The Natue of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and The Nature of the Universe, Book 2: The Process of Creating Life, Christopher Alexander
Автор: Christopher Alexander Название: The Natue of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and The Nature of the Universe, Book 3: A Vision of A Living World ISBN: 1735078123 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781735078120 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 23100.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: From a practical point of view, this is the most compelling of the four books. Hundreds of photographs and plans of new buildings that have living structure, and the processes which gave them life, demonstrate, for the first time, what the concept of living structure can mean in buildings of our time and of the future.
The really good building. The really good space. Places that reach an archetypal level of human experience, reaching across centuries, across continents, across cultures, across technology, across building materials and climates. They connect us to ourselves. They connect us to our feelings. What is more, as we study them, we realize that they all share a similar geometry. How are they made? The practical task of making beauty is the principal subject of A Vision of a Living World.
In the four books of The Nature of Order we have been given a new framework for perceiving and interacting with our world, a methodology for creating beautiful spaces, a cosmology where art, architecture, science, religion and secular life all work comfortably together. The third book shows us – visually, technically, and artistically – what a world built in this cosmology and framework is likely to be: what it may look like and be like.
Hundreds of examples of buildings and places are shown. New forms for large buildings, public spaces, communities, neighborhoods, lead to discussions about equally important small scale of detail and ornament and color. Many f the examples are built by Alexander and his colleagues; other buildings explored take us around the world and through time.
In all instances, it is the uniqueness and adaptation of each place and its parts, and their comfort, which hold attention: uniqueness coupled with geometrical simplicity and beauty of form and color.
With these examples, lay people, architects, builders, artists, and students are able to make this new framework real for themselves, understand how it works, and understand its significance. The book is a feast for the eyes, and mind, and heart. Places created by living process (Book 2) have living structure (Book 1), and they connect us to our essence as people (Book 4). The seven hundred pictures of Alexander’s buildings and works of art shown in this book demonstrate in detail what he means.
Автор: Christopher Alexander Название: The Natue of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and The Nature of the Universe, Book 1: The Phenomenon of Life ISBN: 1735078107 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781735078106 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 23100.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Christopher Alexander’s series of ground-breaking books – including A Pattern Language and The Timeless Way of Building – have pointed to fundamental truths of the way we build, revealing what gives life and beauty and true functionality to our buildings and towns. Now, in The Nature of Order, Alexander explores the properties of life itself, highlighting a set of well-defined structures present in all order – and in all life – from micro-organisms and mountain ranges to good houses and vibrant communities.
In The Phenomenon of Life, the first volume in this four volume masterwork, Alexander proposes a scientific view of the world in which all space-matter has perceptible degrees of life and sets this understanding of order as an intellectual basis for a new architecture. With this view as a foundation, we can ask precise questions about what must be done to create more life in our world – whether in a room…a humble doorknob…a neighbourhood…or even in a vast region.
He introduces the concept of living structure, basing it upon his theories of centers and of wholeness, and defines the fifteen properties from which, according t his observations, all wholeness is built. Alexander argues that living structure is at once both personal and structural.
Taken as a whole, the four books create a sweeping new conception of the nature of things which is both objective and structural (hence part of science) – and also personal (in that it shows how and why things have the power to touch the human heart). A step has been taken, through which these two domains – the domain of geometrical structure and the feeling it creates – kept separate during four centuries of scientific though from 1600 to 2000, have finally been united.
Автор: Christopher Alexander Название: The Natue of Order: An Essay on the Art of Building and The Nature of the Universe, Book 4: The Luminous Ground ISBN: 1735078131 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781735078137 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 23100.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The foundations of modern scientific thought, four centuries old, are firmly rooted in a conception that the universe is a machinelike entity, a play of baubles, machines, trinkets. To this day, our real daily experience of ourselves has no clear place in science. It is little wonder that a machinelike world-view has supported the deadly architecture of the last century.
This mechanistic thinking and the consequent investment-oriented tracts of houses, condominiums and offices have dehumanized our cities and our lives. How are spirit, soul, emotion, feeling to be introduced into a building, or a street, or a development project, in modern times?
The Luminous Ground, the fourth book of The Nature of Order, contains what is perhaps the deepest revelation in the four-volume work. Here is a geometrical view of space and matter seamlessly connected to our own private, personal experience as sentient and knowing creatures. This is not merely an emotional appendix to the scientific theory of the other books. It is at the core of the entire work, and is rooted in the fact that our two sides – our analytical thinking selves, and our vulnerable emotional personalities as human beings – are coterminous. They must be harnessed at one and the same time if we are ever to really make sense of what is around us, and be able to create a living world.
Alexander breaks away completely from the one-sided mechanical model of buildings or neighborhoods as mere assemblages of technically generated interchangeable parts. He shows us conclusively that a spiritual, emotional, and personal basis must underlie every act of building. His buildings and works of art demonstrate in detail what he means. And then, in the middle of the book, comes the linchpin of the work: a one-hundred page chapter on color, which lavishly illustrates and dramatically conveys the way that consciousness and spirit can make their appearance in the world.
Altogether, present throughout this fourth and final book, is a new cosmology uniting matter and consciousness: consciousness inextricably joined to the substrate of matter, present in all matter, and providing all wholeness with its material, cognitive, and spiritual underpinnings. This view, though radical, conforms to our most ordinary daily intuitions. It may provide a path for those contemporary scientists who are beginning to see consciousness as the underpinning of all matter, and thus as a proper object of scientific study.
And it will change, forever, our conception of what buildings are.
