Houses for Science

Houses for Science
Author: Elizabeth L. Watson
Publisher: CSHL Press
Total Pages: 351
Release: 1991-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0879694033

Houses for Science traces the unique architectural and scientific evolution of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory from whaling village, to "summer camp" for biologists, to world-renowned research and educational institution. Situated on Long Island's fabled North Shore, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has a one-hundred-year heritage of superlative basic research in genetics and an architectural patrimony that spans nearly two centuries. In Houses for Science architectural historian Elizabeth Watson skillfully integrates the fascinating story of the construction and preservation of this village of science with a chronological account of the history of the Laboratory and the fundamental discoveries made here. Augmenting this account are essays by Nobel laureate James D. Watson on the key advances made in genetics research during the Laboratory's first one hundred years.

The Victorian Palace of Science

The Victorian Palace of Science
Author: Edward J. Gillin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2017-11-09
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1108419666

Edward J. Gillin explores the extraordinary role of scientific knowledge in the building of the Houses of Parliament in Victorian Britain.

Pretty Good House

Pretty Good House
Author: Michael Maines
Publisher: Taunton Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2022-05-24
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781641551656

Pretty Good House provides a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that focus on its inhabitants and the environment--but keeps in mind that few people have pockets deep enough to achieve a "perfect" solution. The essential idea is for homeowners to work within their financial and practical constraints both to meet their own needs and do as much for the planet as possible. A Pretty Good House is: * A house that's as small as possible * Simple and durable, but also well designed * Insulated and air-sealed * Above all, it is affordable, healthy, responsible, and resilient.

Home Comforts

Home Comforts
Author: Cheryl Mendelson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 900
Release: 2005-05-17
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0743272862

A classic bestselling resource for every household, Home Comforts helps you manage everyday chores, find creative solutions to domestic dilemmas, and enhance the experience of life at home. “Home Comforts is to the house what Joy of Cooking is to food.” —USA TODAY Home Comforts is an engaging and comprehensive book about housekeeping. It is a lively and readable guide for both beginners and experts in all the domestic arts. From keeping surfaces free of germs, watering plants, removing stains, folding a fitted sheet, cleaning china, tuning a piano, lighting a fire, setting the dining room table—this guide covers everything that people might want to do for themselves in their homes. Further topics include: making up a bed with hospital corners, expert recommendations for safe food storage, reading care labels (and sometimes carefully disregarding them), keeping your home free of dust mites and other allergens, this is a practical, good-humored, philosophical guidebook to the art and science of household management.

If You Lived Here

If You Lived Here
Author: Giles Laroche
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2011-10-25
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0547677340

Master of the cut and paste art technique, Giles Laroche takes readers on a storytelling journey around the world that celebrates the diversity of homes and the people who are shaped by them. Step into unique homes from around the world and discover the many fascinating ways in which people live and have lived. If you lived in the mountains of southern Spain, your bedroom might be carved out of a mountain. If you lived in a village in South Africa, the outside of your house might tell the story of your family. And if you lived in a floating green house in the Netherlands, you could rotate your house to watch both the sunrise and sunset. With intricate bas-relief collages, Giles Laroche uncovers the reason why each home was constructed the way in which it was, then lets us imagine what it would be like to live in homes so different from our own. Showing the tremendous variety of dwellings worldwide—log cabins, houses on stilts, cave dwellings, boathouses, and yurts—this book addresses why each house is build the way that it is. Reasons—such as blending into the landscape, confusing invaders, being able to travel with one's home, using whatever materials are at hand—are as varied as the homes themselves. List of Houses included: Dogtrot log house, based on dogtrots built in the southern U.S. Chalet, based on chalets built in the Austrian Alps. Pueblo, Taos, New Mexico Connected barn, based on connected barns common in northern New England. Cave dwelling, Guadix, Andalucia, Spain Palafitos (house on stilts), Chiloe Island, Chile Palazzo Dario, Venice, Italy Chateau La Brede, Bordeaux, France Tulou, Hangkeng village, Yongding, China Half-timbered houses, Miltenberg am Main, Germany Greek island village houses, Astipalaia Island, Greece Decorated houses of Ndebele, Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa Yurt, based on yurts in Mongolia and other parts of central Asia. Airstream trailer, USA Floating house, Middleburg, the Netherlands Tree house, USA

How a House Is Built

How a House Is Built
Author: Gail Gibbons
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2014-01-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0823430855

Houses are built with many different materials, and in many shapes and sizes. Step by step, this picture book explains how homes are built—from the architect's plans through the arrival of a happy family. The many processes of construction are explained with simple language and bright, clear illustrations, perfect for kids starting to wonder about how the world around them works. Many different careers—including carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and landscapers—are introduced, each doing their part to bring the picture wood-frame house to life. A great read for kids who love construction sites, or who can't get enough of Building a House by Byron Barton. According to The Washington Post, Gail Gibbons "has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." Ms. Gibbons is the author of more than 100 books for young readers, including the bestselling titles From Seed to Plant and Monarch Butterfly. Her many honors include the Washington Post/Childrens Book Fuild Nonfiction Award and the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book Award.

The Mystery of Haunted Houses

The Mystery of Haunted Houses
Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781403483430

Examines the phenomenon of haunted houses and their ghosts, citing specific examples, and discusses the various theories that seek to explain them, including how they may be faked.

Popular Science Leisure Homes

Popular Science Leisure Homes
Author: Alfred W. Lees
Publisher: Popular Science Books
Total Pages: 342
Release: 1980
Genre: Architecture, Domestic--Design and plans
ISBN: 9780442212636

Here, from the pages of Popular Science magazine, is a gallery of fifty-six stunning leisure homes designed by America's most talented and innovative architects, plus full plans and instructions for building the widely publicized, high-security Lockbox House.

The Houses of Belgrade

The Houses of Belgrade
Author: Borislav Pekić
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1994
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780810111417

The Bernard Johnson translation of Pekic's prize-winning novel. Originally published by Harcourt in 1978. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR