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Book The Architecture of Aftermath

Download or read book The Architecture of Aftermath written by Terry E. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description

Book When Buildings Speak

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  • Author : Anthony Alofsin
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 0226015076
  • Pages : 339 pages

Download or read book When Buildings Speak written by Anthony Alofsin and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The canonical inventors of International Style have long dominated studies of modern European architecture. But in this text, Anthony Alofsin broadens this scope by exploring the rich yet overlooked architecture of the late Austro-Hungarian Empire and its successor states.

Book Terror and Wonder

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  • Author : Blair Kamin
  • Publisher : University of Chicago Press
  • Release : 2011-11
  • ISBN : 0226423123
  • Pages : 316 pages

Download or read book Terror and Wonder written by Blair Kamin and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects the best of Kamin's writings for the Chicago Tribune from the past decade.

Book The Architecture of Confinement

Download or read book The Architecture of Confinement written by Anoma Pieris and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative account of prisoners of war and internment camps around the Pacific basin during the Second World War. In this comparative and global study, Anoma Pieris and Lynne Horiuchi offer an architectural and urban understanding of the Pacific War approached through spatial, physical and material analyses of incarceration camp environments.

Book Aftermath

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  • Author : James Rickards
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2019-07-23
  • ISBN : 0735216967
  • Pages : 336 pages

Download or read book Aftermath written by James Rickards and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Wall Street Journal bestseller Financial expert, investment advisor and New York Times bestselling author James Rickards shows why and how global financial markets are being artificially inflated--and what smart investors can do to protect their assets What goes up, must come down. As any student of financial history knows, the dizzying heights of the stock market can't continue indefinitely--especially since asset prices have been artificially inflated by investor optimism around the Trump administration, ruinously low interest rates, and the infiltration of behavioral economics into our financial lives. The elites are prepared, but what's the average investor to do? James Rickards, the author of the prescient books Currency Wars, The Death of Money, and The Road to Ruin, lays out the true risks to our financial system, and offers invaluable advice on how best to weather the storm. You'll learn, for instance: * How behavioral economists prop up the market: Funds that administer 401(k)s use all kinds of tricks to make you invest more, inflating asset prices to unsustainable levels. * Why digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are best avoided. * Why passive investing has been overhyped: The average investor has been scolded into passively managed index funds. But active investors will soon have a big advantage. * What the financial landscape will look like after the next crisis: it will not be an apocalypse, but it will be radically different. Those who forsee this landscape can prepare now to preserve wealth. Provocative, stirring, and full of counterintuitive advice, Aftermath is the book every smart investor will want to get their hands on--as soon as possible.

Book Aftermath

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  • Author : Manuel Castells
  • Publisher : OUP Oxford
  • Release : 2012-07-26
  • ISBN : 0191636959
  • Pages : 336 pages

Download or read book Aftermath written by Manuel Castells and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crisis of global capitalism that has unfolded since 2008 is more than an economic crisis. It is structural and multidimensional. The sequence of events that have taken place in its aftermath show that we are entering a world that is very different from the social and economic conditions that characterized the rise of global, informational capitalism in the preceding three decades. The policies and strategies that intended to manage the crisis-with mixed results depending on the country-may usher in a distinctly different economic and institutional system, as the New Deal, the construction of the European Welfare State, and the Bretton Woods global financial architecture all gave rise to a new form of capitalism in the aftermath of the 1930s Depression, and World War II. This volume examines the cultures and institutions at the root of the crisis, as well as the conflicts and debates that lead to a new social landscape, including the rise of alternative economic cultures expressed in the social movements occupying Wall Street. The book presents the results of a shared project of reflection by an interdisciplinary group of researchers from around the world. It contends that there is no quick fix to the current financial and political system. Life beyond the crisis requires a transformation of the mindset that led to bankruptcy and despair, and to economies and societies based on an unsustainable model of speculative finance and political irresponsibility. The book explains why and explores the contours of the world emerging in the aftermath of the crisis.

