Illustrated showcase of recent house designs which exemplify green architecture and how such houses provide sustainable living environments.

An illustrated selection of home office designs showing how architects and interior designers have created new spaces in private houses to accommodate the new need to work from home.

It all began on the evening of October 4, 1957, with a faint radio signal from the Soviet Sputnik satellite and became an era of futuristic design that shaped the culture of the 1950s and 60s. From iconic furniture to avant-garde architecture, this book offers a comprehensive insight into the bold aesthetics of the space age. Highlights of an era that combined technology, art and design to create an exciting cosmos. A must-read for design lovers and history buffs alike. Take off into the past...

The maritime industry still lacks a standardisation of the exact contents and methods how crews should be trained especially in Bridge Resource Management (BRM) and human factors. Obviously, the international committees are building on the shipping companies' own responsibility and safety culture.

The practice-oriented book Improving Bridge Resource Management contributes to closing this gap: It deals with the causes of accidents in the "safety industry" of shipping, presents sources of erro...

Het koffietafelboek Creative Homes biedt een fascinerende blik in de woningen van twintig creatieve professionals uit Nederland. Van locatieverkenners en grafisch ontwerpers tot bloemenkunstenaars, architecten en lichtontwerpers – elk huis weerspiegelt de persoonlijke stijl en artistieke visie van zijn bewoner. Deze verbluffende interieurs vormen een ware inspiratiebron, vol unieke details en creatieve oplossingen.

This overview of Frank Lloyd Wright's paradigm-shifting projects scours the length and breadth of his career to bring you all the gems of his genius in one compact edition. Based on TASCHEN's previous monograph and unlimited access to the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives.

The first four editions of the Dutch edition of Sales Management have been received with great enthusiasm both in higher education and in industry. There seems to be a great need for a complete and practical textbook, tailored to the sales practice. The international edition of this popular book is now available, edited with a European perspective.

De Nederlandse interieurontwerper Roelfien Vos verwierf internationale bekendheid met haar iconische luxe interieurs.

Ter ere van haar 25-jarig werkjubileum geeft ze met het boek Tailored to Wonder een unieke kijk in haar bijzondere werkwijze en toont ze de mensen, plekken en objecten die haar hierbij inspireren. Een prachtig koffietafelboek over de kracht van interieurontwerp, liefde voor ambacht, reizen, kunst en mode, en over onomwonden passie voor excellentie. Met haar kenmerkende stijl &...

With globalisation, digitisation, more cross-border movement of persons and multinational businesses, events and cases have increasingly become transnational. Conversely, with the current geopolitical climate, the increase of migration and the recent pandemics, borders have regained importance. These developments raise questions about the territorial scope of legislation. In this book, 28 mechanisms have been identified which influence the territorial scope of EU law. With those mechanisms, t...

Digital developments have a significant impact on crime and therefore on law enforcement practices. One of the profound issues is that the police have to deal with challenges in balancing new technological possibilities for law enforcement agencies in the investigation of crimes, and the implications that these developments have for fundamental human rights. There are no clear cut solutions or answers. Step by step the police have to find answers to several legal and ethical issues that go to...