Architecture

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.

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

Book about the history, background and the personalities who established the Faculty of Architecture in Dhaka during the 1960's. The first dean, students and teachers have joined together to document the early days of the Faculty of Architecture. Valuable and rare photographs from Mr. Vrooman's collection as well as the USAID and Texas A&M archive have provided glimpse into the founding of the building and institution that has sparked a new profession in Bangladesh.