A House Is Not Just A House

Author : Tatiana Bilbao
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Architecture and society
ISBN : 1941332439

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A House is Not Just a House by Tatiana Bilbao Pdf

A House Is Not Just a House argues precisely that. The book traces Tatiana Bilbao's diverse work on housing ranging from large-scale social projects to single-family luxury homes. These projects offer a way of thinking about the limits of housing: where it begins and where it ends. Regardless of type, her work advances an argument on housing that is simultaneously expansive and minimal, inseparable from the broader environment outside of it and predicated on the fundamental requirements of living. Working within the turbulent history of social housing in Mexico, Bilbao argues for participating even when circumstances are less than ideal--and from this participation she is able to propose specific strategies learned in Mexico for producing housing elsewhere. A House Is Not Just a House includes a recent lecture by Bilbao at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, as well as reflections from fellow practitioners and scholars, including Amale Andraos, Gabriela Etchegaray, Hilary Sample, and Ivonne Santoyo-Orozco.

Author : Editors of Mark,Dan Rubinstein
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780847846368

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This Is Not a House by Editors of Mark,Dan Rubinstein Pdf

This Is Not a House takes a close look at spaces that reformulate the idea of what “home” means, in innovative houses in cities around the globe. This Is Not a House showcases recent projects that represent the vanguard of architects creating innovative spaces for living in the twenty-first century. Dan Rubinstein and the editors of the Amsterdam-based magazine have selected projects on five continents that will shape how we think of domestic life for a long time to come. Where the great experimenters of the last century were stripping away ornamentation and creating free-flowing spaces for the first time, today’s pioneers are researching the potential of new materials and techniques to push the boundaries of environmental sustainability, as well as creating new forms and bold, sophisticated explorations in the adaptive reuse of spaces originally designed for any number of other purposes. This Is Not a House presents the latest built residential projects by such design luminaries as Sou Fujimoto, Plasma Studio, and Michael Maltzan, as well as emerging ones such as Johan Selbing, among others, in an array of locations across the globe, including New York, London, Los Angeles, and Tokyo.

Author : Sarah Susanka,Kira Obolensky
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : 9781561583768

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The Not So Big House by Sarah Susanka,Kira Obolensky Pdf

Provides a review of social trends and their effect on architecture and design.

Author : Julie Fogliano
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781250315601

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A House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano Pdf

A New York Times Best Illustrated book! A Boston Globe Best Children's Book of 2018 “Accompanied by Lane's evocative art that suggests layers of history, Fogliano's story turns this childhood scenario into a radiant poem about the mysteries of other people and the wonderfulness of home.” —New York Times Deep in the woods is a house just a house that once was but now isn’t a home. Who lived in that house? Who walked down its hallways? Why did they leave it, and where did they go? Two children set off to find the answers by piecing together clues found, books left behind, forgotten photos, and discarded toys, creating their own vision of those who came before, in this deeply moving tale of imagination by Ezra Jack Keats Award–winning author Julie Fogliano and Caldecott Award–winning illustrator Lane Smith.

Author : F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher : Modernista
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789180947428

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More Than Just a House by F. Scott Fitzgerald Pdf

»More Than Just a House« is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, originally published in 1933. F. SCOTT FITZGERALD [1896-1940] was an American author, born in St. Paul, Minnesota. His legendary marriage to Zelda Montgomery, along with their acquaintances with notable figures such as Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway, and their lifestyle in 1920s Paris, has become iconic. A master of the short story genre, it is logical that his most famous novel is also his shortest: The Great Gatsby [1925].

Author : Sarah Susanka
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781561586059

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Creating the Not So Big House by Sarah Susanka Pdf

Offers a look at twenty-five examples of small designs to show readers what they need to know to plan the home that best fits their goals and lifestyles.

Author : Anne Liersch
Publisher : NorthSouth (NY)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Animals
ISBN : 0735811571

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A House is Not a Home by Anne Liersch Pdf

Badger offers to help the other animals build a house to keep them warm and cosy for the coming winter, but his attitude of perfection drives them away, causing him to change his ways.

Author : Ariel Kaye
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781984826473

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How to Make a House a Home by Ariel Kaye Pdf

More than just a stylish design book: The founder of Parachute Home teaches you how to design a home that’s not only beautiful but mindful, functional, and uniquely you. A house is a structure that provides shelter. A home tells the story of who you are. How to Make a House a Home guides your discovery of what is most important to you in achieving warmth and comfort as well as a functional space. Explore the possibilities of creating an environment that is uniquely yours—one that welcomes, nurtures, and inspires. Parachute founder Ariel Kaye meets you wherever you are, with actionable tips and advice on how to match purpose with style. Here is everything you need to bring mindful choices into your home to make it completely you, from color palettes to organization, house plants to furniture. Whether you want to update your bedding, redo your living room, or take on the whole house, enjoy the remarkable journey of making your house your home.

