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The Timeless Way of Building

by Christopher Alexander ...

Narrated by Mike Fraser ...

Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

The theory of architecture implicit in our world today, Christopher Alexander believes, is bankrupt. More and more people are aware that something is deeply wrong. Yet the power of present day ideas is so great that many feel uncomfortable, even afraid, to say openly that they dislike what is happening, because they are afraid to seem foolish, afraid perhaps that they will be laughed at.Now, at ... Read more

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The theory of architecture implicit in our world today, Christopher Alexander believes, is bankrupt. More and more people are aware that something is deeply wrong. Yet the power of present day ideas is so great that many feel uncomfortable, even afraid, to say openly that they dislike what is happening, because they are afraid to seem foolish, afraid perhaps that they will be laughed at.Now, at
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Une brève histoire de Varsovie : Comment une capitale s’est relevée après sa destruction totale

by Henri Royer ...

Narrated by Henri Royer ...

Unabridged

2 hours 11 min

Plongez dans l'histoire poignante d'une métropole rasée par la guerre, un puissant récit de survie et de résilience. Des rives de la Vistule jusqu'aux pires heures du vingtième siècle, suivez le destin tragique et glorieux d'une cité qui a farouchement refusé de disparaître.Idéale pour enrichir vos trajets quotidiens ou nourrir votre réflexion personnelle, cette épopée historique offre un regard ... Read more

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Plongez dans l'histoire poignante d'une métropole rasée par la guerre, un puissant récit de survie et de résilience. Des rives de la Vistule jusqu'aux pires heures du vingtième siècle, suivez le destin tragique et glorieux d'une cité qui a farouchement refusé de disparaître.Idéale pour enrichir vos trajets quotidiens ou nourrir votre réflexion personnelle, cette épopée historique offre un regard
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Une brève histoire de Chicago : La ville qui a brûlé et donné naissance au gratte-ciel

by Dorian Herve ...

Narrated by Dorian Herve ...

Unabridged

2 hours 6 min

Plongez dans l'histoire d'une métropole ravagée par le feu, devenue le berceau mondial de l'architecture verticale. De ses premiers comptoirs commerciaux à son ascension industrielle vertigineuse, ce récit historique haletant transforme votre temps de trajet en une véritable exploration temporelle.Au-delà des cendres du grand brasier, écoutez battre le cœur d'une société résiliente, portée par l ... Read more

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Plongez dans l'histoire d'une métropole ravagée par le feu, devenue le berceau mondial de l'architecture verticale. De ses premiers comptoirs commerciaux à son ascension industrielle vertigineuse, ce récit historique haletant transforme votre temps de trajet en une véritable exploration temporelle.Au-delà des cendres du grand brasier, écoutez battre le cœur d'une société résiliente, portée par l
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Breve historia de Chicago: La ciudad que ardió y levantó rascacielos

by Justo Torres ...

Narrated by Justo Torres ...

Unabridged

2 hours 14 min

Explora la fascinante historia urbana de una metrópolis forjada entre cenizas, luchas obreras y arquitectura colosal. Desde sus orígenes como un modesto cruce de rutas en la pradera hasta convertirse en la meca global de los rascacielos, esta narración revela los secretos de su vertiginoso y accidentado ascenso.Ideal para acompañarte en tus trayectos diarios, este relato evocador y realista ... Read more

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Explora la fascinante historia urbana de una metrópolis forjada entre cenizas, luchas obreras y arquitectura colosal. Desde sus orígenes como un modesto cruce de rutas en la pradera hasta convertirse en la meca global de los rascacielos, esta narración revela los secretos de su vertiginoso y accidentado ascenso.Ideal para acompañarte en tus trayectos diarios, este relato evocador y realista
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The Intimate City

Walking New York

by Michael Kimmelman ...

