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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Good-plus, unmarked book with dampstain to cloth at bottom two inches of spine and adjacent areas on both boards; in Very Good, slightly rubbed DJ.

Hardcover. Condizione: VG+. Condizione sovraccoperta: VG-. 136pp. Biblio., Appendix, Illus. Light wear, DJ: wear extremities, rubbing.

Paperback. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhauser Verlag AG, 1996. 254 pages; over 100 projects are illustrated. Format is catalogue: each building illustrated with an adjoining full entry describing it. Preceding that is a 20 page introduction. Text simultaneously in German and English. First Edition. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Fine. 8vo. Language: ENG.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Pini, Elena S. (illustratore). Hardcover. His ideas turned the mathematical world on its head. He calculated the currents of liquids, the moment of inertia, developed the calculus of variations and the modern number theory. As scientist he should be placed on the same level as Newton and Einstein.Engineers all over the world use his formulas every day whether it be for constructing the hull of the "Alinghi" or for calculating the vibrations of the "Viaduc de Millau", the world's highest motorway bridge.He was, however, a man who loved the peace and quiet of his home life not easy at the time of the foundation of St. Petersburg, when murdering czars was daily business; or in Berlin at the time of the Silesian wars; and particularly not in the midst of a crowd of children.The comic by Elena Pini (illustrations) and Alice and Andreas K. Heyne (text) follows the life of the genius from Basel, who, born 300 years ago, would set out to change the scientific world. This illustrated account of Euler's life and livings is embedded in the great political developments of his time, particularly in Austria, Prussia and Russia. The comic follows the life of the genius from Basel, who, born 300 years ago, set out to change the scientific world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Lyrical meditations on life, work and hopes for the future from the beloved architect and polymath Buckminster Fuller. First published in 1976, issued in a new edition in 2008, and now back in print, And It Came to Pass - Not to Stay brings together a selection of Buckminster Fuller's (18951983) lyrical and philosophical best, including seven "essays" that address global crises and his predictions for the future - "to make the world work for 100% of humanity in the shortest possible time through spontaneous cooperation without ecological offence or the disadvantage of anyone." These essays, comprising "How Little I Know," "Complexion 1976," "What I Am Trying to Do," "A Definition of Evolution," "'And It Came to Pass' (Not to Stay)," "Soft Revolution" and "Ethics," pursue the task of ushering in a new era for humanity by "always starting with the universe." Each of the texts is written in Fuller's "ventilated prose," an essayistic poem form that breaks up his thinking into lines and stanzas. Though best known as a designer and design theorist, Fuller investigated and challenged assumptions about structure, function, materials, technology, aesthetics, services, distribution, mobility, communication, collaboration, information, recycling, politics, property and social norms. These essays present the great range and depth of Fuller's thought while elegantly weaving the personal, the playful, the simple and the profound. AUTHOR: Fuller was born in Milton MA, taught at Harvard and MIT, and in the late 1950s was named World Fellow in Residence to a consortium of universities. SELLING POINTS: . R Buckminster Fuller (1895 1983) was an American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist. Fuller published more than 30 books, coining or popularizing terms such as "Spaceship Earth", "Dymaxion" house/car, ephemeralisation, synergetic, and "tensegrity". He also developed numerous inventions, mainly architectural designs, and popularized the widely known geodesic dome. . Consisting of some of his most influential essays. Originally published in 1976, this is a reprint of Lars Muller's long sold-out and in-demand 2008 edition. Fuller's theories and writings are still core course-adopted texts in engineering, architecture, and sustainable design. