

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Book Synopsis"When nature inspires our architecture-not just how it looks but how buildings and communities actually function-we will have made great strides as a society. Biophilic Design provides us with tremendous insight into the 'why,' then builds us a road map for what is sure to be the next great design journey of our times.Trade Review"Stephen Kellert, a social ecologist, has spent much of his career thinking and writing about biophilia, the innate human affinity for nature. Biophilic Design is an exploration of how we cut ourselves off from nature in the way we design the buildings and neighborhoods where we live and work. And it's an argument for re-connecting these spaces to the natural world, with plenty of windows, daylight, fresh air, plants and green spaces, natural materials, and decorative motifs from the natural world." (Yale Environment 360, December 2009) "…Kellert asserts that people "learn better, work more comfortably, and recuperate more successfully in buildings that echo the environment in which the human species evolved." He says there are a number of ways to improve worker productivity and retention and reduce absenteeism. The most basic step is to improve the availability of natural light. Kellert is analyzing the effect of biophilic design on office work productivity, absenteeism, number of sick days. Kellert believes there is a definite connection between biophilic spaces and improved productivity, and some studies point to a positive relationship." (dirt.asla.org, September 2009) "By applying biophilia to design, the editors and contributors hope to go beyond the standard green architecture goal of simply lowering the environmental impact of buildings. They hope to enhance the human relationship with nature through buildings believing, that one's affinity for light or water should be incorporated into the placement of windows. The book is divided into three parts. The first provides a theory of biophilic design and offers general guidelines. The second offers a more focused look at health issues and the role of nature. The third examines applied instances of biophilic design. Summing Up: Recommended" (Choice, September 2009) "These authors urge architects to do what they can to incorporate nature in the design of buildings." (GreenSource, April 2009) "Biophilic Design collects descriptions of current destructive practices, analyzes their roots in human nature, and offers low-cost, low-impact strategies for change." (Architecture Boston; Nov/Dec 2008) "Stephen Kellert's Biophilic Design…brings together biologists, ecologists, psychologists, architects, designers and city planners to probe the confluence of people, nature and design." (Miller-McCune.com, 7/14/08) "Make no mistake: Biophilic Design, all 400 pages of it, is one of the best design books of this decade." (New Urban News, April-May 2008)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Contributors Biographies. Preface (Stephen R. Kellert and Judith Heerwagen). Prologue: Afterword, years after (Hillary Brown). I. THE THEORY OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN. Chapter 1: Dimensions, Elements, and Attributes of Biophilic Design (Stephen Kellert). Chapter 2: The Nature of Human Nature (Edward O. Wilson). Chapter 3: A Good Place to Settle: Biomimicry, Biophilia, and the Return of Nature’s Inspiration to Architecture (Janine Benyus). Chapter 4: Water, Biophilic Design, and the Built Environment (Martin Mador). Chapter 5: Neuroscience, the Natural Environment, and Building Design (Nikos Salingaros and Kenneth Masden). II. THE SCIENCE AND BENEFITS OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN. Chapter 6: Biophilic Theory and Research for Healthcare Design (Roger Ulrich). Chapter 7: Nature Contact and Human Health: Building the Evidence Base (Howard Frumkin). Chapter 8: Where Windows Become Doors (Vivian Loftness). Chapter 9: Restorative Environmental Design: What, When, Where, and for Whom (Terry Hartig, Tina Bringslimark ,and Grete Grindal Patil)? Chapter 10: Healthy Planet, Healthy Children: Designing Nature into the Daily Spaces of Childhood (Robin Moore and Clare Cooper Marcus). Chapter 11: Children and the Success of Biophilic Design (Richard Louv). Chapter 12: The Extinction of Natural Experience in the Built Environment (Robert Pyle and David Orr). III. THE PRACTICE OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN. Chapter 13: Biophilia and Sensory Aesthetics (Judith Heerwagen and Bert Gregory). Chapter 14: Evolving an Environmental Aesthetic (Stephen Kieran). Chapter 15: The Picture Window: the Problem of Viewing Nature through Glass (Kent Bloomer). Chapter 16: Biophilic Architectural Space (Grant Hildebrand). Chapter 17: Towards Biophilic Cities: Strategies for Integrating Nature into Urban Design (Tim Beatley). Chapter 18: Green Urbanism: Developing Restorative Urban Biophilia (Jonathan Rose). Chapter 19: The Greening of the Brain (Pliny Fisk). Chapter 20: Bringing Buildings to Life (Tom Bender). Chapter 21: Biophilia in Practice: Buildings that Connect People with Nature (Alex Wilson). Chapter 22: Transforming Building Practices through Biophilic Design (Jenifer Seal Cramer and William Browning). Chapter 23 Reflections on Implementing Biophilic Design (Robert Fox and Robert Berkebile).

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Book SynopsisThis Sixth Edition of Construction Specifications Writing is a single source guide to the purpose and process of preparing construction preparations. Updated to include the latest AIA and BIM standards, it serves as a practical planning tool that helps architects and engineers prepare accurate, easy-to-follow specifications.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction. 1 The Role of Specifications. Documents for Construction. Bidding Documents. Contract Documents. Specifications. Study Questions. 2 Relationship between Drawings and Specifications. What Goes Where. The Drawings. The Specifications. Coordinating the Design Process. Terminology. Considerations for Users of Drawings and Specifications. Study Questions. 3 Organization of Specifications. History of Construction Specifications Organization. Organizing Specifications According to MasterformatTM 2004. Study Questions. 4 The Project Manual and Specifications Sections. The Project Manual Concept. Alternative and Supplemental Formats for the Project Manual. Study Questions. 5 Formats for Specification Sections. Need for Formats for Specification Sections. SectionFormat. PageFormat. Study Questions. 6 Types of Specifications. Methods for Writing Specifications. Study Questions. 7 Specifications Writing Principles. Determining Content for the Specifications. Specifying. Study Questions. 8 Bidding Requirements. Three Basic Bidding Documents. Study Questions. 9 General Conditions of the Contract. Contractual Relationships. Other Public Agency and Corporate General Conditions. Study Questions. 10 Supplementary Conditions of the Contract. Supplementary Conditions. Guide for Producing Supplementary Conditions. Study Questions. 11 Bonds, Guaranties, and Warranties. Bonds. Warranties and Guaranties. Study Questions. 12 Division 01 - General Requirements. Scope of Division 01. Relationship of Division 01 Sections to Other Documents. Writing Division 01 Sections. Study Questions. 13 Modifications. Modifications to Bidding and Contract Documents. Addenda. Change Orders. Other Modifications. Study Questions. 14 Specifications Language. General Precepts. Applications. Study Questions. 15 Specifications Resources. Overview. Construction Specifications Resources. Study Questions . 16 Product Selection. Product Selection Factors. Mandated Requirements. Design Criteria. Substitutions and Product Options. Communicating and Recording Product Selections. Study Questions. 17 Specifications Writing Procedures. Getting Started. Product Selections. Project Information. Specifications Format. Specifying Method. Specifications Detail. Order of Sections to Be Produced. Editing and Writing Specification Text. Specifications Checklists. Study Questions. 18 Master Guide Specifications. Specification Guides and Intact Masters. Public Agency Master Guide Specifications. Commercial Master Guide Specifications. Office Master Guide Specifications. Study Questions. 19 Computer-Assisted Specifications. Introduction. The First Four Decades of Automation. Transforming the Specification Process. Word Processing Software. Computers and Peripheral Equipment. Word Processing Enhancements for Specifications. Knowledge-Based, Computer-Assisted Specifications. Specifiers Property Sets (SPie). Study Questions. 20 Preliminary Project Description. Uniformat®. Project Description. Preliminary Project Description. Computer-Assisted PPDs. Study Questions. 21 Outline and Shortform Specifications. Outline versus Shortform Specifications. Outline Specifications. Preliminary Project Description (PPD) Versus Outline Specifications. Shortform Specifications. Study Questions. 22 Green Specs/LEED Specs. Sustainable Design. LEED Specifications. Green Products. Green Project Master Specifications. Resources. Study Questions. 23 Building Information Modeling. Changing Specification Practice. Standards and Formats for BIM. Organizing BIM Data. The Evolving Role of the Specifier. The Ever-Evolving Specification. Changing the Specifier’s Workflow. Conclusions. Study Questions. Appendix A Project Manual Checklist. Appendix B Sample Division 01 - General Requirements. Appendix C Sample Preliminary Project Description. Appendix D Sample Outline Specifications. Appendix E Sample AIA Documents. Appendix F Sample EJCDC Documents. Study Questions: Answers. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents critical building detail drawings to help an architect produce construction drawings, design and develop custom details, prepare specifications, and check existing drawings.Table of ContentsList of Tables xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv Introduction xvii How SI Units Are Used in this Book xix Abbreviations xxi 1 Concrete Details 1 1-1 Concrete Slab-on-Grade Tolerances 03 05 03 1 1-2 Cast-in-Place Concrete Sectional Tolerances 03 05 04 4 1-3 Cast-in-Place Concrete Plan Tolerances 03 05 05 5 1-4 Waterstops 03 15 13 7 1-5 Slab-on-Grade Control Joint 03 30 07 9 1-6 Slab-on-Grade Isolation Joint 03 30 08 12 1-7 Slab-on-Grade Construction Joint 03 30 09 14 1-8 Cast-in-Place Concrete Wall with Insulation 03 30 53 16 1-9 Architectural Concrete 03 30 00 19 1-10 Precast Concrete Spandrel with Insulation 03 40 01 22 1-11 Precast Concrete Beam and Double Tee Tolerances 04 41 00 25 1-12 Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Panels 04 22 23.1 27 1-13 Architectural Precast Concrete Panel Tolerances 03 45 13 30 1-14 Architectural Precast Panel Size and Configuration 03 45 14 32 1-15 Architectural Precast Concrete Forming 03 45 15 34 1-16 Architectural Precast Corners 03 45 16 36 1-17 Architectural Precast Joints 03 45 17 39 1-18 Architectural Precast Weathering Details 03 45 18 40 1-19 Architectural Precast Panel Connections 03 45 19 42 1-20 Architectural Precast Spandrel Panels 03 45 20 44 1-21 Architectural Precast Parapet 03 45 21 45 1-22 Cast-in-Place/Precast Connection 03 45 90 47 1-23 Precast Floor/Beam Erection Tolerances 03 45 91 49 1-24 Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Panels 03 49 00 51 2 Masonry Details 55 2-1 Vertical Concrete Masonry Expansion Joint 04 05 23.1 55 2-2 Vertical Brick Expansion Joint 04 05 23.2 58 2-3 Vertical Masonry Expansion Joint in Composite Wall 04 05 23.3 62 2-4 Brick/Masonry Cavity Wall at Grade 04 21 10.1 65 2-5 Brick/Masonry Cavity Wall at Spandrel 04 21 10.2 69 2-6 Brick/Masonry Cavity Wall at Roof/Parapet 04 21 10.3 71 2-7 Masonry Grouted Wall 04 21 10.4 74 2-8 Brick Veneer, Wood Studs 04 21 13.1 78 2-9 Brick Veneer, Steel Stud Backing Wall 04 21 13.2 82 2-10 Brick Veneer, Steel Stud Backup Wall at Opening 04 21 13.3 87 2-11 Brick on Shelf Angle 04 21 13.4 91 2-12 Shelf Angle on Steel Framing 04 21 13.5 96 2-13 Interior Masonry Bearing Partition 04 22 01 99 2-14 Wood Joists on Interior Masonry Bearing Partition 04 22 02 101 2-15 Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Masonry 04 22 26 102 2-16 Reinforced Concrete Masonry Wall at Grade 04 22 23.1 104 2-17 Reinforced Concrete Masonry Wall at Floor 04 22 23.2 107 2-18 Reinforced Concrete Masonry Wall at Parapet 04 22 23.3 109 2-19 Glass Block Wall at Sill and Head 04 23 13.1 110 2-20 Glass Block Wall at Jamb and Vertical Joint 04 23 13.2 113 2-21 Glass Block Wall—Alternate Details 04 23 13.4 115 2-22 Anchored Stone Veneer with Concrete Masonry Unit Backup at Grade 04 42 13.1 116 2-23 Anchored Stone Veneer with Concrete Masonry Unit Backup at Spandrel 04 42 13.2 120 2-24 Anchored Stone Veneer with Concrete Masonry Unit Backup at Parapet 04 42 13.3 122 2-25 Exterior Stone Veneer at Base 04 42 13.4 125 2-26 Exterior Stone Veneer at Spandrel 04 42 13.5 129 2-27 Exterior Stone Veneer at Parapet 04 42 13.6 130 2-28 Cut Stone on Concrete Backup Wall 04 42 13.7 132 2-29 Interior Stone Veneer 134 2-30 Interior Stone Veneer at Vertical Joint 04 42 16.2 135 2-31 Exterior Stone on Steel Truss Frame 04 42 23 136 2-32 Exterior Stone on Framing System 04 42 26 139 3 Metal Details 143 3-1 Structural Steel Column Erection Tolerances 05 05 03 143 3-2 Steel Column/Beam Connection Tolerances 05 05 03.1 145 3-3 Structural Steel Column Plan Tolerances 05 05 04 146 3-4 Structural Steel Column Location Tolerances 05 05 04.1 148 3-5 Structural Steel Support for Masonry 05 12 23.1 150 3-6 Structural Steel Support for Precast Concrete 05 12 23.3 152 3-7 Steel/Precast with Insulation 05 12 23.3 153 3-8 Structural Steel Support for Curtain Walls 05 12 23.5 155 3-9 Open Web Steel Joists 05 21 19 157 3-10 Stair Layout 05 51 00.1 158 3-11 Stair Layout at Base 05 51 00.2 160 3-12 Stair Layout at Landing 05 51 00.3 161 3-13 Stair Layout at Top Landing 05 51 00.4 162 3-14 Metal Stairs 05 51 13 164 3-15 Ornamental Metal/Glass Guard 05 52 13 165 3-16 Expansion Joint at Floor and Wall 05 54 00.1 166 4 Wood Details 169 4-1 Platform Framing at Foundation 06 11 00.1 169 4-2 Platform Framing at Stepped Foundation 06 11 00.2 172 4-3 Platform Framing at Roof 06 11 00.3 173 4-4 Multistory Framing at Foundation 06 11 00.4 175 4-5 Multistory Framing at Floor Line 06 11 00.5 177 4-6 Multistory Framing at Roof 06 11 00.6 178 4-7 Structural Insulated Panel at Foundation 06 12 00.1 179 4-8 Structural Insulated Panel at Roof 06 12 00.2 182 4-9 Glulam Beam at Foundation Wall 06 18 13.1 183 4-10 Glulam Beam at Column 06 18 13.2 185 4-11 Glulam Purlins at Beam 06 18 13.3 186 4-12 Glulam Roof Beam 06 18 13.4 188 4-13 Glulam Column at Base 06 18 16 190 4-14 Base Cabinet 06 41 00.1 191 4-15 Upper Cabinet 06 41 00.2 193 4-16 Countertops 06 41 00.3 195 4-17 Shelving 06 41 00.4 197 4-18 Flush Wood Paneling 06 42 16 199 5 Thermal and Moisture Protection Details 203 5-1 Foundation Waterproofing 07 13 00 203 5-2 Cold, Liquid-Applied Membrane Deck Waterproofing 07 14 00.1 206 5-3 Vegetated Protected Membrane Roofing 07 55 63 209 5-4 Slab-on-Grade Foundation Insulation 07 21 13 212 5-5 Weather Barrier Concepts 213 5-6 Exterior Insulation and Finish System at Base 224 5-7 Exterior Insulation and Finish System at Parapet 229 5-8 Exterior Insulation and Finish System Openings 231 5-9 Asphalt/Glass Fiber Shingles at Eaves 07 31 13 232 5-10 Wood Shingles at Eaves 07 31 29 235 5-11 Roofing Tiles at Eaves 07 32 00 237 5-12 Preformed Metal Wall Panel at Base 07 42 13.1 238 5-13 Preformed Metal Wall Panel at Parapet 07 42 13.2 240 5-14 Roofing Systems on Steel Deck 07 22 00.1 241 5-15 Roofing Systems on Concrete Deck 245 5-16 Built-up Roof at Supported Deck 07 51 00.1 247 5-17 Built-up Roof at Nonsupported Deck 07 51 00.2 251 5-18 Built-up Roofing at Expansion Joint 07 51 00.3 252 5-19 Built-up Roof at Equipment Support 07 51 00.4 254 5-20 Built-up Roof at Stack Flashing 07 51 00.5 255 5-21 Modified Bitumen Roof at Supported Deck 07 52 00.1 256 5-22 Modified Bitumen Roof at Nonsupported Deck 07 52 00.2 260 5-23 Modified Bitumen Roof at Expansion Joint 07 52 00.3 261 5-24 Modified Bitumen Roof at Equipment Support 07 52 00.4 263 5-25 Modified Bitumen Roof at Plumbing Vent 07 52 00.5 264 5-26 EPDM Roof at Supported Deck 07 53 23.1 265 5-27 EPDM Roof at Nonsupported Deck 07 53 23.2 269 5-28 EPDM Roof at Expansion Joint 07 53 23.3 270 5-29 EPDM Roof at Equipment Support 07 53 23.4 272 5-30 EPDM Roof at Pipe Flashing 07 53 23.5 273 5-31 TPO Roof at Supported Deck 07 54 23.1 274 5-32 TPO Roof at Curb Threshold 07 54 23.2 277 5-33 TPO Roof at Expansion Joint 07 54 23.3 279 5-34 TPO Roof at Equipment Support 07 54 23.4 280 5-35 TPO Roof at Pipe Flashing 07 54 23.5 282 5-36 Protected Membrane Roofing 07 55 00 283 5-37 Gravel Stop 07 71 19 284 5-38 Vertical and Horizontal Joint Fillers and Sealants 07 92 00 286 5-39 Roof Drain 22 14 26.13 294 6 Door and Window Details 297 6-1 Steel Door and Frame Jamb, Masonry Wall 08 11 13.1 297 6-2 Steel Door and Head Frame, Masonry Wall 08 11 13.2 300 6-3 Steel Door and Frame, Gypsum Wallboard Wall 08 11 13.3 302 6-4 Aluminum Door Frame Assembly 08 11 16 305 6-5 Wood Door and Frame Assembly 08 14 00 306 6-6 Aluminum Storefront at Sill and Head 08 41 13.1 309 6-7 Aluminum Storefront at Mullion and Jamb 08 41 13.2 311 6-8 All-Glass Entrance Door 08 42 26.1 312 6-9 All-Glass Glazing System 08 42 26.2 314 6-10 All-Glass Glazing System at Mullion and Jamb 08 42 26.3 315 6-11 Aluminum Curtain Wall at Spandrel 08 44 13.1 316 6-12 Aluminum Curtain Wall at Roof 08 44 13.1 320 6-13 Aluminum Curtain Wall at Mullion 08 44 13.2 322 6-14 Four-sided Structural Silicone Glazing at Spandrel 08 44 26.1 324 6-15 Four-sided Structural Silicone Glazing at Mullion 08 44 26.2 328 6-16 Aluminum Window, Masonry Wall 08 51 13.3 329 6-17 Steel Window, Masonry Wall 08 51 23 331 6-18 Wood Window, Masonry Wall 08 52 00.3 333 6-19 Wood Window, Wood Frame Wall 08 52 00.4 335 6-20 Interior, Framed Glazed Opening at Jamb 08 81 00.1 336 6-21 Interior, Framed Glazed Opening at Sill and Head 08 81 00.2 338 6-22 Interior Frameless Glazed Opening at Jamb 08 81 00.3 339 6-23 Interior Frameless Glazed Opening at Sill and Head 08 81 00.4 341 6-24 Interior Fire-Resistant Rated Glazing 08 88 60 342 7 Finish Details 347 7-1 Gypsum Wallboard Shaft Lining 09 21 16 347 7-2 Gypsum Wallboard, Nonrated Partition 09 29 03.1 350 7-3 Gypsum Wallboard, Slip Joint at Structural Slab 09 29 03.2 353 7-4 Gypsum Wallboard, Proprietary Slip Joint 09 29 03.3 356 7-5 One-Hour Gypsum Wallboard Partition, Wood Framing 09 29 03.4 357 7-6 Sound-Rated One-Hour Gypsum Wallboard Partition 09 29 03.5 359 7-7 One-Hour Gypsum Wallboard Partition, Metal Framing 09 29 03.6 361 7-8 Two-Hour Gypsum Wallboard Partition, Wood Framing 09 29 05.1 363 7-9 Two-Hour Gypsum Wallboard Partition, Metal Framing 09 29 05.2 365 7-10 Three-Hour Gypsum Wallboard Partition 09 29 07.1 367 7-11 Three-Hour Fire-Rated Column Cover 09 29 07.2 369 7-12 Perimeter Relief Joint 09 29 09 370 7-13 One-Hour Gypsum Wallboard Ceiling, Wood Framing 09 29 11.1 372 7-14 Two-Hour Suspended Gypsum Wallboard Ceiling 09 29 11.2 373 7-15 Ceramic Tile Floor, Thin-Set on Wood Framing 09 31 13.1 375 7-16 Ceramic Tile Wall, Thin-Set 09 31 13.2 378 7-17 Movement Joint with Thin-Set Tile 09 31 13.3 380 7-18 Ceramic Tile Floor, Thick-Set on Membrane Over Concrete 09 32 13.1 382 7-19 Ceramic Tile Floor, Full Mortar Bed 09 32 13.2 385 7-20 Ceramic Tile Ceiling 09 32 13.3 387 7-21 Ceramic Tile Wall, Full Mortar Bed 09 32 13.4 388 7-22 Ceramic Tile Expansion Joint 09 32 13.5 390 7-23 One-Hour Acoustical Ceiling Assembly 09 50 13.1 392 7-24 Two-Hour Acoustical Ceiling Assembly 09 50 13.2 394 7-25 Stone Flooring, Thin-Set 09 63 40.1 396 7-26 Stone Flooring, Full Mortar Bed 09 63 40.2 397 7-27 Wood Parquet Flooring 09 64 23 399 7-28 Wood Strip Flooring on Wood Framing 09 64 29.1 401 7-29 Wood Strip Flooring on Concrete Framing 09 64 29.2 402 7-30 Laminate Flooring 09 62 19 404 7-31 Resilient Wood Flooring System 09 64 53 405 7-32 Portland Cement Terrazzo, Sand Cushion 09 66 13.13 407 7-33 Portland Cement Terrazzo, Monolithic 09 66 13.16 409 7-34 Portland Cement Terrazzo, Bonded 09 66 13.19 411 Appendix A: Standards Titles 415 Appendix B: Sources for More Information 423 CSI Six-Digit Number Index 431 Index 437

