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Expanding Architecture
Expanding Architecture presents a new generation of creative design carried out in the service of the greater public and the greater good. Questioning how design can improve daily lives, editors Bryan Bell and Katie Wakeford map an emerging geography of architectural activism--or "public-interest architecture"--that might function akin to public-interest law or medicine by expanding architecture's all too often elite client base. With 30 essays by practicing architects and designers, urban and community planners, historians, landscape architects, environmental designers and members of other fields, this volume presents recent work from around the world that illustrates the ways in which design can address issues of social justice, allow individuals and communities to plan and improve their own lives and serve a much larger percentage of the population than it has in the past. This new inclusionary practice must define new services and new processes, and these are illuminated in the generously illustrated texts as well. Building on the momentum of Bell's Good Deeds, Good Design and other recent landmark publications such as Rural Studio and Design Like You Give a Damn, Expanding Architecture examines evolving notions of socially conscious practice and serves as a guide for designers who are willing to take on the social, economic and environmental challenges we face today. Bryan Bell is the Executive Director of the Raleigh, North Carolina-based Design Corps, which he founded in 1991 to provide community service through architecture. His other initiatives include the Design Corps Fellowship program, the Design Corps Summer Studio and the Structures for Inclusion annual conference. In 2007 he received a National Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects. Katie Wakeford received her M.Arch from North Carolina State University School of Architecture, where she became interested in community design. She began working with Design Corps in 2002, and currently serves as an intern architect with the North Carolina State College of Design's Home Environments Design Initiative, a research and community outreach endeavor focused on affordable and sustainable housing.
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25,19 €
26,52 €
Atomised
Half-brothers Michel and Bruno have a mother in common but little else. Michel is a molecular biologist, a thinker and idealist, a man with no erotic life to speak of and little in the way of human society. Bruno, by contrast, is a libertine, though more in theory than in practice, his endless lust is all too rarely reciprocated. Both are symptomatic members of our atomised society, where religion has given way to shallow 'new age' philosophies and love to meaningless sexual connections. Atomised (Les Particules elementaires) tells the stories of the two brothers, but the real subject of the novel is the dismantling of contemporary society and its assumptions, its political incorrectness, and its caustic and penetrating asides on everything from anthropology to the problem pages of girls' magazines. A dissection of modern lives and loves. By turns funny, acid, infuriating, didactic, touching and visceral.
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8,08 €
8,50 €
Dictionary Of Business
A dictionary of the basic business vocabulary used in both British and American English. It contains thousands of basic business terms. The terms cover all aspects of business life from the office to the stock exchange and international trade fairs. The vocabulary covers all aspects of everyday business usage, office practice, buying and selling, banking, insurance, stock exchange, warehousing and distribution. Differences between British and American usage are highlighted. The definitions are given in simple English, using only 460 words in addition to the words already listed in the dictionary. This makes it useful for students whose first language is not English. Throughout the text short quotations are given from current newspapers and magazines, to show that the terms used in the dictionary do exist in "real life". The quotes come from British, American, Canadian, Australian and Hong Kong sources. 'This is definitely the one I would recommend' - Times Educational Supplement
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10,66 €
11,22 €
Teach Yourself Beginner´s Japanese (TY Beginner´s Languages)
Japanese has become increasingly popular as a language to learn in recent years, and a growing awareness of Japan has been created through industry, television, newspaper articles, Japanese events and exhibitions. ‘Teach Yourself Beginner’s Japanese’ is the right course for you if you really want to learn Japanese but are daunted by the prospect of complicated grammar, classes and coursebooks. This book starts right from the beginning and explains everything in simple English. There are hints throughout to make learning easy and you can learn at your own pace with plenty of practice of each new point. It is a friendly introduction to the language which will help you to understand and speak Japanese sufficiently well to function effectively in basic everyday situations, both business and social. The course will also offer you an insight into Japanese culture and there is even an opportunity for you to learn some of the basics of reading Japanese if you want to.
