The perceived contribution of science education online course to pre-service students (N=121)
from diverse backgrounds - students with learning disabilities (25 LD students), 28 excellent
students and 68 average students is presented in this five…
Sustainability has been established for over one decade in building construction.
It has become a high priority and is well established amongst professionals and
authorities involved in design and construction. So why would one need another
book…
The analysis developed in this book follows
a few simple but unconventional ideas. Investors are assumed to exhibit the same
basic behavior during a speculative episode whether they trade stocks, real estate,
or postage stamps. This idea is…
When castles
were
built hundreds of years
ago,
they had two
basic
purposes. First,
they provided shelter and living
space
for those within.
Second, and more importantly, they were
designed
to
keep people
out, to refuse entry to a group…
THE TRAVELERS WERE WEARY, SHORT OF FOOD AND CLOTHING AND FAR FROM ANY SIGN OF THEIR OWN CIVILIZATION. YET THEIR FIRST SIGHT OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN IN NOVEMBER 1805THRILLED THEM GREAT JOY IN CAMP
Architecture is born out of the shrewd alignment of
concept and matter. The product of what Louis Kahn
termed “the measurable and the unmeasurable,” architecture
is
the fulfillment
of a spatial
premise
by
way
of
material
substance.
…
Visual communication is a global activity and often demands using visual language
that will be understood across cultures. Lack of place specificity is often considered
desirable in design. But the trend toward visual globalization can have…