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  • Work–Life Balance

    by Janice Arenofsky ...
    Series series Health and Medical Issues Today
    This powerful resource investigates how a positive work–life balance can help create engaged, productive employees, how imbalances in work–life balance create serious issues for workers, and identifies different ways to greatly improve one's work–life balance.Of the 35 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), all except the United States provide nationwide ... Read more

    PHP1,979.49

  • Building Material Estimates and Rates Build Up

    Second Edition

    by Moremi Mareka ...
    The script is entitled Building Estimates and Rates Build Up .and aims at empowering Technical educators, Technical, Brigades and Community colleges students, Apprentices and individuals in the building profession with the necessary skill and knowledge. As an experienced professional in the building industry, quantity surveyor( building material estimator) and a former lecturer for technical ... Read more

    PHP418.79

  • Three Hundred Years of French Architecture 1494-1794

    by Reginald Theodore Blomfield ...
    First published in 1936, this volume contains a classic treatise on French architecture, focusing on the period between 1494 and 1794. French architecture ranks high among France's many accomplishments, and this fascinating exploration of its history and development describes some of the most notable examples and designers in the country’s colourful history. Not to be missed by those with an ... Read more

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  • 田中央作品集 Fieldoffice Incomplete Works, 1994-

    by 王俊雄（主編）；田中央工作群＋黃聲遠 ...
    Series series TONE
    　★台灣建築界傳奇異數、揚名國際的宜蘭「田中央聯合建築師事務所」第一本建築作品集。★羅東文化工場、櫻花陵園、噹森林、幾米廣場、三星張宅⋯⋯背後的建築靈魂。★實踐大學建築設計學系主任王俊雄主編，田中央x聶永真全書設計，特殊裝幀。★書中收錄：8篇評論專文，8篇跨界對談，84張建築圖，190張珍貴照片。台灣建築界傳奇異數——「田中央事務所」第一本建築作品集「擁抱挑戰也看清自己，如履薄冰，匍匐前行。我們相信『人生的第一次，意志力總是天下無敵。』這群青年只是從不缺席，從不放棄。把大家說的記在心裡，一年一年，一點一滴。環境，本來就不該只為今天的需要而設計。」——黃聲遠田中央工作群，台灣最容易被誤解的一家建築師事務所，至少是空前的一種建築師事務所。這群建築師選擇長期定在宜蘭過活與工作，同時是居民與專業者，二十多年來蔓生而出一大片開放的、從小步道至大橋樑的公共建築群，為未來的空間契機提供更多想像 ... Read more

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  • Residential Building Plans in South Africa - A Concise Reference

    by Leon De Kock ...
    This reference guide is a short introduction to building plans and the building plan process, aimed at taking some of the anxiety out of the building plan process for home owners.This is not a guide to building design. This is a reference guide to what you should and should not do if you own a home in South Africa - as far as building plans are concerned.The guide was inspired by many home owners ... Read more

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  • Workplace Bullying and Mobbing in the United States

    [2 volumes]

    Edited by Maureen Duffy, David C. Yamada ...
    Offering multidisciplinary research and analysis on workplace bullying and mobbing, this two-volume set explores the prevalence of these behaviors in sectors ranging from K–12 education to corporate environments and exposes their effects on both individuals and organizations.Workplace Bullying and Mobbing in the United States provides a comprehensive overview of the nature and scope of the problem ... Read more

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  • Feng Shui Modern Bible

    From Clutter to Clarity - Adapting Ancient Wisdom for Harmony and Well-Being in Today's Busy Lives

    by Jiang Hu ...
    Transform your home and life with the timeless wisdom of Feng Shui, adapted for today's fast-paced world. "Feng Shui Modern Bible: From Clutter to Clarity" is your comprehensive guide to creating spaces that resonate with harmony, prosperity, and well-being.Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned practitioner, this book offers a fresh perspective on ancient Feng Shui ... ... Read more

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  • SAC Journal 2

    Mediated Architecture

    by Sanford Kwinter, Daniel Birnbaum, Maraike Bückling, Sebastian Oschatz, Mathias Wollin, Peter Trummer, Mirco Becker, Johan Bettum ...
    Series Book 2 - SAC Journal
    MEDIATED ARCHITECTURE: Vivid, Effervescent and Nervous, the second issue of the SAC JOURNAL, presents three projects de- signed at SAC during the last eight years. The three projects are: The Theatre of Immanence (2007), an installation and exhibition project in Städelschule's Portikus gallery; Digital Bodies (2013-14), an experimental research project; and Orkhēstra (2014), which was an ... Read more

    PHP909.00

  • Discovering the History of Your House and Your Neighborhood

    by Betsy J Green ...
    Every home has a story to tell! Whether you own an elaborate Victorian, cozy bungalow or cottage, ranch style, or are part of a newer subdivision, your house and property have a unique history that is just waiting to be uncovered.Part treasure hunt and part jigsaw puzzle, researching the history of your house is a fascinating and rewarding experience. In Discovering the History of Your House and ... Read more

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  • Interior Design Since 1900 (Fourth) (World of Art)

    by Anne Massey ...
    Series Book 0 - World of Art
    Newly updated and overflowing with color, this well-established history of interior design describes and illustrates each movement and change in taste throughout the twentieth century.Interior design experienced an extraordinary amount of changes in taste and style during the twentieth century. From William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement to expressionism, postmodernism, and green design, ... Read more

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  • A Ficto-Historical Theory of the London Underground

    by Marko Jobst ...
    Series Book 7 - The Practice of Theory and the Theory of Practice
    This book offers a vision of the London Underground written in the form of a ficto-historical narrative, which combines history and fiction in the creation of a set of theoretical propositions for London's subterranean transportation network. Its amateur-scholar protagonist takes the reader on a labyrinthine journey into the world of research, with sources personified and their works appropriated ... Read more

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  • The Society of Interiors

    by Tatjana Schneider, Tor Lindstrand, Petra Pferdmenges, Peter Lang, Rochus Hinkel ...
    Series Book 2 - The Practice of Theory and the Theory of Practice
    The Society of Interiors discusses a variety of spatial practices which critique, reveal, and resist the economical logic of a neo-liberal market. A market that caters for exclusiveness and individualities, where public space becomes an interior, that is highly controlled and privatized. The different essays unpack, develop and expand a diversity of interior and spatial practices in urban contexts ... Read more

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  • Zero Piranesi

    SAC Journal 5

    by Peter Eisenman, Jeffrey Kipnis, Stephen Turk, Michael Young, Giacomo Pala, Parsa Khalili, Marrikka Trotter ...
    Series Book 5 - SAC Journal
    ZERO PIRANESI Giovanni Battista Piranesi's engravings, Campo Marzio dell'antica Roma of 1762, have a peculiar position within the discipline of ar- chitecture. With their dissemination, the folio collection of six etch- ings have till this day nurtured architects' speculations on the city. Since the Enlightenment, they - and in particular the Campo Marzio plan - have fuelled research, discussions ... Read more

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  • Diagrams: Tropes, Tools, Abstract Machines

    by Christoph Lueder ...
    Series Book 9 - The Practice of Theory and the Theory of Practice
    Diagrams: Tropes, Tools and Abstract Machines examines the pervasive roles of diagrams as analytical, generative, narrative and critical devices manifest in design practices by architects and non-architects that draw on thick cultural milieus and that operate at personal, architectural and urban scales. What are potentials of diagrams beyond representation, as situated cultural practices, ... Read more

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  • Das Bücherschloss (Band 2) - Der verzauberte Schlüssel

    Magisches Kinderbuch für Mädchen und Jungen ab 8 Jahre

    by Barbara Rose ...
    Illustrated by Annabelle von Sperber ...
    Series Book 2 - Das Bücherschloss
    Die magische Bücherwelt ruft! Becky Librum ist mit ihrem Vater in ein echtes Schloss gezogen, in dem sie ein geheimes Stockwerk mit einer riesigen Bibliothek entdeckt. Und nur Becky kann die Bücher davor retten, für immer zu Staub zu zerfallen.Endlich haben Becky und Hugo das Buch der Bücher gefunden. Dieses besondere Werk kann sie in die Bücherwelt bringen, in der Glimmeria und die Buxies noch ... Read more

    PHP699.00 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Barcelona

    Modern Architecture Guide

    by Manuel Gausa ...
    This guide brings together the most important andinteresting examples of modern and contemporaryarchitecture in Barcelona. It covers the emergenceof Modernisme and Noucentisme, creative periodsfor which Barcelona is known the world over:the emblematic German Pavilion by Mies vander Rohe (1929), rationalist works conceivedfrom the 40s and 50s, large housing projects ofthe 70s, the Olympic ... Read more

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  • Architecture Apprenticeship Handbook

    by Daniel Goodricke, Luke Murray ...
    So, you are considering an architecture apprenticeship? As a new route into the profession, you likely have lots of questions. Amongst them might beWhat is an architecture apprenticeship and is it right for me?How do I apply and prepare for an apprenticeship?How can I make the most of my apprenticeship?How can the apprenticeship support my future career ambitions?This handbook answers these ... Read more

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  • Blueprints for Success: Navigating the Path to Becoming an Architect

    by Matt Dewey ...
    Embark on a journey through the captivating world of architecture with 'Blueprints for Success: Navigating the Path to Becoming an Architect.' This comprehensive guide offers aspiring architects a roadmap to achieving their dreams, from laying strong foundations in architectural principles to mastering the intricacies of design, project management, and professional ethics. With ten enriching ... Read more

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  • Building Health and Wellbeing

    Edited by Stephen Emmitt ...
    Series series BRI Research Series
    This book focuses on the relationship between buildings and our health and wellbeing, and by extension our quality of life. Expanding on the 50th anniversary Special Issue of Building Research & Information (BRI), which was dedicated to health and wellbeing, articles have been extended and updated to complement contributions from new authors. Building Health and Wellbeing covers design for ageing, ... Read more

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  • Experiential Visualization in Architectural Design Media

    How It Actually Works

    by Vincent B. Canizaro ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    Experimental Visualization in Architectural Design Media: How It Actually Works is a theoretical, practical, and interdisciplinary account of the tools used by architects and designers. The book focuses on the how these tools influence their ability to envision and craft the future experiential reality of buildings and environments. The book is structured around two parallel sets of questions. The ... Read more

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  • Architectural Drawings as Investigating Devices

    Architecture’s Changing Scope in the 20th Century

    by Marianna Charitonidou ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Architecture
    Architectural Drawings as Investigating Devices explores how the changing modes of representation in architecture and urbanism relate to the transformation of how the addressees of architecture and urbanism are conceived.The book diagnoses the dominant epistemological debates in architecture and urbanism during the 20th and 21st centuries. It traces their transformations, paying special attention ... Read more

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  • Building Sites

    Architecture, Labour, and Production Studies

    Edited by Matt Davies, Will Thomson, Katie Lloyd Thomas, João Marcos de Almeida Lopes ...
    Building Sites addresses the urgent need to advance the critical understanding of relations between architectural design and the labour of building. While recognising that in many parts of the world building takes place through self-organised processes and traditional skills, the book questions a central and problematic omission in architectural discourse, education and practice – the production ... Read more

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  • Sturgis' Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture and Building

    An Unabridged Reprint of the 1901-2 Edition, Vol. I

    by Russell Sturgis, Francis A. Davis ...
    Series series Dover Architecture
    Volume 1 of monumental 3-volume classic offers comprehensive and detailed coverage of architectural terms, individuals, and national styles. Total in set: over 100 photographs and more than 1,000 illustrations. Bibliography. ... Read more

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  • Building Inclusion

    A Practical Guide to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Architecture and the Built Environment

    by Marsha Ramroop ...
    **Highly Commended at The Business Book Awards 2025**Building Inclusion: A Practical Guide to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Architecture and the Built Environment is just that – a manual to support and provide essential guidance to the profession on these key issues. Acknowledging that the existence of EDI procedures does not necessarily ensure their use, it focuses on demonstrating ... Read more

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