The Patterns of Architecture: Architectural Design

Pattern-making is ubiquitous in both the natural and manmade world. The human propensity for pattern recognition and fabrication is innate. Encompassing the historical, vernacular and parametric, this title explores the creation, materialisation and theorisation of some of the world's most significant and spectacularly patterned spaces. It investigates how interiors, buildings, cities and landscapes are patterned through design, production and manufacturing, use, time, accident and perception.  Extending patterns far beyond the surface notion of style and decoration, Patterns of Architecture assesses how and why the deployment of patterns is shaping the future of architecture. 

A Century of War

John Denson, in a book that covers the history of America's large wars from 1860 through the Cold War, describes the twentieth century as the bloodiest in all history not coincidentally a century of statism. Denson recounts how the wars that destroyed American liberty came about through a series of deceitful political ploys. He provides a close examination of the rise of executive dictatorship, and demonstrates how far from the founders' vision of government we have come. It explains how world peace can only come through the practice of free trade and free markets, and why large government can only create conflict both domestic and international.

English # 23 ( 1-15 December) 2006

"English"is a newspaper  for all, who is interested in studying and teaching English. Newspaper contains a lot of useful material for teachers of  schools and liceums.

For Russian speakers

Kiss of Midnight

Lara Adrian - Kiss of Midnight

He watches her from across the crowded dance club, a sensual black-haired stranger who stirs Gabrielle Maxwell's deepest fantasies. But nothing about this night—or this man—is what it seems. For when Gabrielle witnesses a murder outside the club, reality shifts into something dark and deadly. In that shattering instant she is thrust into a realm she never knew existed—a realm where vampires stalk the shadows and a blood war is set to ignite.

Rhyme your English

Стихи, песни и рифмовки, вошедшие в сборник, позволяют повысить активность, мотивацию, творческую деятельность и качество знаний учащихся. Предложенные в сборнике методические приемы и алгоритм работы учитывают возрастные особенности и интересы учащихся, помогут в совершенствовании их лексико-грамматических и интонационных навыков и умений.
Пособие предназначено для использования на уроках английского языка в 5-11 классах общеобразовательных школ, лицеев и гимназий.

Book in Russian

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