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Habitat For Humanity Doesn’t Just Give Away Houses

Dwell

In 1984, President Carter was out for a jog in New York City and saw a group of students working on a Habitat project City ; he said, "We have to get involved with this," and shortly after that he and Mrs. Carter joined in. Most of the financing isn’t direct A to B; we made a big bet on microfinancing, in particular. million last year.

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Ten Pairs of Books for Christmas

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

It's an excellent book, as is the second installment in Leslie's series of books on skyscrapers in Chicago, but the subtitle of the second book, How Technology, Politics, Finance, and Race Reshaped the City , indicates the incorporation of those wider contexts eschewed in the first book. and "foundation" (piles, spread, caissons).

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My 125 Business Books for Entrepreneur Architects

EntreArchitect

IDEO, the widely admired, award-winning design and development firm that brought the world the Apple mouse, Polaroid’s I-Zone instant camera, the Palm V, and hundreds of other cutting-edge products and services, reveals its secrets for fostering a culture and process of continuous innovation. Finance for Nonfinancial Managers.