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12,73 €
13,40 €
English 365 1 CD /2/
Reflecting the work-life balance of busy adults, it enables learners to develop the English they really need for the social and business communication demands of their daily lives. The course is for and about professionals in a wide range of working environments, including traditional business contexts and the public and voluntary sectors. It is particularly suitable for those who have studied English in the past but want to refresh, consolidate and practise their existing English as well as learn new language. Each of the 30 Student's Book units provides at least 90 minutes' classroom teaching material. Whiteboard Software designed for use alongside the Level 1 Student's Book offers teachers a dynamic, flexible way to present and use the Student's Book material in class, including audio and hundreds of pictures and texts. www.cambridge.org/elt/english365 offers additional support and practice in the form of worksheets, wordlists, online research activities, weblinks and revision units.
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32,59 €
34,30 €
Snapshot Starter Students' Book
* Real Language in a real world. Real characters, real language and real, life topics appeal to your students from the start - and keep them interested throughout the year. Activities, photostories, projects, games and pop songs bring language to life, so that your students want to communicate in English. * All the support you need. Snapshot,s unique Language Booster combines a workbook with a grammar builder, so that you and your students never go short of practice material. The interleaved Teachers, Book helps you to plan lessons and includes extra activities, games and photocopiable tests. * Success for everyone. Exercises in the Language Booster are at three levels of difficulty, so that all students in mixed ability classes can be successful and enjoy learning. * Clear learning goals and frequent progress checks enable you and your students to set objective sand achieve them. * Snapshot offers two starting points: Starter for those with little or no English, Elementary for those who have learnt some English previously.
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18,79 €
19,78 €
Building Skins
The external facades of a building are more than a protective mantle, or an intelligent skin regulating temperature and light, they also determine its very appearance. By unusual choices of materials and the use of complex technology, facades have become increasingly significant in recent years. External surfaces are being perceived as an integral part of the building and are therefore being designed as such. This volume focuses on the wide-ranging aspects of facade design, from the selection and use of materials to the advanced technical possibilities now open to the architect. A wide array of carefully selected international examples show the theory in the practice. All plans, details, and large scale sections of the facades have been researched with the high degree of competence typical of the editorial staff from the review Detail. Expert authors provide the essential information needed to plan and design facades and elucidate on the latest developments in technology and materials.
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119,51 €
125,80 €
Drawing: Mastering the Language
Contrary to assumptions that drawing is a gift that cannot be learned, this book demonstrates that it is a highly teachable skill. As well as instructing the student how to draw, the book also serves as a visual handbook for artists and designers who need to express ideas through drawing. Each chapter addresses a key topic in drawing method and theory in order to improve technique and understanding. Issues such as perspective and the manipulation of tones and marks to make 3-D forms are tackled in a simple and direct way, with a wealth of drawings by the great masters of the medium, in addition to diagrams and tables. Each section also offers ways for the student to put into practice the ideas and concepts discussed. These 'Ideas to Explore' range from practical exercises in drawing to the selection of drawing surfaces (such as paper) and subjects to discovering ways of thinking.
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40,68 €
42,82 €
Digital Architecture Now
The latest wave in digital architecture, featuring over 40 firms and 200 projects from around the world.The practice of architecture has changed more radically in the last fifteen years than perhaps at any time in its entire history. The commercial availability of complex software and its reliant hardware technologies have resulted in a fast, accurate, and globally transferable design culture.While the first generation of digital architects was often preoccupied by pure formal experimentation, the new practitioners—most of whom have only known digital tools, fabrication methods, and communication—address a more diverse agenda. From the environment to social responsibility, they have an acute awareness of the built world that informs and animates their architecture.Many of the new techniques pioneered by digital architects more than a decade ago are now finding their way into mainstream architecture, creating a greater public appreciation of, and appetite for, what was once perceived as "radical" architecture. 872 illustrations, 700 in color.
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43,83 €
46,14 €
English 365 3 CD /2/
Reflecting the work-life balance of busy adults, it enables learners to develop the English they really need for the social and business communication demands of their daily lives. The course is for and about professionals in a wide range of working environments, including traditional business contexts and the public and voluntary sectors. It is particularly suitable for those who have studied English in the past but want to refresh, consolidate and practise their existing English as well as learn new language. Each of the 30 Student's Book units provides at least 90 minutes' classroom teaching material. Whiteboard Software designed for use alongside the Level 1 Student's Book offers teachers a dynamic, flexible way to present and use the Student's Book material in class, including audio and hundreds of pictures and texts. www.cambridge.org/elt/english365 offers additional support and practice in the form of worksheets, wordlists, online research activities, weblinks and revision units.
