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Fractal Geometry in Architecture and Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:27:13 PST

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Fractal geometry is the formal study of mathematical shapes that display a progression of never-ending, self-similar, meandering detail from large to small scales. It has the descriptive power to capture, explain, and enhance one's appreciation of and control over complex diversity. Natural shapes and rhythms, such as leaves, tree branching, mountain ridges, flood levels of a river, wave patterns ...

Asian Influenced Architecture and Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:27:02 PST

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Architecture and design series

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:26:54 PST

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Smart Client Architecture and Design Guide

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:26:29 PST

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Get expert, pragmatic guidance on how to design and build smart client solutions that combine the benefits of traditional, rich-client applications with the manageability of thin clients. Software architects and developers will learn how to evaluate whether a smart client solution is appropriate for their client architecture, and get practical recommendations on how to deal with the design and te ...

The Sources of Modern Architecture and Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:26:21 PST

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Mixed Reality in Architecture, Design, and Construction

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:26:07 PST

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The combination of digital content with reality creates an exciting synergy that sets out to enhance engagement within architectural design and construction ...

Smart Materials

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:26:05 PST

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Architecture and Design Library: Italian Country

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:26:01 PST

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Chicago Architecture and Design, 1923-1993

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:25:56 PST

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Chicago architecture and design, 1923-1993

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Visionary Architecture. From Babylon to Virtual Reality

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:25:30 PST

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Since the dawn of time, there have been architects who have yearned to reshape the world in which we live. This is a book about actual and visionary projects proposed by creative thinkers, iconoclasts, high-tech enthusiasts, environmentalists, media freaks, and other architectural visionaries. In short, it is a book about those who have endeavored to preserve creativity in their profession and wh ...

Architecture

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:25:25 PST

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Nano materials in architecture, interior architecture, and design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:25:09 PST

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In this book, with a foreword by nobel prize winner Harold Kroto, architects, interior designers and designers will find an introduction to the scientific background specifically tailored to their needs, a critical discussion of the ...

Drawing Into Architecture

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:25:03 PST

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Architecture and Design in Europe and America

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:24:52 PST

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Architecture and Design in Europe and America, 1750-2000 is an unprecedented teaching anthology that surveys the history of European and American architecture and design using both historical and contemporary sources. Brings together the best scholarship on the subject, creating a new canon for teaching purposes by introducing a thematic approach. Covers three major periods, from 1750-1830, ...

Architecture and Design in Europe and America

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:24:47 PST

Architecture

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:24:42 PST

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- IRCD includes all contents of Instructor's Resource Binder, plus G-W Test CreationSoftware, and Architecture student/instructor software.

The Architecture and Design of Man and Woman

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:24:39 PST

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A glorious, unparalleled view of the human body . . . Revolutionary computer images from the creator of From Conception to Birth reveal the wonders and complexities of every system in the male and female bodies. The human body is a marvel of engineering. From the muscular and skeletal systems of the hand working in concert to allow us to type, eat, and caress, to the circadian rhythms of the he ...

Shanghai Architecture & Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:24:24 PST

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Shanghai is the fastest growing city at the moment and will be one of the most important metropolitan cities in the world. The diversity of Western and Oriental influences can be seen on its streets, in the silhouettes of its buildings and in their interiors, where tradition, design and contemporary tends mingle to create a distinctive language. In a mere 10 years, Shanghai has acquired a skyligh ...

Basics Landscape Architecture: Ecological Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:22:54 PST

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Detailed studies of contemporary work are used to support basic theories, making this book an invaluable reference tool to all students of landscape architecture, as well as readers with a general interest in the subject.

Architecture and design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:22:51 PST

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Architecture and design

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Architecture and design

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AAD Vienna Art Architecture Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:22:28 PST

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AAD Berlin Art Architecture Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:22:21 PST

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Office architecture design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:22:16 PST

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America's Best Architecture & Design Schools 2006

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:22:01 PST

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An invaluable resource for prospective students searching for the right school: America's Best Architecture & Design Schools. This seventh annual survey is the definitive guide to design education and includes invaluable information on architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, and industrial design programs across the nation. One reader called America's Best Architecture & Design Sch ...

