New Architecture

Towards a New Architecture is a foundational text for modern architecture which has significantly influenced the development of the International Style, urban planning, and the way we think about the built environment today.

The dramatic and consequential history of Germany’s short-lived experiment with democracy between the world wars, when vibrant cultural experimentation collided with political and economic turmoil Out of the ashes of the First World War, Germany launched an unprecedented political project...

Journeying through time and place, from the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the soaring skyscrapers of Manhattan, renowned architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the most impressive and characterful creations in world architecture. His selection includes many of the world’s best-known buildings that represent key or pioneering moments in architectural history, such as the Pantheon in Rome, Hagia Sophia in Turkey, the Taj Mahal in India and the Forbidden City in China.

Roland Orzabal has always built music like an architect. From the quiet streets of Bath to global stages, his work with Tears for Fears reshaped what pop could be: confessional yet monumental, fragile yet engineered for catharsis. Roland Orzabal – Shout Architect is the definitive biography of one of pop’s most exacting craftsmen, tracing six decades of music, conflict, and reinvention. Born in Portsmouth in 1961 and raised in Bath’s terraces, Orzabal absorbed television static, library stacks, and psychology manuals before translating them into the stark soundscapes of The Hurting (...

Exponential growth is the most misunderstood force in human history. We prepare for straight lines, but the world moves in curves. The Bitcoin Flood reveals why this blind spot matters now more than ever. From the stadium riddle where a single drop doubles until it swallows an arena, to the halving clock that cuts Bitcoin’s supply every four years, this book explains how mathematics—not belief—dictates the trajectory of the world’s first digital money. Across thirty tightly argued chapters, readers are guided through Bitcoin’s three exponential pillars: programmed scarcity, ...

Tee up your journey to golfing greatness and swing your way to victory! This book contains two manuscripts: How to Play Golf for Beginners: The All-in-One Guide to Mastering Everything from Rules, Golf Clubs, and Etiquette to Putting, Driving, and Chipping Golf Clubs for Beginners: An Essential Guide to Understanding, Selecting, and Utilizing Your Clubs for Maximum Performance In part 1 of this book, you will learn how the game's history, etiquette, techniques, and strategies can help you become more confident on the golf course. Have you ever wondered why there are so many golf clubs to ...

In Signal Beyond Speech, A. J. Salara invites listeners into a provocative inquiry at the edge of consciousness, cognition, and communication. This is not a book about artificial intelligence in the usual sense—it is a philosophical reflection on the nature of intelligence itself, and the possibility of perceiving it beyond the limits of symbols, syntax, and structured language.

Discover the key architectural concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings and structures. The Architecture Book goes beyond other architecture books to analyse not just buildings themselves, but the ideas and principles that make each of the featured structures key to the history and evolution of our built environment.

Steve Harris built Iron Maiden not just as a band, but as a machine of discipline, vision, and endurance. Run to the Bass Hills: Steve Harris is the definitive biography of the man whose galloping basslines, ironclad rehearsal ethic, and command of logistics carried a band from Leyton pubs to the world’s biggest arenas. Drawing on the cultural shifts of the 1970s and 1980s, this book reconstructs Harris’s journey with cinematic detail: the football pitches of East London that forged his stamina, the smoke-filled backrooms where Iron Maiden’s sound was drilled into existence, and the ...

Microsoft Access is a great database program developed by Microsoft Cooperation. You can build large data with this application that is contained in Office suite. If you are searching for a book to learn how to make use of the software, then this book is for you. This book covers Access in Microsoft 365, and the one in Office 2019. With clear illustrations, Jonathan Morrison with years of experience in the use of Office suites will walk you through on all you need to know on the application. It is a clear tech practical book written with simple English for proper comprehension of the ...

Step into the future of architecture with "Blueprint Reimagined," your comprehensive guide to integrating the digital revolution into the world of design and construction. With every turn of a chapter, unravel the complexities and discover the limitless possibilities that digital tools bring to the forefront of architectural innovation. Embark on a journey that begins with a gripping exploration of the historical evolution of architectural tools, where you'll understand the seismic shifts that have occurred from drafting tables to dynamic digital platforms. With "Blueprint Reimagined," ...

The financial order that ruled the world for seventy-five years is breaking apart. The dollar’s dominance is fading, trade networks are fracturing, and digital currencies are rewriting the meaning of money itself. Systemic Shift charts this transformation—from unipolar control to distributed power—and shows how governments, corporations, and citizens can adapt before the next reset is complete. Through clear analysis and vivid real-world examples, the book explains why multipolar finance isn’t chaos but evolution. Readers explore how regional currency blocs are forming across Asia, ...

Oracle Multi-tenant architecture is one of the biggest changes to Oracle database architecture in the history. The IT costs are increasing with more number of databases and applications. This leads us to biggest problem of database management.The only solutions to the above problem is database consolidation. And! Oracle Multi-tenant architecture simplifies database consolidation!!This book will walk you through Oracle multi-tenant architecture along with below topics:Introduction to Multi-tenant ArchitectureOracle Container Database (CDB$ROOT)Oracle Pluggable Database (PDB)Methods to Create...

How the world broke—and how we can still save it The liberal world order that emerged after World War II—and expanded triumphantly following the Cold War—is unraveling. Multilateral cooperation is giving way to multipolar rivalry and conflict. Global norms are eroding. What comes next will...

She wants to save history. He wants to raze it all. A local tour guide who makes a living off Savannah history goes to battle against an award-winning developer who wants to raze the old city block she lives on. Tamsyn’s Troubles… Tamsyn Pendegrast’s troubles can be summed up in one word: Ryan. Okay, three words: Ryan Ruttledge V. A nightmare to her historical preservation efforts, an enemy of her fledgling Tamsyn Tours travel agency and tour company, Ryan seems to have it all: funding, support, awards, and the deeds to half the properties on Rosa Pendegrast Lane in old-town Savannah....

Winner of the 2024 George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language, given by the National Council of Teachers of English "Making Americans shines a light on the barriers that immigrant students in the US face—and shares some inspiring stories about...

Dickson D. Despommier proposes a visionary yet achievable plan for creating a new, self-sustaining urban landscape. He argues that we can find solutions through the concept of biomimicry: emulating successful strategies found in nature. A better city is possible if we heed the lessons that forests and trees teach about how to store carbon, grow food, collect rainwater, and convert sunlight into energy.

This smart, provocative look at how the American Dream of single-family homes, white picket fences, and two-car garages became a lonely, overpriced nightmare explores how new trends in housing can help us live better. Over the past century, American demographics and social norms have shifted...

Explore and experience all of the East Coast's many lighthouses with the newly updated and expanded edition of The Original Lighthouse Field Guide. Enthusiasts will enjoy the details and facts of each lighthouse as they embark on one of the most scenic summer road trips in America, the New England coastline!

From CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams, a revelatory account of how one man, four teenagers, and a struggling city collided over race, vigilantism, and public safety . . . exposing the fault lines of a nation On a dirty New York subway car on December 22, 1984, Bernhard Goetz shot Barry Allen...