Building Beautiful
Building Beautiful

Author: Clive Aslet

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2021-09-21

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0847870634

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New homes, featuring interiors, gardens, and furniture from London-based architect John Simpson, famed designer of the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace and one of the world’s leading practitioners of New Classicism. Inviting, perfect in proportion, exquisite in detail—such are a few of the ways to describe homes designed by John Simpson. Well known for his work with the British royal family at Buckingham and Kensington palaces and for his buildings at Eton College in the U.K. and at the University of Notre Dame in the U.S., he is perhaps most brilliant at the level of the house and home. Building Beautiful is an invitation to enter the work of this master designer, as one might visit with a treasured friend. From a dream made real within a Venetian palazzo—a former seventeenth-century near-ruin, brought back to glorious, fancifully detailed life—to an English countryside cottage with a thatched roof, the featured homes are expressions of Simpson’s unerring eye and extraordinary sense of beauty. Here we find drama in contrasts of scale and the seductive effects of light, where a cozy reading nook opens to an expansive living room with a double-height ceiling that nevertheless feels not overly large but rather just right. This is Simpson’s subtle art—a mastery of scale, balance, and a pervading sense of elegance.

Building Beautiful Voices
Building Beautiful Voices

Author: Paul Nesheim

Publisher: Lorenz Corporation

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 207

ISBN-13: 9780893281380

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Text for college classrooms, private voice studios and those who are currently in the choral classroom. A concise, yet comprehensive study of vocal technique along with an extensive collection of related vocalises. The vocalises are presented in a manner that is "user-friendly," complete with accompaniments and numerous transpositions. This book contains more than 60 different exercises each designed to address specific vocal concepts. Whether you are a student of choral/vocal pedagogy, a beginning director or a veteran of many years in the classroom in need of new and fresh warm-ups to begin your daily rehearsals, this is the text that you have been waiting for. There is an accompanying student book so that every student can see the exercises, making introduction of new material much easier and more efficient.

Mastering Flutter: The Ultimate Guide to Building Beautiful Apps
Mastering Flutter: The Ultimate Guide to Building Beautiful Apps

Author: Subrat Gupta

Publisher: Subrat Gupta

Published: 2024-07-15

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13:

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Unlock the full potential of Flutter and embark on your journey to creating stunning, high-performance mobile applications with "Mastering Flutter: The Ultimate Guide to Building Beautiful Apps." This comprehensive guide is designed for developers of all levels, from beginners to experienced programmers, who want to harness the power of Flutter to build beautiful, natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase. Contents Overview: Introduction: Discover why Flutter is the future of mobile app development and what you will learn from this book. Understand who this book is for and how to make the most of it. Getting Started with Flutter: Step-by-step instructions on installing Flutter, setting up your development environment, and running your first Flutter app. Learn how to create a new Flutter project and explore the default app structure. Setting Up Your Development Environment: Detailed system requirements and installation guides for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Configure your IDE, emulators, and physical devices to streamline your development process. Building and Customizing Your App: Dive deep into Flutter's widget library, understand state management, and learn how to navigate between screens. Customize your app with beautiful UI elements and animations to enhance user experience. Advanced Flutter Concepts: Explore advanced topics such as integrating with backend services, handling user authentication, and leveraging Flutter's powerful plugin system. Optimize your app's performance and ensure it is ready for production. Key Features: Comprehensive Guide: Covering everything from the basics to advanced concepts, this book is your one-stop resource for mastering Flutter. Hands-On Approach: Practical examples and step-by-step tutorials to help you build real-world applications. Expert Insights: Learn from experienced Flutter developers and gain insights into best practices and industry standards. Up-to-Date Information: Stay current with the latest features and updates in the Flutter framework. Who This Book Is For: Whether you are a novice developer just getting started or an experienced programmer looking to expand your skills, this book provides valuable knowledge and practical skills to help you succeed in the world of Flutter development. How to Use This Book: Follow along with the tutorials, experiment with the code examples, and apply the concepts to your own projects. Use the book as a reference guide to revisit key topics and deepen your understanding as you progress in your Flutter journey. Conclusion: "Mastering Flutter: The Ultimate Guide to Building Beautiful Apps" is your essential companion for creating beautiful, functional, and high-performing applications. Start your journey today and unlock the power of Flutter!