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Book SynopsisThe human figure is considered by many artists to be the most challenging subject to render in any artistic medium. Figure Drawing For Dummies uses step-by-step instructions coupled with expert tips and advice that helps readers successfully draw this difficult subject.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Figure Drawing 101 5 Chapter 1: Welcome to the Joys of Figure Drawing 7 Chapter 2: Gathering the Goods for Figure Drawing 11 Chapter 3: Starting with Figure-Drawing Basics 29 Part II: Off to a Head Start 59 Chapter 4: Getting Inside the Head 61 Chapter 5: Adding Facial Features 89 Chapter 6: Going to the Top with Hair 115 Chapter 7: Presenting Emotions in Facial Features 143 Part III: Building the Body 173 Chapter 8: Examining Figure Proportions and Bone Structure 175 Chapter 9: Starting Simple with Stick Figures and Mannequins 189 Chapter 10: Pumping Up Those Muscles 219 Chapter 11: Drawing Figures in Motion 245 Part IV: Sharpening Your Figure-Drawing Skills 263 Chapter 12: Accessorizing Your Figures 265 Chapter 13: Taking Your Work to the Next Level with Advanced Drawing Techniques 293 Chapter 14: Working with Composition and Perspective 315 Part V: The Part of Tens 347 Chapter 15: Ten Places to Study and Draw the Figure 349 Chapter 16: Ten Ways to Organize, Store, and Present Your Work 353 Index 359

