Verle e hansen (15 resultados)

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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Just Enough Warmth is a deeply personal collection of stories drawn from the remembered life of Helen Hansen-a woman raised during the Depression years on farms in Iowa and South Dakota, in a world shaped by drought, hard work, cold winters, and quiet endurance. Compiled and introduced by her son, Verle Hansen, these stories preserve not only family history, but an entire way of life that has nearly disappeared.Told in Helen's own reflective voice, the book recalls corn husk mattresses, horseback rides to school, threshing crews, quarantine signs on farmhouse doors, prairie dances, bitter winters, and the daily realities of living without electricity, running water, or certainty about what tomorrow might bring. Yet these are not stories of complaint or nostalgia. They are stories of resilience, humor, dignity, and the quiet strength found in ordinary people simply carrying on.What emerges is more than memoir. It is a portrait of rural American life during the Depression and Dust Bowl years-seen not through history books or statistics, but through the lived experiences of one family. Helen's memories reveal how communities survived through cooperation, sacrifice, and an understanding that comfort was not expected and hardship was not exceptional. The smallest moments-a warm cup of cocoa after a long walk home from school, a horse blanket wrapped tightly against the cold, a handmade quilt finally understood decades later-become lasting expressions of love and survival.Written with warmth, honesty, and remarkable clarity, Just Enough Warmth offers readers a rare glimpse into a generation that learned early to make do, work hard, and find grace in ordinary life. It is a book for anyone interested in family history, rural America, the Depression era, or the enduring stories that shape who we become.…

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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The inability to fly a small plane at night forced an unplanned landing deep in the Serengeti. As the sun set over a wilderness untouched by human ambition, the author-an architect tasked with designing rural health facilities-was struck by a profound contradiction. Architecture is meant to serve, yet it imposes; it draws form from nature, but always at a cost. Standing amid tall grass and ancient silence, the author began to confront a truth often ignored in global development: every act of building alters what came before.This moment became a turning point in a career shaped by efforts to build responsibly in East Africa. It raised the essential question that frames this book: How can we design in fragile environments without erasing the very things that give those places life and meaning Part memoir, part inquiry, this is a journey through the ethical tensions of building in landscapes where belonging must matter more than blueprints-and where development must learn to listen before it acts.What does it mean to build wisely-in a place not your own, within systems not your own, for people whose stories have long been shaped by forces beyond their control When architect Verle Hansen arrived in Tanzania, he brought with him the tools of his profession: training, ambition, and carefully drawn lines. But the land had its own logic, and the people their own quiet wisdom. What followed was not just a professional journey, but a personal unmaking-a shedding of assumptions about design, development, and what it means to be civilized.Set amid the shifting realities of post-colonial East Africa, Lines in the Dust traces Hansen's efforts to design hospitals that could meet real needs without erasing the contexts they entered. With lyrical clarity and hard-earned insight, he reflects on scarcity and resilience, tradition and transformation, and the quiet power of architecture as a form of listening.This is not a book about heroic design. It is a book about learning to see-and allowing the dust, the people, and the patient land itself to draw the lines that matter.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The inability to fly a small plane at night forced an unplanned landing deep in the Serengeti. As the sun set over a wilderness untouched by human ambition, the author-an architect tasked with designing rural health facilities-was struck by a profound contradiction. Architecture is meant to serve, yet it imposes; it draws form from nature, but always at a cost. Standing amid tall grass and ancient silence, the author began to confront a truth often ignored in global development: every act of building alters what came before.This moment became a turning point in a career shaped by efforts to build responsibly in East Africa. It raised the essential question that frames this book: How can we design in fragile environments without erasing the very things that give those places life and meaning? Part memoir, part inquiry, this is a journey through the ethical tensions of building in landscapes where belonging must matter more than blueprints-and where development must learn to listen before it acts.What does it mean to build wisely-in a place not your own, within systems not your own, for people whose stories have long been shaped by forces beyond their control?When architect Verle Hansen arrived in Tanzania, he brought with him the tools of his profession: training, ambition, and carefully drawn lines. But the land had its own logic, and the people their own quiet wisdom. What followed was not just a professional journey, but a personal unmaking-a shedding of assumptions about design, development, and what it means to be civilized.Set amid the shifting realities of post-colonial East Africa, Lines in the Dust traces Hansen's efforts to design hospitals that could meet real needs without erasing the contexts they entered. With lyrical clarity and hard-earned insight, he reflects on scarcity and resilience, tradition and transformation, and the quiet power of architecture as a form of listening.This is not a book about heroic design. It is a book about learning to see-and allowing the dust, the people, and the patient land itself to draw the lines that matter. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. The Shape of Distance is a collection of travel essays that look beyond itinerary and arrival to examine the deeper experience of moving through the world. From bustling airports to quiet landscapes, from humor to reflection, each piece considers how distance alters not only where we are, but how we understand ourselves.Written with clarity, warmth, and a gently observant voice, these stories reveal that travel is rarely about reaching a place. It is about the unfolding awareness that happens along the way-the moments of delay, surprise, and recognition that quietly reshape us.This is a book about journeys, but more importantly, it is a book about return. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Lines in the Dust | Discovering Context in East African Architecture: Discovering Context in East African Architecture | Verle E Hansen | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2025 | AlignDesign Press | EAN 9798349575440 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …