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The middle of an architect's career can provide a turning point for a bright future or be a directionless hinterland. How is it for you? Are you where you want to be? Have you been forced off your preferred path by unforeseen circumstances, or are you drifting? Adapt as an Architect provides hope and direction. It is a crucial compass for design professionals seeking to navigate the vast heart of the architect's journey. It serves as a roadmap, a career GPS, with options for architects getting from where they are today to where they want to be.

Terry Farrell is one of Britain's most influential architects of the 21st century. Offering a compelling personal account of his life in architecture as an influential postmodern designer, architect-planner, and principal of a leading global practice, this autobiography includes anecdotes and invaluable insights into Terry's life and work from the 1940s to the present day.

Découvrez de façon claire et accessible, avec cet ouvrage de référence, les grandes étapes de la construction de la Tour Eiffel, le monument le plus emblématique de la France et l'un des monuments majeurs du monde entier. Ce livre audio d'histoire raconte la fantastique aventure de la Tour Eiffel. Monument décrié à sa construction pour son avant-gardisme, la dame de fer a séduit les parisiens et veille sur la ville depuis plus de 130 ans. Retrouvez en 12 dates clés, la genèse d'un des plus grands chefs-d'œuvre de l'histoire architecturale.

Is noise impacting your quality of life at home? Neighbour and traffic noise adversely affects many homeowners. "The Noise Free Home" introduces a proven four-step soundproofing method that will protect your home from unwanted noise. Used by soundproofing installers and backed up by acoustic testing, this method will help you restore the peace and quiet you have been longing for.

Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions are born and history is made. Through ten unique cities, from the founding of ancient capitals to buzzing modern megacities, Paul Strathern explores...

Nella documentazione degli anni Venti e trenta sullo sviluppo urbanistico di Roma l'aggettivo che ricorre con frequenza è "moderno". Negli studi specialistici, negli articoli per il grande pubblico, nelle riflessioni di architetti e urbanisti dell'epoca, la trasformazione della capitale - così come dell'Italia intera - era correlata agli sviluppi di cui la società e la vita quotidiana avrebbero conosciuto gli effetti più profondi nei decenni a venire. Ma è davvero esistita un'architettura fascista?

Valley View Senior Housing, built in 2019 in Napa County, California, is a very affordable community of 70 cottages. This groundbreaking homeless project was organized by American Canyon’s city government for older homeless people and homeless veterans of the area. This solution-oriented book shares the inspiring story of a compassionate and humane project. Imagine if every city could create one community like this - we could begin to make headway to solve the homeless problem.

This new biography—featuring over 150 archival images and full-color photographs printed throughout—introduces Julia Morgan as both a pioneering architect and a captivating individual. Julia Morgan was a lifelong trailblazer. She was the first woman admitted to study architecture at the...

Brought to you by Penguin. Find happiness at home with five guiding principles from cultural phenomenon THE MODERN HOUSE. In 2005, childhood friends Matt Gibberd and Albert Hill set out to convince people of the power of good design and its ability to influence our wellbeing. They founded The...

As Roger Lytollis travels Britain, he encounters a man at Liverpool's Beatles statue convinced that Rod Stewart was in the Fab Four. In Edinburgh, he walks into a row over Greyfriars Bobby's nose, and in Glasgow, learns why the duke of Wellington wears a traffic cone on his head. London brings a controversial nude statue and some hard truths about racism. On a Pedestal is the first book to examine public statues around the nation.

As the sun set slowly on the British Empire in the years after the Second World War, the nation's stately homes were in crisis. Tottering under the weight of rising taxes and a growing sense that they had no place in 20th-century Britain, hundreds of ancestral piles were dismantled and demolished. Perhaps even more surprising was the fact that so many of these great houses survived, as dukes and duchesses clung desperately to their ancestral seats and tenants' balls gave way to rock concerts, safari parks and day trippers.

From the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast, comes a guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities. Narrated by Roman Mars, with a bonus Q&A and a Full Episode of 99% Invisible. Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk...

"Traveling easily through a thousand years of history, The Bright Ages reminds us society never collapsed when the Roman Empire fell, nor did the modern world did wake civilization from a thousand year hibernation. Thoroughly enjoyable, thoughtful and accessible; a fresh look on an age full of...

In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science. Landscape architect Marc Keane shows how Japanese gardens are both a microcosm of the natural universe and a clear expression of our humanity, mirroring how we think, worship, and organize our lives and communities.

Feng Shui and decluttering shift the energy of your place, which in turn shifts the energy and circumstances of your life. You might have heard the quote, “Home is not a place, it’s a feeling”, but how can you make sure this feeling is as good as it can possibly be? Your home should be your safe place, but for some, it feels like a place where they are stuck in old thoughts, stubborn habits, and stalled life goals.

In How Design Makes the World, best-selling author and designer Scott Berkun reveals how designers, from software engineers to city planners, have succeeded and failed us. From the airplane armrest to the Facebook “like” button, and everything in between, Berkun shows how design helps or hinders everyone, and offers a new way to think about the world around you.

Vaastav main vaastu shashtra Kee Yeh amoolya bhaint manusha ko hamaare praacheen Rishi-Muniyon ne Vishvakarma ityaadi (vaastuvigyaan ke rachayita) ne di hai. Inke maadhyam ko upyog main laakar vishva ke kaee Deshon ne faayda uthaaya hai, aur ham apne hi praachin shashtra (Vastuvigyan) par Vishvaas Nahi Karte, Uska faayda nahi Uthate, uske baare main shankit rahte hain. Vastuah Vaastuvigyaan mein jo sutra diye huye hain, unmein keval ham partyaskh roop se upar-hi-upar dekhte hain.

The pyramids of Egypt are such recognizable symbols of antiquity that for millennia, people have made assumptions about what they are and why they exist, without full consideration of the various meanings these ancient symbolic structures have had over the centuries. Generations have viewed them as symbols of a lost past, which in turn is often portrayed as a world full of romance and mystery.

Love Your Space is devoted to the subject of well-being and space design. Interior designers create environments that enhance the quality of life, work, health, and the experience of the users. A good designer will explore possible benefits with the users who sometimes might not realize or understand what might be even possible. Design can and should be a medium for encouraging positive change in attitudes to how we live and work.

Sampoorn Vaastushaastra praacheen vaastukala ko lekar likhee gayee pahalee pustak hai, jismein bhavan-sthaapaty kala par vistrit chintan kiya gaya hai. Naye makaan ka pravesh dvaar kidhar ho? Dhaarvedh kise kahate hain, Kitne prakaar ke hote hain? Bhavan mein jal (watar-tank) sthaan kahaan, kidhar hona chaahiye? Paakshaala (Kitchen) mein agni sthaan (Fire-spot) kahaan ho? Shayan kaksh (bed-room) kis disha mein hona chaahiye taaki shayankartta ko bharpoor neend aa sake.