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Book Synopsis"Carrying through Alina Wheeler's trademark of beautiful layout and design, the book takes you on a journey through just about every important element of branding you could think of, from passion to positioning. " The Influential Marketing Blog (May 2011) A company's brand is its most valuable asset.Trade Reviewuser-friendly approach to aggregate and simplify the science behind branding essential principles of branding are broken down into basic step-by-step concepts. (Finance & Management, April 2011).Table of Contents1 Dynamics 10 Brand Landscape Global Sourcing 12 Speed 14 Design Thinking 16 Word of Mouth 18 Conversation 20 Interconnected 22 Open Source 24 Social Networks 26 Experience 28 Passion 30 Transparency 32 The Cloud 34 Sustainability 36 Mobility 38 Crowdsourcing 40 Free 42 Placemaking 44 Choice 46 2 Intelligence 48 Brand Basics Brand as Identity 50 Vision 52 Needs and Desire 54 Touchpoints 56 Purpose 58 Spirit and Soul 60 Perception 62 Authenticity 64 Positioning 66 Stakeholders 68 Big Idea 70 Brand as Asset 72 Brand Extensions 74 Brand Alignment 76 Brand Architecture 78 Recognition 80 Trademarks 82 3 Drive 84 Brand Management Names 84 Good and Different 86 Branding 90 Simplicity 92 Culture 94 Collaboration 96 Time Management 98 80/20 100 Competencies 102 Insight 104 Focus 106 Customer Service 108 Customer-centric 110 Growth 112 Metrics 114 Fight or Flight 116 Onliness Exercise 118 Perceptual Mapping 120 SWOT Exercise 122 Flow 124 4 Details 126 Brand Questions 128 Project Management 130 Brand Decisions 131 Branding Process 132 Big Idea Process 133 Bibliography 134 Credits 137 Index 138 Gratitude 141 Authors’ Reflections 142 Diagram Matrix 143 About the Authors 144

