World Architecture

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.

The world’s most trusted guide for leaders in transition. Transitions are a critical time for leaders. In fact, most agree that moving into a new role is the biggest challenge a manager will face. While transitions offer a chance to start fresh and make needed changes in an organization, they also place leaders in a position of acute vulnerability. Missteps made during the crucial first three months in a new role can jeopardize or even derail your success.

Over the past few years, Brianna Wiest has gained renown for her deeply moving, philosophical writing. This new compilation of her published work features pieces on why you should pursue purpose over passion, embrace negative thinking, see the wisdom in daily routine, and become aware of the cognitive biases that are creating the way you see your life. Some of these pieces have never been seen; others have been read by millions of people around the world. Regardless, each will leave you thinking: This idea changed my life.

Brunelleschi's Dome is the story of how a Renaissance genius bent men, materials, and the very forces of nature to build an architectural wonder we continue to marvel at today. Denounced at first as a madman, Brunelleschi was celebrated at the end as a genius. He engineered the perfect placement of brick and stone, built ingenious hoists and cranes to carry an estimated 70 million pounds hundreds of feet into the air, and designed the workers' platforms and routines so carefully that only one man died during the decades of construction.

In this beautiful and empowering book, Jennifer Jewell - host of public radio's award-winning program and podcast Cultivating Place - introduces 75 inspiring women. Working in wide-reaching fields that include botany, floral design, landscape architecture, farming, herbalism, and food justice, these influencers are creating change from the ground up.

"In my household I have nominated this book as my Book of the Year. I read over 30 books a year in the course of my work, so it is in a good field.” - Professor Guy Standing, author of The Precariat Tiananmen, the Arab Spring, Occupy. Great ideals—yet none built anything lasting. Changing the world needs more than inspired troubleshooting: it needs architecture. "A formidable effort, very learned and extremely wide-ranging. It has certain family resemblances to The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow, Yuval Noah Harari's three volumes, and books by Steven Pinker and ...

99% Invisible is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive, and the sidewalks we traverse. The show celebrates design and architecture in all of its functional glory and accidental absurdity, with intriguing tales of both designers and the people impacted by their designs.

Discover the key architectural concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings and structures. The Architecture Book goes beyond other architecture books to analyze 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.

Legal scholar and architect Sara C. Bronin examines how zoning became such a prevailing force and reveals its impact. Outdated zoning codes have maintained racial segregation, prioritized cars over people, and enabled great ecological harm. But, as Bronin argues, once we recognize the power of zoning, we can harness it to create the communities we desire, and deserve. Drawing on her own experience leading the overhaul of Hartford's zoning code and exploring the efforts of activists and city planners across the country, Bronin shows how new codes are reshaping our cities.

To look south and skyward from Central Park these days is to gaze upon a physical manifestation of tens of billions of dollars in global wealth: a series of soaring spires stretching from Park Avenue to Broadway. Known as Billionaires’ Row, this set of slender high-rise residences has transformed the skyline of New York City, thanks to developer-friendly policies and a seemingly endless gush of cash from tech, finance, and foreign oligarchs. And chances are most of us will never be invited to step inside.

In this companion volume to The Discoverers, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Daniel J. Boorstin brings to life more than three thousand years of human artistic achievement, examining painting, sculpture, architecture, theology, philosophy, history, poetry, drama, literature, dance, music, and film.

Wei Luo was destined to remain crippled—until the Spirit Nexus awakened him. Reborn into the fading Wei Clan, Wei hides a secret: his Soul Architecture allows him to see the invisible foundations of cultivation. When he's sent to Spirit Peak Academy—a floating fortress of sect politics, rival factions, and ancient formation arrays—his unorthodox powers label him a Dissonant. A threat. But Wei refuses to be cast aside. With Lin Mei, his fiercely loyal companion, and Yue Ying, a prodigy whose Resonance defies all classification, Wei uncovers a hidden network beneath the academy that ...

Yes, it's true that the devil can be in the details What are the best characteristics of an excellent data scientist or statistician? If you thought about mathematical knowledge or mastery of data tools, you are totally mistaken! Those who are receiving salaries of up to thousands of dolars per day of work have something in common: they are humble and know that they are never sure, but they persistently know how to “create” bridges between information repositories or even departments of people. This same data scientist will have to break boundaries between departmental areas that do not...

Have you ever seen the Eiffel Tower? Gustave Eiffel’s tower is one of the most recognized landmarks in the world, but it wasn’t an easy path to turn his idea into a reality. Listeners will love learning the story behind the name as they follow along with Gustave’s beginnings as a bridge designer and the engineer behind the Statue of Liberty, the criticism and personal attacks by the media he faced while building the tower, and his eventual world-renowned success.

In this groundbreaking book, "Unleashing the Digital Powerhouse," we delve into the transformative capabilities of Google Scaffold, a game-changing cloud computing platform. From the birth of Google Scaffold to its impact on businesses and society, we embark on a journey through the digital architecture that underpins the modern world. Discover how data centers, cloud computing, and networking technologies converge to shape the foundation of Google Scaffold. Explore the building blocks of virtual machines, containerization, and Kubernetes, unlocking scalability and efficiency. Dive into the...

Step into the groundbreaking world of cryptocurrency with "Secure Your Crypto," an all-inclusive eBook dedicated to enhancing and refining your understanding of cryptocurrency security. This comprehensive guide is designed to be an invaluable tool for both beginners exploring the crypto space for the first time and seasoned investors looking to bolster their knowledge. Chapter one lays a solid foundation, introducing you to cryptocurrencies and the concept of crypto wallets. From understanding what they are to comprehending the different types readily available, it paves the way to the more...

Welcome to Golf lesson for beginners, as we all know your first encounter with any new action can be intimidating - that goes for a spin course, salsa dance, or a round of Golf. Are you new to golf or you’re willing to know more about golf or this is the first golf book you will be reading, then do not worry? I have made this book more transparent for dummies in the aspect of Golf, explaining in details what Golf is and how the game is played. I’ve played with a couple of beginners lately, and it forced me to take a look at the experience from their perspective. I have drilled down into...

The world’s skyscrapers have brought us awe and wonder, and yet they remain controversial—for their high costs, shadows, and overt grandiosity. But, decade by decade, they keep getting higher and higher. What is driving this global building spree of epic proportions? In Cities in the Sky, author Jason Barr “provides an enjoyable, expansive study of a subject he loves” (Kirkus Reviews), explaining why they appeal to cities and nations, how they get financed, why they succeed economically, and how they change a city’s skyline and enable the world’s greatest metropolises to thrive.

In a series of fascinating tales, Gene Kohn explains how he helped build one of the most successful architecture firms in the world, offering inspiring lessons on business leadership and design innovation that can be applied to many fields.

Forthright and engaging, Kohn examines both award-winning achievements and missteps in his 50-year career in architecture. In the process, he shows how his firm, KPF, has helped change the buildings and cities where we live, work, learn, and play.

Step into a world where the unseen becomes seen, where the untouchable becomes palpable, and where the symphony of life is composed not by instruments, but by the extraordinary capabilities of the human mind. "Mind's Eye, World's Canvas" is an immersive odyssey into the rich and complex universe that lies beneath our skulls and within our senses. Explore the architecture of perception, decode the mysteries of the brain, and unravel the fabric of reality as we know it. With profound insight, this remarkable volume delves into the sophisticated web of neurons, the building blocks of our ...