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Deep Skin Architecture Design Potentials of Multi-Layered Architectural Boundaries / by Carl, Timo

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Hong Kong Architecture 1945-2015 From Colonial to Global / by Xue, Charlie Q. L.

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The Handbook of Contemporary Indigenous Architecture

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Grand Theater Urbanism Chinese Cities in the 21st century /

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Distinguished Figures in Descriptive Geometry and Its Applications for Mechanism Science From the Middle Ages to the 17th Century /

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Addressing the Climate in Modern Age's Construction History Between Architecture and Building Services Engineering /

Table of Contents: “…From the fireplace to the Hot Water Systems -- Chapter 3 -- Comfort And Conservation In The Munich's Alte Pinakothek -- Chapter 4 -- Central Heating Systems In France Through Several Examples -- Chapter 5 -- Camillo Boito and the School buildings indoor climate in the unified Italy (1870 - 1890) -- Chapter 6 -- Tradition And Science: The Evolution Of Environmental Architecture From 16th To 19 Th Century -- Chapter 7 -- Applying Actor-Network-Theory To The History Of Indoor Climate Control Technology -- Chapter 8 -- Asserting Adequacy: The Crescendo Of Nineteenth Century Voices That Demanded Brightness For The Modern World -- Chapter 9 -- What Were The Real Functions Of Houses Of Parliament's Ventilation Towers.…”
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Landside / Airside Why Airports Are the Way They Are / by Marquez, Victor

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The Picturesque : Architecture, Disgust and Other Irregularities. by Macarthur, John

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- The Picturesque Architecture, disgust and other irregularities -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures and credits -- Preface and acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- The genesis of the picturesque -- 1795 -- Price, Knight and Repton -- The nineteenth century -- The picturesque in modernism -- The reception of the picturesque -- 2 Pictures -- Painting and pictures -- The end of fresco -- Gilpin, the sketch and composition at large -- Price, Reynolds and genre -- Breadth and connection -- Repton and the limits of the picture -- Architecture and pictures -- Coda: Le Corbusier and Herzog and de Meuron, or, the end of the modern picturesque -- 3 Disgust -- Feeling and ideation -- A dirty fellow with a dirty shovel': rhyparography and the value of disgust in art -- Disinterestedness -- Disinterestedness II: disgust in the republic of taste -- A picturesque butcher's shop -- Meat in Repton -- The Carcase of an Ox -- Sir Uvedale Price's theory of disgust -- Picturesqueness and objecthood -- The heartlessness of the picturesque: John Ruskin -- From savageness to Brutalism and 'The Revenge of the Picturesque' -- Everyday -- 4 Irregularity -- The architectural plan and a sketch for its history -- The Truth about Cottages -- Cottages - neat and neglected -- Irregularity in theory and practice -- Cottage architecture and irregularity as technique -- Familiarity -- Plan-form and style -- Picturesque architecture and form -- Triangularity -- Le Corbusier's picturesque -- Picturesque minimalism? …”
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Introduction to the Urban History of China by Fu, Chonglan, Cao, Wenming

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Kitchen Pollutants Control and Ventilation A Ventilation Guide to Asian & European Kitchen Environment / by Li, Angui, Kosonen, Risto

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Foucault for architects / by Fontana-Giusti, Gordana

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Cognitive Infocommunications, Theory and Applications

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The Ascent of GIM, the Global Intelligent Machine A History of Production and Information Machines / by Koetsier, Teun

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Advances in Unconventional Computing Volume 1: Theory /

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New Trends in Mechanism and Machine Science Theory and Industrial Applications /

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Tartaglia's Science of Weights and Mechanics in the Sixteenth Century Selections from Quesiti et inventioni diverse: Books VII-VIII / by Pisano, Raffaele, Capecchi, Danilo

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Theorizing the dynamics of social processes

Table of Contents: “…Dahms -- History and the processing of class in social theory / Joseph Maslen -- Domination, contention, and the negotiation of inequality : a theoretical proposal / Viviane Brachet-Márquez -- The labor-value relation and its transformations : revisiting Marx's value theory / Paul Paolucci -- Globalization in and out, or, How can there be a constructivist theory of globalization? …”
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Springer Handbook of Model-Based Science