Book Condemned Buildings

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  • Author : Douglas Darden
  • Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
  • Release : 1993
  • ISBN : 9780910413633
  • Pages : 168 pages

Download or read book Condemned Buildings written by Douglas Darden and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Condemned Building is one of our most requested out-of-print books, so we've done a special limited edition reprint (only 750 copies) to meet the ongoing demand for this book. Not long after this book was published, the only one on the work of this gifted architect and delineator, Doug died of leukemia. Fans and friends, including legions of students, quickly bought up the remaining copies, and the difficulty of finding this book has undoubtedly only increased its appeal. Doug said that these projects were "the underbelly of canonical architectural principles and forms", and indeed many are dark, brooding, or sexual in nature: a "kamasutra with the negative." The book covers ten projects, in model, drawing, and "psychoanalytical" text. Douglas Darden taught at Harvard, Columbia, and most recently the University of Colorado at Denver. He was a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome. He is sorely missed, but we're happy to be able to offer his book once again.

Book Epicentre to Aftermath

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  • Author : Michael Hutt
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2021-09-30
  • ISBN : 1108834051
  • Pages : 483 pages

Download or read book Epicentre to Aftermath written by Michael Hutt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyses the impact of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes and the need to understand disasters in their cultural and political context.

Book Aftermath

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  • Author : Arts Santa Mònica
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2016
  • ISBN : 9788439394556
  • Pages : 177 pages

Download or read book Aftermath written by Arts Santa Mònica and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Aftermath

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  • Author : Joel Meyerowitz
  • Publisher : Phaidon
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 344 pages

Download or read book Aftermath written by Joel Meyerowitz and published by Phaidon. This book was released on 2006 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique visual archive by master photographer Joel Meyerowitz.

Book Aftermath

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  • Author : Harald Jähner
  • Publisher : Vintage
  • Release : 2022-01-11
  • ISBN : 0593319745
  • Pages : 417 pages

Download or read book Aftermath written by Harald Jähner and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does a nation recover from fascism and turn toward a free society once more? This internationally acclaimed revelatory history—"filled with first-person accounts from articles and diaries" (The New York Times)—of the transformational decade that followed World War II illustrates how Germany raised itself out of the ashes of defeat and reckoned with the corruption of its soul and the horrors of the Holocaust. Featuring over 40 eye-opening black-and-white photographs and posters from the period. The years 1945 to 1955 were a raw, wild decade that found many Germans politically, economically, and morally bankrupt. Victorious Allied forces occupied the four zones that make up present-day Germany. More than half the population was displaced; 10 million newly released forced laborers and several million prisoners of war returned to an uncertain existence. Cities lay in ruins—no mail, no trains, no traffic—with bodies yet to be found beneath the towering rubble. Aftermath received wide acclaim and spent forty-eight weeks on the best-seller list in Germany when it was published there in 2019. It is the first history of Germany's national mentality in the immediate postwar years. Using major global political developments as a backdrop, Harald Jähner weaves a series of life stories into a nuanced panorama of a nation undergoing monumental change. Poised between two eras, this decade is portrayed by Jähner as a period that proved decisive for Germany's future—and one starkly different from how most of us imagine it today.

Book September 11

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  • Author : Associated Press
  • Publisher : Union Square & Co.
  • Release : 2021-08-03
  • ISBN : 1454943602
  • Pages : 637 pages

Download or read book September 11 written by Associated Press and published by Union Square & Co.. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A commemoration of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 as told through stories and photographs from The Associated Press—covering everything from the events of that tragic day to the rebuilding of the World Trade Center and beyond. This important and comprehensive book commemorates the 20th anniversary of September 11 as told through stories and images from the correspondents and photographers of The Associated Press—breaking news reports, in-depth investigative pieces, human interest accounts, approximately 175 dramatic and moving photos, and first-person recollections. AP’s reporting of the world-changing events of 9/11; the heroic rescue efforts and aftermath; the world’s reaction; Operation Enduring Freedom; the continuing legal proceedings; the building of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City as a place of remembrance; the rebuilding of downtown NYC and much more is covered. Also included is a foreword by Robert De Niro. The book tells the many stories of 9/11—not only of the unprecedented horror of that September morning, but also of the inspiring resilience and hope of the human spirit.

