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Dense and Green Building Typologies: Design Perspectives (SpringerBriefs in Architectural Design and Technology)
by Thomas Schröpfer Sacha MenzIn this book, leading architects and landscape architects provide their perspectives on the design of dense and green building types in high-density urban contexts that can support higher population densities, higher standards of environmental sustainability and enhanced liveability in future cities.
Densho Origami: Traditional Japanese Figures for Everyone
by Kodansha InternationalDensho origami is based on figures from Japanese folklore, handed down from generation to generation for over a hundred years. These densho origami figures are all quite simple to make, but beautiful and balanced, and are considered an expression of Japan's heart, soul, wisdom, and culture.Densho Origami introduces thirty-five of the most classic, beloved origami figures—the crane, the samurai helmet, the ninja star, the goldfish, etc. The instructions are extremely easy to follow and rely on over 500 3-D, computer-generated diagrams which guide the reader through each step.With its clean design, careful instructions, and highly-detailed diagrams, Densho Origami is the perfect first book for both children and adults who want to explore this charming, creative, and rewarding art. It's also an ideal way for adults to share origami with children, continuing the long tradition of passing on to the next generation, a love and appreciation for what's come before.
Dental Image Analysis for Disease Diagnosis
by Kavindra R. Jain N. C. ChauhanThis book provides an overview of computational approaches to medical image examination and analysis in oral radiology, utilizing dental radiograph to detect and diagnose dental caries in cases of decayed teeth. Coverage includes basic image processing techniques; approaches for Region of Interest extraction and analysis; and the role of computational clustering techniques for segmentation of teeth and dental caries. The book also presents a novel multiphase level set method for automatic segmentation of dental radiographs.
Denton County
by Tricia Bolz Jim Bolz Denton County MuseumsThe history of Denton County, founded in 1846, has been well preserved through postcards. These images, produced from vintage photographs and artist renditions, reflect a time when communication through postcards was quicker, easier, and less expensive than writing a letter. Inside this book, readers are treated to charming snapshots of local history depicting churches, the downtown public square, businesses, public schools, the two newly created universities, railroad depots, trolleys, the earliest automobiles, and some of Denton County's most familiar town views and tourist attractions.
Denver Food: A Culinary Evolution (American Palate)
by Simone Fm SpinnerAllured by the gold rush, waves of German, Japanese, Chinese and Italian immigrants brought their culinary proclivities to the American West. The early sophistication of saloons followed, and Denver's gastronomic landscape experienced a tremendous culinary evolution spanning sixteen decades. Dating back to the late 1800s, My Brother's Bar doesn't have a sign and doesn't need one, serving up history along with delicious hamburgers. Established in 1985, nonprofit Denver Urban Gardens operates more than 155 community gardens across the metropolitan region. Ahead of the curve, Chef Ryan Leinonen set the city on fire with the New Nordic trend more than a decade ago when he opened Trillium Restaurant. With these stories and more, author Simone FM Spinner follows the journey from dreams of gold to fine dining, and Denver has never been more delicious.
Denver's City Park and Whittier Neighborhoods (Images of America)
by Shawn M. SnowDenver was barely 10 years old in 1868 when visionary pioneers such as Alfred B. Case and Jacob W. Downing began amassing real estate holdings far from downtown, speculation that paid off when the newly arrived railroad led to a population explosion. With the opening of the Whittier School in 1883--the largest elementary school in the city--a domain for prairie dogs evolved into a middle-class haven of fine Victorian homes. Buffalo Bill Cody's sister even called the Whittier neighborhood home. The convenience and reliability of an expanding streetcar system brought the lifeblood of the city into the neighborhood. Whittier and its residents were also blessed with the establishment of a large, 320-acre park just to the east. This park, transformed from native prairie to irrigated forest, became one of the biggest attractions in Denver--City Park.