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. This book is dedicated to study the inverse problem of ordinary differential equations, that is it focuses in finding all ordinary differential equations that satisfy a given set of properties. The Nambu bracket is the central tool in developing this approach. The authors start characterizing the ordinary differential equations in R^N which have a given set of partial integrals or first integrals. The results obtained are applied first to planar polynomial differential systems with a given set of such integrals, second to solve the 16th Hilbert problem restricted to generic algebraic limit cycles, third for solving the inverse problem for constrained Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanical systems, fourth for studying the integrability of a constrained rigid body. Finally the authors conclude with an analysis on nonholonomic mechanics, a generalization of the Hamiltonian principle, and the statement an solution of the inverse problem in vakonomic mechanics. This book is dedicated to study the inverse problem of ordinary differential equations, that is it focuses in finding all ordinary differential equations that satisfy a given set of properties. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Highlighting the diversity of our relationships with the beings that inhabit this planet together. This book, edited by French gardener, botanist and writer Gilles Clement (born 1943) and Coloco, a collective of landscape architects, artists, urban planners and botanists, showcases how we can live in harmony with nature and appreciate all its diversity, acting as gardeners and guardians. Adopting the point of view of the "planetary gardener" requires personal sensitivity, scientific rigor and practical experience. Beyond what nature can do for us, let's ask: What can we do for nature? Let's widen our focus, but above all, let's adopt a code of conduct and take immediate action on all fronts. The book features the work of gardeners who work on vast landscapes as well as very small gardens, and who are also involved in movements of resistance and activism. The final section of the book helps and inspires the reader to get started on their own part of the planetary garden. AUTHORS: Gilles Clement is a French botanist and the author of The Planetary Garden and Other Writings (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015). Ruedi Baur is a professor at the School of Art and Design, Geneva, and the University of Strasbourg. Stefanie-Vera Baur Kockot is on faculty at the HEAD Geneve and the Institute for Critical Research and Sciences in Design, Paris. 512 illustrations Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A multiauthored portrait of the Swiss open-air museum documenting centuries of historic homes and the enchanting details of vernacular architecture Founded in 1978, Ballenberg is a legendary Swiss open-air architectural museum that gathers more than 100 residential and agricultural buildings from the 14th to the 19th centuries, from almost all of the cantons of Switzerland, which have been transported to the museum from their original sites. Together these buildings show how architecture, furnishings and tools expressed the needs of everyday life in their design and execution. Traditional handicrafts such as basket-weaving, forging, braiding, spinning, weaving and carving are also kept alive in Ballenberg's on-site workshops. Edited by Rolf Fehlbaum, entrepreneur and long-time driving force behind Vitra, this beautiful publication is an invitation to discover and explore the world of things with fresh eyes. A Way of Life compiles photographs, observations and discoveries made at Ballenberg by the acclaimed designers Jasper Morrison and David Saik and the architect Tsuyoshi Tane, who all share a fascination with the simple, the practical and the functionally beautiful. In concise, elegant writing, Morrison, Saik and Tane comment on the design ingenuities in various features of the buildings. The book's superb photography celebrates the traces of wear and tear on door handles, benches, columns, brick tile floors and other architectural details that testify to a bygone ethos of enduring utility and economic common sense. A Way of Life serves as an encouragement to designers and consumers alike to resist trends and fads, and to critically evaluate the objects of everyday use in terms of utility and aesthetics. AUTHOR: Rolf Fehlbaum, born in Switzerland in 1941, studied social science and earned his PhD with a thesis on utopian socialism. Before becoming CEO and later chairman of Vitra, Fehlbaum was active in the production of art editions and documentary films and in architectural education. During his tenure at Vitra, he established relationships with many of the world's leading designers and architects and developed projects with Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Nicholas Grimshaw, Alvaro Siza, Herzog & de Meuron and SANAA, all of whom designed buildings for the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein. An avid collector of twentieth-century furniture, Fehlbaum founded the Vitra Design Museum in 1989, which is now considered one of the foremost institutions in its field. 168 illustrations Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 184 pages, 8vo. Out of Print. Minor shelfwear. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Very Good-plus condition.

Illustr. Klappenbroschur. Condizione: Guter Zustand. Condizione sovraccoperta: Kein Schutzumschlag. 109 Seiten mit vielen Abbildungen; Text in english; good and clean condition; 4,50 Euro Versandkosten für Deutschland;

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Umweltbezogene Produktbewertungen, insbesondere OEkobilanzen, haben sich in den letzten Jahren als eigenstaendige Bewertungsinstrumente etabliert. Um Handlungs- empfehlungen ableiten zu koennen, muss ihre allgemeine Methodik an die Erfordernisse der zu bewertenden Produkte angepasst werden. In dem vorliegenden Buch werden die Moeglichkeiten einer umweltbezogenen Bewertung von Bruecken analysiert. Aus den Ergebnissen wird ein Bewertungsverfahren rur den Vergleich von Entwurfsvarianten abgeleitet. Die Forschungsarbeiten, auf die dieses Buch zurueckgeht, entstanden im Rah- men der Forschergruppe Ingenieurbauten, die von 1991 bis 1997 an der Universitaet Stuttgart bestand und deren Ziel es war, eine Methode rur die ganzheitliche Bewertung von Ingenieurbauten am Beispiel von Bruecken zu entwickeln. Daher wird hier auch der Frage nachgegangen, wie sich die Resultate umweltbezogener Bewertungen in ganzheit- liche Bewertungsansaetze integrieren lassen und beispielsweise bei der Bewertung von Wettbewerbsentwuerfen angewendet werden koennen. Das Buch wendet sich somit an alle im Brueckenbau taetigen Ingenieure, vor allem aber an diejenigen, die mit der Auslo- bung von Wettbewerben sowie mit der Ausschreibung und Vergabe entsprechender Bauleistungen zu tun haben. Obwohl die vorgeschlagene Bewertungsmethode speziell rur Bruecken entwickelt wurde, sind die Ergebnisse auch auf andere Ingenieurbauten uebertragbar, was dieses Buch ebenso rur andere Bauplaner interessant macht. Das vorliegende Buch entspricht inhaltlich meiner Dissertation "Zur Beruecksichti- gung von Umweltbelastungen bei der Bewertung von Bruecken", mit der ich im Juli 1997 an der Universitaet Stuttgart promovierte. Die Arbeit entstand waehrend meiner Taetigkeit als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut fiir Werkstoffe im Bauwesen. Mein besonderer Dank gilt Herrn Prof. Dr. -Ing. H. -W. Umweltbezogene Produktbewertungen, insbesondere Okobilanzen, haben sich in den letzten Jahren als eigenstandige Bewertungsinstrumente etabliert. Um jedoch Handlungsempfehlungen fur den Bruckenbau daraus ableiten zu konnen, mussen zuerst Methoden und Kriterien an die Erfordernisse des Bauobjekts angepasst werden. Bauingenieure, Architekten und Baubehorden finden in dieser umfassenden Umweltbilanzierung viele Hinweise und methodenkritische Erganzungen zu den derzeit geltenden Bewertungsgrundsatzen. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condizione: gut. Schutzumschlag leichte Lagerspuren, am Rand leicht angestossen, ungelesen In deutscher Sprache. 336 S. pages.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. In German and English. Softcover in like new condition. T. Used.

Illustrated. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Tiny name inside. Otherwise fine, seems unread; exhibition illustrated leaflet tipped in. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.

Cloth. Condizione: As New. First Edition in English. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Pioneering film posters from Poland to Cuba and beyond. In the history of graphic design, the film poster has repeatedly exemplified graphic innovation. The first constructivist posters by the Stenberg brothers challenged viewing habits in the late 1920s, as did the radical, succinct film advertisements by JanTschichold.The Polish school of poster art, with exponents such as Henryk Tomaszewski and Roman Cieslewicz, produced iconic film posters in the postwar era, and Cuban designers, including Antonio Reboiro and Niko, followed suit after 1959. Simultaneously, in the former Czechoslovakia, the likes of Milan Grygar, Karel Vaca and Josef Vylet'al helped the film poster gain international recognition. In all three countries, the lack of economic pressure allowed such creative power to flourish. In Germany, film distributors such as Neue Film- kunst Walter Kirchner or Atlas-Film prompted a new aesthetic by commissioning Hans Hillmann or Dorothea Fischer-Nosbisch. The works presented in this publication illustrate an alternative to the Hollywood film poster with its canonical motifs and pompous spectacle.The unorthodox visual language of these other film posters largely dispenses with star portraits and film stills. Subtly poetic, and often ambiguous, films are interpreted individually, the visual material is creatively defamiliarized and the content consoli- dated into symbols. Up to this day, individual designers continue to celebrate the film poster as an autonomous artistic medium. SELLING POINTS: . Radical graphic artists that challenged Hollywood's motifs . A book for film buffs and design lovers alike 110 illustrations Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Three approaches to sustainable architecture-biodigital, bioregional and bioresponsive-from studios centered around biology and chemistry. Architecture Connecting: Living Structures is the first book accompanying a new exhibition series at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art and presents three design studios with a diverse use of biology and biochemistry as a basis for their practices: ecoLogicStudio, Atelier LUMA and Jenny Sabin Studio. Conscious of our connection to all living things and tracking technological advances, not least in artificial intelligence tools, the studios are developing new methods to review issues of sustainable architecture and climate concerns. This book unfolds their practices, highlighting some of their most important projects. The richly illustrated catalog also comprises a conversation between each design studio and an expert in the field of architecture: Jan Boelen from Atelier LUMA in conversation with Hashim Sarkis, Jenny Sabin in conversation with Mette Ramsgaard, and ecoLogicStudio in conversation with Mario Carpo. AUTHORS: ecoLogicStudio, founded by Marco Poletti and Claudia Pasquero, is a design studio in London working with biodigital architecture. Atelier LUMA is the research design lab of LUMA Arles, working with bioregional design and architecture. Jenny Sabin Studio is based in Ithaca, NY, and works at the crossroads between architecture and science. 150 illustrations Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A classic of utopian literature, more urgent than ever: Buckminster Fuller's provocative blueprint for the future. Composed of lectures given by Buckminster Fuller throughout the world in the 1960s, Utopia or Oblivion presents the thesis that humanity, for the first time in its history, has the opportunity to create a world where the needs of 100% of humanity are met. Fuller's grandson, in the introduction, refers to this selection as "hardcore Bucky," as these essays display Fuller's investigations into mathematics, geometry and how they intersect with the arts, music and world peace. In Fuller's words, "This is what man tends to call utopia. It's a fairly small word, but inadequate to describe the extraordinary new freedom of man in a new relationship to universe - the alternative of which is oblivion. First published in 1969 and then reprinted by Lars Mueller in 2008, Utopia or Oblivion also includes one of the earliest published discussions of Fuller's World Game, a revolutionary "game" that set as the goal for players, that the world "works" for 100% of humanity to nobody's disadvantage. It challenged players to overlook traditional world units such as nations, states and other political and economic divisions. AUTHOR: Fuller was born in Milton MA, taught at Harvard and MIT, and in the late 1950s he became a professor at Southern Illinois University (SIU), where he and his wife lived in a geodesic dome when he was in residence. In 1972 he was named World Fellow in Residence to a consortium of universities in Philadelphia, including the University of Pennsylvania. He retained his connection with both SIU and the University of Pennsylvania until his death. SELLING POINTS: . R Buckminster Fuller 1895 1983)[ was an American architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist. Fuller published more than 30 books, coining or popularising terms such as "Spaceship Earth", "Dymaxion" house/car, ephemeralisation, synergetic, and "tensegrity". He also developed numerous inventions, mainly architectural designs, and popularised the widely known geodesic dome. . Back in print! Originally published in 1969 and reprinted by Lars Muller in 2008, these transcripted lectures found the basis for Fuller's utopian vision. 32 b/w illustrations Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Text in English and German. 207 pages ; 25 cm. Slight shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Hardcover. Condizione: gut. S. 319.

