Worlds of Flow

Worlds of Flow
Author: Olivier Darrigol
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2005-09
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0198568436

This book provides the first fully-fledged history of hydrodynamics, including lively accounts of the concrete problems of hydraulics, navigation, blood circulation, meteorology, and aeronautics that motivated the main conceptual innovations. Richly illustrated, technically competent, and philosophically sensitive, it should attract a broad audience and become a standard reference for any one interested in fluid mechanics.

Surrealism and Architecture

Surrealism and Architecture
Author: Thomas Mical
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2005
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780415325202

Twenty-one essays examining the relationship of surrealist thought to architectural theory and practice.

Coleridge and the Nature of Imagination

Coleridge and the Nature of Imagination
Author: D. Ward
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 443
Release: 2013-11-13
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1137362626

Examining a range of Coleridge's writings, this book uses recent scientific research to understand how we have evolved to make mental representations of the counterfactual, how such transformative essays in Imagination have enabled humans to survive, to prosper and to express themselves in the sciences, the arts and particularly in poetry.

Chiswick House Gardens

Chiswick House Gardens
Author: David Jacques
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2023-08-17
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1802075267

The grounds at Chiswick House are amongst the most iconic of all the historic gardens of Europe. In the 1720s they reflected Lord Burlington’s innovative ideas on Palladianism and antique gardens, whilst the area transformed by William Kent to give a rustic appearance in the early 1730s has been recognised as one of, or perhaps the, birthplace of the landscape garden. The grounds were periodically brought to the forefront of taste, reaching another high point as the venue for spectacular garden parties under the 6th Duke of Devonshire. As a garden of many periods it has given rise to passionate national debates since World War II on the principles of restoration, and as a public park it has been an important project assisted by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Its renewed high state of keeping and its tranquil beauty belies its ‘deep’ history of intellectual debate, social tensions and practical difficulties. The book concentrates on the four main periods when Chiswick gardens were in the national spotlight, two when being in the forefront of taste and two concerning the restorations, the first being in the 1950s when the whole question of garden restoration was entirely new. The second restoration, on and off since 1988 intersects with the development of a philosophical stance and national policy on the restoration of parks and gardens. There is much of interest for art and architectural historians, garden historians, social historians and those local and international visitors who enjoy the finest public park in West London.

The Palladian Revival

The Palladian Revival
Author: John Harris
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780300059830

In 1726, Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, built an addition to his modest country house on the river Thames at Chiswick. The structure was a free standing villa, which is the subject of this book. The author explores the villa's architectural inspiration and the evolution of its design.

Ei Arakawa

Ei Arakawa
Author: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König Köln
Publisher: Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2021-07-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9783960987697

Erika Lindstrom, Eva Birkenstock, John Kelsey, Jutta Koether, Reiko Tomii, Sarah Chow