Denver's Early Architecture
by James BretzIn spite of its relentless reputation as a "cow town," Denver has grown from a dusty prairie burg into a thriving metropolis nestled against the foothills of the great Rocky Mountains. Gold brought the area's first settlers in the 1850s, and mining camps sprouted up along the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River. The first rudimentary structures of canvas, mud, and logs were soon replaced with sturdy buildings made of brick, stone, and wood, in what is now affectionately referred to as "Lodo" or the lower downtown district. City growth worked its way uptown and to the east from this neighborhood of houses, hotels, shops, and commercial buildings, eventually encompassing Capitol Hill. Many well-known people worked and lived in downtown Denver and Capitol Hill, including the infamous Margaret "Molly" Brown of Titanic fame, railroad man David Moffat, merchant prince Charles Boettcher, druggist-turned-entrepreneur Walter Scott Cheesman, and Denver's notorious lovers, Horace Tabor and his wife "Baby Doe."
Denver's Sixteenth Street
by Mark BarnhouseThe beloved thoroughfare at the heart of Denver, Sixteenth Street has always been the Mile-High City's "Main Street." Sixteenth Street got its jump start in 1879 when Leadville's Silver King and Colorado's richest man, Horace Austin Warner Tabor, came to town and built the city's first five-story skyscraper at the corner of Sixteenth and Larimer Streets. In coming years, Sixteenth Street became Denver's main retail center as shopkeepers and department store owners constructed ever-more impressive palaces, culminating in the Daniels and Fisher Tower--the city's tallest building for five decades and the symbol of the city. In the second half of the 20th century, Sixteenth Street saw major changes, including the creation of one of the most successful pedestrian malls in the country, an archetype of the power of great urban places and an inspiration to other cities, large and small.
Denver's Washington Park
by Sarah O. MccarthyIn the Rocky Mountain West, Denver is considered the big city. Yet its urban core consists of numerous neighborhoods developed in the late 19th century that act today as virtual small towns. South-central Denver's Washington Park is one of those "small towns," and its name refers both to a 166-acre historic park and to the surrounding blend of residential and commercial neighborhoods. Cited as a model for new urbanism, this area serves as an enduring example of the City Beautiful movement. Touted in the late 19th century for its "rapid transit," clean air, and pure water, the area once known as Broadway Terrace, Myrtle Hill, and the Miracle Mile of South Denver continues to serve as a recreational mecca for Denverites. Over a span of 100 years, it has transformed from prairie to potato fields to "posh."
Denys Arcand's Le Declin de l'empire americain and Les Invasions barbares
by Andrê LoiselleThe release of Denys Arcand's Le Déclin de l'empire américain (The Decline of the American Empire) in 1986 marked a major turning point in Quebec cinema. It was the first Québécois film that enjoyed huge critical and commercial success at home and abroad. Arcand's tragicomedy about eight intellectuals gathered around a dinner table relating sexy anecdotes became the top-grossing film of all time in Quebec and was the first Canadian feature to be nominated for an Oscar in the foreign-language category. Seventeen years later, Arcand won an Academy Award for the sequel, Les Invasions barbares (The Barbarian Invasions), where the amusing insouciance of the thirty-somethings talking dirty in Le Déclin is replaced by a sense of moral responsibility and serene resignation. In this engrossing study, André Loiselle presents the first in-depth analysis of both films within the context of Quebec culture. Through close readings and concise cultural analysis of two of the most important films in the history of Quebec cinema, Loiselle demonstrates the ways in which Arcand's work represents a snapshot of the evolution of the French Canadian film industry since 1980. The companion films trace the decline of Quebec's national dream and the Québécois' attempts to cling to their identity against the forces of barbaric globalization. The second title in the new Canadian Cinema series, Denys Arcand's "Le Déclin de l'empire américain" and "Les Invasions barbares" is essential reading for cinephiles, film critics, and anyone with an interest in cultural studies and Canadian and Quebec history.
Depew
by Arthur J. Domino Theresa L. WolfeWhen some of the richest men in America, including John Jacob Astor, realized in the 1890s that the New York Central, Lehigh Valley, Erie, and Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroads passed through a one-mile corridor, they began planning a community. In 1892, the renowned firm of Olmsted, Olmsted & Eliot designed a residential development surrounding manufacturing facilities. In 1894, it was incorporated as the village of Depew. The first tenant, the New York Central Locomotive Works, attracted a number of railroad-related industries, and Depew continued to grow until advances in technology and the Depression caused the New York Central to withdraw in 1931. Gradually, others such as Magnus Metal, National Battery, and Symington-Gould were phased out. Depew would never become a vast industrial complex as first planned, but today, the village is a mixture of residential and commercial development.