Hardcover, Condizione: gut. S. 290.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Why is the Devil thrilled when Hell gets its first mathematician? How do 6 and 27 solve the diabolical murder of 9? What are the advantages a vampire has in the math world? What happens when we run out of new math to discover? How does Dr. Frankenstein create the ideal mathematical creature? What transpires when a grad student digging for theorems strikes a rich vein on the ridge overlooking Deadwood? What happens when math students band together to foment rebellion? What will a mathematician do beyond the grave to finish that elusive proof?This is just a small subset of the questions plumbed in this collection of 45 mathematically bent stories from the fertile imagination of Colin Adams. Originally appearing in The Mathematical Intelligencer, an expository mathematics magazine, these tales give a decidedly unconventional look at the world of mathematics and mathematicians. A section of notes is provided at the end of the book that explain references that may not be familiar to all and that include additional commentary by the author. Why is the Devil thrilled when Hell gets its first mathematician? Originally appearing in The Mathematical Intelligencer, an expository mathematics magazine, these tales give a decidedly unconventional look at the world of mathematics and mathematicians. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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32. Condizione: Neu. 1993. 256 S., zahlr. Abb. u. Grafiken, 24 x 16 cm, geb. DAVOUST, französischer Astronom, beschreibt die Suche der modernen Wissenschaft nach Leben auf anderen Planeten und nach Planetensystemen anderer Sterne. Die Suche nach Signalen aus dem All und das Ausstrahlen irdischer Signale beschäftigt ihn hierbei Sprache: Deutsch.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. An intimate record of Kahn's musings on design, coupled with preparatory drawings of his monumental last project. Published in honor of the 50th anniversary of his death in March 1974, this volume is a facsimile of the notebook in which Louis Kahn drew and wrote during his last year of life. Anchored by a magnificent set of preparatory drawings for his monument of Franklin Roosevelt in New York City, the notebook provides an intimate glimpse into private sketches of Kahn's final projects and his poetic reflections on thematic preoccupations, such as "Silence to Light," "Form and Design," "Society of Rooms" and "Desire to Express." Scholarly commentary and transliterations accompany all of his musings. Born in Estonia, Louis Kahn (1901-74) immigrated with his family to Philadelphia when he was four years old. Kahn received Beaux-Arts training at the University of Pennsylvania, under the French-educated Paul Philippe Cret, and then adopted his own idiosyncratic modernism, which would engender the heterogeneous "Philadelphia school." His architectural career did not take off until later in life; he attained his first major commission to design Yale University's Art Gallery in 1951. Upon its completion, Kahn received many international commissions, and he developed a signature style that was monumental, monolithic and transparent in its functionality. He was awarded the AIA Gold Medal and the RIBA Gold Medal. AUTHORS: Sue Ann Kahn is the daughter of Louis Kahn. Formerly a professor at Bennington College she is on faculty at Columbia University and the Mannes College of Music. Michael J. Lewis is on faculty at Williams College and is the architecture critic for the Wall Street Journal. SELLING POINTS: . Louis Kahn was one of the United States' greatest 20th-century architects, known for combining modernism with the weight and dignity of ancient monuments. . Published in honor of the 50th anniversary of Kahn's death (March 1974), this facsimile of the notebook in which Louis Kahn drew and wrote during his last year of life is anchored by a magnificent set of drawings illustrating the final design of the Monument to Franklin Roosevelt in New York City. The notebook provides an intimate glimpse into private sketches of Kahn's final projects and his poetic reflections on iconic themes. 59 illustrations Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. At once fitting into and standing out from their surroundings, Moeller's sculptures provide a welcome break from workaday life. Renouncing his former self-designation as a "media architect," Christian Moeller (born 1959) created a series of large-scale public art projects between 2004 and 2023, downplaying the role of information technology within his work to instead emphasize its pictorial and sculptural qualities. 160 illustrations Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover (no dust jacket; printed boards). Very good condition. From the offices of a world-leading nuclear medicine research establishment. Damage to front cover; a few notable indentations. Spine is sunned and boards' corners are a little scuffed. Pages are sound and text is clear. TA. Used.

Softcover. Condizione: VG. Cornflower blue wraps with bw illustration and blue and white lettering; French flaps; 230 pp. with numerous bw and color images and drawings. Volume 3 in the Living Concepts series; text in English; It discusses both general characteristics and fundamentals as well as subtle facets of an intelligent approach to natural light and questions them critically within the larger context of architecture and cultural history.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Hardcover (no dust jacket; printed boards). Very good condition. From the offices of a world-leading nuclear medicine research establishment. A few marks on front and rear boards and spine is a little sunned. Pages are sound and text is clear. TA. Used.