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      • Geography & the Environment
        October 2020

        Wiener Unterwelten

        Künstler, Schnüffler, Gruft-Entfeuchter

        by Alexander Glück

        Dieses Buch handelt nicht nur von feuchten Ziegeln, zerfallenden Särgen und hochfliegenden Tiefbau-Plänen, sondern oft auch von den Menschen, die damit den Kopf voll haben. Irgendetwas sucht jeder von ihnen – hier, im unterirdischen Wien, findet man sie wieder und kann ihnen zusehen, wie sie Leichen malen, Fackeln durch die ewige Nacht schleudern oder Rüsselkäfer in den Winterschlaf eisen, um für einen Wimpernschlag dem Kreislauf der Natur Einhalt zu gebieten.

      • Geography & the Environment
        October 2020

        Unterirdische Perspektiven

        Die historische Nutzung verborgener Räume und ihre Möglichkeiten für die Zukunft

        by Alexander Glück

        Unterirdische Räume geben der Nachwelt Auskunft über die Menschheitsgeschichte. Von jeher waren Höhlen im Falle einer Bedrohung oder eines Krieges Zufluchtsorte für Menschen. Ebenso wurden Kampfhandlungen während eines Krieges unterirdisch mit künstlich geschaffenen Tunnel- und Stollensystemen geführt. Befestigungsanlagen zum Beispiel wiesen geheime Fluchttunnel auf, durch die man im Belagerungsfall flüchten oder, vom Gegner unbemerkt, Verstärkung in diese hineinführen konnte.Neben der Entwicklungsgeschichte von so genannten "Unterstädten" richtet sich der sachkundige Blick hier auf geologische, architektonische, volkskundliche und technische Aspekte des Untergrunds. Alexander Glück M. A., geboren 1969 in Usingen, Studium der Fächer Buchwesen, Politikwissenschaft und Deutsche Volkskunde in Mainz, lebt seit 1996 als Publizist in Österreich. Zahlreiche Beiträge für Feuilletons, Fach- und Kulturzeitschriften. Veröffentlichte 2001 zusammen mit Marcello La Speranza und Peter Ryborz "Unter Wien. Auf den Spuren des dritten Mannes durch Kanäle, Grüfte und Kasematten".

      • Technology, Engineering & Agriculture
        September 2019

        Landschaftswandel. Das Mitteldeutsche Seenland – Die Erde hat Gedächtnis

        by Eißmann, Lothar/Junge, Frank W.

        The uniquely documented transformation of the mining region in Central Germany tells a story of global dimensions. An insight into the natural mutability of the earth and its living creations, incomparable in space and time, becomes visible. The layers exposed in the open-cast lignite mines become a journey through time for those in the know, through the millions of years of our earth up to the present day. Stages and witnesses of the transformation in a region: from the natural tropical moorland, sea and ice age land, to the settlement and cultural land of early man, to the mining and industrial land and the new beginning, the transformation of a large region into a lake landscape.Today's man-made lake district is taking shape and becoming a global model and testing ground for the large-scale transformation of a post-mining landscape. The experiences of the Central German region become a global model case of wound healing of man-made, hostile landscape interventions and an opportunity to design in reverence and adaptation to "Mother Earth".

      • Individual designers
        November 2010

        Craft, guild and historical guild signs

        Part 1: Building and finishing trades

        by Gisela Pekrul

        The DVD-ROM represents a substantial extension of the CD-ROM "Historical trade marks" for the building industry. It contains 250 historical FIGURE SIGNS (guild coats of arms, guild symbols), GUILDING SIGNS (guild coats of arms, guild symbols), CRAFTS SIGNS (coats of arms, craft symbols) and VOCATIONAL STAFF SIGNS (professional signs, professional symbols) of the professions stonemason and stone sculptor, Bricklayers, carpenters, roofers, road builders, well builders, plasterers, stove and air heating installers, painters and varnishers, upholsterers, chimney sweeps, furnace and chimney builders, draftsmen, architects, brick burners, miners and firemen.For the occupations natural stone mechanic, concrete block and Terrazzohersteller, concrete and reinforced concrete farmer, stand farmer, channel farmer, warming, cold weather and noise insulation, dry construction mechanic, building sealant, wood and building protector, tile, plate and mosaic layer, screed layer, Bodenleger and construction equipment leader there is a particularly developed indication in each case. One finds old guild signs of:Esslingen, Heidenheim, Karlsruhe, and Freiburg im Breisgau in Baden-Württemberg,Schönberg in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,Drebkau and Potsdam in Brandenburg,Gardelegen and Magdeburg in Saxony-Anhalt,Gotha in Thuringia,Göttingen, Helmstedt, Holzminden and bath Gandersheim in Lower Saxony,Karlstadt, Pfreimd, Aschaffenburg, Regensburg, Augsburg and Nuremberg in Bavaria,Marburg and Frankfurt/Main in Hessen,Worms and Mainz in Rhineland-Palatinate,Dresden, Torgau in Saxony,Lübeck in Schleswig-Holstein,Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia.Berlin,Hamburg.There are also guild marks of:Vienna, Admont, Eferding, Linz in Austria,Bern and Basel in Switzerland,Ghent, Liège and Bruges in Belgium,Lützelstein and Strasbourg in France,Bartschin (Barcin), Greifenhagen (Gryfino) and Danzig (Gdansk) in Poland,Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia,Florence in Italy,London in Great Britain,Amsterdam in the Netherlands.All guild signs are available in high-resolution JPG and PNG format, many additionally in four vector graphic formats (AI - Adobe Illustrator from CS2, CDR - CorelDraw from XI, SVG - Inkscape, XAR - XaraXtreme) for professional use. Craft marks, where it makes sense, are plotted.Pictures and texts about the history of the professions as well as a description of modern apprenticeship training with reference to old job titles round off the whole. Modern, trademark-protected guild marks are described verbally, indicating the conditions under which they may be used and where they can be obtained.

