This book provides up-to-date information on research and development in the rapidly growing area of networks based on the multi-hop ad hoc networking paradigm. It reviews all classes of networks that have successfully adopted this paradigm, pointing out how they penetrated the mass market and spark[...]
Set-up, run, and measure successful mobile media marketing campaigns"Go Mobile" is packed with tools, tips, and techniques that will help readers set-up, launch, run, and measure mobile media campaigns. This book will help readers understand the different mobile media platforms, learn how to us SMS [...]
The New Pastoralism demonstrates how small-scale additions or conversions using planting and wildlife can bring about engaging, delightful and efficient structures and spaces. The book's numerous contributors each showcase a particular Nature device that they used to enhance their built proposals. [...]
This comprehensive guide describes how evolutionary algorithms (EA) may be used to identify, model, and optimize day-to-day problems that arise for researchers in optimization and mobile networking.[...]
Transgression will explore the idea that those working on and beyond the architectural periphery can make a positive impact on the mainstream.[...]
The AD will present an international survey of the most exquisite drawings from the last few years. It will foreground new relatively unknown practitioners together with some of the more well-known designers who have again embraced the delights of drawing.[...]
How can we in an urban context reconcile design with evolution? Searching for patterns within the apparent turbulence and complexity, this title analyses the notions of urban design and urban evolution and examines whether or not they need necessarily be seen as opposing one another.[...]
This book presents the first comprehensive account of fast sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) methods for counting and optimization at an exceptionally accessible level. Written by authorities in the field, it places great emphasis on cross-entropy, minimum cross-entropy, splitting, and stochastic enumera[...]
In recent years, questions of space have gained renewed momentum in architecture and urban design, as adaptation, densification and sustainable regeneration have become an increasing priority. This book deals with this topic.[...]
Provides a new narrative history of the ancient world, from the beginnings of civilization in the ancient Near East and Egypt to the fall of Constantinople Written by an expert in the field, this book presents a narrative history of Babylon from the time of its First Dynasty (1880-1595) until the la[...]
The digital turn in architecture has gone through several stages and phases, and Architectural Design (AD) has captured them all.[...]
Architects are now taking advantage of the computer in new ways through experimentation with algorithmic and simulation-driven design. Computation Works focuses on this emerging theme in design practice, showcasing built and soon to be built projects and providing a state of the art in computationa[...]
Over the last decade or so, the widespread adoption of digital techniques have greatly expanded the possibilities of applying ornament in design. As well as looking at the c topic of ornament, the book reflects on what is currently happening in the light of current theoretical and historical researc[...]