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Book SynopsisA revolutionary, collaborative approach to design and construction project delivery Integrating Project Delivery is the first book-length discussion of IPD, the emergent project delivery method that draws on each stakeholder's unique knowledge to address problems before they occur.Table of ContentsForeword xi By William McDonough, FAIA, Int. FRIBA Foreword xv By Phillip G. Bernstein, FAIA, RIBA, LEED® AP, VP Strategic Industry Relations, Autodesk, Inc. Preface xix Acknowledgments xxvii CHAPTER 1 What Would Make Us Proud? 1 1.1 Current State of Facility Performance 1 1.2 What If? 3 1.3 A Way Forward 5 Notes 9 References 9 CHAPTER 2 Transitioning to Integrated Project Delivery: The Owner’s Experience 11 2.1 The Road to IPD 13 2.2 The Owner’s Role 14 2.3 Organizing the Owner 18 2.4 Resistance from Within 19 2.5 Resistance from the AEC Community 20 2.6 Education and Training 21 2.7 The IPD Contract 22 2.8 The Right Level of Challenge 23 2.9 Frustrations 24 2.10 Target Value Design 25 2.11 Reliability 26 2.12 Value 26 2.13 Would You Do It Again? 28 2.14 Advice to Other Owners 28 2.15 Humanity and Morale 29 2.16 Summary 30 Note 30 References 30 CHAPTER 3 A Simple Framework 31 3.1 A Roadmap for Integrating Project Delivery 31 3.2 High-Performance Buildings 33 3.3 Integrated Systems 38 3.4 Process Integration 40 3.5 Integrated Organization 41 3.6 Integrated Information 42 3.7 Connecting the Dots 42 3.8 Applying the Simple Framework 48 3.9 Reflections 51 3.10 Summary 51 Notes 52 References 53 CHAPTER 4 Defining High-Performing Buildings 55 4.1 What Is a High-Performing Building? 55 4.2 What Does Success Look Like? 57 4.3 How Can This Be Done? 59 4.4 Interconnections 67 4.5 Reflections 67 4.6 Summary 69 Reference 69 CHAPTER 5 Achieving Highly Valuable Buildings 71 5.1 What Is a Highly Valuable Building? 71 5.2 What Does Success Look Like? 71 5.3 How Can This Be Done? 72 5.4 Real-Life Examples 89 5.5 Interconnections 92 5.6 Reflections 93 5.7 Summary 94 Note 95 References 95 CHAPTER 6 Integrating the Building’s Systems 97 6.1 What Are Integrated Systems? 97 6.2 What Does Success Look Like? 98 6.3 How Can This Be Done? 99 6.4 Real-Life Examples 106 6.5 Interconnections 111 6.6 Reflections 112 6.7 Summary 112 Notes 113 Reference 113 CHAPTER 7 Integrating Process Knowledge 115 7.1 What Is Integrating Process Knowledge? 115 7.2 What Does Success Look Like? 115 7.3 How Can This Be Done? 116 7.4 Real-Life Examples 120 7.5 Interconnections 141 7.6 Reflections 142 7.7 Summary 143 Note 143 References 144 CHAPTER 8 Integrating the Project Organization 145 8.1 Introduction 145 8.2 What Is Integrated Organization? 147 8.3 What Does Success Look Like? 148 8.4 How Can This Be Done? 149 8.5 Real-Life Examples 167 8.6 A Case Study: Integrating the UCSF Medical Center Mission Bay Hospitals Project 176 8.7 Interconnections 185 8.8 Reflections 186 8.9 Summary 187 Notes 188 References 189 CHAPTER 9 Leading Integrated Project Teams 191 9.1 Introduction 191 9.2 What Are IPD Teams? 192 9.3 What Does Success Look Like? 192 9.4 How Can This Be Done? 193 9.5 Interconnections 206 9.6 Reflections 206 9.7 Summary 206 Notes 206 References 207 CHAPTER 10 Integrating Project Information 209 10.1 Why Bother? 209 10.2 What Is Integrated Information? 210 10.3 What Does Success Look Like? 212 10.4 How Can This Be Done? 215 10.5 Examples and Benefits of Integrated Information Systems 219 10.6 Interconnections 231 10.7 Reflections 232 10.8 Summary 232 Notes 233 References 233 CHAPTER 11 Managing with Metrics 235 11.1 What Are Measurable Value and Control? How Do They Relate? 235 11.2 What Does Success Look Like? 236 11.3 How Does a Project Team Measure and Control the Delivery of Value? 237 11.4 Interconnections 261 11.5 Reflections 262 11.6 Summary 262 Note 262 References 263 CHAPTER 12 Visualizing and Simulating Building Performance 265 12.1 What Are Simulation and Visualization? 265 12.2 What Does Success Look Like? 267 12.3 How Can This Be Done? 269 12.4 Real-Life Examples 285 12.5 Interconnections 290 12.6 Reflections 290 12.7 Summary 291 Notes 292 References 293 CHAPTER 13 Collaborating in an Integrated Project 295 13.1 So What’s the Problem? 295 13.2 What Is Collaboration, Really? 296 13.3 What Does Success Look Like? 296 13.4 How Can This Be Done? 297 13.5 Real-Life Examples 309 13.6 Interconnections 313 13.7 Reflections 313 13.8 Summary 314 Notes 314 References 314 CHAPTER 14 Co-locating to Improve Performance 317 14.1 Aspirin for Integration 317 14.2 What Is Co-location, Exactly? 318 14.3 What Does Success Look Like? 318 14.4 How Can This Be Done? 319 14.5 Real-Life Example 329 14.6 Interconnections 333 14.7 Reflections 333 14.8 Summary 333 References 334 CHAPTER 15 Managing Production as an Integrated Team 335 15.1 What Is Integrated Production Management? 335 15.2 What Does Success Look Like? 335 15.3 How Can This Be Done? 336 15.4 Real-Life Example 339 15.5 Interconnections 352 15.6 Reflection 354 15.7 Summary 354 References 355 CHAPTER 16 Avoiding the Pitfalls of Traditional Contracts 357 16.1 Traditional Contracts Create an Inherently Antagonistic Environment 358 16.2 Traditional Contracts Are Based on a Piecework Business Model 358 16.3 Traditional Contracts Rigidly Divide Work Based on Traditional Roles 359 16.4 Traditional Contracts Constrain Communication to Specific and Inefficient Paths 360 16.5 Traditional Contracts Reward Individual, Not Group, Performance 361 16.6 Collaboration without an IPD Agreement Can Increase Risk 361 16.7 And if Traditional Contracting Is So Successful, How Do We Explain the Outcomes? 362 16.8 Summary 363 Notes 363 References 364 CHAPTER 17 Contracting for Project Integration 365 17.1 Introduction 365 17.2 Is the IPD Contract Really Necessary? 366 17.3 Deal First, Contract Second 367 17.4 The IPD Contracting Mindset 367 17.5 A New Business Model 369 17.6 A New Contract Structure 371 17.7 Negotiating the IPD Contract 381 17.8 IPD Contract Forms 383 17.9 A Parallel Path: The U.K. Experience 385 17.10 Interconnections 387 17.11 Reflections 388 17.12 Summary 388 Notes 388 References 390 CHAPTER 18 Delivering the High-Performing Building as a Product 391 18.1 What Is the High-Performing Building as a Product? 391 18.2 What Does Success Look Like? 392 18.3 How Can This Be Done? 395 18.4 Real-Life Examples 400 18.5 Summary 432 Notes 433 References 433 Afterword 435 By J. Stuart Eckblad, FAIA, VP Major Construction, UCSF Medical Center Creating a “Best for Project” Culture 435 Afterword 437 By Eric R. Lamb, Management Committee, DPR Construction Where to Next? 438 Index 439