The Art of Classic Planning
The Art of Classic Planning

Author: Nir Haim Buras

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2020-01-28

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 0674919246

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"An accomplished architect and urbanist goes back to the roots of what makes cities attractive and livable, demonstrating how we can restore function and beauty to our urban spaces for the long term. Nearly everything we treasure in the worldÕs most beautiful cities was built over a century ago. Cities like Prague, Paris, and Lisbon draw millions of visitors from around the world because of their exquisite architecture, walkable neighborhoods, and human scale. Yet a great deal of the knowledge and practice behind successful city planning has been abandoned over the last hundred yearsÑnot because of traffic, population growth, or other practical hurdles, but because of ill-considered theories emerging from Modernism and reactions to it. The errors of urban design over the last century are too great not to question. The solutions being offered todayÑsustainability, walkability, smart and green technologiesÑhint at what has been lost and what may be regained, but they remain piecemeal and superficial. In The Art of Classic Planning, architect and planner Nir Haim Buras documents and extends the time-tested and holistic practices that held sway before the reign of Modernism. With hundreds of full-color illustrations and photographs that will captivate architects, planners, administrators, and developers, The Art of Classic Planning restores and revitalizes the foundations of urban planning. Inspired by venerable cities like Kyoto, Vienna, and Venice, and by the great successes of LÕEnfantÕs Washington, HaussmannÕs Paris, and BurnhamÕs Chicago, Buras combines theory and a host of examples to arrive at clear guidelines for best practices in classic planning for todayÕs world. The Art of Classic Planning celebrates the enduring principles of urban design and invites us to return to building beautiful cities."

Building Beautiful Boxes with Your Band Saw
Building Beautiful Boxes with Your Band Saw

Author: Lois Ventura

Publisher:

Published: 2015-04-29

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781626541276

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Fluid, elegant and unique, Lois Keener Ventura's boxes elevate woodworking to a contemporary art form. You can capture the same effects in your own work following this guide's step-by-step band saw techniques. Whether you want to recreate these boxes as they appear or add your own distinctive variations, this book provides the instruction and inspiration you need. From cutting to finishing, this book provides patterns, photos and clear directions that make every step easy to achieve with basic tools and materials. Projects begin simply and progress into more elaborate designs, allowing you to build your skills with the creation of each new box. Best of all, these boxes are as practical as they are stunning, making them perfect to sell or give as gifts.

Beautiful Oops!
Beautiful Oops!

Author: Barney Saltzberg

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 2010-09-23

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 076115728X

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A life lesson that all parents want their children to learn: It’s OK to make a mistake. In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. A spill doesn’t ruin a drawing—not when it becomes the shape of a goofy animal. And an accidental tear in your paper? Don’t be upset about it when you can turn it into the roaring mouth of an alligator. An award winning, best-selling, one-of-a-kind interactive book, Beautiful Oops! shows young readers how every mistake is an opportunity to make something beautiful. A singular work of imagination, creativity, and paper engineering, Beautiful Oops! is filled with pop-ups, lift-the-flaps, tears, holes, overlays, bends, smudges, and even an accordion “telescope”—each demonstrating the magical transformation from blunder to wonder.

Beautiful Trouble
Beautiful Trouble

Author: Andrew Boyd

Publisher: OR Books

Published: 2013-05-01

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1939293162

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Banksy, the Yes Men, Gandhi, Starhawk: the accumulated wisdom of decades of creative protest is now in the hands of the next generation of change-makers, thanks to Beautiful Trouble. Sophisticated enough for veteran activists, accessible enough for newbies, this compact pocket edition of the bestselling Beautiful Trouble is a book that’s both handy and inexpensive. Showcasing the synergies between artistic imagination and shrewd political strategy, this generously illustrated volume can easily be slipped into your pocket as you head out to the streets. This is for everyone who longs for a more beautiful, more just, more livable world – and wants to know how to get there. Includes a new introduction by the editors. Contributors include: Celia Alario • Andy Bichlbaum • Nadine Bloch • L. M. Bogad • Mike Bonnano • Andrew Boyd • Kevin Buckland • Doyle Canning • Samantha Corbin • Stephen Duncombe • Simon Enoch • Janice Fine • Lisa Fithian • Arun Gupta • Sarah Jaffe • John Jordan • Stephen Lerner • Zack Malitz • Nancy L. Mancias • Dave Oswald Mitchell • Tracey Mitchell • Mark Read • Patrick Reinsborough • Joshua Kahn Russell • Nathan Schneider • John Sellers • Matthew Skomarovsky • Jonathan Matthew Smucker • Starhawk • Eric Stoner • Harsha Walia

The Church Building as a Sacred Place
The Church Building as a Sacred Place

Author: Duncan Stroik

Publisher: Liturgy Training Publications

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1595250379

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This collection of twenty-three essays by Duncan Stroik shows the development and consistency of his architectural vision. Packed with informative essays and over 170 photographs, this collection clearly articulates the Church’s architectural tradition.