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Conservation of Ruins
ISBN: 9780750664295 / Angielski / Twarda / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Defines various risks, which range from neglect, to destructive archeology, and intervention in the name of tourism. This book provides instruction on the conservation of ruins by structural and non-structural means, describing the procedures and conditions that need to be in place to ensure the protection of our important historic sites.
Defines various risks, which range from neglect, to destructive archeology, and intervention in the name of tourism. This book provides instruction on...
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708,73 zł |
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The Elements of Architecture: Principles of Environmental Performance in Buildings
ISBN: 9781844077175 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Elements of Architecture is a clear and well structured introduction to sustainable architecture, which concentrates on general principles to make an accessible and comprehensive primer for undergraduate students. The author takes a fresh and logical approach, focusing on the way aspects of the built environment are experienced by the occupants and how that experience is interpreted in architectural design. He works through basic elements and senses (sun; heat; light; sound; air; water and fire) to explain and frame effective environmental architectural design - not only arguing that the...
The Elements of Architecture is a clear and well structured introduction to sustainable architecture, which concentrates on general principles to make...
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254,11 zł |
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Heritage Revealed : Revitalizing a Hong Kong Landmark
ISBN: 9789888139910 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Asia Society Hong Kong Center has established its new home at a site steeped in history, cultural significance, and idyllic beauty. Located at the former explosives magazine in Admiralty, Hong Kong, this landmark project was completed in February 2012, turning humble, utilitarian structures for military use into a new cultural and education hub for Hong Kong. The heritage value is within the 1.3-hectare site itself, which was developed in several phases between the 1850s and 1920s. Three of the four existing structures at the site have been classified as Grade I historical buildings. This...
Asia Society Hong Kong Center has established its new home at a site steeped in history, cultural significance, and idyllic beauty. Located at the for...
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159,50 zł |
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Staining of Facades
ISBN: 9789812382993 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Facade staining is a centuries-old building defect that is globally widespread. Millions of dollars are wasted annually for its rectification. A stained building looks old and worn-out, diminishing the value of the property and the confidence in occupying it. The facade's durability may also be affected by staining. Despite these wide and varying downstream implications, facade staining can actually be foreseen and prevented if conscientious efforts are made at the building's planning and design stages. This book provides insight into the underlying causes of facade staining and proposes an...
Facade staining is a centuries-old building defect that is globally widespread. Millions of dollars are wasted annually for its rectification. A stain...
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464,34 zł |
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Action Agenda for Historic Preservation in Legacy Cities
ISBN: 9781514690741 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Action Agenda for Historic Preservation in Legacy Cities asserts that new preservation strategies are needed in cities experiencing population loss and disinvestment. The agenda proposes nine action items for preservation in legacy cities as part of a comprehensive and effective approach. The action items are grouped under three themes: shaping a new approach to preservation, adapting existing preservation tools and policies, and supporting place-based collaboration. The agenda is an invitation for people who care about the built legacy of American cities to strategically collaborate as...
The Action Agenda for Historic Preservation in Legacy Cities asserts that new preservation strategies are needed in cities experiencing population los...
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40,47 zł |
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Architecture and Armed Conflict: The Politics of Destruction
ISBN: 9780415702492 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bringing together specialists from a range of relevant fields and drawing on a range of global case studies, this book provides the first synthetic body of research on the complex, multifaceted subject of architectural destruction in the context of conflict. Situated in a strong framework, the book addresses several key questions: How has the targeted destruction of buildings and landscapes been used as a deliberate technique of war, conquest, or armed liberation in recent conflicts? How have individuals, cultures, and states responded to the deliberate and collateral destruction of...
Bringing together specialists from a range of relevant fields and drawing on a range of global case studies, this book provides the first synthetic bo...
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879,80 zł |
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Architecture and Armed Conflict: The Politics of Destruction
ISBN: 9780415702508 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Architecture and Armed Conflict is the first multi-authored scholarly book to address this theme from a comparative, interdisciplinary perspective. By bringing together specialists from a range of relevant fields, and with knowledge of case studies across time and space, it provides the first synthetic body of research on the complex, multifaceted subject of architectural destruction in the context of conflict. The book addresses several specific research questions: How has the destruction of buildings and landscapes figured in recent historical conflicts, and how have people and states...
Architecture and Armed Conflict is the first multi-authored scholarly book to address this theme from a comparative, interdisciplinary perspective. By...
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244,34 zł |
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History Report: The D.R. Miller Farm
ISBN: 9781482076769 / Angielski / Miękka / 68 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1990, the D. R. Miller farm was donated to the National Park Service by the Conservation Fund, bringing into the park some of the most significant land in the Antietam Battlefield. The National Park Service now has responsibility for stewardship of the land and buildings on the farm. The farmstead has several mid-late 20th century buildings which are not historic. Remaining cultural elements that are historic include the house, barn, foundations, spring and the road traces. The area is also rich in potential for archeological exploration, since the complex once included an earlier house...
In 1990, the D. R. Miller farm was donated to the National Park Service by the Conservation Fund, bringing into the park some of the most significant ...
