Architecture

Travelogue about architecture from Scandinavia during summer solstice. From Woodland Cemetery, Public Libray and Moderna Museum in Stockholm, Aalto Museum in Jyavskla, Sayanatsalo City Hall, Seinojaki Civic Center, Rovaniemi Civic Center, Finlandia Hall and Academic Bookstore by Alvar Aalto, Kisama, in Finland, Norwegian Oil Museum, Oslo Opera in Norway, Black Diamond, Royal Danish Opera in Denmark are all visited on the way to see midnight sun in the Arctic Circle in Finland. Illustrated with many photographs describing the trip.

Bridges of Europe is fully illustrated with 265 full-color photographs of 70 bridges taken by the author. The bridges chosen for this book are landmark and or significant bridges because of their design, age, height, or length. Bridges are from the Rhine region of Germany Switzerland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The book contains a description and history of each bridge and a section on bridge basics for easy reference so the reader understands the different bridges, designs, and their uses. Size: 8.5” x 11” Pages: 96

Daniel Dunham arrived in Dhaka at a critical time when many institutional and government jobs required the services of private firms. As head of the local branch of Berger Consulting, he designed many pioneering buildings in many parts of the country. He left a legacy of uncompromising modern architecture in addition to his teaching at the newly established Faculty of Architecture in Dhaka. This book is a compilation of his work from the vast collection of drawings, photographs and notes he left behind.

Conceived in the best of times, executed in the worst of times, Chicago’s Century of Progress Exposition, 1933-1934, was highly criticized, but none-the-less a phenomenal success. First proposed in 1928 to celebrate Chicago’s centennial, the new exposition was meant to return Chicago to fair fame after a succession of dull Beaux Arts expositions in San Francisco, St. Louis, and Philadelphia. The 1933 Chicago exposition was to be financed by the continuation of the 20’s boom years of industry and stock market gains, but the national economic crash of 1929 stopped. That such an event could happen, the fact that even the idea could survive, let alone be planned, financed and built duri ...

Cohousing groups often struggle for years until they find a site and gain the momentum they need to become a bricks-and-mortar cohousing community. For years, would-be cohousers have been asking McCamant & Durrett for this book on how to find, assess, secure and purchase a great site for cohousing. The book gives cohousing groups (as well other groups like non-profit housing developers and ecovillage founders) the benefit of McCamant & Durrett's twenty-five years of experience developing cohousing, as well as the experience of a long-time site acquisitions manager for a major capital investment firm.

Artist Rafique Islam's collected paintings from the last six decades. Learning to paint to begin to paint at an early age, Rafique Islam honed in on finding his own style and medium. Watercolor paintings and architectural subjects dominate his paintings.

Irvington is a unique Indianapolis neighborhood, which still maintains its “small town” feel. Irvington is also a little quirky; its curving streets can be confusing, but almost every step one takes along the sidewalks of Irvington carries with it a story of the past and the not so distant past. Since Greater Irvington was first published, additional information and photographs have come to light. Greater Irvington II incorporates these new findings and provides an expanded and richer understanding of what embodies the physical Irvington of yesterday and today and the ethos of the community.

Cohousing often starts with a core group of burning souls who have a vision for community. The next step towards making cohousing a reality is to communicate that vision the wider world and find others who share a similar vision. This book is for those burning souls who are looking for people to build a community with them and become their new neighbors. It contains best practices that have been used in successful cohousing groups for marketing a cohousing community at any stage. McCamant

An excellent resource to share with others what high-functioning cohousing is about. Learn the tools that have proven successful for cohousing communities for over three decades in achieving and maintaining their goal of a socially engaged and vibrant community. This guide makes a great gift for friends and family as well for potential new members of cohousing communities. If you are starting a cohousing project in “Wisconsin” and you have your parents living in “Florida,” you need to send them a copy of this book!

Compilations of a lifetime of work by Architect Rafique Islam. Background, education and apprenticeship leading to being an architect registered in Arizona and practicing for four decades. Drawings from sketch to rigorous large city and landscape projects to preliminary drawings for architectural projects are included to illustrate the power of images in architecture. Projects such as PV Mall, Cornerstone, Hayden Square, SSC,UBL, El Pedregal were designed and explained to clients with drawings which are generously used to explain each project in this book.