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Book SynopsisOne of the foremost objectives of landscape architectural design is to impart an organizational order in the landscape. Heavily illustrated, this enlightening book introduces the basic elements and principles of design, and then explores the spatial language used to organize and shape landscape architectural design.Trade Review"A standard text that anyone interested in spatial design would welcome on the bookshelf." (The Garden Design Journal, April 2012)Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Foundational Concepts. Chapter 1. Landscape Form. Chapter 2. Landscape Space. Orthogonal Forms. Chapter 3. The Straight Line. Chapter 4. The Square. Chapter 5. The Rectangle. Chapter 6. The Grid. Chapter 7. Symmetry. Chapter 8. Asymmetry. Angular Geometry. Chapter 9. The Diagonal. Chapter 10. The Triangle. Chapter 11. The Polygon. Circular Geometry. Chapter 12. The Arc. Chapter 13. The Circle. Chapter 14. The Oval. Chapter 15. The Curve. Chapter 16. The Organic.

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Book SynopsisThe classic, bestselling reference on architecture now revised and expanded! An essential one-volume reference of architectural topics using Francis D.K. Ching's signature presentation. It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings.Trade Review"It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings." (Ad-Hoc-News, 22 November 2011)Table of ContentsPreface vii Architecture 1 Arch 4 Beam 7 Brick 10 Building 13 Cable Structure 20 Ceiling 22 Ceramic 24 Church 27 Color 30 Column 32 Computer Graphics 34 Concrete 40 Construction 46 Design 52 Dome 62 Door 64 Drawing 68 Electricity 76 Elevator 82 Fastening 84 Fireplace 89 Fire Safety 90 Floor 94 Force 98 Fortification 100 Foundation 102 Frame 106 Geometry 110 Glass 114 Hardware 116 Heat 119 History 129 House 140 Joinery 144 Light 146 Load 157 Masonry 163 Material 169 Measure 174 Membrane 176 Metal 177 Moisture Protection 184 Order 187 Ornament 190 Paint 195 Plaster 196 Plastic 200 Plate 202 Plumbing 204 Reinforced Concrete 210 Roof 216 Room 224 Shell 227 Sitework 229 Soil 232 Sound 234 Stair 239 Stone 242 Structure 244 Survey 253 Sustainability 255 Temple 266 Theater 274 Truss 277 Vault 280 Vision 282 Wall 284 Window 289 Wood 294 Index 303

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Book SynopsisThe current transition from Computer Aided Design (CAD) to Computational Design in architecture represents a profound shift in design thinking and methods. Representation is being replaced by simulation, and the crafting of objects is moving towards the generation of integrated systems through designer-authored computational processes.Table of ContentsForeword Achim Menges and Sean Ahlquist Introduction Computational Design Thinking Sean Ahlquist and Achim Menges Formation and Transformation Johann Wolfgang von Goethe On the Theory of Transformations, Or the Comparison of Related Forms D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson Variational Evolution Ernst Mayr The Meaning of General System Theory Ludwig von Bertalanffy Systems Generating Systems Christopher Alexander The Architectural Relevance of Cybernetics Gordon Pask Towards a Humanism Through Machines Nicholas Negroponte A New Agenda for Computer-Aided Design William J Mitchell Algorithmic Form Kostas Terzidis Architecture and Practical Design Computation Mark Burry An Introduction to Creative Evolutionary Systems Peter J Bentley and David W Corne Constrained Generating Procedures John H Holland Real Virtuality Manuel DeLanda A Natural Model for Architecture John Frazer Morphogenesis and the Mathematics of Emergence Michael Weinstock Philosophy of Mathematics for Computational Design: Spatial Intuition Versus Logic Jane Burry Associative Design: From Type to Population Peter Trummer Integral Formation and Materialisation: Computational Form and Material Gestalt Achim Menges The Computational Fallacy Sanford Kwinter Select Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn The Story of Post-Modernism, Charles Jencks, the authority on Post-Modern architecture and culture, provides the defining account of Post-Modern architecture from its earliest roots in the early 60s to the present day.Trade ReviewThe Power of the book lies not so much in the sharpness of the author s criticism of the present as in the generosity and perceptiveness of his anticipation of the future . Arichitectural Review, Nov 2011. 'Charles Jencks s summary of the post-modern architectural movement promises clarity and straightforwardness. There is a little of each but not too much . Country Living, Nov 2011Table of Contents8 Preface Post-Modernism Resurgent? The Back Story Some Debts Acknowledged And Especially Madelon 16 Part I The Perfect Storm of Post-Modernism The Moral Failures of Modernism The Recurrent Deaths of Modernism The Triumph of Nothingness Revisionists and Le Corbusier Lead the Revolt Complexity and Double-Coding – the First Post-Modern Synthesis The Shape of History – Big, Medium and Small Waves 50 Part II Searching for Difference, Finding Commonality Global Pluralism Radical Eclecticism, the First Response to Homogeneity Contextual Counterpoint Post-Modern Classicism – the Ironic International Style Media Events and Money A Diversion on Cost and Taste James Stirling Synthesises Contextualism and Pluralism The Complexity Paradigm Extended Modernists Becoming Post-Modern Time-Binding Opposites 114 Part III Towards a Critical Modernism What is a City? A Complex Adaptive System Heterotopias and the Heteropolis Expressively Green and Inexpensive Rem Koolhaas, Steven Holl, Toyo Ito and the Porous Route Building Peter Eisenman, the Landform and the Critical-Creative 160 Part IV Complexity and Nature’s Ornament The Complexity Paradigm Fractal Architecture and the Metaphysics of Seamless Continuity Opening Up the White Cube Four Degrees of Ornament 200 Part V The Coming of the Cosmic Icons The Iconic Building and its Discontents The Bilbao Effect Multiple Meaning and Enigmatic Signifiers Worthy Icons? Paranoia, Veiled Themes and Cosmic Iconology Premature Conclusion: the Iconology of Post-Modernism? 248 Notes 260 A Post-Modern Bibliography 266 Picture Credits 268 Index