Deploy That Fabric: 23 Sewing Projects Use Military Uniforms in Everyday Life
by Jen EskridgeTurn old uniforms into quilts, bags, and more: &“Because the projects are so nicely designed, they manage to be casual and classy at the same time.&” —Generation Q Magazine All members of the Armed Forces have to buy multiple uniforms, some of which become decommissioned. In this book, quilter and military spouse Jen Eskridge shows you how to recycle these uniforms and blend in some cheerful, contemporary fabrics to create useful, one-of-a-kind family treasures. Even if you don't have a service member in your life, you can make these cool projects using camouflage fabrics or uniforms purchased from surplus stores—and show your support in style!
Deployable Structures (Form + Technique)
by Esther Rivas Adrover Esther Rivas-AdroverDeployable structures can expand and contract due to their geometrical, material and mechanical properties – offering the potential to create truly transforming environments. This book looks at the cutting edge of the subject, examining the different types of deployable structures and numerous design approaches.Filled with photographs, models, drawings and diagrams, Deployable Structures is packed with inspirational ideas for architecture students and practitioners.
Deployable Structures (Small Architecture Ser.)
by Adrover EstherDeployable structures can expand and contract due to their geometrical, material and mechanical properties – offering the potential to create truly transforming environments. This book looks at the cutting edge of the subject, examining the different types of deployable structures and numerous design approaches.Filled with photographs, models, drawings and diagrams, Deployable Structures is packed with inspirational ideas for architecture students and practitioners.
Depression-Era Sculpture of the Bay Area
by Betty S. Veronico Nicholas A. VeronicoThe Great Depression was a terrible blow for the Bay Area’s thriving art community. A few private art projects kept a small number of sculptors working, but for the majority, prospects of finding new commissions were grim. By the mid-1930s, Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program had gathered steam, and assistance was provided to the nation’s art community. Salvation came from the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which employed thousands of artists to produce sculpture for public venues. The Bay Area art community subsequently benefitted from the need to fill the then-forthcoming Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) with sculpture of all shapes and sizes. As bad as the Depression was, its legacy more than 80 years on is one of beauty. The Bay Area is dotted with sculpture from this era, the majority of it on public display. Depression-Era Sculpture of the Bay Area is a visual tour of this artistic bounty.
The Depression Years as Photographed by Arthur Rothstein
by Arthur RothsteinOutstanding 1930s photos: famous dust storm photo, ragged children, the unemployed, much more. 120 photographs. Captions.
Depth Effects: Dimensionality from Camera to Computation
by Brooke BelisleIn this bold rewriting of visual culture, Brooke Belisle uses dimensionality to rethink the history and theory of media aesthetics. With Depth Effects, she traces A.I.-enabled techniques of computational imaging back to spatial strategies of early photography, analyzing everyday smartphone apps by way of almost-forgotten media forms. Drawing on the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Belisle explores depth both as a problem of visual representation (how can flat images depict a voluminous world?) and as a philosophical paradox (how do things cohere beyond the limits of our view?). She explains how today's depth effects continue colonialist ambitions toward totalizing ways of seeing. But she also shows how artists stage dimensionality to articulate what remains invisible and irreducible.
