The relationship of a structure to its surroundings is fundamental to
engineering requirements and design cohesion. A value system is also conveyed
by both structure and surroundings. In addition, the component materials
used convey visual and…
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa is a gothic novel by Jan Potocki (1761– 1815), a Polish aristocrat touring Napoleonic Europe, that recounts the story of a mysterious manuscript found in the Spanish city
of Saragossa and features the adventures…
As the only nonprofit trade association dedicated exclusively to the kitchen and bath industry, the
National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) is the leading source of information and education for
all professionals in the field.
The NKBA’s…
Architectural thought is primarily non-verbal thought; a fact of very considerable significance since so much of our everyday thinking is verbal. We are accustomed, in particular when communicating consciously, to use ords; at a less conscious…
The AutoCAD 2016 Update for AutoCAD 2014 & 2015 Users training guide
teaches the new and enhanced features introduced in the AutoCAD
2015 and
2016 software. Topics covered range from general improvements and command
enhancements to 3D modeling…
Like all books, The Design Manual did not write itself. There
are so many people who have been influential in my design
thinking, learning, doing and communicating over many
years, that to list names would be fraught with the very…
TRIPP, the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme at the Indian Institute
of Technology Delhi, had earlier (in 2005) brought out, The Way Forward: Transportation Planning and Road Safety which may, in a manner of speaking, be…
I’VE BEEN ASKED this question
many times, and there’s no
easy answer. I just dig tiny, cozy
structures. As to why, there are
numerous reasons, some you might
not anticipate.
IT CAN BE SAID THAT MODERN CONSTRUCTION METHODS OWE THEIR SUPREMACY TO THE MISTAKES OF THE PAST AND AN EQUALLY PLAUSIBLE ASSUMPTION FOLLOW THAT THE MISTAKES OF THE PRESENT WILL BE OF SIMILAR IF NOT GREATER ASSISTANCE TO THE BUILER OF THE FUTURE.
Software influences all aspects of contemporary design and
visual culture. Many established artists, such as Gilbert and
George, Jeff Koons, and Takashi Murakami, have totally integrated
software
into
their…