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Book SynopsisArchitecture is usually analyzed and taught as a discipline that articulates space and geometry, but the mental impact of architecture arises significantly from its image.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. 1 Image in contemporary culture. Hegemony of the image. The demise of imagination. Image production and the feasibility of architecture. Architecture and the spectacle. Images of control and emancipation. The sense of the real. 2 Language, thought and image. Image and language. The philosophical image. The meanings of image and imagination. The nature of imagination. 3 The many faces of the image. The lived and embodied image. Images of matter. The multi-sensory image. The image as a condensation. The archetypal image in architecture. Architecture as mandala. The reality and unreality of the artistic image. The unconscious image. The metaphor. Image, affect and empathy. The collaged image. Images of incompleteness and destruction. Images of time. Illusionary image. The iconic image. The epic image. Poetic images as worlds. 4 The anatomy of the poetic image. The dual existence of the poetic image. Ontological difference. Significance of origins. The lived metaphor. Thinking through art. Historicity of the mind and poetic time. Unity of the arts: art and life. Aestheticisation and beauty. 5 The architectural image. Architecture and the world. Architecture as metaphor. Architecture as an organising image. Architecture as a verb. The house and the body. Historicity of architectural images. Primal architectural images and archetypes. The imagery of the window and the door. Dilution of images. The fragile image. Newness and tradition. Selected bibliography. Alphabetical index. Image credits.

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Book SynopsisHuman factors research impacts everything from the height of kitchen counters to the placement of automobile pedals to a book's type size. And in this updated and expanded version of the original landmark work, you'll find the research information necessary to create designs that better accommodate human need.Table of ContentsPreface 1 Introduction 3 Human Factors: A Brief History 9 Anthropometry 10 Measurement Systems 10 Sampling the Population 10 The Measurements 10 Percentiles 10 Human Variations 11 The Link System 28 Clothing Corrections 31 Work and Play Stations for Children 32 Illustrations Frequency Distribution Curve 11 The Measure of Infants 12, 13 The Measure of Toddlers 14 The Measure of Youths 15-21 The Measure of Man 22, 23 The Measure of Woman 24, 25 Proportional Differences Between Ethnic Groups 26 Head Measurements of Man and Woman 27 Angle Movements of Body Components 29, 30 Design Considerations for Children 32 The Elderly 33 Illustrations The Measure of the Elderly 34 Differently Abled People 35 Illustrations Symbols of Accessibility 35 Reach Factors for the Differently Abled 37 Design Considerations for the Differently Abled 39-41 Manual Controls for the Differently Abled 43 Seating 44 The Dining Chair 44 A Universal Work Chair 44 Seating Variations 44 Seating at Computer Stations for Men and Women 44 Classic Consoles for Men and Women 46 Illustrations Seating Variations 45 Visual Characteristics 47 Computer Stations for Man 48 Computer Stations for Woman 49 Classic Consoles for Man and Woman 50 Standing Consoles for Man and Woman 51 Residential Space Considerations 50 Bedrooms 50 Dining Spaces 50 Kitchen and Bathroom Layouts 50 Illustrations Measurements for Bedrooms 53 Measurements for Dining Areas 54 Measurements for Kitchens and Bathrooms 55 Maintenance Access 56 The Whole Body 56 The Appendages 56 Illustrations Maintenance Access (Whole Body) 57 Maintenance Access (The Appendages) 58 Safety at Work and at Home 57 Factory 57 Office 57 Home 60 Illustrations Stairs and Ladders 63, 64 Vehicular Accommodation 65 Constant Factors in Vehicular Seating 65 Agricultural and Industrial Equipment 65 Forces for Hand and Foot Controls 67 Illustrations Constant Factors in Vehicle Seating 66 The Strength of Man and Woman 68 Foot Measurements and Pedal Design 69 Anthropometry and Seating for Agriculture and Industry 70, 71 Displays 72 Circular Analog and Digital Displays 72 Circular Analog and Graphic Displays 72 Electronic Displays 72 Illustrations Analog and Digital Displays 72, 73 Manual Controls 74 Illustrations Hand Measurements of Man and Woman 75 Manual Controls 76, 77 Direction of Operation for Manual Controls 78 The Environment 79 Noise 79 Mechanical Vibration 80 Human vs. Machine 81 Motion 82 Temperatures 82 Chemical Hazards 83 Radiation Hazards 84 Colors 84 Lighting 86 Appendix 91 Conversion Scales 91 Abbreviations 92 Anthropometric Terms 93 Bibliography 95 Index 97 Illustrations Anatomical Planes and Orientations 94

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Book Synopsis"In presenting us with a vision of organic exuberance and human delight, which ecology and ecological design promise to open up for us, McHarg revives the hope for a better world. " --Lewis Mumford "...Table of ContentsCity and Countryside. Sea and Survival. The Plight. A Step Forward. The Cast and the Capsule. Nature in the Metropolis. On Values. A Response of Values. The World Is a Capsule. Processes as Values. The Naturalists. The River Basin. The Metropolitan Region. Process and Form. The City: Process and Form. The City: Health and Pathology. Prospect.

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Book SynopsisThis book showcases new trends in the vital and changing field of landscape design. Important contemporary concerns affecting the landscape professional are considered: the impact of recent scientific research, historic preservation, populations with unique needs, international practices, and much more.Table of ContentsImpacts of Scientific Research. AIDS Memorial Gardens. Populations with Unique Needs. Historic Preservation. International Practice. Eclecticism. Residences and Housing. Parks and Recreation. Computer Technology. Conclusion. Appendix of Firms and Individuals, with Addresses and Credits.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the principal architects of that time--from Alberti to Palladio--this bestselling classic explains the true significance of certain architectural forms, bringing to light the connections between the architecture and culture of the period.Table of ContentsTHE CENTRALLY PLANNED CHURCH AND THE RENAISSANCE. Alberti's Programme of the Ideal Church. Centralized Churches in Later Architectural Theory. Building Practice: S Maria delle Carceri. Bramante and Palladio. The Religious Symbolism of Centrally Planned Churches. ALBERTI'S APPROACH TO ANTIQUITY IN ARCHITECTURE. The Column in Alberti's Theory and Practice. S. Francesco at Rimini. S. Maria Novella. S. Sebastiano and S. Andrea at Mantua. The Change in Alberti's Interpretation of Classical Architecture. PRINCIPLES OF PALLADIO'S ARCHITECTURE. The Architect as 'uomo universale': Palladio, Trissino and Barbaro. Palladio's Geometry: The Villas. Palladio and Classical Architecture: Palaces and Public Buildings. The Genesis of an Idea: Palladio's Church Façades. Palladio's Optical and Psychological Concepts: II Redentore. THE PROBLEM OF HARMONIC PROPORTION IN ARCHITECTURE. Francesco Giorgi's Platonic Programme for S. Francesco della Vigna. The Mean Proportionals and Architecture. Alberti's Generation of Ratios. Musical Consonances and the Visual Arts. Palladio's 'fugal' System of Proportion. Palladio's Ratios and the Development of Sixteenth-Century Musical Theory. The Break-away from the Laws of Harmonic Porportion Architecture. Appendices. Index.

