Scientific research in Architecture and Engineering is an emerging area of theory and practice. As the education of architects and engineers becomes more formal, attempts to codify the body of knowledge germane to their practice has intensified. The last century has witnessed the emergence of Engineering as the platform for scientific applications in many branches including mechanical, civil, electrical, and chemical. With this, many areas of engineering began to share in what used to be the exclusive prestige normally attributed to the sciences.

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Proceedings of GCAD'04 International Symposium on Generative CAD Systems. The conference on Generative CAD Systems is designed to provide a retrospective review of research and development of generative models and systems in computer aided architectural design over the course of the last 35 years as well as to foresee the future of the same. Generative systems are predicted on the active role that computers can play in the generation of designs. This is aided by systems that help by providing rapid and realistic design simulation tools; features to achieve intra-stage mapping of representations, such as requirements into designs, designs into detailed designs and detailed designs into performance measurements; capabilities that support the rapid exploration of alternatives; and inter-agent design decision making.

The work presented at the symposium reflected a maturing field of computational design through decades of innovative work and new directions of exploration that promises to change the future of architectural design.

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This awe-inspiring collection of photographs gives those of us stuck on Earth a glimpse of what our home planet looks like from the window of a space craft...and the big blue marble has never looked more beautiful. All the continents are shown, as well as weather events, the Aurora borealis, and the visible effects of anthropogenic environmental change - deforestation and desertification chief among them. Take a sobering look at our lovely planet and realize how small and fragile it really is.

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This is a practical introduction to the principal ideas in gauge theory and their applications to elementary particle physics. It explains technique and methodology with simple exposition backed up by many illustrative examples. Derivations, some of well known results, are presented in sufficient detail to make the text accessible to readers entering the field for the first time. The book focuses on the strong interaction theory of quantum chromodynamics and the electroweak interaction theory of Glashow, Weinberg, and Salam, as well as the grand unification theory, exemplified by the simplest SU(5) model. Not intended as an exhaustive survey, the book nevertheless provides the general background necessary for a serious student who wishes to specialize in the field of elementary particle theory. Physicists with an interest in general aspects of gauge theory will also find the book highly useful.

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This is the first comprehensive guide to green design using economic input-output life cycle assessment (EIO-LCA) models. It is a must-have for companies trying to improve the environmental profile of their products and processes, for regulators attempting to quantify life cycle implications of products and services, and for students and scholars of green design.

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