The Public Library (2014)

English | 2014 | ISBN: 161689217X | 192 Pages | EPUB | 6 MB A gorgeous visual celebration of America’s public libraries including 150 photos, plus essays by Bill Moyers, Ann Patchett, Anne Lamott, Amy Tan, Barbara Kingsolver, and many more. Many of us have vivid recollections of...
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Spon’s African Construction Cost Handbook (2005)

2005 | 368 Pages | ISBN: 0415363144 | PDF | 3 MB This unique publication?provides the only detailed, multinational guide to the cost of construction work across Africa. Thirteen chapters cover individual countries (Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, C?te d’lvoire, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa...
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Small Cities with Big Dreams (2018)

by Greg Richards and Lian Duif English | 2018 | ISBN: 0815385420 | 269 Pages | PDF | 7.8 MB How can small cities make an impact in a globalizing world dominated by ‘world cities’ and urban development strategies aimed at increasing agglomeration? This book addresses the challenges...
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Residential Landscape Sustainability (2007)

English | 2007 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 1405158735 | PDF | 6.7 MB The landscapes around housing have a crucial role in creating a more sustainable future with carbon-neutral homes. This book shows how to improve the sustainable profile of new residential developments through landscape planning, design...
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Baudrillard for Architects (2020)

by Francesco Proto English | 2020 | ISBN: 041550886X | 143 Pages | PDF | 9.1 MB Marginalized due to the deployment of both a highly specialized jargon and a novel stylistic approach meant to upset established norms and conventions, Baudrillard’s thought has suffered from the lack of...
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Bad Ideas about Writing

Edited by: Cheryl E. Ball, Drew M. Loewe These essays, written for an educated public by a diverse group of writing scholar-teachers, provide a snapshot of major myths about writing instruction in order to spark debate and encourage us all to rethink our pieties and preconceptions. Some of...
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Landscape Infrastructure: Case Studies (2010)

English | 2010 | ISBN: 3034605935 | 184 Pages | PDF | 44 MB Infrastructure is currently a much discussed notion in the field of landscape architecture. It regards the entire urban and rural space as a network that calls for an integrated planning approach. Natural and man-made...
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