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Advances in Computational Plasticity A Book in Honour of D. Roger J. Owen /

Table of Contents: “…Santasusana -- The Influence of the Collagen Architecture on the Mechanical Response of the Human Cornea, by A. …”
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The Ambient Intelligent Classroom Beyond the Indispensable Educator / by Montebello, Matthew

Table of Contents: “…1 Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Teacher-Centred Pedagogy -- 1.3 Student-Centred and Reflexive Methodologies -- 1.4 Learning Modalities and Affordances -- 1.5 Conclusion -- References -- 2 Ambient Intelligence -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Historical Background -- 2.2.1 Ubiquitous and Pervasive -- 2.2.2 Internet of Things -- 2.2.3 Smart and Calm Computing -- 2.3 Enabling Technologies -- 2.3.1 Techniques -- 2.3.2 Sensors -- 2.3.3 Setups -- 2.4 AmI in Action -- 2.4.1 Assisted Living -- 2.4.2 Transportation -- 2.4.3 Civic Environments -- 2.5 Case for the Classroom -- 2.5.1 Social Dimension -- 2.5.2 Technological Dimension -- 2.5.3 Educational Dimension -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Social Aspect -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Human Aspect of a Classroom -- 3.2.1 Multidimensionality -- 3.2.2 Simultaneity -- 3.2.3 Immediacy -- 3.2.4 Unpredictability -- 3.2.5 Publicness -- 3.2.6 History -- 3.3 Connectivism Learning Theory -- 3.4 Related Work -- 3.5 Implications to the AmI Classroom -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Technological Aspect -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Technology in Education -- 4.3 Adaptive Learning Theory -- 4.4 Related Work -- 4.4.1 The 'Intelligent Classroom' -- 4.4.2 iClass -- 4.4.3 ClassMATE -- 4.5 Implications to the AmI Classroom -- 4.5.1 Unobtrusive Hardware -- 4.5.2 Seamless Communication Infrastructure -- 4.5.3 Distributed Device Network -- 4.5.4 Intuitive User Interface -- 4.5.5 Dependable and Secure -- 4.5.6 Learner Profile and the Educator -- 4.5.7 Compatibility and Scope -- 4.5.8 Fruitfulness and Role -- 4.5.9 Student Outcome and Clarity -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Educational Aspect -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Learning Models -- 5.2.1 New Learning Affordances -- 5.2.2 Modalities and Spaces within a School Environment -- 5.2.3 Merging Models -- 5.3 Personal Learning Environment -- 5.3.1 Personal Learning Network -- 5.3.2 Personal Learning Portfolio -- 5.3.3 Ambient Intelligent PLE -- 5.4 Related Work -- 5.4.1 Psychological Type Model -- 5.4.2 Learner Type Model -- 5.4.3 Experiential Type Model -- 5.4.4 Personality Type Model -- 5.4.5 Experiences Type Model -- 5.5 Implications to the AmI Classroom -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- 6 The Ambient Intelligent Classroom -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Background Rationale -- 6.2.1 Scenario Description -- 6.2.2 Virtual Space -- 6.2.3 Physical Space -- 6.2.4 Converging Technologies -- 6.3 Architectural Design -- 6.3.1 AmI-PLE -- 6.3.2 Smart Classroom -- 6.3.3 Combined Educational Environment -- 6.4 Implementation Details -- 6.4.1 Software Development -- 6.4.2 Classroom Setup -- 6.4.3 Interoperability Affairs -- 6.5 Empirical Testing -- 6.5.1 The Human Aspect -- 6.5.2 The Software Aspect -- 6.5.3 The Physical Aspect -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Future Directions -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Learning 4.0 -- 7.2.1 Complete Automation -- 7.2.2 Global Knowledge -- 7.2.3 Assessment Repurposed -- 7.3 Evolving Educator -- 7.3.1 Digital Educator -- 7.3.2 Social Advocate -- 7.3.3 LifeLong Learner -- 7.4 Digital Learners -- 7.4.1 Technology Adopter -- 7.4.2 Social Player -- 7.4.3 New Skills Assessed -- 7.5 Education Environments -- 7.5.1 AI Enabled -- 7.5.2 Authenticating Sources -- 7.5.3 Holistic Skills -- 7.6 Conclusion -- References -- Glossary -- References.…”
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