Der Anti-Stress-Trainer für Assistenzen
by Marit Zenk Peter BuchenauDieses Buch aus der Anti-Stress-Trainer Reihe ist die Erlösung für gestresste Assistenzen, die im Drehkreuz Sekretariat mit zig Bällen jonglieren. Spüren Sie den Druck, dem Sie unterliegen? Sei perfekt, sei stark, sei nett, sei schnell oder streng dich an - welcher Antreiber steckt in Ihnen? Zu Zeiten von 4.0 braucht selbst die modernste und versierteste Assistenz eine gute Strategie, um in der digital-verrückten Welt zu bestehen. Und zwar gesund! Lassen Sie sich Ihrer Illusionen „Jemals fertig zu werden“ und „Alles muss perfekt sein“ berauben. Neben dem erklärten Dilemma der Assistenz gibt es viele wertvolle Tipps zum Umgang mit Stress. Gepaart mit amüsanten Bildern, Sprüchen und Weisheiten bringt die Autorin Sie sicher zum Schmunzeln! Lassen Sie sich von Marit Zenk mit auf die Reise in Ihre Welt nehmen.
Der ästhetische Vektor: Eine Studie über filmische Postperformativität
by Jonathan ParteckeMethode der Filmrezeption. Im Zentrum dieser Methode steht der eigens definierte Begriff des ästhetischen Vektors: eine Wahrnehmungsinstanz, die als Abkürzung die Beschreibung komplizierter, semiotischer Zusammenhänge ermöglichen soll. Um den Vektorbegriff, seine Einzelteile und besondere Eigenheiten von Abänderungen und Nuancen in der Anwendung werden eine Vielzahl von neuen Begriffen eingeführt (und einige bestehende Begriffe bzw. in Verwendung befindliche Begriffe redefiniert), um eine neuartige Form der Filmwahrnehmung zu beschreiben: Das Rauschhafte Erleben des cinematographischen Modus – die Postperformativität. Film ist primär Ästhetik und Bild. Wie diese konstruiert werden und wirken, wird entschlüsselt.Der AutorJonathan Partecke studierte am Institut der Theaterwissenschaft München twm der Ludwig-Maximilians- Universität München. Seine Schwerpunkte sind: Filmwissenschaft, Ästhetiktheorie, Filmphilosophie, Deleuze.
Der Beitrag von Smart Cities zu einer nachhaltigen Stadtentwicklung: Chancen und Risiken von Konzepten für eine intelligente Stadt (Studien zum nachhaltigen Bauen und Wirtschaften)
by Benedikt Acker Thomas GlatteDieses Fachbuch vermittelt einen umfassenden Überblick über den Beitrag, welchen eine Smart City zu einer nachhaltigen Stadtentwicklung leisten kann. Unter Bezugnahme aktuell präsenter Megatrends erfolgt eine systematische Einordnung der Rolle der Immobilienwirtschaft im umfassenden Konstrukt einer intelligenten Stadt. Mittels Analysen vielversprechender Konzepte im Bereich der Smart City wird dabei der zusätzliche Mehrwert herausgearbeitet, welcher im Kontext der Nachhaltigkeit bei der Modernisierung und Revitalisierung von Gebäuden und Quartieren entstehen kann.
Der Change-Code: Wie Menschen sich für Veränderungen begeistern und Unternehmen damit gewinnen
by Dieter LedererFakten führen zum Denken, Emotionen führen zum Handeln. Die Quote ist seit Jahren unverändert: Drei Viertel aller Change-Programme in Unternehmen gehen schief. Sie liefern nicht das, was sie sollen. Mit der Folge, dass Geld, Motivation und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit schwinden. Klar ist: So kann es nicht weitergehen. Angesichts der immensen Herausforderungen und Umbrüche, vor denen wir allenthalben stehen, ist es höchste Zeit, dass der Pfusch beim Change aufhört. Wie das funktioniert, verrät dieses Buch - mit einer überraschend einfachen Lösung: Es lädt dazu ein, konsequent auf das zu fokussieren, was Menschen brauchen, um sich für Wandel zu begeistern. Denn nur dann werden sie sich bewegen. Nur dann werden sie sich vertrauensvoll auf eine neue unternehmerische Richtung einlassen und sie kraftvoll umsetzen. Das Kompendium menschenorientierter Veränderung und Transformation.
