Browsing by Publisher "Cambridge Scholars Publishing"
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A paradigm shift in teaching business English vocabulary
(Establishing predominance of English for specific purposes within adult English language teaching / edited by Nadežda Stojković and Nijolė Burkšaitienė, 2018) -
Higher education in the monoculture of consumption
(Neoliberalism, economism and higher education, 2018) -
Lithuanian architecture and urbanism: essays in history and aesthetics
(2019)This volume brings together essays focused on Lithuania’s architectural and urban legacy, as well as recent developments since 1990, when the country said a firm farewell to the era of dependence and the Soviet communist ... -
Neoliberalism, economism and higher education
(2018)This concise volume presents a series of conversations conducted by its editor with internationally renowned educators, scholars and social critics. The primary focus is on a set of important social and cultural issues and ... -
On tradition and imitation. Controversy in contemporary Lithuanian wooden architecture
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Palanga’s modern architecture on the way to heritage
(Site, symbol and cultural landscape, 2022)This paper discusses particular aspects of the development of cultural identity through diverse, multi-layered architectural heritage and argues that by combining architectural expertise with community engagement the ... -
Questioning architectural modernism and the built environment: notes on cultural texts and contexts
(Rethinking modernism and the built environment, 2017)Urban milieu has become equally plagued, both in the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with remedies that were applied to urban disorders, causing the same serious problems that they were supposed to overcome. Many urban ... -
Rethinking modernism and the built environment
(2017)This volume is a passionate scholarly inquiry focused on some of the most pressing issues confronting contemporary architectural practice, urbanism, and city-making. Presented in the form of conversations with leading ... -
Site, symbol and cultural landscape
(2022)This volume explores the relationship between sites, architectural symbols and cultural landscapes, and discusses a variety of issues related to the central themes of the book, providing insights into the history, as well ... -
Stasys Samalavičius. Urban culture and everyday life in Lithuanian in the 17th and 18th Centuries
(2023)This book is a collection of scholarly studies focused on urban life and urban culture in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and its capital, Vilnius (Wilno). It covers a wide range ... -
Symbols, sites and structure in the architecture of Rimantas Buivydas
(Site, symbol and cultural landscape, 2022)As mentioned above, structuralism in Lithuania was one of the manifestations of the Modern Movement in architecture, which flourished in the 1960s–1980s and which goal was to dissociate from the aesthetics of the International ... -
Šnipiškės: The conversion of a historic suburb into the new centre of Vilnius
(Site, symbol and cultural landscape, 2022)Located in the very centre of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, Šnipiškės is one of the oldest historic suburbs of the city. Thanks to its very favourable location and business interests triggered by it, it is also a ... -
The development of regional concepts of wood architecture in Lithuania
(Site, symbol and cultural landscape, 2022)World regional architectural concepts significantly influenced and continue to affect the development of wood architecture in Lithuania. Such architectural ideas encourage more meaningful quality in attractive and well ... -
The social history of urban life and the legacy of Stasys Samalavičius
(Stasys Samalavičius. Urban culture and everyday life in Lithuania in the 17th and 18th Centuries, 2023)Everyday life consists of the little things one hardly notices in time and space. The more we reduce the focus of vision, the more likely we are to find ourselves in the environment of material life: the broad sweep usually ... -
The value of curonian spit cultural landscape
(Site, symbol and cultural landscape, 2022)The value and significance of the Curonian Spit, a site of an outstanding cultural landscape created by natural forces, and human hands and mind, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, are integral when it comes to ... -
Vilnius cityscape and Genius Loci: Historical architecture and nature in an urban environment
(Site, symbol and cultural landscape, 2022)