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15 produkter
Strip
Av Stefan Al
E-bok, 2017
411 kr
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The transformations of the Strip—from the fake Wild West to neon signs twenty stories high to “starchitecture”—and how they mirror America itself. The Las Vegas Strip has impersonated the Wild West, with saloon doors and wagon wheels; it has decked itself out in midcentury modern sleekness. It has …
Strip
Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream
Av Stefan Al
Häftad, 2022
374 kr
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The transformations of the Strip—from the fake Wild West to neon signs twenty stories high to “starchitecture”—and how they mirror America itself. The Las Vegas Strip has impersonated the Wild West, with saloon doors and wagon wheels; it has decked itself out in midcentury modern sleekness. It has …
Villages in the City
A Guide to South China's Informal Settlements
Av Stefan Al
Häftad, 2014
301 kr
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Countless Chinese villages have been engulfed by modern cities. They no longer consist of picturesque farms and feng shui groves, but of high-rise buildings so close to each other that they create dark claustrophobic alleys - jammed with dripping air-conditioners, hanging clothes, caged balconies …
Mall City
Hong Kong's Dreamworlds of Consumption
Av Stefan Al
Häftad, 2016
396 kr
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Hong Kong is the twenty-first-century century paradigmatic capital of consumerism. Of all cities, it has the densest and tallest concentration of malls, sandwiched between subways and skyscrapers. Its malls are also the most visited and have become cities in and of themselves. Mall City features …
Supertall
How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives
Av Stefan Al
Inbunden, 2022
299 kr
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We are living in a new urban age and its most tangible expression is the “supertall”: megastructures that are dramatically bigger, higher, and more ambitious than any in history. In Supertall, TED Resident Stefan Al—himself an experienced architect who has worked on some of the largest buildings in …
Supertall
How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives
Av Stefan Al
Häftad, 2023
182 kr
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We are living in a new urban age, and its most tangible expression is the “supertall”: megastructures that are dramatically bigger, higher and more ambitious than any in history.Cities around the world are racing to build the first mile-high building, stretching the limits of engineering and design …
Dwelling on Earth
The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home
Av Stefan Al
Inbunden, 2026
316 kr
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From tiny pit-houses in the Levant and Mesoamerica thousands of years ago to soaring skyscrapers in Dubai, New York and Shanghai today, Dwelling on Earth takes readers on an absorbing tour of the evolution of human habitation. Stefan Al weaves together archaeology, engineering, social history and …
Urbanism Reader
Design, Technology, Culture and the Future of Cities
Av Stefan Al, Tom Verebes
Häftad, 2025
425 kr
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Positioning design at the center of the debate, The Urbanism Reader brings together classic and contemporary readings to help designers understand the complexities of cities and urban design in the 21st century. The selection of readings presented here is uniquely tailored to a design perspective …
Urbanism Reader
Design, Technology, Culture and the Future of Cities
Av Stefan Al, Tom Verebes
Inbunden, 2025
1304 kr
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Positioning design at the center of the debate, The Urbanism Reader brings together classic and contemporary readings to help designers understand the complexities of cities and urban design in the 21st century. The selection of readings presented here is uniquely tailored to a design perspective …
Urbanism Reader
Design, Technology, Culture and the Future of Cities
Av Stefan Al, Tom Verebes
E-bok, 2025
466 kr
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Positioning design at the center of the debate, The Urbanism Reader brings together classic and contemporary readings to help designers understand the complexities of cities and urban design in the 21st century. The selection of readings presented here is uniquely tailored to a design perspective …
Urbanism Reader
Design, Technology, Culture and the Future of Cities
Av Stefan Al, Tom Verebes
E-bok, 2025
466 kr
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Positioning design at the center of the debate, The Urbanism Reader brings together classic and contemporary readings to help designers understand the complexities of cities and urban design in the 21st century. The selection of readings presented here is uniquely tailored to a design perspective …
Beyond Mobility
Planning Cities for People and Places
Av Erick Guerra, Robert Cervero m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
435 kr
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Cities across the globe have been designed with a primary goal of moving people around quickly--and the costs are becoming ever more apparent. The consequences are measured in smoggy air basins, sprawling suburbs, unsafe pedestrian environments, and despite hundreds of billions of dollars in …
Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise
Green and Gray Strategies
Av Stefan Al
Häftad, 2018
366 kr
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In 2012, Hurricane Sandy floods devastated coastal areas in New York and New Jersey. In 2017, Harvey flooded Houston. Today in Miami, even on sunny days, king tides bring fish swimming through the streets in low-lying areas. These types of events are typically called natural disasters. But …
Macau and the Casino Complex
Av Stefan Al
Häftad, 2018
281 kr
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In only a decade, Macau has exploded from a sleepy backwater to the world’s casino capital. It was bound to happen. Macau, a former Portuguese colony that became a special administrative region within the People’s Republic of China in 1999, was the only place in China where gambling was legal. With …
Factory Towns of South China – An Illustrated Guidebook
Häftad, 2011
302 kr
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Most consumer products come primarily from the Pearl River Delta, the "factory of the world" with the largest industrial region on earth. The delta has attracted millions of poor rural residents to settle in factory towns in hopes for a better life. Factory Towns of South China opens a window on …