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Book SynopsisRake's Progress, Harlot's Progress, Illustrations for Hudibras, Before and After, Beer Street, and Gin Lane, 96 more. Commentary by Sean Shesgreen.

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Book SynopsisDay costumes, evening wear, sports clothes, shoes, hats, other accessories in over 1,000 detailed engravings. Very thorough identification of styles, materials, colors by editor. An introduction by Stella Blum covers the history of Harper''s Bazar and examines the various phases fashion went through between 1867 and 1898. An endlessly entertaining book. Theatre Design and Technology.

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Book SynopsisOver 300 authentic, rare 19th-century engravings selected by noted collagist for artists, designers, decoupeurs. Machines, people, animals, more, printed one side of page. 25 scene plates for backgrounds.

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Book SynopsisLush allegorical ladies, Grecian maids and Victorian maidens, Indians, Japanese, dancers, housewives, courtesans; women dancing, smiling, working, weeping, flirting â an unusually rich sourcebook of poses, costumes, clothing, everyday life. 488 illustrations.

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Book SynopsisOver the centuries, Persia (Iran) has borne the brunt of periodic invasions. Elements of these foreign cultures, including Greek, Arabic, Turkish, Mongolian, and European influences, were incorporated into the native artistic tradition but transmuted by Persian artists into a highly original and uniquely Iranian style. This outstanding collection of motifs comprises over 400 examples of this rich tradition, ready for use in a multitude of design areas.Ranging from prehistoric pottery painting to 20th-century calligraphy, this volume spans the full spectrum of Iranian art, including the Achaemenian, Parthian, Sassanian, and Safavid eras. Included are designs drawn from textiles (weaves, printed fabrics, embroidery, carpets), ceramics (pottery and tile), carved and incised work (stucco, stone, metal), miscellaneous ornament, book illustration, and calligraphy.The author, a native Iranian and well-known artist, has carefully rendered designs from original masterpieces in public and private collections around the world. The motifs include floral patterns, geometrics, arabesques, mythical creatures, rosettes, paisley patterns, palmettes, medallions, border and marginal decorations, scrolls, curves, and hunting scenes.Embodying the sumptuous detail, rich texture, and elaborate ornamentation that constitute the glory of Persian art, these motifs also exemplify the Iranian artist''s traditional devotion to symmetry, harmonious pattern, and purity of line and form.

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Book SynopsisA noted photohistorian documents bonnets, capes, frock coats, caps, shawls, bodices, and crinolines as people actually wore them from 1840 through 1914. More than 200 photos depict aristocrats and the middle class as well as Oscar Wilde, Lillie Langtry, Winston Churchill, Queen Victoria, and others. Commentary and annotations describe and identify the costumes.

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Book SynopsisOver 340 handsome and botanically accurate wood engravings: baobab tree, quaking grass, winged pea, and many other unusual plants. Each illustration includes the scientific name and brief description.

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Book SynopsisI believe architecture must be the beginning of arts, and that the others must follow her in their time and order; and I think the prosperity of our schools of painting and sculpture, in which no one will deny the life, though many the health, depends upon that of our architecture. ? John Ruskin.In August of 1848, John Ruskin and his new bride visited northern France, for the gifted young critic wished to write a work that would examine the essence of Gothic architecture. By the following April, the book was finished. Titled The Seven Lamps of Architecture, it was far more than a treatise on the Gothic style; instead, it elaborated Ruskin''s deepest convictions of the nature and role of architecture and its aesthetics. The book was published to immediate acclaim and has since become an acknowledged classic.The seven lamps are Sacrifice, Truth, Power, Beauty, Life, Memory, and Obedience. In delineating the relationship of these terms to architecture, Ruskin distinguishes between architecture and mere building. Architecture is an exalting discipline that must dignify and ennoble public life. It must preserve the purity of the materials it uses; and it must serve as a source of power and renewal for the society that produces it. The author expounds these and many other ideas with exceptional passion and knowledge, expressed in a masterly prose style.Today, Ruskin''s timeless observations are as relevant as they were in Victorian times, making The Seven Lamps of Architecture required reading for architects, students, and other lovers of architecture, who will find in these pages a thoughtful and inspiring approach to one of man''s noblest endeavors.This authoritative edition includes excellent reproductions of the 14 original plates of Ruskin''s superb drawings of architectural details from such structures as the Doge''s Palace in Venice, Giotto''s Campanile in Florence, and the Cathedral of Rouen.

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Book SynopsisRich selection of 170 boldly executed black-and-white illustrations ranging from illustrations for Laclos' Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Balzac's La Comedie Humaine to magazine cover designs, book plates, and more.

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Book SynopsisFascinating survey of various undergarments worn by the English over six centuries. Well-documented, scholarly presentation enhanced with over 100 period illustrations depicting laced-up bodice of the 12th century, embroidered linen drawers (1500s), hooped petticoat support (c. 1750), footed long drawers (1795), 19th-century bustles, early 19th-century corsets for men, Victorian bust improvers, much more.

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Book SynopsisIn this superb guidebook, a master of figure drawing shows readers in precise detail how to render human anatomy convincingly. Over 460 illustrations reveal the structure of the body.

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Book SynopsisPanoramic display of evolving styles ranges from ornate gowns of the mid-1800s, widened by hoop skirts, to turn-of-the-century fashions that produced balloon sleeves, diminished bustles, and close-fitting skirts. Hundreds of delightful images of elegant dresses, hats, shoes, handbags, undergarments, and much more. A superb resource. History in Review.

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Book SynopsisFaithful adaptations of ancient Egyptian artworks found in Egyptian tombs and temples: images of female musicians, portrait of a well-born lady, paintings from the Tomb of Nefertari, the burial chamber of Sennudem, more.

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