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  • Using Plants for Stormwater Management

    A Green Infrastructure Guide for the Gulf South

    by Dana Nunez Brown ...
    The subtropical climate of the Gulf South supports a varied abundance of flora, and this diversity is sustained by the ample amount of rainwater that characterizes the region. Managing rainwater in a planned environment and mitigating its effect on human habitation can test the skills of even the most seasoned landscape architect or designer. That challenge has never been more acute as increased ... Read more

    S$ 28.00 SGD

  • Black Landscapes Matter

    by Walter Hood, Grace Mitchell Tada, Richard L. Hindle, Professor Louise Mozingo, MLA, Anna Livia Brand, Kofi Boone, Maurice Cox, Austin Allen, Lewis Watts, Sara Daleiden ...
    The question "Do black landscapes matter?" cuts deep to the core of American history. From the plantations of slavery to contemporary segregated cities, from freedman villages to northern migrations for freedom, the nation’s landscape bears the detritus of diverse origins. Black landscapes matter because they tell the truth. In this vital new collection, acclaimed landscape designer and public ... Read more

    S$ 53.84 SGD

  • Green Living: Eco-Friendly Home Renovations

    by M Kaur ...
    Transform Your Home into an Eco-Friendly Haven—Save Money, Reduce Waste, and Protect the PlanetAre you ready to upgrade your home while lowering your environmental footprint? Green Living: Eco-Friendly Home Renovations is your ultimate guide to sustainable home improvements that reduce energy consumption, minimize waste, and create a healthier living space—all without sacrificing style or comfort ... Read more

    S$ 21.65 SGD

  • Across the Open Field

    Essays Drawn from English Landscapes

    by Laurie Olin ...
    Series series Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture
    Twenty-eight years ago I went to England for a three-month visit and rest. What I found changed my life."So begins this memoir by one of America's best-known landscape architects, Laurie Olin. Raised in a frontier town in Alaska, trained in Seattle and New York, Olin found himself dissatisfied with his job as an urban architect and accepted an invitation to England to take a respite from work. ... Read more

    S$ 74.87 SGD

  • Towards Implementation of Sustainability Concepts in Developing Countries

    Edited by Chaham Alalouch, Cristina Piselli, Francesco Cappa ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book focuses on sustainability concepts in architecture and urban design, environmental issues, and natural resources. Today it has become essential to reduce carbon emissions, protect habitats, and preserve the delicate ecosystems of our planet. Accordingly, sustainable development has to be improved by decreasing the consumption of non-renewable resources, in order to help nature replenish ... Read more

    S$ 236.74 SGD

  • The Re-Use Atlas

    A Designer's Guide Towards the Circular Economy

    by Duncan Baker-Brown ...
    This book is a highly illustrated “map,” using photos, infographics and statistics, showing designers how they can successfully navigate the emerging field of resource management and the circular economy. Using the Brighton Waste House Project as a basis for this, the book will look at key moments and landmark decisions made during its design and construction, as well as the people and projects ... Read more

    S$ 87.51 SGD

  • Building Natural Ponds

    Create a Clean, Algae-free Pond without Pumps, Filters, or Chemicals

    by Robert Pavlis ...
    Create a crystal-clear, algae-free pond without pumps, filters, or chemicals using natural ecosystem principles. Complete guide to building self-sustaining water features that support wildlife, require minimal maintenance, and stay beautiful year-round through biological balance.Why Natural Ponds Outperform Artificial Systems:Conventional ponds require constant mechanical intervention and chemical ... Read more

    S$ 18.19 SGD

  • Capital's Utopia

    Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, 1855-1916

    by Anne E. Mosher ...
    Series series Creating the North American Landscape
    In the 1890s the Apollo Iron and Steel Company ended a bitterly contested labor dispute by hiring replacement workers from the surrounding countryside. To avoid future unrest, however, the company sought to gain tighter control over its workers not only at the factory but also in their homes. Drawing upon a philosophy of reform movements in Europe and the United States, the firm decided that ... Read more

    S$ 68.33 SGD

  • Exploring Autodesk Revit 2017 for Architecture, 13th Edition

    by Sham Tickoo ...
    Exploring Autodesk Revit 2017 for Architecture is a comprehensive book that has been written to cater to the needs of the students and the professionals who are involved in the AEC profession. Revit 2017 book is a gateway to power, skill, and competence in the field of architecture and interior presentations, drawings, and documentations. In this book, the author has emphasized on the concept of ... Read more

    S$ 43.08 SGD

  • Art and Architecture in the Islamic Tradition

    Aesthetics, Politics and Desire in Early Islam

    by Mohammed Hamdouni Alami ...
    What is 'art' in the sense of the Islamic tradition? Mohammed Hamdouni Alami argues that Islamic art has historically been excluded from Western notions of art; that the Western aesthetic tradition's preoccupation with the human body, and the ban on the representation of the human body in Islam, has meant that Islamic and Western art have been perceived as inherently at odds. However, the move ... Read more

    S$ 36.61 SGD

  • Thai Garden Style

    by William Warren ...
    This Thai gardening book presents the finest luxury gardens of Thailand and is of enormous importance to the field of tropical gardening.Containing over 250 photographs by world-renowned Italian photographer Luca Invernizzi Tettoni and authoritative text by gardening expert William Warren, Thai Garden Style is a unique book. Showcasing many of the finest contemporary Thai gardens in lavish color, ... Read more

    Was S$ 24.08 SGD Now S$ 12.09 SGD

  • Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Materials Science

    ICCEMS 2024, July 3–5, Singapore

    Edited by Zongjin Li, Paulo Mendonça ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book includes the selected contributions from the 9th International Conference on Civil Engineering and Materials Science (ICCEMS 2024), held in Singapore from July 3–5, 2024.This book showcases the latest research and developments in the field, presenting a valuable resource for researchers, professionals, and students alike. ICCEMS 2024 selected contributions featured in this book cover a ... Read more

    S$ 335.38 SGD

  • Analysis of the Traditional Chinese Garden

    by Yigang Peng ...
    Translated by Huaiyun Kou, Ron Henderson ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Analysis of the Traditional Chinese Garden is a seminal resource for the spatial principles and techniques that shape traditional Chinese gardens. It is a richly illustrated resource for historians, theorists, garden designers, landscape architects, architects and anyone interested in the design of these world renowned gardens with 106 pages of hand-drawn sketches by the author that vividly ... Read more

    S$ 219.62 SGD

  • Garden Plants Taxonomy

    Volume 1: Ferns, Gymnosperms, and Angiosperms (Monocots)

    by Bijan Dehgan ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Horticulture has remained far behind in understanding of botanical principles. Recent phylogenetic (DNA-based) reorganization of higher plants has revolutionized taxonomic treatments of all biological entities, even when morphology does not completely agree with their organization. This book is an example of applying principals of botanical phylogenetic taxonomy to assemble genera, species, and ... Read more

    S$ 95.26 SGD

  • Geometries of Anamorphic Illusions

    Landscape, Architecture, Contemporary Art and Design

    by Alessandra Pagliano ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book intends to focus exclusively on anamorphic experiments in contemporary art and design, leaving an in-depth historical examination of its Baroque season to other studies. Themes, languages and fields of application of anamorphosis in contemporary culture are critically analyzed to make the reader aware of the communicative potentiality of this kind of geometrical technique. The book also ... Read more

    S$ 175.70 SGD

  • Evolving Heritage Conservation Practice in the 21st Century

    Edited by Christina Cameron ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book focuses on current trends in cultural heritage conservation and their influence on heritage practice. Seen through the lenses of World Heritage, historic urban landscapes, heritage tourism, climate change or the nature/culture nexus, these challenges call for innovative approaches to protect and conserve our heritage places. The book brings together the voices of different stakeholders ... Read more

