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The Third Teacher
79 Ways You Can Use Design to Transform Teaching & Learning
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
Created by an international team of architects and designers concerned about our failing education system, The Third Teacher explores the critical link between the school environment and how children learn, and offers 79 practical design ideas, both great and small, to guide reader’s efforts to...
Fallen Glory
The Lives and Deaths of History's Greatest Buildings
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
An inviting, fascinating compendium of twenty-one of history's most famous lost places, from the Tower of Babel to the Twin Towers
Buildings are more like us than we realize. They can be born into wealth or poverty, enjoying every privilege or struggling to make ends meet. They have parents—gods,...
Networks of New York
An Illustrated Field Guide to Urban Internet Infrastructure
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
A guided tour of the physical Internet, as seen on, above, and below the city’s streets
What does the Internet look like?
It’s the single most essentail aspect of modern life, and yet, for many of us, the Internet looks like an open browser, or the black mirrors of our phones and...
Eiffel's Tower
The Thrilling Story Behind Paris's Beloved Monument and the Extraordinary World's Fair That Introduced It
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2009
The story of the world-famous monument and the extraordinary world’s fair that introduced it, by the author of Conquering Gotham and Urban Forests
In this first general history of the Eiffel Tower in English, Jill Jonnes-acclaimed author of Conquering Gotham-offers an eye- opening look not...
by Big Book of Photos
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
This is a wonderful collection of 30 high-quality amazing images produced by a series of today's top professional photographers. Enjoy and be inspired!
by Norval White, Elliot Willensky, Fran Leadon
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2010
Hailed as "extraordinarily learned" (New York Times), "blithe in spirit and unerring in vision," (New York Magazine), and the "definitive record of New York's architectural heritage" (Municipal Art Society), Norval White and Elliot Willensky's book is an essential reference...
The Secret Lives of Buildings
From the Ruins of the Parthenon to the Vegas Strip in Thirteen Stories
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
A strikingly original, beautifully narrated history of Western architecture and the cultural transformations that it represents
Concrete, marble, steel, brick: little else made by human hands seems as stable, as immutable, as a building. Yet the life of any structure is neither fixed nor timeless....
by Chris Peacock
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
This quick-read guide introduces the reader to ten of the most amazing bridges in the world. Including photographs of every bridge and a brief description of the history of the structure, this ebook has been specially formatted for today's e-readers.
The User's Journey
Storymapping Products That People Love
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
Like a good story, successful design is a series of engaging moments structured over time. The User’s Journey will show you how, when, and why to use narrative structure, technique, and principles to ideate, craft, and test a cohesive vision for an engaging outcome. See how a “story first” approach...
Lies Across America
What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
A fully updated and revised edition of the book USA Today called “jim-dandy pop history,” by the bestselling, American Book Award–winning author
From the author of the national bestseller Lies My Teacher Told Me, a completely updated—and more timely than ever—version of the myth-busting...
Liberty's Torch
The Great Adventure to Build The Statue of Liberty
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2014
**“Turns out that what you thought you knew about Lady Liberty is dead wrong. Learn the truth in this fascinating account.” —**O, The Oprah Magazine
The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world, a powerful symbol of freedom and the American dream. For decades,...
Welcome to Your World
How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
One of the nation’s chief architecture critics reveals how the environments we build profoundly shape our feelings, memories, and well-being, and argues that we must harness this knowledge to construct a world better suited to human experience.
Taking us on a fascinating journey through some...
by Tom Edwards, Jenna Edwards
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2016
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by P. James Holland
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2012
Just The Facts Presents:
The Power of Habit - Why we do what we do in business and life by Charles Duhigg: The Essentials.
Your habits can be changed! In this book you will learn not only how to toake control of your habits but also how to create new ones to achieve almost anthign you...