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The former American History editor explores the creation and restoration of an essential part of a twentieth-century home's identity-the American porch.
"In this delightful look at an American icon, journalist and documentary scriptwriter . . . Dolan traces the history of the porch, using this history to explore subjects such as architecture, history, slavery, colonialism, trade, anthropology, sociology, consumer behavior, and publishing."...
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This book was inspired by the records made by Carolyn Heighway during the thirty years when she was archaeological consultant at Gloucester Cathedral. The survival of so much of the abbey of 1089 is remarkable, and often not appreciated by the casual visitor since it is ingeniously overlaid by Gothic alterations. Since 2000, surveys have been produced which enable accurate plans and elevations to be made which clarify the late 11th and early 12th-century...
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Nathan Glazer is Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Education at Harvard University. He was Coeditor of the Public Interest. His books include Beyond the Melting Pot, We Are All Multiculturalists Now, and The Public Face of Architecture.
Modernism in architecture and urban design has failed the American city. This is the decisive conclusion that renowned public intellectual Nathan Glazer has drawn from two decades of writing and thinking about...
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Todo territorio, también el territorio de la ciudad, se configura a partir de rutinas (educativas, laborales o convivenciales) consolidadas en el tiempo mediante una suerte de responsabilidad social distribuida e implícita. Gracias a esa estrategia, cualquier lugar de la ciudad se ocupa, se explota y se ordena hasta que, por una concatenación causal, tales rutinas sociales decaen e inician un proceso de deconstrucción, vinculado al envejecimiento,...
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Historia de Occidente acompaña a la civilización occidental desde los albores de la humanidad misma, en los comienzos de la Prehistoria, al presente, y culmina con una reflexión sobre los principales retos que plantea el futuro. La división en capítulos no obedece tanto a criterios meramente cronológicos, propios de la historiografía tradicional, como a los grandes cambios que han ido marcando la evolución de la sociedad occidental, de modo...
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First published in 1904, this volume contains a collection of 12 essays written by Scottish author Andrew Lang dealing with various baffling historical mysteries, including the famous Gowrie conspiracy and much-investigated case of Elizabeth Canning. A fantastic collection of detailed examinations concerning some the world's most unsolvable secrets not to be missed by mystery lovers and those with an interest in true crime and history. Contents include:...
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First published in 2008, (as Contro l'architettura), Against Architecture has been translated into French and Greek, with editions forthcoming in Polish and Portuguese. The book is a passionate and erudite charge against the celebrities of the current architectural world, the "archistars." According to Franco La Cecla, architecture has lost its way and its true function, as the archistars use the cityscape to build their brand, putting their stamp...
11) Against Urbanism
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After demolishing the myth of the rock star architect with his book Against Architecture, Franco La Cecla now explores the decisive challenges that cities are going to have to confront in the near future. Urban planning and development has become increasingly inadequate in response to the daily realities of life in our cities. Human, economic, ethnic, and environmental factors, are systematically overlooked in city planning and housing development,...
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The story of the estate at Boconnoc, situated near Lostwithiel in south-east Cornwall, is an extraordinary one. As this history demonstrates, members of the Cornish families who have owned the estate over many centuries have played important roles within the immediate locality and in national events.
Catherine Lorigan explores their eventful lives — or in many cases deaths: dragged over a cliff by greyhounds, slain in battle, executed for treason...
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In the contemporary city, the physical infrastructure and sensorial experiences of two millennia are now inter-woven within an invisible digital matrix. This matrix alters human perceptions of the city, informs our behaviour and increasingly influences the urban designs we ultimately inhabit. “Digital Futures and the City of Today” cuts through these issues to analyse the work of architects, designers, media specialists and a growing number of...
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¿Pueden niños y jóvenes comprender un pasado remoto? ¿Quiénes son los protagonistas de la Historia y cómo se los puede estudiar en el aula? ¿Podemos enseñar a nuestros alumnos a pensar críticamente? ¿Por qué es tan difícil cambiar la historia escolar? Este libro plantea una discusión sobre estas y otras preguntas, proponiendo una reflexión que tenga en cuenta las formas en que se ha estudiado el pasado en la escuela, la eficacia con...
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Este libro es el resultado de un esfuerzo emprendido por la joven Facultad de Arquitectura de la Universidad Santo Tomás, Sede Villavicencio, con el fin de ofrecer lecturas humanistas sobre esta ciudad. Aquí se sistematizan experiencias que ponen en diálogo datos e informaciones parciales recabadas en dos investigaciones paralelas: "Exploraciones prospectivas sobre la condición urbano-ambiental de Villavicencio (Meta, Colombia)" (USTA, 2018) y...
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La historiografía de la arquitectura occidental tiene pendiente una revisión de su enfoque y cómo afecta a nuestras formas de vida. Este ensayo invita a la reflexión sobre la disciplina de la arquitectura desde el entendimiento de que se trata de un ámbito patriarcal que es origen de desigualdades efectivas. La construcción de los espacios tiene un sentido cultural: su diseño se limita, jerarquiza y valora desde las estructuras de poder y puede...
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An unprecedented history of Brooklyn, told through its places, buildings, and the people who made them, from the early seventeenth century to Today. America's most storied urban underdog, Brooklyn has become an internationally recognized brand in recent decades-celebrated and scorned as one of the hippest destinations in the world. Spanning centuries and neighborhoods, Brooklyn-born Campanella recounts the creation of places familiar and long forgotten,...
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This fascinating book describes the excavation and preservation of three early Roman villas in Egypt's ancient port city of Alexandria. Chronicling the work of the Polish Archaeological Mission in Alexandria, Villa of the Birds is an engaging and informative account of how these ancient dwellings were unearthed, and how the famous mosaic floors were brought to light two thousand years after they were laid. With the expert guidance of the archaeologists...
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Based on thirty-five years of fieldwork, Glassie's Vernacular Architecture synthesizes a career of concern with traditional building. He articulates the key principles of architectural analysis, and then, centering his argument in the United States, but drawing comparative examples from many locations in Europe and Asia, he shows how architecture can be a prime resource for the one who would write a democratic and comprehensive history.
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