Almanac of Architecture & Design 2006


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Building Faith


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The social sciences have largely ignored the role of physical buildings in shaping the social fabric of communities and groups. Although the emerging field of the sociology of architecture has started to pay attention to physical structures, Brenneman and Miller are the first to combine the light of sociological theory and the empirical method in order to understand the impact of physical structures on the religious groups that build, transform, and maintain them. Building Faith explores the social impact of religious buildings in places as diverse as a Chicago suburb and a Guatemalan indigenous Mayan village, all the while asking the questions, "How does space shape community?" and "How do communities shape the spaces that speak for them?"




Almanac of Architecture and Design


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Includes Calendar, Registry of Awards in the Field, Directories of Museums, Professional Organizations, Leading Firms, and University Programs, and Short Obituaries.




Almanac of Architecture & Design


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Includes calendar, registry of awards in the field, directories of museums, professional organizations, leading firms, and university programs, and short obituaries.




Almanac of Architecture & Design, 2001


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"The Almanac of Architecture and Design 2000" contains 13 chapters of vital and timely information about the field, including up to the minute information on awards and honors, a calendar of competition deadlines and conference dates, plus a listing of individuals in the design profession.




Regulating Information Asymmetry in the Residential Real Estate Market


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This book conducts a detailed examination of the current form of the Hong Kong residential property regulatory system: the 2013 Residential Properties (Firsthand Sales) Ordinance (Cap 621). The author sheds light on how the new legislation promotes a number of values including information symmetry, consumer protection, the free market and business efficacy. It provides a detailed account of how the regulatory mechanism has evolved over the past three decades to catch unconsscionable sales tactics (such as selective information and/or misrepresentation of location, size, completion date and past transactions) and monitor sales practices in order to protect the interests of stakeholders in this ever-changing first-hand residential property market. This book breaks down this complicated subject matter by focusing a number of chapters each on a specific attribute of the residential property on sale. It then examines the various channels through which the information is communicated to the prospective buyer and discusses misrepresentation of the key information in sales of residential properties as criminal liability.The tension between consumer’s rights on one hand and the pursuit of free market principles on the other is but one example of the conflicting values thoroughly discussed in the book, others include superstition vs. modernization and clarity vs. flexibility. Aimed at those with an interest in consumer protection and transparency-orientated legislation in commercialized real estate transactions, this book seeks to provide an in-depth discussion of the latest trends and directions of travel.







Plunkett's Engineering & Research Industry Almanac 2007: Engineering & Research Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies


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A guide to the trends and leading companies in the engineering, research, design, innovation and development business fields. This book contains most of the data you need on the American Engineering & Research Industry. It includes market analysis, R&D data and several statistical tables and nearly 400 profiles of Engineering and Research firms.




Plunkett's Consulting Industry Almanac 2007: Consulting Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies


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Covers trends in consulting in such fields as marketing, information technology, management, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing and health care. This guide contains contacts for business and industry leaders, industry associations, Internet sites and other resources. It also includes statistical tables, an industry glossary and indexes.




Almanac of Architecture and Design 2000


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The only source book of its kind, this almanac is the design profession's definitive resource for up-to-the-minute architecture and design information. This all-in-one resource brings together facts, figures, and important dates, including information on competition submissions and conferences; weights, measures and conversion tables; valuable cost and statistical information; and more.