Book The Aftermath

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  • Author : Rhidian Brook
  • Publisher : Penguin UK
  • Release : 2013-05-02
  • ISBN : 0241957494
  • Pages : 336 pages

Download or read book The Aftermath written by Rhidian Brook and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-05-02 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING KEIRA KNIGHTLEY Set in post-war Germany, the international bestseller The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook is a stunning emotional thriller about our fiercest loyalties and our deepest desires. In the bitter winter of 1946, Rachael Morgan arrives with her only remaining son Edmund in the ruins of Hamburg. Here she is reunited with her husband Lewis, a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. But as they set off for their new home, Rachael is stunned to discover that Lewis has made an extraordinary decision: they will be sharing the grand house with its previous owners, a German widower and his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal. 'Profoundly moving, beautifully written. Ponders issues of decency, guilt and forgiveness' Independent 'Terrific. Suspicion, resentment and misunderstanding haunt this city. Richly atmospheric' Sunday Telegraph 'An extraordinary read' Daily Mail

Book Prose Architectures

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2017
  • ISBN : 9781940696461
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Prose Architectures written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A book of pen-and-ink drawings by artist, poet, and fiction writer, Renee Gladman"--

Book Morphogenesis

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  • Author : Manit Rastogi
  • Publisher : Images Publishing
  • Release : 2016-12-31
  • ISBN : 1864706627
  • Pages : 226 pages

Download or read book Morphogenesis written by Manit Rastogi and published by Images Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-31 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This outstanding monograph delves into an exciting selection of esteemed works by Morphogenesis, one of India's most creative architecture and design firms, and a world-leader in net zero energy and sustainable design. Another successful addition to IMAGES’ Master Architect Series, this richly illustrated book combines stunning imagery with comprehensive studies outlining the firm’s strong philosophical discourse across a vast range of typologies: residential; institutional; commercial; hospitality; offices; interiors; public; and master planning. Morphogenesis reinterprets India’s architectural roots and consistently employs passive design solutions for a unique contextual language. The Morphogenesis journey is a reflection of a contemporary Indian perspective within the global context, incorporating an inspired, forward-thinking vision while respectfully referencing the spirit of traditional Indian subcontinental architecture in innovative forms. This is a must-have book for those looking to understand work at the vanguard of sustainable architecture.

Book Ernesto Nathan Rogers

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  • Author : Maurizio Sabini
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
  • Release : 2021-02-11
  • ISBN : 1350117439
  • Pages : 249 pages

Download or read book Ernesto Nathan Rogers written by Maurizio Sabini and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architect Ernesto Nathan Rogers (1909-1969) was a towering figure in 20th-century Italian architecture, with a significant impact at the international level. Through the work of his collaborative firm (Banfi Belgiojoso Peressutti Rogers, or BBPR), the editorship of publications such as Domus and Casabella, and his teaching at the Politecnico in Milan, Rogers ensured a lasting influence on the field as a practitioner, theorist and educator. However his contributions have been largely neglected by scholarship outside of Italy. Published as part of the Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Architecture series, which brings to light the work of significant yet overlooked modernist architects, this book re-assesses Ernesto Nathan Rogers' cultural legacy. It is the first comprehensive, critical work on Rogers in English, and emphasizes Rogers' vision for the role of the architect as a public intellectual, as well as his commitment to pursue a renewed path of professional and cultural research within the “Modern Project.” The book also discusses Roger's willingness to challenge academic classicized monumentality as well as modernist stereotypes, to emerge as a leader of Italian design in the aftermath of World War II; his interest in all scales of design and planning, with a cross-disciplinary mentality; tradition in modernity; and criticality as a mode of practice, to bring a detailed account of the work and thought of Ernesto Nathan Rogers to an English-speaking audience for the first time. With a foreword by Kenneth Frampton.

Book Utopia s Ghost

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  • Author : Reinhold Martin
  • Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
  • Release : 2010-04-15
  • ISBN : 1452915326
  • Pages : 269 pages

Download or read book Utopia s Ghost written by Reinhold Martin and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written at the intersection of culture, politics & the city, particularly in the context of corporate globalization, 'Utopia's Ghost' challenges dominant theoretical paradigms & opens new avenues for architectural scholarship & cultural analysis.