Currently, a new potential paragon of fundraising and financing, in particular crowd funding (CF) attracts a lot of attention. Basically, CF is an open call for capital, mainly via the internet, where the desired campaign can be evaluated and financially supported by a large group of individuals, th[...]
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is the collective term for a heterogenous group of genetic skin disorders characterised by the formation of blisters and erosions on skin and mucous membranes. This book deals with early childhood motor and perceptual development, a particular challenge for children with e[...]
Tangier: the gateway to Africa. The city's rich cultural heritage goes back more than three thousand years, influenced by the Orient as well as by the Occident. Tangier's reputation has always been mysterious and has attracted not only the famous personalities who settled there in the 1960s; photogr[...]
This text aims to provide structural and civil engineers working in construction and environmental engineering with practical guidelines for counteracting vibration problems. Dynamic actions are considered from sources of vibration such as human body motions and wind flow.[...]
Die Vorstellung einer ?historischen Stadt?, die ihren Bewohnern und Besuchern den Eindruck von Geschichtlichkeit vermitteln soll, setzte sich in den 1970er und 80er Jahren auch in Ost-Berlin durch. Damit nahmen DDR-Architekten und Stadtplaner eine internationale städtebauliche Entwicklung auf und f[...]
The first portrait; the first realistic animal drawing; the first night-time scene; the first nude study; the first still life. These groundbreaking moments and others are closely explored in twenty-five chapters that help the general reader and art lover alike understand how innovation spurred arti[...]
Chronologically arranged, each chapter focuses on a particular work or idea that changed the course of photography. Presented in beautiful spreads and with informative text, the book opens with photography's genesis in the form of the camera obscura. Centuries later, Daguerre, Niepce, and Talbot in[...]
Buildings of every shape and size and from all corners of the world, populate this colourful and beautifully produced book that introduces children to history's most iconic architectural feats and the people behind them. In lively illustrated spreads, young readers will learn how Christopher Wren re[...]
Florian Jell empirically investigates the objectives that companies pursue with their patenting activities and presents empirical insights into how patent management is organized within industrial companies. The book concludes with a case study of how a company reacted to its competitor's patenting [...]
This catalogue examines the theory and practice of contemporary landscape photography. From British photographer Hamish Fulton to German architectural and landscape photographer Andreas Gursky, Swiss large-format specialist Balthasar Burkhard, and more.[...]
Die Sprechführer der Kauderwelsch-Reihe orientieren sich am typischen Reisealltag und vermitteln auf anregende Weise das nötige Rüstzeug, um ohne lästige Büffelei möglichst schnell mit dem Sprechen beginnen zu können, wenn auch vielleicht nicht immer druckreif. Besonders hilfreich ist hierbei[...]
The Swiss artist Otto Kunzli has revolutionised modern art jewellery. In the 45-odd years in which he has been addressing the topic of jewellery, Kunzli has carved out for himself a unique position of far-reaching international influence, not only as an artist and a pioneer but also as an author and[...]
The Jewish Wetzlar family from Munich had a renowned silverware shop with an adjoining workshop, founded in 1875 and located on Maximilianstrasse, the famously elegant promenade in Munich. Their work was based on their own, as well as a range of artists' designs. In 1938, the family were forced to a[...]