Filter by
Temporary and tactical urbanism : (Re)assembling urban space
Temporary and Tactical Urbanism examines a key set of urban design strategies that have emerged in the twenty-first century. Such projects range from guerrilla gardens and bike lanes to more formalised temporary beaches and swimming pools, parklets, pop-up plazas and buildings and container towns. These practices enable diverse forms of economic, social and artistic life that are usually repres…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781032256535
- Collation
- 207 p. ; 23 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 725.9 Ste t
Houses that can save the world
An inspirational sourcebook of innovative and unexpected green design solutions for our homes in a rapidly changing world. Nothing short of a design revolution is underway as architects, designers, engineers, self-builders, and artists confront climate change, polluting plastics, global migration, rapidly expanding cities, and an ageing population. Part handbook, part manifesto, Houses That Can…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780500343715
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 728.047 Smi h
The hidden dimension
People like to keep certain distances between themselves and other people or thigns. And this invisible bubble of space that constitutes each person's "territory" is one of the key dimensions of modern society. Edward T. Hall, author of The Silent Language, introduced the science of proxemics to demonstrate how man's use of space can affect personal and business reltions, cross-cultural interac…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780385084765
- Collation
- 217 p. ; 20 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 304.23 Hal h
Visual Culture Studies :interviews with key thinkers
Visual Culture Studies presents 13 engaging and detailed interviews with some of the most influential intellectuals working today on the objects, subjects, media, and environments of visual culture. Exploring historical and theoretical questions of vision, the visual, and visuality, this collection reveals the provocative insights of these thinkers, as they have contributed in exhilarating ways…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781412923699
- Collation
- 239 p.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 114 Smi v
Star wars : Episode VI,. Return of the Jedi
Luke Skywalker faces his destiny as the greatest trilogy in all of fiction concludes, remastered for the modern age! These are grim times for the Rebel Alliance. Han Solo is in the hands of the vile Jabba the Hutt. The Jedi Master Yoda grows weak. Emperor Palpatine is determined to turn Luke to the dark side. And Darth Vader nears completion of a new dreaded Death Star even more powerful than t…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780785193692
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 741.5973 Goo s
Ideas: Open spaces = Espacios abiertos =Espaces ouverts = Offene bereiche
When we have open spaces in our home it is essential to try to put them to the best use posible, creating the ideal place that invites relaxation or socialize in, where sitting a living room, a dining area, series of chairs or perhaps just making a place for quiet thought. This book contanis different ideas to make this places an excelent option of our house.
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9786074372199
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 711.4 Har i
The mathematics of the modernist villa : architectural analysis using space s…
This book presents the first detailed mathematical analysis of the social, cognitive and experiential properties of Modernist domestic architecture. The Modern Movement in architecture, which came to prominence during the first half of the twentieth century, may have been famous for its functional forms and machine-made aesthetic, but it also sought to challenge the way people inhabit, understa…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030100872
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 724.6 Ost m
Public spaces and urbanity : how to design humane cities
Taking examples from major European cities, 'Public Spaces and Urbanity' is a practical guide demonstrating what urban development with a human face might look like. This involves renewing and enhancing humane cities using architecture on a human scale while taking their history into account. Thus the book follows the tradition established by Jan Gehl that regards urban space as a framework for…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783869226149
- Collation
- 271 p. ; 28 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 724.6 Pål p
The poetics of space
A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to Penguin Classics Since its initial publication in 1958, The Poetics of Space has been a muse to philosophers, architects, writers, psychologists, critics, and readers alike. The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, Bachelard’s seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery. This lyrical journey takes as its pr…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780143107521
- Collation
- 268 p. ; 20 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 808.1 Jol p
Cyber war : the next threat to national security and what to do about it
Richard A. Clarke warned America once before about the havoc terrorism would wreak on our national security—and he was right. Now he warns us of another threat, silent but equally dangerous. Cyber War is a powerful book about technology, government, and military strategy; about criminals, spies, soldiers, and hackers. It explains clearly and convincingly what cyber war is, how cyber weapons w…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780061962240
- Collation
- 306 p. ; 21 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 355.343 Cla c
Operative design : a catalogue of spatial verbs
The core idea for this book is the use of operative verbs as tools for designing space. These operative verbs abstract the idea of spatial formation to its most basic terms, allowing for an objective approach to create the foundation for subjective spatial design. Examples of these verbs are expand, inflate, nest, wist, lift, embed, merge and many more. Together they form a visual dictionary de…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789063692896
- Collation
- 150 p. ; 15 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 741.2 Dim o
The Street : a quintessential social public space
The primary research for this book was conducted on three streets in Massachusetts: Massachusetts Avenue, Central Square, Cambridge; Harvard Street, Coolidge Corner, Brookline; and Elm Street, Davis Square, Somerville.
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780415737296
- Collation
- 237 p. ; 25 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 307.76 Meh s
Grounds and envelopes : reshaping architecture and the built environment
Providing a source of vision for the revitalisation of the notional and actual elements of ground and envelope as vital spatial elements that can inform an integral architectural design, this book collects essays and projects that each contributes a particular element to what might constitute an eventually integrated and richly nuanced approach to spatial organisation. Projects include: Daniel …
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780415639170
- Collation
- xiv, 280 p. ; 29 cm.
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 720 Hen g
Computer Science, Information & General Works 
Philosophy & Psychology 
Religion 
Social Sciences 
Language 
Pure Science 
Applied Sciences 
Art & Recreation 
Literature 
History & Geography