Der Mensch - Evolution, Natur und Kultur
by Jochen OehlerGut 150 Jahren sind vergangen, seit Darwin sein Werk "Die Entstehung der Arten" geschrieben hat. Das Evolutionsparadigma hat inzwischen als erfolgreicher Forschungsansatz dazu beigetragen, u. a. psychologische, soziale, ethische, ästhetische oder auch politische Fragen zu klären. Namhafte Natur- und Geisteswissenschaftler zeigen in dem Band die Möglichkeiten evolutionärer Erklärungen und Vorhersagen auf. Durch die interdisziplinäre Herangehensweise ergibt sich ein ganzheitliches Bild der Herkunft und der Daseinsweise des Menschen aus heutiger Sicht.
Der perfekte Moment: Den Blick schärfen, besser fotografieren
by Christian SchnalzgerDen Blick schärfen, besser fotografieren
Der Roman als Netzwerk: Formen, Ideen, Waren
by Tim Lanzendörfer Corinna Norrick-RühlDer Roman als Netzwerk: Formen, Ideen, Waren beschäftigt sich mit dem zeitgenössischen englischsprachigen Roman und seinen Derivaten und Nebenprodukten wie Graphic Novels, Comics, Podcasts und Quality TV. Dieser Sammelband untersucht die Bedeutung des Romans im größeren System der zeitgenössischen Medienproduktion und (Post-)Printkultur und betrachtet den Roman durch die Linse der Akteur-Netzwerk-Theorie als einen Knotenpunkt im Roman-Netzwerk. Die Kapitel unterstreichen die enge Verbindung zwischen allen Aspekten des Romans, zwischen dem Roman als (literarischer) Form, als Idee und als Ware. Der Sammelband bringt Expert*innen aus amerikanischer und anglistisches Literaturwissenschaft und Postcolonial Studies sowie den Buch- und Medienwissenschaften zusammen und bietet einen neuen Blickwinkel auf den Roman in seinen vielfältigen Erscheinungsformen.
Der Salon der Exilkünstler in Kalifornien: Salka Viertel beherbergte berühmte Intellektuelle, die vor dem Nationalsozialismus geflüchtet waren
by Núria AñóSalka Viertel beherbergte in ihrem Exil Schauspieler, berühmte Intellektuelle und anonyme Personen, die vor dem Nationalsozialismus geflüchtet waren. Die Biographie schildert das Leben von Salka Viertel, einer jüdischen Schauspielerin, die nach Hollywood emigrierte und die sich als Drehbuchautorin der schwedischen Schauspielerin Greta Garbo einen Namen machte. Zudem hielt sie einen Salon in Santa Monica in Kalifornien ab, in dem sich ein großer Teil der europäischen Exil-Intellektuellen versammelte. Salka war eine für die damalige Zeit sehr moderne und interessante Frau, die ihren Platz in der Geschichte verdient. Das Buch beschäftigt sich mit der vermeintlichen Bisexualität von Salka Viertel sowie mit ihren zahlreichen berühmten Freunden, unter anderem: Albert Einstein, Charles Chaplin, Sergei Eisenstein, F. W. Murnau, Max Reinhardt, Arnold Schönberg, Thomas Mann, Bertolt Brecht, Greta Garbo, Montgomery Clift… Ebenso wie Gertrude Stein und andere berüchtigte Frauen unterhielt sie ihren eigenen Literatursalon, in dem sich Schriftsteller wie Truman Capote, Christopher Isherwood, Gore Vidal und viele mehr einfanden. Weitere Themen dieses Werks sind das Berlin der zwanziger Jahre oder der Übergang vom Stumm- zum Tonfilm aus der Perspektive des Film-Mekkas Hollywood. Der Aufstieg Hitlers und die daraus entstehenden Konsequenzen für die Juden; das Leben im Exil für die Intellektuellen, die aufgrund des Zweiten Weltkriegs nicht länger in ihre Heimatländer zurückkehren konnten. Der Kalte Krieg und die Hexenjagd gegen die Anhänger des Kommunismus. Ohne Zweifel verläuft das Leben von Salka Viertel und ihren Freunden vor dem Hintergrund der großen Ereignisse des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts. Für die Arbeit an diesem Projekt erhielt die Autorin die Stipendien Shanghai Writing Program (China, 2016) und des Baltic Centre (Schweden, 2017). „Eine