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32,59 €
34,30 €
English 365 2 CD /2/
Reflecting the work-life balance of busy adults, it enables learners to develop the English they really need for the social and business communication demands of their daily lives. The course is for and about professionals in a wide range of working environments, including traditional business contexts and the public and voluntary sectors. It is particularly suitable for those who have studied English in the past but want to refresh, consolidate and practise their existing English as well as learn new language. Each of the 30 Student's Book units provides at least 90 minutes' classroom teaching material. Whiteboard Software designed for use alongside the Level 1 Student's Book offers teachers a dynamic, flexible way to present and use the Student's Book material in class, including audio and hundreds of pictures and texts. www.cambridge.org/elt/english365 offers additional support and practice in the form of worksheets, wordlists, online research activities, weblinks and revision units.
VSI Dada and Surrealism
The avant-garde movements of Dada and Surrealism continue to have a huge influence on cultural practice, especially in contemporary art, with its obsession with sexuality, fetishism, and shock tactics. In this new treatment of the subject, Hopkins focuses on the many debates surrounding these movements: the Marquis de Sade's Surrealist deification, issues of quality (How good is Dali?), the idea of the 'readymade', attitudes towards the city, the impact of Freud, attitudes to women, fetishism, and primitivism. The international nature of these movements is examined, covering the cities of Zurich, New York, Berlin, Cologne, Barcelona, Paris, London, and recenlty discovered examples in Eastern Europe. Hopkins explores the huge range of media employed by both Dada and Surrealism (collage, painting, found objects, performance art, photography, film) , whilst at the same time establishing the aesthetic differences between the movements. He also examines the Dadaist obsession with the body-as-mechanism in relation to the Surrealists' return to the fetishized/eroticized body.
Snapshot Elementary Students' Book
* Real Language in a real world. Real characters, real language and real, life topics appeal to your students from the start - and keep them interested throughout the year. Activities, photostories, projects, games and pop songs bring language to life, so that your students want to communicate in English. * All the support you need. Snapshot's unique Language Booster combines a workbook with a grammar builder, so that you and your students never go short of practice material. The interleaved Teachers' Book helps you to plan lessons and includes extra activities, games and photocopiable tests. * Success for everyone. Exercises in the Language Booster are at three levels of difficulty, so that all students in mixed ability classes can be successful and enjoy learning. * Clear learning goals and frequent progress checks enable you and your students to set objective sand achieve them. * Snapshot offers two starting points: Starter for those with little or no English, Elementary for those who have learnt some English previously.
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26,28 €
27,66 €
Snapshot: Pre-intermediate - Student´s Book
*Real Language in a real world. Real characters, real language and real; life topics appeal to your students from the start - and keep them interested throughout the year. Activities, photostories, projects, games and pop songs bring language to life, so that your students want to communicate in English. *All the support you need. Snapshot's unique Language Booster combines a workbook with a grammar builder, so that you and your students never go short of practice material. The interleaved Teachers' Book helps you to plan lessons and includes extra activities, games and photocopiable tests. *Success for everyone. Exercises in the Language Booster are at three levels of difficulty, so that all students in mixed ability classes can be successful and enjoy learning. *Clear learning goals and frequent progress checks enable you and your students to set objective sand achieve them. *Snapshot offers two starting points: Starter for those with little or no English, Elementary for those who have learnt some English previously.
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18,79 €
19,78 €
Snapshot Intermediate Students' Book
* Real Language in a real world. Real characters, real language and real, life topics appeal to your students from the start -- and keep them interested throughout the year. Activities, photostories, projects, games and pop songs bring language to life, so that your students want to communicate in English. * All the support you need. Snapshot's unique Language Booster combines a workbook with a grammar builder, so that you and your students never go short of practice material. The interleaved Teachers' Book helps you to plan lessons and includes extra activities, games and photocopiable tests. * Success for everyone. Exercises in the Language Booster are at three levels of difficulty, so that all students in mixed ability classes can be successful and enjoy learning. * Clear learning goals and frequent progress checks enable you and your students to set objective sand achieve them. * Snapshot offers two starting points: Starter for those with little or no English, Elementary for those who have learnt some English previously.
Oxford Dictionary of Musical Terms
Printed music and writing about music involve the use of complex systems of notation and a wealth of technical terms in several languages. The Oxford Dictionary of Musical Terms provides clear, succinct, definitions of a comprehensive range of the musical terms, in English and other European languages, that are likely to be encountered in Western music, including in jazz and popular musical genres. Over 2,500 A-Z entries range across a spectrum of subjects, among them: rhythm, meter, forms, genres, pitch, scales, chords, harmony and counterpoint, notational systems, composition and analysis, performance practice, tempo, expression, musical periods, artistic movements, computer applications, acoustics, and many more. Entries provide etymologies, and are fully cross-referenced. Some are illustrated with music examples and tables. An appendix lists all composers mentioned in the Dictionary, with their dates. An ideal book for composers, professional musicians, those learning to play musical instruments, and members of choirs and musical groups, the Dictionary is also be a useful quick reference book for concert-goers, CD-collectors, and radio listeners.
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9,88 €
10,40 €
Order And Justice In Internat
The relationship between international order and justice has long been central to the study and practice of international relations. For most of the twentieth century, states and international society gave priority to a view of order that focused on the minimum conditions for coexistence in a pluralist, conflictual world. Justice was seen either as secondary or sometimes even as a challenge to order. Recent developments have forced a reassessment of this position.This book sets current concerns within a broad historical and theoretical context, explores the depth and scope of this presumed solidarism amidst the difficulties of acting on the basis of a more strongly articulated liberal position, and underscores the complexity and abiding tensions inherent in the relationship between order and justice. Chapters examine a wide range of state and transnational perspectives on order and justice, including those from China, India, Russia, the United States, and the Islamic world. Other chapters investigate how the order-justice relationship is mediated within major international institutions, including the United Nations, the World Trade Organization and the global financial institutions.
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43,83 €
46,14 €
Art Of Participation
The first fully illustrated survey of participatory art and its key practitioners, published in association with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.This new survey covers the rich and varied history of participatory art, from early happenings and performances to current practices that demand audience interaction. As the hallmarks of Web 2.0—browsing, sharing, collecting, producing—increasingly permeate every aspect of society, this timely project reveals the ways in which artists and viewers have approached the creation of open works of art. The featured artists include Marina Abramovic and Ulay, Vito Acconci, Joseph Beuys, John Cage, Janet Cardiff, Lygia Clark, Kit Galloway and Sherrie Rabinowitz, Dan Graham, Hans Haacke, Allan Kaprow, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Antoni Muntadas, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, and Erwin Wurm.Original essays by Rudolf Frieling, Boris Groys, Robert Atkins, and Lev Manovich identify seminal moments in participatory practice from the 1950s to the present day. A rich array of plates introduce work by all the artists in the accompanying exhibition, with reproductions of significant projects by other major figures—from Helio Oiticica, Joan Jonas, and Gordon Matta-Clark to Rirkrit Tiravanija and SUPERFLEX—rounding out the survey. 215 color illustrations.
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36,26 €
38,17 €
In the Darkroom
A concise introduction to the twenty-seven most common photographic and photomechanical processes, from albumen print to Woodburytype.Since the announcement of photography’s invention in 1839, various methods of making photographs have been practiced. Until the advent of digital photography at the end of the twentieth century, all of these methods required three elements: light-sensitive materials that behave predictably in response to light, chemicals that control and fix the action of light to create an image, and a support upon which the image rests. Photographers and others have continually explored and refined these basic requirements in their quest to expand the artistic and technological possibilities of photography. This book describes in a clear, accessible manner the main photographic and photomechanical processes (some still in practice) from the origins of the medium up to the time when the use of chemicals and a darkened room in which to process photographs was gradually superseded by the advent of digital photography. This elegant guide will prove invaluable to students, photographers, museum visitors, collectors, and anyone interested in the rich and fascinating history of photography. The book includes work by EugeĚ€ne Atget, Robert Frank, Laura Gilpin, AndreĚ KerteĚsz, Helen Levitt, Robert Mapplethorpe, Eadweard Muybridge, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, William Henry Fox Talbot, Andy Warhol, Edward Weston. 84 color photographs and illustrations
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18,95 €
19,95 €