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Author
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In Building Reuse: Sustainability, Preservation, and the Value of Design, Kathryn Rogers Merlino makes an impassioned case that truly sustainable design requires reusing and reimagining existing buildings. The construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 41 percent of all primary energy use and 48 percent of all carbon emissions. The impact of the demolition and removal of an older building can greatly diminish the advantages of adding...
Publisher
ABC
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
In The Mind Of The Architect is a three-part television documentary series and multimedia presentation about the thing we call architecture..but more particularly about us.. This is the story of how buildings and public spaces get to be made, told principally through an exposure of the public and private realms of a number of very different Australian architects.. This series is about politics, art, history, poetry, philosophy...about dreams and despair....
Author
Publisher
Island Press
Language
English
Description
"In Within Walking Distance, journalist and urban critic Philip Langdon looks at why and how Americans are shifting toward a more human-scale way of building and living. He shows how people are creating, improving, and caring for walkable communities. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. Starting conditions differ radically, as do the attitudes and interests of residents. To draw the most important lessons, Langdon spent time in six communities...
77) Stargazey point
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shelley Noble's Stargazey Point is a beautiful story of love, heartbreak, friendship, and new beginnings.
Devastated by tragedy during her last project, documentarian Abbie Sinclair seeks refuge with three octogenarian siblings, who live in a looming plantation house at the edge of the world.
South Carolina's Stargazey Point used to be a popular family beach resort, but the beaches have eroded, most of the businesses have closed, and the crowds...
Series
Publisher
Chelsea Magazine
Language
English
Description
Artists & Illustrators is the UK’s best-selling magazine for artists and art lovers, providing advice and inspiration every month. Published for almost 25 years, each issue of Artists & Illustrators contains a colourful palette of profiles and features, together with valuable practical ideas, expert technical advice and useful product tests. Whether you favour oils or watercolours, portraits or landscapes, abstract art or botanical illustration,
...79) Post-modernism
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
An eclectic assortment without formal rules, post modernism allows for a look backward while taking a giant step forward. Designers return to some traditional elements that were thrown out by modernists, but they inject individuality and even humour into their designs. They re-interpret the best of the past while adapting it to their own region or local context.
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