Robert Niess (29 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Fair hardcover. No DJ. Text has markings. Covers show edge wear with rubbings/scuffing and bumped corners. Spine edge wear. Hinges cracked but binding still intact. Previous owner's name on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover. 300pp. Near new condition, covers bright, text clean and binding tight in a near new price clipped dust jacket which is now in a clear protective mylar sleeve.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: good. Some sun-fading on the cover. A former college library book with all the expected stamps, stickers and markings. Some shelf, storage or usage wear present. The binding is tight and all pages are present. The pages appear unmarked. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Scott. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!

Hardcover. Orange cloth with white lettering on spine; Red, beige, and blue dj.; 300 pp.; No illustrations. Discusses the identity of the inspiration for the character of "mad painter Claude Lantier" in Emile Zola's 'L'Oeuvre' -- Manet? Cezanne? Also examines the book itself: how it was written, its literary merit and messages, and its connection to Symbolism. G (Ex-art library, with plastic label on spine, i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages, incl. rear pocket; tape marks on covers; of average age otherwise and clear.).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Hardcover, x + 379 pages, numerous illustrations in text, NOT ex-library. Minor handling wear, book is clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Issued without a dust jacket. -- This book focuses on difficulties and opportunities in revitalization of old, derelict or abandoned buildings into a library and investigates the transformation of buildings which originally had a different purpose. The publication shows worldwide best practice examples from different types of libraries in historic environments, both urban and rural, while maintaining a focus on sustainability concerning the architecture and interior design. -- Contents: About IFLA; Preface; Part 1: Creative Building Reuse: Challenges and Responses -- Robert Niess: 1 Exceptional Libraries and Distinctive Architecture: Celebrating Reuse; Santi Romero: 2 Using Historic Buildings to House New Libraries: Prerequisites and Conditions for Successful Revival; Karen Latimer: 3 The Reuse of Buildings: Libraries Behaving Sustainably; Part 2: Case Studies: Public Libraries -- Kim Small & Caroline McLeod: 4 Patyegarang Place with a New Library and Pavilion Revitalizing a Hospital for Sydney's Inner West Community; Rebekah Mayer: 5 A Fire Hall Reused for Windsor Public Library's John Muir Branch in Ontario, Canada; Yang Li: 6 Cultural Reconstruction of a Traditional Chinese Courtyard House into the Suochengli Neighbourhood Library; Robert Niess & Jurgen Radzkowski: 7 Converting and Extending a Historic Fire Station into a Library in Berlin, Germany; Petra Suppel, WiHi Sutter & Angelika Manz: 8 Building Community Through Transforming 17th Century Barns in Kirchzarten, Germany; Michael B. Frank & Canan Kadi: 9 The Mossingen Library Emerges from the Pausa Tonnenhalle in Germany; Ricard Mercade Rogel, Aurora Fernandez Grane & Jordi Gual Nevado: 10 Rehabilitating a Textile Plant for Barcelona's Les Corts Neighbourhood Library; Nina Kuikka: 11 Repurposing a Grocery Store for the Joutsa Public Library in Finland; Jeske Boemaars: 12 Creating a Library from a Locomotive Shed in Tilburg, the Netherlands; Jan van Grunsven, Bart Kellerhuis & Ton van Vlimmeren: 13 Converting the Utrecht Post Office into the Neude Library; Part 3: Case Studies: Academic Libraries -- Paul Buschmann, Anne-Lise Van der Meulen & Raf Van Den Berghe: 14 The Conversion of a Science Institute to a Faculty Library in Ghent, Belgium; Katharina Regulski: 15 A Cattle Market Becomes a University Library in Germany; Michael Knoche, Hilde Barz-Malfatti & Karl-Heinz Schmitz: 16 Integrating New Functions into the Historic Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek in Weimar, Germany; Robert Niess & Frank Seeliger: 17 From Locomotives to Libraries at Wildau Technical University, Germany; Samuel Lespets & Remy Marciano: 18 Reviving the Hexagon for the University Library on the Luminy Campus of Aix-Marseille University; Jorge F. Sosa & Lia Kiladis: 19 The American University of Paris Library in the Student Life and Learning Commons; Anna Raimondi: 20 A Slaughterhouse Pavilion Becomes an Architectural Library in Rome; Gabriella Karl-Johnson: 21 A Library Hovering in the Chapel in Bogota, Colombia; Tara Murray Grove: 22 Transforming a Match Factory into the American Philatelic Research Library in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania; Appendix -- Cletus D. Kuunifaa: Sustainability and Reusing Buildings for Libraries: A Review of Selected Documents; Contributors.

Hardback. Condition: New. This book focuses on difficulties and opportunities in revitalization of old, derelict or abandoned buildings into a library and investigates the transformation of buildings which originally had a different purpose. The publication shows worldwide best practice examples from different types of libraries in historic environments, both urban and rural, while maintaining a focus on sustainability concerning the architecture and interior design.

Condition: new.

hardcover. Condition: As New.

Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New. This book focuses on difficulties and opportunities in revitalization of old, derelict or abandoned buildings into a library and investigates the transformation of buildings which originally had a different purpose. The publication shows worldwide best practice examples from different types of libraries in historic environments, both urban and rural, while maintaining a focus on sustainability concerning the architecture and interior design.

Condition: New. In.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

24x16 cm. 57pp.soft cover faded, worn on edges. pages slightly yellowing. else in fair condition. The book is in : English.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New. This book focuses on difficulties and opportunities in revitalization of old, derelict or abandoned buildings into a library and investigates the transformation of buildings which originally had a different purpose. The publication shows worldwide best practice examples from different types of libraries in historic environments, both urban and rural, while maintaining a focus on sustainability concerning the architecture and interior design.

Condition: New.

Buch. Condition: Neu. New Libraries in Old Buildings | Creative Reuse | Petra Hauke (u. a.) | Buch | IX | Englisch | 2021 | De Gruyter | EAN 9783110679519 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Walter de Gruyter GmbH, De Gruyter GmbH, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin, productsafety[at]degruyterbrill[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This book focuses on difficulties and opportunities in revitalization of old, derelict or abandoned buildings into a library and investigates the transformation of buildings which originally had a different purpose. The publication shows worldwide best practice examples from different types of libraries in historic environments, both urban and rural, while maintaining a focus on sustainability concerning the architecture and interior design.

Condition: New.

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 379 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Condition: Bon état. gr. in-8, broché, XV + 57 pp., index. Correspondance inédite datant des années 1880-1895. Bon état général.

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Librairie Droz / Librairie Minard, 1959 Société de publications romanes et françaises (LXIII) - Grand in-8° broché, couv. cart., 277 pages + table, dos passé sinon bon état, non coupé.

Hardcover. First edition, first printing. Fine, almost as new, cloth-bound hardcover in a Near Fine dust jacket with small chips to the crown, a tiny tear to the top tips, light rubbing to the other extremities, and a touch of soiling. A very nice copy. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. A critical examination of Emile Zola's novel L'Oeuvre, tracing its origins and development, debating the identity of the model for the main character, the mad painter Claude Lantier, and finally analyzing the novel itself--how it was written, its literary merits, and its theses or messages. Text by Robert J. Niess. x + 300 pages; 6.25 x 9.25 inches. Notes, bibliography, index. Review copy with the publisher's slip laid-in.

Mooi exemplaar, als nieuw.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.