Architecture: Residential Drafting and Design

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Architecture: Residential Drafting and Design provides comprehensive instruction for preparing architectural working drawings using traditional and computer-based methods. The text also serves as a reference for design and construction principles and methods. Its exciting format organizes content around the design-building process, making the text easy to understand and appealing to students. Content is up-to-date, with coverage of state-of-the-art technology.

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  • Used Book in Good Condition

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Lampyridae Lamps by Monica Correia

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Monica Correia Design Studio will launch three lamps from the Lampyridae collection in Milan next week at EDIT by Designjunction.

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Description

Lampyridae Lamps were inspired in the form and warm light of fireflies. Their sizes and sculptural forms make the lamps unique and modern. The designs started as 3D models that were then turned into 2D slices. The shapes were cut in plywood using Computer Numerical Control (CNC) laser technology and assembled to create the 3D forms. The process minimized the packaging and weight, and it left the material with dark edges that were not removed to reinforce the initial intention of warmth. When lit the light resembles the sunset light.

The studio focuses on the challenge of transforming ideas into functional and aesthetically pleasing unique objects. Monica Correia primarily works with digital technologies but also embraces traditional techniques. The scale of her work varies from ceiling installations to small functional objects.

The Lampyridae Lamp Collection will be on show at Stand R2 at the EDIT by Designjunction in Milan from 8 to 13 April 2014.

Design: Monica Correia Design Studio

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RC Plane ‘KNOW HOW’- An Illustrated Guide: “The more you know about them, the better your flying will be”

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RC Plane flying and building – Probably this is the only Hobby that involves Engineering, Electronics, Building, Aerodynamics, model making, etc.

This is a hobby which is demanding and challenging and yet rewarding, when you fly it! The feeling you get when you fly the plane successfully, is priceless. As a RC Plane hobbyist for several years I have come to experience this priceless feeling again and again and I want others to feel the same about this hobby. That is why I have created this illustrated guide, so that with minimum frustration and ‘fuss’ you can go about making your flight a successful one.

This Guide covers some very important segments in the process of flying without which a successful flight will one be a matter of chance!

This guide is a creation and compilation of some extensively research both from actual experience and available information.

Lastly, I want to say only one thing about flying RC Planes, “The more you know about them, the better your flying will be”

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Introduction to Environmental Management (Developments in Environmental Modelling)

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This book provides a comprehensive survey of the various sub-disciplines which form the basis of environmental management. The book was written by experts in the three following categories: Natural Sciences topics such as soil, air and water pollution, water management, aspects of pesticides and gene technology; Social Sciences consisting of topics in countryside planning, environmental economics and law; and finally, subjects in Environmental Science and Ecology such as EIA and environmental management modelling are assessed. This volume is intended as an introductory overview of these topics and presents the tools required to practice environmental management. The book is expected to serve as a textbook and a reference book in teaching environmental management at a college or university level.

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Cox Hobbies Sky Ranger EP RTF Park Flyer

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Great Planes Cox Sky Ranger
Ready-to-Fly Electric R/C Trainer Park-Flyer
This is a Great Planes Cox Sky Ranger Ready-to-Fly Electric R/C Trainer Park-Flyer. The Sky Ranger is the first Cox RTF in over 30 years – and the most advanced airplane that Cox has ever offered. It includes a 2.4GHz radio system with dual rates for years of trouble-free flying and it’s so complete that there’s absolutely nothing left to buy. A FlightFlex airframe and the exclusive SafeProp system offer double the protection against damage, making the Sky Ranger so strong and durable that it’s virtually unbreakable! It’s a great deal for your flying dollar and a perfect pick for flying at the field with friends or practicing skills in your own backyard.
Ready-to-Fly When You Are:
Cox RTFs are the closest thing to true “buy and fly” R/C you can find. Assembly takes a screwdriver and less than 5 minutes. And once you insert “AA” cells in the radio and charge the flight pack, there’s nothing between you and the sky except a takeoff! There’s literally nothing left to buy. Everything you need (even the screwdriver! is in the box. There’s a radio and “AA” batteries. A charger and a rechargeable flight battery good for up to 10 minutes of flying time. And a plane that arrives with a motor, speed control and radio gear already installed.
Fly Alone…or with Friends:
One of the big pluses a Cox RTF offers is confidence, and a state-of-the-art 2.4GHz radio system plays a big part in providing it. Signals from other radios can’t affect it  and nothing can touch it for dependable, trouble-free operation. You can fly alone or with friends, without waiting or interference worries. It’s a full, 4-channel system like most R/C airplane radios, with this big plus: dual rates. The “New Pilot” setting offers you more reaction time and gentler handling – perfect for practicing basic flying skills. And once you’

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  • FEATURES: Construction: Foam, Flight Flex flexes on impact to help absorb crash energy and protect the electronics inside
  • INCLUDES: Cox Sky Ranger Park Flyer with 2.4GHz Radio System, LiPo Battery, Charger with AC Power Supply, two props, four AA batteries

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False Frontin': Our Favorite Dishonest Facades

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Reinforced concrete and increasingly strong interior steel beams have almost made buildings’ exterior envelopes a relic of the past. While a building covering still provides crucial protection from the elements, and of course privacy, architects have taken liberties with the playful possibilities that false facades offer. Such film set aesthetics not only add visual interest to otherwise ordinary buildings, but their tendency to confuse viewers holds an uncanny appeal that riffs of the entire system of symbolic architecture. With an open mindset, this facade masquerade can provide endless entertainment (and make Robert Venturi proud). Join us in this study of form-follows-folly: Images courtesy of the AOC. Spa School by the AOC, London The brick wrap is designed to relate the building to its context, purposely taking on the function of communication as a flat skin, leaving the building itself to perform as a place for learning. Image via wikimedia.org Fire Station Number 4 by Venturi and Rauch, Columbus, Indiana The classic appropriation of the Western false front as high architecture, Robert Venturi’s famous fire station helped introduce the world to his ideas about irony and simplicity, all from …

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