Narrated by Michael Kimmelman, William DeMeritt, Karen Murray, Eileen Noonan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 34 min

From the New York Times architecture critic, his celebrated walking tours of New York City, now expanded, covering four of the five boroughs and some 540 million years of history, accompanied by some of the people who know it bestAs New York came to a halt with COVID, Michael Kimmelman composed an email to a group of architects, historians, writers, and friends, inviting them to take a walk. ... Read more

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From the New York Times architecture critic, his celebrated walking tours of New York City, now expanded, covering four of the five boroughs and some 540 million years of history, accompanied by some of the people who know it bestAs New York came to a halt with COVID, Michael Kimmelman composed an email to a group of architects, historians, writers, and friends, inviting them to take a walk.
... Read more
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Radical Technologies

The Design of Everyday Life

by Adam Greenfield ...

Narrated by Michael Butler Murray ...

Unabridged

12 hours 14 min

Everywhere we turn, a startling new device promises to transfigure our lives. But at what cost? In this urgent and revelatory excavation of our Information Age, leading technology thinker Adam Greenfield forces us to reconsider our relationship with the networked objects, services, and spaces that define us. It is time to re-evaluate the Silicon Valley consensus determining the future.We're told ... Read more

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Everywhere we turn, a startling new device promises to transfigure our lives. But at what cost? In this urgent and revelatory excavation of our Information Age, leading technology thinker Adam Greenfield forces us to reconsider our relationship with the networked objects, services, and spaces that define us. It is time to re-evaluate the Silicon Valley consensus determining the future.We're told
... Read more
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Importance of Green Spaces in Urban Areas, The

by Fiona Sterling ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Unabridged

31 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In "The Importance of Green Spaces in Urban Areas," Fiona Sterling delves into the multifaceted benefits of urban green spaces and the essential role they play in creating sustainable and livable cities. Through comprehensive chapters, Sterling explores the psychological, social, economic, and environmental advantages that green spaces provide. The ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In "The Importance of Green Spaces in Urban Areas," Fiona Sterling delves into the multifaceted benefits of urban green spaces and the essential role they play in creating sustainable and livable cities. Through comprehensive chapters, Sterling explores the psychological, social, economic, and environmental advantages that green spaces provide. The
... Read more
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Nahwärme neu gedacht

Wie du mit regenerativen Energien unabhängig heizt und Kosten langfristig senkst

by Andreas Bauernfeind ...

Narrated by Helmut Stieglbauer (AI) ...

Unabridged

2 hours 7 min

Nahwärme neu gedacht: Wie du mit regenerativen Energien unabhängig heizt und Kosten langfristig senkst.Bist du auf der Suche nach einer echten Alternative zur Ölheizung und möchtest endlich unabhängig heizen ohne Gas? Die Energiepreise steigen kontinuierlich, und die Zukunft der Wärmeversorgung erfordert ein Umdenken. Wenn du Heizkosten sparen im Eigenheim und gleichzeitig klimafreundlich heizen ... Read more

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Nahwärme neu gedacht: Wie du mit regenerativen Energien unabhängig heizt und Kosten langfristig senkst.Bist du auf der Suche nach einer echten Alternative zur Ölheizung und möchtest endlich unabhängig heizen ohne Gas? Die Energiepreise steigen kontinuierlich, und die Zukunft der Wärmeversorgung erfordert ein Umdenken. Wenn du Heizkosten sparen im Eigenheim und gleichzeitig klimafreundlich heizen
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Building the Metropolis

Architecture, Construction, and Labor in New York City, 1880–1935

by Alexander Wood ...

Narrated by Auto-narrated ...

Series series Historical Studies of Urban America
Unabridged

13 hours 32 min

A sweeping history of New York that chronicles the construction of one of the world’s great cities.Between the 1880s and the 1930s, New York City experienced explosive growth as nearly a million buildings, dozens of bridges and tunnels, hundreds of miles of subway lines, and thousands of miles of streets were erected to meet the needs of an ever-swelling population. This landscape—jagged with ... Read more

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A sweeping history of New York that chronicles the construction of one of the world’s great cities.Between the 1880s and the 1930s, New York City experienced explosive growth as nearly a million buildings, dozens of bridges and tunnels, hundreds of miles of subway lines, and thousands of miles of streets were erected to meet the needs of an ever-swelling population. This landscape—jagged with
... Read more
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Manifesto for the Revitalisation of Cities

A Solution to Portugal's Housing Crisis

by Miguel Rebelo ...

Narrated by Miguel Rebelo ...

Abridged

51 min

The housing crisis in Portugal serves to illustrate a problem that has implications beyond the borders of the country, shedding light on challenges that are faced by major European and global cities. The rise in housing prices, driven by real estate speculation, the growth of tourism and the influx of foreign investment, has made it increasingly challenging for many in the population, especially ... Read more

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The housing crisis in Portugal serves to illustrate a problem that has implications beyond the borders of the country, shedding light on challenges that are faced by major European and global cities. The rise in housing prices, driven by real estate speculation, the growth of tourism and the influx of foreign investment, has made it increasingly challenging for many in the population, especially
... Read more
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Darwin Comes to Town

by Professor Menno Schilthuizen ...

Narrated by Chris Nayak ...

Unabridged

8 hours 25 min

See your city through fresh eyesWe are marching towards a future in which three-quarters of humans live in cities, and a large portion of the planet's landmass is urbanized. With much of the rest covered by human-shaped farms, pasture, and plantations, where can nature still go? To the cities -- is Menno Schilthuizen's answer in this remarkable book. And with more and more wildlife carving out new ... Read more

$35.99 AUD

See your city through fresh eyesWe are marching towards a future in which three-quarters of humans live in cities, and a large portion of the planet's landmass is urbanized. With much of the rest covered by human-shaped farms, pasture, and plantations, where can nature still go? To the cities -- is Menno Schilthuizen's answer in this remarkable book. And with more and more wildlife carving out new
... Read more
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Inventing Paradise

The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles

by Paul Haddad ...

Narrated by Paul Haddad ...

Unabridged

11 hours 25 min

Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles traces the improbable rise of Los Angeles through the prism of six visionaries who had outsize influence on the city’s growth: Phineas Banning, Harrison Gray Otis, Henry Huntington, Harry Chandler, William Mulholland, and Moses Sherman.In the late 1870s, Los Angeles was a violent, dusty, 29-square-mile pueblo with a few ... Read more

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Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles traces the improbable rise of Los Angeles through the prism of six visionaries who had outsize influence on the city’s growth: Phineas Banning, Harrison Gray Otis, Henry Huntington, Harry Chandler, William Mulholland, and Moses Sherman.In the late 1870s, Los Angeles was a violent, dusty, 29-square-mile pueblo with a few
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Nest City

How Citizens Serve Cities and Cities Serve Citizens

by Beth Sanders ...

Narrated by Beth Sanders ...

Unabridged

9 hours 46 min

Our linear ways of thinking about, organizing and planning our cities do not meet the true nature of cities as complex and messy systems. There are no simple solutions to the challenges we face: many citizens don't feel they belong; we don't agree on how to best move around; many don't have jobs or homes they can afford; we make running businesses hard work; we are facing challenges with the ... Read more

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Our linear ways of thinking about, organizing and planning our cities do not meet the true nature of cities as complex and messy systems. There are no simple solutions to the challenges we face: many citizens don't feel they belong; we don't agree on how to best move around; many don't have jobs or homes they can afford; we make running businesses hard work; we are facing challenges with the
... Read more
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Ten Cities that Led the World

From Ancient Foundations to Modern Powerhouses – a remarkable history

by Paul Strathern ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions are born and history is made.Through ten unique cities, from the founding of ancient capitals to buzzing modern megacities, Paul Strathern explores how urban centres lead civilisation forward, enjoying a moment of glory before passing on the baton.We ... Read more

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Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions are born and history is made.Through ten unique cities, from the founding of ancient capitals to buzzing modern megacities, Paul Strathern explores how urban centres lead civilisation forward, enjoying a moment of glory before passing on the baton.We
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Urban Planning: A Practical Guide to Designing Livable, Sustainable, and Just Cities

by Christopher Hale ...

