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Ten Principles to Create More Livable Cities
by Donald L. Elliott
<p>Nearly all large American cities rely on zoning to regulate land use. According to Donald L. Elliott, however, zoning often discourages the very developmthat bigger cities need and want. In fact, Elliott thinks that zoning has become so ...
ISBN: 9781610910552
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eBookA Sustainable Approach to Building Commissioning
by Steven Driver
<p>An International Approach to Sustainability was written by Steven P. Driver Ph.D. to educate anyone interested in reducing operational costs in buildings with an interest in making a difference in climate change. Through the application of ...
ISBN: 9781456630911
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eBookInfrastructure and Mobility in Asia
by Max Hirsh
<DIV><P>Thirty years ago, few residents of Asian cities had ever been on a plane, much less outside their home countries. Today, flying, and flying abroad, is commonplace. How has this leap in cross-border mobility affected the design and use of
ISBN: 9781452950396
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eBookBuilding the University of Illinois Campus
by Lex Tate, John Franch & Incoronata Inserra
<p>Why does the University of Illinois campus at Urbana-Champaign look as it does today? Drawing on a wealth of research and featuring more than one hundred color photographs, An <em>Illini Place</em> provides an engrossing and beautiful answer ...
ISBN: 9780252099816
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eBookThe Rise and Decline of the Supervising Architect's Office
by Antoinette J. Lee
<p>This unique book traces the evolution and accomplishments of the office that from 1852 until 1939 held a virtual monopoly over federal building design. Among its more memorable buildings are the Italianate U.S. Mint in Carson City, the huge ...
ISBN: 9780190284497
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eBookThe Romance of Travel
by William Warren
<div><B>Featuring over 370 artful photographs and insightful commentary, this book is an exploration of the most magnificent and opulent hotels across the Asia-Pacific region.</B><br><BR>Asia, and its many splendid countries such as Malaysia, ...
ISBN: 9781462906741
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eBookBlueprint for Greening Affordable Housing
by Global Green USA
<p><em>Blueprint for Green Affordable Housing</em> is a guide for housing developers, advocates, public agency staff, and the financial community that offers specific guidance on incorporating green building strategies into the design, ...
ISBN: 9781597267465
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eBookby Library, Brooklyn Public
Brooklyn, New York, is home to the Brooklyn Public Library, the fifth-largest library system in the United States, with 60 neighborhood branches serving the 2.5 million residents of the borough. The Central Library—the main hub of this ...
ISBN: 9781439658963
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eBookby Julie Pincus & Nichole Christian
Detroit’s unique and partly abandoned cityscape has scarred its image around the world for decades. But in the last several years journalists have begun to view the city through a different lens, focusing on the wide range of contemporary ...
ISBN: 9780814338803
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eBookThe Million Dollar Ditch
by Wade Allen Lallier
<p>Chenango Canal: The Million Dollar Ditch chronicles the story of a central New York State canal and how it changed the region. In 1825, the Omnibus Canal Bill had called for a survey of a canal linking the Susquehanna River at Binghamton to ...
ISBN: 9781439660843
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eBookby Fred Ash
<p>More than a century before the age of airlines, the windy city of Chicago was already the nation's transportation hub. Tightly linked to its railroads, Chicago Union Station provided a way for passengers to reach cities from the Atlantic, ...
ISBN: 9780253029157
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eBookConstruction Contract Administration for Project Owners
by Claude G. Lancome
<p><em>Construction Contract Administration for Project Owners</em> is aimed at public and private owners of real estate and construction projects. The book is intended to assist owners in their contractual dealings with their designers and ...
ISBN: 9781351998055
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eBookConstruction Methods and Planning
by J.R. Illingworth
<p>This new edition of John Illingworth's popular book provides a thorough introduction to the selection of construction methods, their planning and organization on site. Thoroughly revised and updated, Construction Methods and Planning takes a ...
ISBN: 9781351990844
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eBookby Trevor Turpin
<p>Rivers are one of nature’s most vital energy sources, and their power can be efficiently harnessed through the construction of dams. But now dams have become a controversial engine in the race toward technological advancement, so much so that
ISBN: 9781861894700
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eBookThe Surprising Power of Hidden Gender, Age, and Body Bias in Everyday Products and Places
by Kathryn H. Anthony
<p>This wide-ranging overview of design in everyday life demonstrates how design shapes our lives in ways most of us would never imagine. The author, a leading expert in social and psychological issues in design, uncovers the gender, age, and ...
ISBN: 9781633882843
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eBookWirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture
by Michael G. Smith
In the early 1900s, Detroit was leading the nation in architectural innovation and designer Wirt Rowland was at the forefront of this advancement, yet few are even aware of his substantial contribution to the evolution of architectural style. It
ISBN: 9780814339800
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eBookDesigning Public Spaces in Hospitals
by Nicoletta Setola & Sabrina Borgianni
<p><em>Designing Public Spaces in Hospitals</em> illustrates that in addition to their aesthetic function, public spaces in hospitals play a fundamental role concerning people’s satisfaction and experience of health care. The book highlights how
ISBN: 9781317514206
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eBookSpace, Place and Pedagogy
by Kate Darian-Smith & Julie Willis
<p><em>Designing Schools</em> explores the close connections between the design of school buildings and educational practices throughout the twentieth century to today. Through international cases studies that span the Americas, Europe, Africa ...
ISBN: 9781317502661
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eBookModern Hindu Temples in an Urban Middle-Class World
by Joanne Punzo Waghorne
<p>Many Hindus today are urban middle-class people with religious values similar to those of their professional counterparts in America and Europe. Just as modern professionals continue to build new churches, synagogues, and now mosques, Hindus ...
ISBN: 9780190288853
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eBookThe Shaping of West Vancouver
by Francis Mansbridge & John Moir
<p>West Vancouver is a community defined by its geography, bordered on three sides by the ocean, backed by mountainous wilderness and threaded by creeks and ravines. This setting gives the region a distinct identity, attracting people from all ...
ISBN: 9781550178524
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