Автор: Poole Laura Название: Perfect Phrases for Coaching Employee Performance: Hundreds of Ready-To-Use Phrases for Building Employee Engagement and Creating Star Performers ISBN: 0071809511 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780071809511 Издательство: McGraw-Hill Рейтинг: Цена: 13710.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Filled with hundreds of words and phrases you can use in virtually every coaching situation, this book provides what you need for: onboarding and training; conducting performance reviews; setting employee goals; coaching high and low performers; creating powerful teams; and, building strong relationships.
LASA Visual Culture Studies Section Book Prize, Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
Winner, Arthur P. Whitaker Prize, Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies, 2019
In the 1930s, the artistic and cultural patronage of celebrated Mexican president Lázaro Cárdenas transformed a small Michoacán city, Pátzcuaro, into a popular center for national tourism. Cárdenas commissioned public monuments and archeological excavations; supported new schools, libraries, and a public theater; developed tourism sites and infrastructure, including the Museo de Artes e Industrias Populares; and hired artists to paint murals celebrating regional history, traditions, and culture. The creation of Pátzcuaro was formative for Mexico; not only did it provide an early model for regional economic and cultural development, but it also helped establish some of Mexico’s most enduring national myths, rituals, and institutions.
In Creating Pátzcuaro, Creating Mexico, Jennifer Jolly argues that Pátzcuaro became a microcosm of cultural power during the 1930s and that we find the foundations of modern Mexico in its creation. Her extensive historical and archival research reveals how Cárdenas and the artists and intellectuals who worked with him used cultural patronage as a guise for radical modernization in the region. Jolly demonstrates that the Pátzcuaro project helped define a new modern body politic for Mexico, in which the population was asked to emulate Cárdenas by touring the country and seeing and embracing its land, history, and people. Ultimately, by offering Mexicans a means to identify and engage with power and privilege, the creation of Pátzcuaro placed art and tourism at the center of Mexico’s postrevolutionary nation building project.
Автор: Schlipf Frederick A., Moorman John A. Название: The Practical Handbook of Library Architecture: Creating Building Spaces That Work ISBN: 0838915531 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780838915530 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 124570.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Distilling hard fought wisdom gleaned from hundreds of successful library construction projects they’ve supervised or coordinated, the authors present this definitive resource on library architecture. With a special emphasis on avoiding common problems in library design, in a down-to-earth manner they address a range of issues applicable to any undertaking. From planning completely new library buildings to small remodeling projects, they offer specific how-to and how-not-to guidance. Packed with lists and headings to allow for easy scanning, this handbookprovides nuts-and-bolts guidance on the entire process of planning, design, and construction, including “snappy rules” summarizing each chapter;covers new construction, remodeling and expanding of existing buildings, and conversion of non-library spaces to libraries;explains how library buildings actually function as objects, and how that applies to library design;reviews typical design problems of existing libraries, and advises libraries on how to avoid creating dysfunctional buildings and spaces;shows how to collaborate productively with planners, architects, and contractors;discusses the technical needs of basic library spaces, including collection storage, user seating, meeting and conference rooms, craft rooms, study areas, service desks, restrooms, and staff workspaces; andincludes careful consideration of technical requirements relating to lighting, electrical systems, security systems, elevators, staircases, and other areas.Library directors, staff, and planning professionals will want this handbook close at hand before, during, and after any library construction project.
Автор: Fimi Dimitra, Honegger Thomas M. Название: Sub-creating Arda: World-building in J.R.R. Tolkien`s Work, its Precursors and its Legacies ISBN: 3905703408 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783905703405 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 43160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Hoe bestuur je een wendbare organisatie, of beter, hoe bestuur je een organisatie naar een blijvende wendbare organisatie?¢ Ben jij lid van het Managementteam (MT) of lid van de directie die de noodzaak tot verandering in besturing ziet, die de urgentie voelt om daar iets aan te doen en gehoor hiervoor wil vinden bij de collega leden van het MT of directie? ¢ Ben jij een coach in een organisatie die beweging richting een wendbare organisatie vooral bottom up ziet groeien, een beweging waar je de top down beweging aan toe wil voegen?. In deze pocketguide vind je een praktische methode hoe dit aan te pakken. Besturen in een steeds sneller veranderende wereld. Met de waan van de dag die vaak veel aandacht vraagt en die je kan afleiden van de te behalen resultaten. De auteurs gaan in op het operationaliseren van de strategische organisatiedoelen en daarmee het besturen van de gehele organisatie. De stellingname van dit boek is: maak scherp wat dit kwartaal bereikt moet worden om de strategische doelen te bereiken. Stuur kort cyclisch om te kunnen reageren op veranderende klantwensen of gewijzigde wet- en regelgeving. Werk samen als managementteam of directie richting dje strategische doelen en voorkom dat iedereen in de organisatie vooral een eigen doel nastreeft. Breng meer focus in de operationalisering van de strategie, minder met "brandjes" bezig zijn en meer met het voorkomen ervan. Krijg snel helder wat je medewerkers belemmert in hun werk. Lukt het om de belemmeringen in jouw organisatie snel op te lossen? De kern van deze pocketguide betreft het FOCUS- bord. Deze manier van visual management is een krachtig middel in de besturing. De toepassing ervan zorgt voor samenwerking tussen alle lagen in de organisatie, kort cyclisch sturen en focus op het behalen van de strategische doelen.
Автор: Arbuckle Luk, Emam Khaled El Название: Building an Anonymization Pipeline: Creating Safe Data ISBN: 1492053430 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781492053439 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 47510.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: With this practical book, data architects and engineers will learn how to implement and deploy anonymization solutions within a data collection pipeline. You`ll establish and integrate secure, repeatable anonymization processes into your data flows and analytics in a sustainable manner
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