      • Individual designers
        January 2011

        Historical marks of craftsmanship

        by Gisela Pekrul

        A PDF file contains 49 craft marks from 1935 (marks of the Reichsinnungsverbände) as color and black and white graphics with description and notes on the rights. In addition, these graphics are supplied in excellent quality in the formats jpg, png, ai, cdr, svg and xar.The graphics may be used for guild marks, family crests, guild trees, outriggers, on gravestones and for similar purposes as well as for calendars, postcards, printed textiles, household items and the like in a print run of up to 20 copies.The following professions are included:Bandagers, orthopedic technicians, surgical instrument makers, surgical mechanicsBuilding trades: bricklayers (structural and civil engineering, regional cultural construction, chimney and concrete builders), well builders, oven builders (firing technicians) and the ancillary building trades (concrete and artificial stone manufacturers, mosaic layers, slab, stone wood and tile layers, terrazzo makers, heat, cold and noise insulation manufacturers)cooper and cooper of wine, bucket maker, cooperBrewers and maltstersbookbinder, cardboard maker (paper technologist), line markerGunsmith and cutler, DamascusBrush makers and paint brush makers, broom makers, comb makersRoofing (lead roofing, cardboard roofing, asphalt roofing, slate roofing, shingle roofing, straw roofing, pipe roofing, tile roofing)Ladies' tailor (custom tailor)turner, hard rubber carver, ivory turner, umbrella maker, stick maker, toy manufacturer (wooden toy maker)Electrician, electric machine builder, electric mechanic, radio mechanic (electronics technician. information electronics technician)Dyer (product refiner) and dry cleaner (textile cleaner), finishers, decatcherButcher (butcher), large butchersphotographer, photo technicianhairdresser, wigmakerGlaziers, glass grinders, glass blowers, glass etchers, glass setters, glass painters (glass and porcelain painters), framers (picture framers), gildersGlass and building cleanersEngraver and belt maker (metal former), enameler (surface coater), form engraver (product finisher textile), copper engraver, metal pusher, jewelry manufacturer, galvanizer, chasermen's tailor (custom tailor), uniform manufacturerPlumber (plant mechanic) and plumber (tinsmith, plumber), gas and water plumber, coppersmith, ventilation and cooling system manufacturer, radiator manufacturer and repairer, central heating installerJeweler, goldsmith, silversmith, gold, silver and aluminum mallet (metal former)Confectioner (candy, praline, chocolate and sugar confectioner, gingerbread maker)Basket maker, chair weaver (wickerwork designer)Motor vehicle trade: motor vehicle repairer (motor vehicle service mechanic), motor vehicle electrician, vulcanizer (mechanic for tire and vulcanization technology), cylinder and crankshaft grinderfurrier. hatter, glove makerPainters (painters, whitewashers, whitebinders), varnishers (car and car painters), glass painters (porcelain painters)Mechanics (mechatronics), office, sewing, speech machine and bicycle mechanics (two-wheel mechanics), precision mechanics (precision engineering), optics mechanics (precision opticians)miller, grain millerMusical instrument maker, violin maker, harmonium maker, piano maker (piano and harpsichord maker), organ maker (organ and harmonium maker), bell founder, mechanical musical instrument maker, metal wind instrument maker, bow maker, plucked string instrument maker, wood wind instrument maker, hand pull instrument makerOpticians (opticians) and precision mechanics (precision mechanics)pavers and road builders (stone setters, pavers)Plasterer (Modist)Horse slaughterSaddler, upholsterer (interior decorator and upholsterer) and upholsterer, decorator, fine bag maker (portfolio), posamentierer (textile designer in the craft, braid maker, lacemaker, silk button maker, braid and tassel maker)Sign producers, sign painters and light advertising producersLocksmiths (building locksmiths, art locksmiths, wire fitters, needlers, sieve makers, scale makers, lightning conductor setters), file makers, machine builders (metal turners, tool makers), metal moulders and metal casters, metal grinders, mill builders, tin casters (metal and bell casters)blacksmith (blacksmith for hoof and claw fittings, wagon and trailer builder, agricultural machinery repairer, tool and die smith, ship and anchor smith, art smith, boiler maker, nail smith, spring smith)Chimney sweeper (chimney sweep)Shoemaker (bootmaker, stepper, orthopaedic shoemaker), clogs and slippersRopes, ropes and sailmakersCartwrights and car body builders (car body and vehicle construction mechanics)Plasterer (plasterer)Carpenters (coffin makers, chair makers, snowshoe makers, wooden clock case makers, parquet layers, bowling alley builders), boat and ship builders, model makers, glider builders (light aircraft builders), marquetry cutters, blind makers (roller shutter and sun protection mechatronics engineers)

      • Moral Dilemma
        August 2018

        A snowy firework

        Ulrike B.'s search for meaning and love life in two systems

        by Harry Schmidt

        industrial designer Rike is neither an outsider nor privileged. She has to earn money as a single mother. But her profession is no longer needed. And she has no shoulder to lean on.Instead of taking advantage of the new freedoms, she works off their constraints. But sometimes she breaks out. The sparks fly in her sky.A brave, illusionless search for meaning in life, for beauty and happiness.A love story beyond all clichés.Exploring depths, sensual, trenchant.

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