Author : LK James
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9798890680303

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The Full House and the Empty House by LK James Pdf

*Audio Enhanced Read-Along EbookThe Full House and the Empty House are very good friends— when they dance they admire in each other the qualities they lack within themselves. Even though the houses are different on the inside, it doesn't reflect how they feel on the outside. The bathroom of the full house was full of many bathroom-y things. There was a big bathtub with gold clawed feet, a sink shaped like a seashell, a hairbrush and comb made of bone,and cakes of lilac soap. In the bathroom of the empty house was just a toilet and a sink. In the evening when the two houses grew tired of dancing, they would rest on the hillside and look out at the world together.

Author : Rhiannon Giddens
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781536229288

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Build a House by Rhiannon Giddens Pdf

Grammy Award winner Rhiannon Giddens celebrates Black history and culture in her unflinching, uplifting, and gorgeously illustrated picture book debut. I learned your words and wrote my song. I put my story down. As an acclaimed musician, singer, songwriter, and cofounder of the traditional African American string band the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rhiannon Giddens has long used her art to mine America’s musical past and manifest its future, passionately recovering lost voices and reconstructing a nation’s musical heritage. Written as a song to commemorate the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth—which was originally performed with famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma—and paired here with bold illustrations by painter Monica Mikai, Build a House tells the moving story of a people who would not be moved and the music that sustained them. Steeped in sorrow and joy, resilience and resolve, turmoil and transcendence, this dramatic debut offers a proud view of history and a vital message for readers of all ages: honor your heritage, express your truth, and let your voice soar, even—or perhaps especially—when your heart is heaviest.

Author : TJ Klune
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250217325

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The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune Pdf

A NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, and WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER! A 2021 Alex Award winner! The 2021 RUSA Reading List: Fantasy Winner! An Indie Next Pick! One of Publishers Weekly's "Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2020" One of Book Riot’s “20 Must-Read Feel-Good Fantasies” Lambda Literary Award-winning author TJ Klune’s bestselling, breakout contemporary fantasy that's "1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." (Gail Carriger) Linus Baker is a by-the-book case worker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world. Arthur Parnassus is the master of the orphanage. He would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn. And his secrets will come to light. The House in the Cerulean Sea is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place—and realizing that family is yours. "1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in." —Gail Carriger, New York Times bestselling author of Soulless At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Prostitution
ISBN : OCLC:233918344

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A House is Not a Home by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jo Hirst
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781784508234

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A House for Everyone by Jo Hirst Pdf

At lunchtime, all of Tom's friends gather at school to work together building their house. Each one of them has a special job to do, and each one of them has a different way of expressing their gender identity. Jackson is a boy who likes to wear dresses. Ivy is a girl who likes her hair cut really short. Alex doesn't feel like 'just' a boy, or 'just' a girl. They are all the same, they are all different - but they are all friends. A very simple story that challenges gender stereotypes and shows 4 to 8 year olds that it is OK to be yourself. An engaging story that is more than just an educational tool; this book will assist parents and teachers in giving children the space to explore the full spectrum of gender diversity and will show children the many ways they can express their gender in a truly positive light.

Author : Ken Sparling
Publisher : Coach House Books
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781770564534

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This Poem Is a House by Ken Sparling Pdf

From accomplished writer Ken Sparling comes a spare verse novel about a girl and a boy and the life they're writing together. But the girl wants a story and the boy wants a poem, and the furniture in the house is stuck in the middle. Meditative and magical, a book as complicated as the ways we love, This Poem Is a House is, in the end, about a girl's story sheltering a boy's poem, the way a house shelters the lives of the people who live in it. Ken Sparling has written six novels, including Dad Says He Saw You at the Mall (Knopf, 1996), commissioned by Gordon Lish. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Author : Lucien George,Paul Anthony George,Brian George
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0981711197

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Not Just a House Party by Lucien George,Paul Anthony George,Brian George Pdf

Brothers Lucien, Paul Anthony, and Brian George talk about their personal lives, their ups and downs, life in the crazy music and entertainment industry, their contribution in helping to create Full Force, their experiences in the movies they've acted in, and more.