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48) Arquitectura, fenomenología y dialogía social =: Architecture, phenomenology & social dialogics
Series
Arquitectonics. Mind land and society volume 27
Publisher
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"By the early 1950s Walt Disney's great achievements in animation were behind him, and he was increasingly bored by the two-dimensional film medium. He wanted to work in three, to build an entirely new sort of amusement park, one that relied more on cinematic techniques than on thrill rides, one from which all tawdriness had been purged. He achieved it, but just barely: he ran out of money, had to borrow against his life insurance, fell out with his...
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
"This book examines a broad range of traditional and modern natural construction methods, including straw-bale, light-clay, cob, adobe, rammed earth and pise, earthbag, earth-sheltered, bamboo, and hybrid systems. It also covers key ecological design principles, as well as current engineering and building code requirements. Experts on each building system have contributed core chapters that explore the history, development, climatic appropriateness,...
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"The anthology reprints thirty-six articles from DESIGNER/builder magazine as case studies, highlighting creative individuals and their contributions to innovative housing, neighborhood revitalization, alternative education, public art, and community empowerment through architectural design, and helping students, scholars, and community organizations understand that it is possible to integrate the principle of social justice into the built environment"--Provided...
Series
Arts and archaeology of the Islamic world volume Volume 3
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The global boom in skyscrapers-why it's happening now, how they're made, and what they do to cities and people. We are living in a new urban age and its most tangible expression is the "supertall": megastructures that are dramatically bigger, higher, and more ambitious than any in history. In Supertall, TED Resident Stefan Al-himself an experienced architect who has worked on some of the largest buildings in the world-reveals the advancements in...