Country House Architecture Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:21:54 PST

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Whether high mountains, canyons, or cliffy coasts, this volume showcases 60 of the best of contemporary countryhouses designs worldwide, featuring the work of well-known architects and innovative designers who pay their respect to nature ? ...

Beijing Architecture & Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:21:00 PST

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Apart from being one of Asia's largest metropolises, Beijing is an ultimate visual challenge. The country's growing economy and construction boom has attracted the attention of the world's finest architects eager to create masterworks in this city. The new is rapidly replacing the old in the country's political, economic and cultural center. When Beijing won the bid in 2001 to host the 2008 Olymp ...

Library Architecture + Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:20:39 PST

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Libraries are no longer simply storage facilities for books. In the last decade they have expanded beyond their physical structures to become multimedia portals, through which entire communities gain access to new methods of research, communication and entertainment. Architects worldwide have responded to this developing need, balancing lively and functional interior spaces and distinctive facade ...

Los Angeles: Architecture & Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:20:37 PST

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Eclecticism is LA's defining characteristic. It's a thriving hybrid of a city - decentralized with no clearly defined hub - and its architecture reflects its character. Here is a little guide that will give tourists and professionals alike an overview of notable architecture created in LA during the last fifteen years. More than sixty buildings by renowned architects such as Frank Gehry (Walt Dis ...

Architecture + Design SF

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:20:25 PST

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A selective guide to the best-designed buildings, interiors, and public spaces in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

Hospital Architecture + Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:20:20 PST

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The inclusion of architecture and design concepts has become an integral component of contemporary approaches to treatment and recovery. This current development concerns the building of hospitals and health care facilities as well as the conception of spaces for staff, patients and visitors. Important topics in this regard are the use of light, the choice of colors and material and finally the f ...

New York Architecture & Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:19:59 PST

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The Big Apple, cosmopolitan city par excellence, capital of the world; these are some of the adjectives that have defined New York over the course of history, although words are never quite enough to describe this fascinating and vibrating city. Its strategic geographical position, its historical record as the primary doorway open to the New World, its rapid economic growth and its role as meetin ...

Amsterdam. Architecture & Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:19:55 PST

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One of a series of authoritative pocket guides introduced last year, the Amsterdam and: guide highlights several of the city's newest and most interesting governmental, residential, and commercial buildings (by architects such as Steven Holl, Renzo Piano, and Kees van der Valk) and also showcases distinctive interior design. Included are short profiles of more than sixty buildings and color photo ...

Barcelona Architecture & Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:19:52 PST

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Here is an overview of new and notable architecture in a city already known for its unique architectural heritage. One of a series of authoritative pocket guides introduced only last fall, the aNd Guide Barcelona showcases the most innovative designs of the last five years, whether completed (Palafolls Library by EMBT architects, Barcelona Auditorium by Rafael Moneo) or still on the drawing board ...

Paris. architecture & design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:19:48 PST

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One of a series of authoritative pocket guides introduced only last fall, the Paris aNd Guide provides tourists and professionals alike with an overview of new and notable architecture and interior design in "the city of light." Sixty buildings - governmental and residential, commercial and religious - by renowned architects such as Mario Botta, Jean Nouvel, Renzo Piano, Tadao Ando and I.M. Pei t ...

Tokyo. architecture & design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:19:42 PST

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It is safe to say that the twenty first century arrived first in Tokyo in the shape of its ultra-modern architecture. During the last few years, innovation and creativity remain the hallmarks of its built environment. This indispensable little guide highlights several of Tokyo's most interesting buildings (by architects such as Renzo Piano and Tadao Ando) and also showcases outstanding interior d ...

London: Architecture & design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:19:36 PST

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One of a series of authoritative pocket guides introduced only last fall, the London aNd Guide provides tourists and professionals alike with an overview of notable architecture and interior design created in this most vibrant city during the last fifteen years. Sixty buildings, including City Hall, the Tate Modern, and the Millenium Bridge, as well as the interiors of the newest hotels, restaura ...

Dubai Architecture & Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:19:28 PST

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About 30 of the newest buildings, hotels, restaurants, shops and museums of Dubai will be shown. Along with Shanghai Dubai is the city of the most rapid architectural changes. Projects will be listed in alphabetical order to the architects and designers, presented in a very clear layout. Plans will show the layouts of the buildings and single rooms.

Architecture & Design

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:19:23 PST

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