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The subject of innovation and specific strategies used to promote innovation are widely disseminated
in the business and technology driven sectors, yet, how we define and apply innovation within the
context of landscape architecture is lacking…

IN THE WORLD OG GRAPHIC DESIGN, INFORMATION DESIGN IS JUST COMING INTO ITS OWN. THE TERM IS RELATIVELY RECENT AND THE SUBJECT OF CONSIDERABLE DEBATE IN THE DESIGN COMMUNITY. THERE ARE DOZENS OF WEBSITES , BLOGS,SPECIAL INTEREST GRUOPS,AND CONFERENCES…

T
his book is a revised and expanded version of the
Natalie Davis lectures for 2013, delivered at the…

This book, “How to Photograph Wildlife like a Pro” will give you all the tools to safely
capture stunning images of wildlife from afar or up close. It will take you on a journey of
discovery of the many secrets that professional wildlife…

With its rapid transformation into a 21
st
-centur y
world city, Beijing faces extraordinary challenges
and oppor t uni t i es. Wi t h i t s ver y auspi ci ous
location in the city, Wanhao Century Centre can
become a fulcrum, a turning point…

IN BUILDING A NEW HOUSE, THERE ARE MANY IMPORTANT THINGS TO BE SEPARATELY CONSIDERED, VIZ:THE POSITION OF THE HOUSE IN RELATION TO THE POINTS OF THE COMPAS;THE CHARACTER OF THE SOIL;THE WATER SUPPLY ; THE DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE;THE PLUMBING,…

1.1 Historical Overview of Natural Ventilation in High-Rise Office Buildings The 19th century marked the emergence of the office building typology as we know it today. Controlling the indoor environment in these early office buildings was achieved by…

Buildings are among the largest structures made by human beings, and the most ubiquitous. Apart from agriculture, no human activity has changed the face of the Earth more than architecture. All around the world there are buildings from across the…

The past decade has seen an explosion in discourse on ‘the global’ as a condition,
an approach and sometimes a problem. Most visibly, the impact of economic and
manufacturing globalization appears daily through the food we consume,…

In this volume are presented examples of men who shed lustre upon ordinary pursuits, either by the superior
manner in which they exercised them or by the noble use they made of the leisure which success in them
usually gives. Such men are the…