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Art & Architecture
Paperback. Leonardo da Vinci was well aware of the fundamental importance of mathematics for architecture. This book examines Leonardo's knowledge of theoretical mathematics, explores how he used concepts of geometry in his designs for architectural projects, and reports on a real-life construction project using Leonardo's principles. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMC; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764387273
- ISBN
- 9783764387273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. An issue that is dedicated to Mechanics in Architecture. It explores the findings in the science of structural mechanics, including the behavior of structures, internal forces, and deformation. It also explores the development of new structural systems designed to resist thrusts resulting from new architectural forms. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Series: Nexus Network Journal. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 401.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764384449
- ISBN
- 9783764384449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.94
€ 77.94
paperback. This book presents an exploration of the arch from the points of view of architecture, mathematics, engineering, construction history, and cultural symbolism. Leonardo da Vinci described the arch as "two weaknesses which, leaning on each other, become a strength," a metaphor for the way that science and art lean on each other to strengthen our lives. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Series: Nexus Network Journal. Num Pages: 117 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMC; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 229.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Switzerland
- Edition
- 2006th Edition
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764377618
- ISBN
- 9783764377618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.97
€ 77.97
Paperback. Illustrates the use of fundamental principles of geometry and proportion in two ancient cultures, the Bronze Age and the Roman Age, as well as in twentieth-century North America. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMC; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764377472
- ISBN
- 9783764377472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.35
€ 57.35
Paperback. This is a follow-up to the volume "Discovering the Principles of Mechanics 1600-1800. It contains the essays of David Speiser on relationships between science, history of science, history of art and philosophy. It collates hard-to-find essays in a single work. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Num Pages: 166 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 267.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 166
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034807432
- ISBN
- 9783034807432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.44
€ 61.44
Paperback. This title features papers that examine issues in digital fabrication as well as different mathematical instruments applied to architecture, including geometric tracing systems, proportional systems, descriptive geometry and correspondence analysis. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Series: Nexus Network Journal. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034805810
- ISBN
- 9783034805810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Paperback. This book explores Persian architecture and mathematics, including domed structures and two-dimensional patterns, elaborate geometry and complex three-dimensional structures of historic monuments, from mathematical ideas to architectonic structures. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Series: Nexus Network Journal. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; AMC; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034805063
- ISBN
- 9783034805063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Paperback. This themed winter issue of the Nexus Network Journal focuses on architecture, systems research and computational sciences. With computer technology playing a growing role in both survey and design, the edition evinces the deep impact of IT on architecture. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Series: Nexus Network Journal. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034803922
- ISBN
- 9783034803922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Paperback. This volume features nine papers guest edited by Jose Calvo-Lopez dedicated to the theme "From Mediaeval Stonecutting to Projective Geometry. " The topics discussed range from theoretical mathematics to built examples, both historical and contemporary. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Series: Nexus Network Journal. Num Pages: 293 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMA; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034802451
- ISBN
- 9783034802451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Paperback. The Spring 2011 (vol. 13 no. 1) issue of the Nexus Network Journal features eight papers that resulted from the 2010 Nexus conference section on Shape and Shape Grammars. Guest editor Lionel March provides an introduction for the entire group. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Series: Nexus Network Journal. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034801591
- ISBN
- 9783034801591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Hardback. This is a follow-up to the volume "Discovering the Principles of Mechanics 1600-1800. It contains the essays of David Speiser on relationships between science, history of science, history of art and philosophy. It collates hard-to-find essays in a single work. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Num Pages: 154 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Basel Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034801386
- ISBN
- 9783034801386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.40
€ 62.40
Paperback. The human tendency to interpret, and create, the environment through numbers is pervasive, with instances from literature and the visual arts too numerous to mention. This special issue of the Nexus Network Journal considers examples in architecture. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Series: Nexus Network Journal. Num Pages: 535 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 535
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034605212
- ISBN
- 9783034605212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Series: Nexus Network Journal. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034605199
- ISBN
- 9783034605199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Williams, Kim. Series: Nexus Network Journal. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMA; PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034605175
- ISBN
- 9783034605175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.59
€ 62.59
Paperback. The hit series "Sex and the City" has an international fanbase and has won major awards. This critical celebration of the life and times of Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha discusses the series' position in an increasingly complex television landscape. Editor(s): Akass, Kim; McCabe, Janet. Series: Reading Contemporary Television. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; APT; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 137 x 45. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850434238
- ISBN
- 9781850434238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.44
€ 25.99
€ 22.44
Paperback. Praised for its unabashed portrait of the Death Care industry, HBO's Six Feet Under is less about the business of death than the art of living well. It was created by Alan Ball and centres on a Pasadena undertakers run by two brothers with their mother and teenage sister making up the dysfunctional family quartet. Editor(s): Akass, Kim; McCabe, Janet. Series: Reading Contemporary Television. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850438090
- ISBN
- 9781850438090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.44
€ 25.99
€ 22.44
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 240 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 295 x 230. .
- Publisher
- Steidl
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783869308005
- ISBN
- 9783869308005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.26
€ 46.99
€ 38.26
Paperback. We say the camera doesn't lie, but we also know that pictures distort and deceive. This title examines the use and abuse of images today. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; APT; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124407
- ISBN
- 9780691124407
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 2AH; AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 133 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761812319
- ISBN
- 9780761812319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.81
€ 78.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Publisher
- University Press of America
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761812302
- ISBN
- 9780761812302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.48
€ 103.48