Narrated by Christopher Hale ...

Unabridged

2 hours 12 min

Master the hidden systems of urban planning and sustainable design to transform your daily commute and local community. Whether you are waiting for a delayed bus, renting a downtown apartment, or walking through your neighborhood, the invisible rules of civic design impact your everyday life. This eye-opening audio experience equips curious residents and students with a powerful mental toolkit to ... Read more

$15.35 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Master the hidden systems of urban planning and sustainable design to transform your daily commute and local community. Whether you are waiting for a delayed bus, renting a downtown apartment, or walking through your neighborhood, the invisible rules of civic design impact your everyday life. This eye-opening audio experience equips curious residents and students with a powerful mental toolkit to
... Read more
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The Well-Tempered Society

How Modern Science, Ancient Wisdom and Human Nature Guide us to Create Societies of Well-being in an Uncertain Time

by Jonathan Rose ...

Unabridged

12 hours

The Well-Tempered Society has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher. ... Read more

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Brave New Home

Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier Housing

by Diana Lind ...

Narrated by Janina Edwards ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

This smart, provocative look at how the American Dream of single-family homes, white picket fences, and two-car garages became a lonely, overpriced nightmare explores how new trends in housing can help us live better.Over the past century, American demographics and social norms have shifted dramatically. More people are living alone, marrying later in life, and having smaller families. At the same ... Read more

$36.99 AUD

This smart, provocative look at how the American Dream of single-family homes, white picket fences, and two-car garages became a lonely, overpriced nightmare explores how new trends in housing can help us live better.Over the past century, American demographics and social norms have shifted dramatically. More people are living alone, marrying later in life, and having smaller families. At the same
... Read more
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Une brève histoire des catacombes de Paris : La cité des morts sous les rues

by Modeste Loriot ...

Narrated by Modeste Loriot ...

Unabridged

2 hours 7 min

Face à une urgence sanitaire funéraire, cette histoire urbaine révèle la création du plus vaste ossuaire souterrain. Idéale pour accompagner vos trajets quotidiens, cette immersion atmosphérique vous transporte directement sous les pavés de la capitale. Ressentez le poids de l'ingénierie triomphant d'une menace mortelle qui empoisonnait littéralement le quotidien des vivants.Loin des mythes, ce ... Read more

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Face à une urgence sanitaire funéraire, cette histoire urbaine révèle la création du plus vaste ossuaire souterrain. Idéale pour accompagner vos trajets quotidiens, cette immersion atmosphérique vous transporte directement sous les pavés de la capitale. Ressentez le poids de l'ingénierie triomphant d'une menace mortelle qui empoisonnait littéralement le quotidien des vivants.Loin des mythes, ce
... Read more
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One Kensington

Tales from the Frontline of the Most Unequal Borough in Britain

by Emma Dent Coad ...

Narrated by Emma Dent Coad ...

Unabridged

7 hours

From Kensington's crusading MP, an expose of the appalling inequality at the heart of Britain's wealthiest borough - the home of Harrods and of Grenfell Tower.Kensington and Chelsea - one of the wealthiest spots on planet Earth - is also one of the most unequal. A short walk from Harrods, families cannot buy enough food to feed themselves. Desperate overcrowding is found in the shadow of ... Read more

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From Kensington's crusading MP, an expose of the appalling inequality at the heart of Britain's wealthiest borough - the home of Harrods and of Grenfell Tower.Kensington and Chelsea - one of the wealthiest spots on planet Earth - is also one of the most unequal. A short walk from Harrods, families cannot buy enough food to feed themselves. Desperate overcrowding is found in the shadow of
... Read more
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Above Manhattan's bustle, a reshaped public space