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55,64 zł |
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Dry Tortugas Light Station - Ancillary Structures Historic Structure Report
ISBN: 9781482319163 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Ancillary Structures of the Dry Tortugas Light Station were built to accommodate the Light Keeper's, their families and the equipment and supplies necessary to maintain the Lighthouse and support habitation in this remote location. The Light Station was originally constructed during a period of transition and significant growth within the Lighthouse Establishment. As a result of hurricanes and fire several of the original support buildings were destroyed. At various periods, advancements in technology and the need to modernize the Light Station have led to the site through the NPS's...
The Ancillary Structures of the Dry Tortugas Light Station were built to accommodate the Light Keeper's, their families and the equipment and supplies...
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97,07 zł |
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Historic Furnishings Report - The Fort Smith Courtroom
ISBN: 9781482319200 / Angielski / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On September 13, 1961, Congress authorized Fort Smith National Historic Site by Public Law 87-215. According to its 1994 statement of park significance, Fort Smith National Historic Site "preserves the site of two frontier forts and the site of the Federal Court for the Western District of Arkansas, including the Indian Territory." To fulfill its obligation to Fort Smith's enabling legislation, National Park Service interpretation can be grouped into the following three periods: First Fort: continuous military occupation from 1817 to 1824, then intermittent military occupation from 1824 to...
On September 13, 1961, Congress authorized Fort Smith National Historic Site by Public Law 87-215. According to its 1994 statement of park significanc...
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56,61 zł |
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"That National Game is Decidedly 'On the Fly'" The Rise of Organized Base Ball in the Portland and Vancouver Area in 1867 - A Historic Resource study
ISBN: 9781482319323 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In July 1867, the Oregon City Enterprise reported a peculiar observation from a Portland, Oregon, correspondent. "On several occasions, of moonlit nights," they related, "the police have caught parties engaged in practice on the flat roofs of some of the brick buildings." The same activity provoked protest from at least one Portlander. "In the name of humanity," he wrote to the Portland Morning Oregonian in August, "how long are we to be afflicted with this...nonsense?" Annoyed and dumbfounded by the activity, he openly wondered "of what possible interest can it be to the mass of readers? "...
In July 1867, the Oregon City Enterprise reported a peculiar observation from a Portland, Oregon, correspondent. "On several occasions, of moonlit nig...
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55,80 zł |
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Furnishing Plan for a Badlands Ranch House: Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, North Dakota
ISBN: 9781481956130 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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60,65 zł |
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Condition Report for Fort Hill Rural Historic District: Cape Cod National Seashore
ISBN: 9781481967075 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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64,70 zł |
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Fort Pulaski National Monument: Administrative History
ISBN: 9781481967143 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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63,89 zł |
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Fort Pulaski National Monument Quarantine Attendants' Quarters: Historic Structure Report
ISBN: 9781481967235 / Angielski / Miękka / 82 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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58,67 zł |
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Consuming Architecture: On the Occupation, Appropriation and Interpretation of Buildings
ISBN: 9780415825009 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Projecting forward in time from the processes of design and construction that are so often the focus of architectural discourse, Consuming Architecture examines the variety of ways in which buildings are consumed after they have been produced, focusing in particular on processes of occupation, appropriation and interpretation. Drawing on contributions by architects, historians, anthropologists, literary critics, artists, film-makers, photographers and journalists, it shows how the consumption of architecture is a dynamic and creative act that involves the creation and negotiation of meanings...
Projecting forward in time from the processes of design and construction that are so often the focus of architectural discourse, Consuming Architectur...
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273,66 zł |
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Herzog & de Meuron Transforming Park Avenue Armory New York
ISBN: 9783038215462 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For the Park Avenue Armory in New York, Herzog & de Meuron have designed a multifaceted strategy for the transformation of the building, that allows for a combination of restoration, transformation, and innovation. This departure from the practice of historic preservation in the United States is, beyond its value as an actual example, a unique contribution that unfolds in close reference to material. It is exemplary and groundbreaking. For the Park Avenue Armory in New York, Herzog & de Meuron have designed a multifaceted strategy for the transformation of the building, that allow... |
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340,54 zł |
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Mentor Avenue National Historic District: In Beautiful Painesville Ohio
ISBN: 9781453665107 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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283,20 zł |
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Die Rettung des Wittgenstein Hauses in Wien vor dem Abbruch / Saving the Wittgenstein House Vienna from Demolition : Eine Dokumentation. A Documentation 06/1969-21/06/1971
ISBN: 9783990436172 / Angielski / Twarda / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The demolition of the Wittgenstein House had been approved by the landmark preservation office, the City of Vienna in June 1971. It was only stopped at the last minute. Bernhard Leitner collected unique photographs as well as facsimiles of documents that illustrate the incredible odyssey that ended in the rescue of this architectural jewel. The demolition of the Wittgenstein House had been approved by the landmark preservation office, the City of Vienna in June 1971. It was only stoppe... |
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148,86 zł |
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Consuming Architecture: On the Occupation, Appropriation and Interpretation of Buildings
ISBN: 9780415824996 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Projecting forward in time from the processes of design and construction that are so often the focus of architectural discourse, Consuming Architecture examines the variety of ways in which buildings are consumed after they have been produced, focusing in particular on processes of occupation, appropriation and interpretation. Drawing on contributions by architects, historians, anthropologists, literary critics, artists, film-makers, photographers and journalists, it shows how the consumption of architecture is a dynamic and creative act that involves the creation and negotiation of meanings...
Projecting forward in time from the processes of design and construction that are so often the focus of architectural discourse, Consuming Architectur...
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879,80 zł |
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