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English | 2012 | pages: 278 | ISBN: 1107404444 | PDF | 2,9 mb
In this path-breaking and multi-layered account of one of the least explored societies in the Middle East, Nelida Fuccaro examines the political and social life of the Gulf city and its coastline, as exemplified by Manama in Bahrain. Written as an ethnography of space, politics and community, it addresses the changing relationship between urban development, politics and society before and after the discovery of oil. By using a variety of local sources and oral histories, Fuccaro questions the role played by the British Empire and oil in state-making. Instead, she draws attention to urban residents, elites and institutions as active participants in state and nation building. She also examines how the city has continued to provide a source of political, social and sectarian identity since the early nineteenth century, challenging the view that the advent of oil and modernity represented a radical break in the urban past of the region.

Free Download Designing Responsive City Centers: Applicable Urban Design Guidelines
English | 2025 | ISBN: 9819789109 | 370 Pages | PDF (True) | 69 MB
This book explores the history and evolution of city centers and provides practical guidance for designing successful city centers, emphasizing the importance of urban design guidelines in achieving this goal. With a focus on community engagement, environmental quality, and economic benefits, the book offers a roadmap for creating vibrant, dynamic, and sustainable city centers that enhance the overall quality of life for their communities. The book offers guidelines for urban design, which can be used to apply the main principles and solutions related to landscaping, building architecture, and access systems. The guidelines manifest development policies as key solutions and govern the qualitative aspects of the plan, enabling the creation of responsive city centers that benefit their communities. An invaluable resource for anyone interested in urban design and its role in shaping the cities of the future, this book is an essential tool for creating successful and sustainable urban environments.

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Introduction: Continuing the Journey in City Light Photography

Join me as I take you through a 3-part process on how I conduct my City Light Photo Sessions. In this series, I’ll walk you through my thought process from beginning to end on how I create a cohesive city light shoot that my clients absolutely love. In this volume, you’ll see the same subject as in Volume 1, with the addition of highlight footage in Volume 3, showcasing how a cohesive session progresses from start to finish

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Introduction: Mastering the Art of City Light Photography

In this session series, I’ll take you through my thought process from beginning to end on how I achieve cohesive city light shoots that my clients absolutely love! You don’t need to live in a big city to utilize this look, nor do you need to focus exclusively on photographing tweens or teens. This video will cover Phase One of these shoots, including what I’m looking for and when to begin. You’ll also get a behind-the-scenes look at what I hope to capture during this phase, and I’ll explain why each shot is important.

Free Download Dry Urbanism: Designing for Drought in the City by Rob Roggema
English | EPUB (True) | 2024 | 269 Pages | ISBN : 3031773462 | 109.9 MB
The ambition of the book is to give a contemporary insight in the state of the art when it comes to designing our cities and landscapes for dry conditions. Water, or the absence thereof, is an important issue to consider. Many cities around the world are increasingly suffering heat, droughts and occasional severe flooding and rainfall. This asks for new approaches, and methodologies to (re)design the urban and rural condition to stay livable.

Free Download Tony Matthews, "The Birmingham City Miscellany (Miscellany "
English | ISBN: 0752463438 | 2012 | 144 pages | EPUB | 360 KB
The Birmingham City Miscellany – a book on the Blues like no other, packed with facts, stats, trivia, stories and legend. Delve deep to find out all about the events and people who have shaped the club into what it is today. Featured here are a plethora of stories on this charismatic football club ranging from how the club was formed, to little-known facts about players and managers. Here you will find player feats, individual records and plenty of weird and wonderful trivia. Rivalry with Villa, favourite managers, quotes ranging from the profound to the downright bizarre and cult heroes from yesteryear – a book no true Birmingham City fan should be without.

Free Download AwTeaches – Families In The City

In this tutorial, you will learn how to edit an image shot with gorgeous cool tones that will bring out the true feeling of the photograph. Finding the light is crucial to getting the right mood in a photograph, and Audrey will walk you through her process of identifying the best light in urban settings. This tutorial is perfect for photographers who want to enhance their city family portraits or other images shot in outdoor urban environments.

Free Download Dry Urbanism: Designing for Drought in the City
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031773462 | 279 Pages | PDF (True) | 40 MB
The ambition of the book is to give a contemporary insight in the state of the art when it comes to designing our cities and landscapes for dry conditions. Water, or the absence thereof, is an important issue to consider. Many cities around the world are increasingly suffering heat, droughts and occasional severe flooding and rainfall. This asks for new approaches, and methodologies to (re)design the urban and rural condition to stay livable.

Free Download Nick Flynn, "Another Bullshit Night in Suck City: A Memoir"
English | ISBN: 0393329402 | 2005 | 376 pages | EPUB | 450 KB
"Clear-eyed, inventive, and astonishingly honest." ―Elissa Schappel, Vanity Fair

Free Download Skip Johnson, "Charleston: The Brief History of a Remarkable City"
English | ISBN: 0988711303 | 2016 | 49 pages | EPUB | 654 KB
The little book recounts the remarkable, although little-known, history of Charleston, South Carolina. It was written especially for those persons who want to learn that history in one or two easy sittings. From her earliest beginnings, Charleston has experienced the lowest of lows and the highest of highs. She has known extreme shame and extreme glory. She has been one of the world’s most hated cities and one of its most beloved. She has been attacked by the militaries of four nations, including the United States, which put her under the longest siege in modern military history. A major earthquake almost destroyed her, massive hurricanes have battered her, monster fires have ripped through her streets, and the Civil War – which she started and lost – left her destitute and helpless as thousands of visitors danced on her grave. But today Charleston is considered one of America’s jewels. Readers of major travel magazines consistently name Charleston the friendliest, most gracious, even Best City in the United States and one of the best in the world. This primer clearly answers the question; What IS it about Charleston?