    S$ 87.84 SGD

  • Mountains and Megastructures

    Neo-Geologic Landscapes of Human Endeavour

    Edited by Martin Beattie, Christos Kakalis, Matthew Ozga-Lawn ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book explores the shared qualities of mountains as naturally-formed landscapes, and of megastructures as manmade landscapes, seeking to unravel how each can be understood as an open system of complex network relationships (human, natural and artificial). By looking at mountains and megastructures in an interchangeable way, the book negotiates the fixed boundaries of natural and artificial ... Read more

    S$ 73.24 SGD

  • Pasear, detenerse

    by Francesco Careri ...
    Translated by Maurici Pla Serra ...
    En su anterior libro Walkscapes. El caminar como práctica estética, Francesco Careri eleva a la categoría de arte el acto de caminar. En sus páginas nos descubre el andar como un instrumento cognitivo y creativo capaz de transformar simbólica y físicamente el espacio, un estudio que, con los años, ha acabado convirtiéndose en un clásico de la bibliografía sobre el caminar. Como continuación de ... Read more

    S$ 11.98 SGD

  • El alma del verdor de Santiago

    by Romy Hecht ...
    Si observamos los lugares que conservan la vegetación endémica del valle central de Chile, la paleta cromática se reduce a una gama de ocres y el verde predomina solo en algunas semanas de la primavera. Sin embargo, la ciudad de Santiago tiene verdor, y ese verdor incluso llega a ser emblema de sus espacios públicos: la Alameda de las Delicias, la Quinta Normal de Agricultura, el Parque Forestal y ... Read more

    S$ 26.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dell'arte dei giardini inglesi

    by Ercole Silva ...
    Scopri il segreto dei giardini che incantano l'anima!In "Dell'arte dei giardini inglesi", Ercole Silva ti guida attraverso un viaggio affascinante nel cuore della tradizione paesaggistica inglese, svelando i misteri e le tecniche che trasformano semplici spazi verdi in opere d'arte viventi.Esplora temi unici come l'armonia tra natura e architettura, l'uso sapiente delle piante per creare scenari ... Read more

    S$ 17.09 SGD

  • Creating Urban Agricultural Systems

    An Integrated Approach to Design

    by Gundula Proksch ...
    Creating Urban Agriculture Systems provides you with background, expertise, and inspiration for designing with urban agriculture. It shows you how to grow food in buildings and cities, operate growing systems, and integrate them with natural cycles and existing infrastructures. It teaches you the essential environmental inputs and operational strategies of urban farms, and inspires community and ... Read more

    S$ 127.05 SGD

  • Routledge Critical Companion to Race and Architecture

    Edited by Felipe Hernández, Itohan Osayimwese ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    This book explores the malleability of race as a construct, one subject to continuous redefinitions in different times, cultures and places. While race has been deployed historically to establish hierarchies in a modern-colonial world, it also has acquired the capacity to challenge those hierarchies, enabling critical engagements with epistemic positions that have been excluded from univocal ... Read more

    S$ 95.28 SGD

  • Civic identity and public space

    Belfast since 1780

    by Dominic Bryan, Sean J. Connolly ...
    Civic identity and public space, focussing on Belfast, and bringing together the work of a historian and two social scientists, offers a new perspective on the sometimes lethal conflicts over parades, flags and other issues that continue to disrupt political life in Northern Ireland. It examines the emergence during the nineteenth century of the concept of public space and the development of new ... Read more

    S$ 129.26 SGD

  • Urbanistica. Ambiente & Società. Un programma editoriale 2017-2018

    by Luca P. Marescotti ...
    Il programma editoriale riunisce nuovi scritti (Insegnare l’urbanistica come scienza, Paesaggi,L’urbanista e il piccolo Pianeta) con la revisione dei due testi “Città Tecnologie Ambiente”2004 e “Urbanistica. Fondamenti e teoria” 2008 secondo una nuova sequenza logica, dall’impostazionedel problema alla formulazione di una teoria scientifica a supporto delle decisionedi governo del territorio.Allo ... Read more

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