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

5 min

In the mid-20th century, it was a railroad; now it’s a public park. Built in the 1930s, 30 feet above the streets of Manhattan, the High Line was crucial for transporting cargo. But with the decline of rail transportation, it closed in 1980 and was abandoned. Almost three decades later, it opened again -- this time, as a shared space for greenery, art and leisure. Jeffrey Brown reports. ... Read more

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In the mid-20th century, it was a railroad; now it’s a public park. Built in the 1930s, 30 feet above the streets of Manhattan, the High Line was crucial for transporting cargo. But with the decline of rail transportation, it closed in 1980 and was abandoned. Almost three decades later, it opened again -- this time, as a shared space for greenery, art and leisure. Jeffrey Brown reports.
... Read more
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Why Architecture Matters

by Paul Goldberger ...

Narrated by Michael Prichard ...

Unabridged

6 hours 5 min

Why Architecture Matters is not a work of architectural history or a guide to styles or an architectural dictionary, though it contains elements of all three. The purpose of Why Architecture Matters is to "come to grips with how things feel to us when we stand before them, with how architecture affects us emotionally as well as intellectually" — with its impact on our lives."Architecture begins to ... Read more

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Why Architecture Matters is not a work of architectural history or a guide to styles or an architectural dictionary, though it contains elements of all three. The purpose of Why Architecture Matters is to "come to grips with how things feel to us when we stand before them, with how architecture affects us emotionally as well as intellectually" — with its impact on our lives."Architecture begins to
... Read more
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Wild Cities

Discovering New Ways of Living in the Modern Urban Jungle

by Chris Fitch ...

Narrated by Chris Fitch ...

Unabridged

10 hours 41 min

'Mind-shifting, heart-lifting' ISABELLA TREE'Inspiring and essential' ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS'As entertaining as it is enlightening' INDEPENDENTThe majority of the world now lives in some form of urban environment. But as the human footprint of brick, concrete and metal expands, our proximity to nature decreases. This is a problem; nature isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. And it’s vital to our ... Read more

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'Mind-shifting, heart-lifting' ISABELLA TREE'Inspiring and essential' ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS'As entertaining as it is enlightening' INDEPENDENTThe majority of the world now lives in some form of urban environment. But as the human footprint of brick, concrete and metal expands, our proximity to nature decreases. This is a problem; nature isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. And it’s vital to our
... Read more
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In the Business of Change

How Social Entrepreneurs are Disrupting Business as Usual

by Elisa Birnbaum ...

Narrated by Elisa Birnbaum ...

Unabridged

6 hours 10 min

Meet the social entrepreneurs who are using business to disrupt the status quo and rebuild their communitiesOur communities are facing the fallout from the demise of vital industry, bankrupt economies, bad policy or policing, and political mismanagement. People are looking for answers, and the "same old" simply won't do.In the Business of Change is a practical and inspirational guide that ... Read more

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Meet the social entrepreneurs who are using business to disrupt the status quo and rebuild their communitiesOur communities are facing the fallout from the demise of vital industry, bankrupt economies, bad policy or policing, and political mismanagement. People are looking for answers, and the "same old" simply won't do.In the Business of Change is a practical and inspirational guide that
... Read more
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Architecture: How Humanity Built Its Dreams in Stone and Steel

by Nicholas Marlowe ...

Narrated by Nicholas Marlowe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 47 min

Turn your daily commute into an awe-inspiring history tour by decoding the ancient human stories built into our streets. Far from dry engineering specifications, this immersive cultural study explores buildings as a collective diary of our deepest fears, soaring beliefs, and evolving societal needs. From the warmth of the first hearths to the sleek lines of experimental eco-cities, every structure ... Read more

$15.35 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Turn your daily commute into an awe-inspiring history tour by decoding the ancient human stories built into our streets. Far from dry engineering specifications, this immersive cultural study explores buildings as a collective diary of our deepest fears, soaring beliefs, and evolving societal needs. From the warmth of the first hearths to the sleek lines of experimental eco-cities, every structure
... Read more

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