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While there have been many monographs of Le Corbusier, this is the definitive edition. It is the set of volumes that inspired everyone from Alvar Aalto to Zaha Hadid, shaping the way we look at Modern Architecture.
There is a typo in the number of pages. This set is massive but it doesn’t weigh in at 176,000 pages. The 8 volumes, about 200 pages each, were originally released individually from 1929 to 1969 with Boesinger and Stonorov working directly with Le Corbusier. These are the original drawings and photographs, so if you are looking for glossy prints of Corbu’s more famous works, I suggest purchasing monographs by Kenneth Frampton or William Curtis, which have contemporary photos of his better known buildings. Also, much of the text is not translated, presented in the original French. You have to have a great appreciation for Corbu’s work to consider such a purchase, but given how rare first editions are, not to mention expensive, this is the best price by far for this invaluable collection.
While there have been many monographs of Le Corbusier, this is the definitive edition. It is the set of volumes that inspired everyone from Alvar Aalto to Zaha Hadid, shaping the way we look at Modern Architecture. There is a typo in the number of pages. This set is massive but it doesn’t weigh in at 176,000 pages. The 8 volumes, about 200 pages each, were originally released individually from 1929 to 1969 with Boesinger and Stonorov working directly with Le Corbusier. These are the original drawings and photographs, so if you are looking for glossy prints of Corbu’s more famous works, I suggest purchasing monographs by Kenneth Frampton or William Curtis, which have contemporary photos of his better known buildings. Also, much of the text is not translated, presented in the original French. You have to have a great appreciation for Corbu’s work to consider such a purchase, but given how rare first editions are, not to mention expensive, this is the best price by far for this invaluable collection.
This collection is in multiple languages – most notably English, French & German.
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A Visual Dictionary of Architecture is a remarkable, on-of-a-kind compendium which uses a combination of textual definitions and hundreds of superb line drawings to illuminate a comprehensive body of essential terms in architecture, including important interrelationships between building components. Grouped by themes, such as history, systems, structures, forms, construction, environmental issues, and behavior, all terms have their visual complement and can be readily accessed in a number of different ways. A Visual Dictionary of Architecture is an authoritative source of information for anyone tracking down an elusive word, and a delight for simple armchair browsing!
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These essays on the history of domestic architecture collectively introduce scholars and students to the wide range of issues, approaches, interpretations and source materials available in this growing field of interest, while also giving the practicing architect a historical grounding in dwelling design and suggesting directions for future research.
An innovative blend of contributions from traditional sources in history, philosophy and archaeology as well as fresh perspectives from, among others, oral history, gender studies and social sciences, this book encompasses an unprecedented chronological range and depth, and places domesticity in architectural and art history analysis in its wider intellectual context.
* Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (December 13, 2006)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 041534655X
* ISBN-13: 978-0415346559
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A superb visual reference to the principles of architecture
For more than thirty years, the beautifully illustrated Architecture: Form, Space, and Order has been the classic introduction to the basic vocabulary of architectural design. The updated Third Edition features expanded sections on circulation, light, views, and site context, along with new considerations of environmental factors, building codes, and contemporary examples of form, space, and order.
This classic visual reference helps both students and practicing architects understand the basic vocabulary of architectural design by examining how form and space are ordered in the built environment.? Using his trademark meticulous drawing, Professor Ching shows the relationship between fundamental elements of architecture through the ages and across cultural boundaries. By looking at these seminal ideas, Architecture: Form, Space, and Order encourages the reader to look critically at the built environment and promotes a more evocative understanding of architecture.
Publisher: Wiley
Number Of Pages: 448
Publication Date: 2007-06-29
Sales Rank: 13994
ISBN / ASIN: 0471752169
EAN: 9780471752165
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INTRODUCTION
This is a book about what happens to people when they are overwhelmed by change. It is about the ways in which we adapt—or fail to adapt—to the future. Much has been written about the future. Yet, for the most part, books about the world to come sound a harsh metallic note. These pages, by contrast, concern themselves with the “soft” or human side of tomorrow. Moreover, they concern themselves with the steps by which we are likely to reach tomorrow. They deal with common, everyday matters—the products we buy and discard, the places we leave behind, the corporations we inhabit, the people who pass at an ever faster clip through our lives. The future of friendship and family life is probed. Strange new subcultures and life styles are investigated, along with an array of other subjects from politics and playgrounds to skydiving and sex.
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The continuation of the Third Wave, the last book of the sequel.
Knowledge,Wealth and Violence at the age of 21st century.
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Among of my favorite books this may be the second of them….and the most influential.
INTRODUCTION
In a time when terrorists play death-games with hostages, as currencies careen amid rumors of a third World War, as embassies flame and storm troopers lace up their boots in many lands, we stare in horror at the headlines. The price of gold—that sensitive barometer of fear—breaks all records. Banks tremble. Inflation rages out of control. And the governments of the world are reduced to paralysis or imbecility. Faced with all this, a massed chorus of Cassandras fills the air with doom-song. The proverbial man hi the street says the world has “gone mad,” while the expert points to all the trends leading toward catastrophe. This book offers a sharply different view.
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* Each title provides the architectural and design professional with a comprehensive reference of more than 1100 equations illustrated with both a large and small building example.
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By Robert Brown Butler
* Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
* Number Of Pages: 810
* Publication Date: 2002-03-14
* ISBN / ASIN: 0071385460
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A detailed survey of the work of British architect, Sir Norman Foster, this volume includes details of projects from 1964 to the year 2000.
by Philip Jodidio (Author)
# Paperback: 176 pages
# Publisher: Taschen GmbH (26 Sep 1997)
# Language English
# ISBN-10: 382288071X
# ISBN-13: 978-3822880715
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‘Unlike many ‘fluff’ books, this book actually provides students and architects with the information they need to design a good restaurant’
Teresa A. Burrelsman, University of Arizona
# Paperback: 338 pages
# Publisher: Architectural Press; 2 edition (March 3, 1995)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0750620765
# ISBN-13: 978-0750620765
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Now in its fifth installment, the “Architecture Now!” series is an ongoing project documenting the work of the most innovative and influential architects across the globe. Volume 5 features famous names and newcomers alike, and this time around a number of designers are also included, reflecting the new ways in which design and architecture are coming together. Since architecture also extends beyond walls, landscape architecture makes its appearance as well. Easy-to-navigate illustrated A-Z entries include current and recent projects, biographies, contact information, and web sites. Featured architects include: Marcos Acayaba, Emilio Ambasz, Tadao Ando/Ross Lovegrove, Ron Arad, Asymptote, Atelier SoA, Atelier Tekuto, Cecil Balmond/Rem Koolhaas, Cecil Balmond, Boge Lindner Architekten, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Bouroullec Brothers, Aldo Celoria, Doug Chiang, David Chipperfield, Matali Crasset, Curiosity, Devanthery & Lamuniere, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Juan Carlos Doblado, Evan Douglis, Erick van Egeraat, Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset, Mario Garzaniti, Anton Garcia-Abril, Frank O. Gehry, Sean Godsell, Gould Evans, Graft, Zaha Hadid, Steven Harris, Hertl Architekten, Herzog & de Meuron, HHF architekten, Holodeck, Toyo Ito, Jarmund/Vigsnaes Architekter, Patrick Jouin, Jesse Judd, Anish Kapoor, Bernard Khoury, Marcio Kogan, Kengo Kuma, Local Architecture, and Guilherme Machado Vaz. It also features: MacKay-Lyons, Meixner-Schluter-Wendt, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Menis Arquitectos, Toshiko Mori, Morphosis, Neutelings Riedijk, Oscar Niemeyer, NoMaD. Eduardo Arroyo, Jean Nouvel, OSA - Office for Subversive Architecture, John Pawson, Peanutz Architekten, I. M. Pei, Arsenio Perez Amaral, Dominique Perrault, Pezo von Ellrichshausen, Renzo Piano, Pivnice, ****chai Boonsom, Muti Randolph, Richard Rogers, Stanley Saitowitz, SANAA, Sanaksenaho Architects, Martha Schwartz, Robert Simeoni, Alvaro Leite Siza, Spillmann Echsle Architekten, Philippe Starck, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Ross Stevens, Philippe Stuebi, System Architects, Tezuka Architects, UN Studio, Wandel Hoefer Lorch + Hirsch, Makoto Sei Watanabe, White Arkitekter, Ken Yeang, and Makoto Yokomizo. –This text refers to the Turtleback edition.
Philip Jodidio’s “Architecture Now 2″
Publisher:Taschen | ISBN: 9783822815946 | November 1, 2002 | English | PDF | 332 pages (Illustrated) | 50 MB
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Surrealism and Architecture examines a long overlooked topic: the relationship of surrealist thought to architectural theory and practice. This is a historically informed examination of architecture’s perceived absence in surrealist thought, surrealist tendencies in the theories and projects of modern architecture and the place of surrealist thought in contemporary design methods and theories.
This book represents the most current insights into the historical and contemporary relationships of surrealism in the thought and practice of modern architecture. Of all the artistic modernism affecting the design of buildings and cities, only surrealism has remained unexplored, yet the surrealist critiques of rationalism, orthodoxy, and the spatial production of meaning have a place in the history of modernism. In the 20 essays, the role of the subconscious, the techniques of defamiliarization, aesthetic and social forces affecting the objects, interiors, cities and landscapes of the 20th century arerevealed in the works of Breton, Dali, Aragon, Le Corbusier, Neimeyer, Kiefer, Hejduk, Tschumi, and others ranging across the history of modern art and architecture. The book contains a diversity of voices, methodologies, and insights to bring into sharp focus what is often suppressed in the histories of the modernist avant-garde. This comprehensive collection examines the theoretical, visual, and spatial practices of writers, artists, architects, and urbanists with particular emphasis on the critique of the everyday world-view, offering alternative models of subjectivity, artistic effect, and the production of meanings in the built world.
With the renewed interest in the surrealist movement, this timely collection of illustrated essays is the first to look at the architectural possibilities of this distinct modern artistic movement which was interdisciplinary and international. This book offers a model for a new approach to historically rigorous analysis of interdisciplinary artistic practice. It will be of interest to scholars in the histories of modernism, students and practitioners of art and architecture, cultural studies, and urban studies.
Thomas Mical “Surrealism and Architecture”
Routledge | 2004-12-17 | ISBN: 041532520X | 352 pages | PDF | 22 Mb
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* Adobe Media Player
Minimum system requirements for Windows®:
* 2GHz or faster processor for DV;3.4GHz for HDV; dual 2.8GHz for HD*
* Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1; (certified for 32-bit Windows XP and Windows Vista†)
* MS Hot Fix KB-930627: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930627 is required for Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, Professional, or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2 (64-bit); Windows Server® 2003 (with Service Pack 2 for 64-bit); or Windows Vista® Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise without Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
* 2GB of RAM (more RAM recommended when running multiple components)
* 24.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices)
* 1,280×900 display with OpenGL 2.0-compatible graphics card‡
* Graphics support for Shader Model 3.0
* Dedicated 7200 RPM hard drive for DV and HDV editing; striped disk array storage (RAID 0) for HD; SCSI disk subsystem preferred
* For SD/HD workflows, an Adobe-certified card for capture and export to tape‡
* OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 port for DV and HDV capture, export to tape, and transmit to DV device
* DVD-ROM drive (DVD+-R burner required for DVD creation)
* Blu-ray burner required for Blu-ray disc creation
* Microsoft Windows Driver Model- or ASIO-compatible sound card
* QuickTime 7.4.5 required for QuickTime and multimedia features
* Broadband Internet connection required for online service
* An SSE2-enabled processor is required for AMD systems
* Adobe Photoshop Extended natively supports 64-bit Windows Vista, and Acrobat Pro natively supports 64-bit Windows XP and Windows Vista. Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Soundbooth, Encore, and Adobe OnLocation are certified on 64-bit Windows Vista. Visit http://www.apple.com for information about QuickTime compatibility with 64-bit editions of Windows.
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Philosophy and Design: From Engineering to Architecture is a significant contribution to the expanding field of design studies. It brings questions of design into philosophy and thereby brings diverse philosophical perspectives to bear on conceptual, methodological, epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical issues of design. It is also the first collection of philosophical papers to bridge the divide between critical reflections on design in engineering and in architecture. After the publication of this well edited collection, it will be difficult for philosophy to ignore design as a theme as worthy of attention as such phenomena as scientific theory, aesthetic creativity, or political law. Indeed, as a phenomenon design may well span theory, creativity, and law in ways that can contribute to a deeper understanding of each and to their mutual relations. In addition, this collection is to be commended for the interdisciplinary character of many of its contributions and the multinational perspectives provided by its diverse contributors from Europe, North America, and Japan.
* Hardcover: 362 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (November 29, 2007)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 1402065906
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This book is a must-have for enterprise architects implementing SOA. Through practical examples, it explains the relationship between business requirements, business process design, and service architecture. By tying the SOA implementation directly to business value, it reveals the key to ongoing success and funding.
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Revised to incorporate and reflect changes and advances since it was first published the new edition of Architecture in a Climate of Change provides the latest basic principals of sustainability and the future of sustainable technology.
Including new material on wind generation, domestic water conservation, solar thermal electricity as well as international case studies Architecture in a Climate of Change encourages readers to consider new approaches to building making minimum demand on fossil based energy.
1. Offers an insight into the relationship between the physical and cultural context of architecture
2. Discusses the principles of sustainability and the future of its technology
3. Case studies show the global relevance of the topic
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Revised to incorporate and reflect changes and advances since it was first published, the new edition of “Architecture in a Climate of Change” provides the latest basic principles of sustainability and the future of sustainable technology. Including new material on wind generation, domestic water conservation, solar thermal electricity as well as international case studies, “Architecture in a Climate of Change” encourages readers to consider new approaches to building making minimum demand on fossil based energy. It: offers an insight into the relationship between the physical and cultural context of architecture; discusses the principles of sustainability and the future of its technology; and case studies show the global relevance of the topic.
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Twenty-five spectacular houses
• Hundreds of full-color photos plus floor plans
• Presents the story behind each design
What makes a house a home? That’s the question answered by each of the twenty-five remarkable houses showcased in this colorful book, illustrated with hundreds of photographs and floor plans. In-depth commentary by the contributing architects explores the personality and mood of each design, as well as the technical details. Houses Now takes readers into the minds of the designers and the homeowners to reveal how thinking outside the box produces beautiful and inspiring architecture.
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Fundamentals; Sustainability; Legislation; The building in winter; The building in summer; Building energy and environmental modelling; Heating methods; Electric Storage heating; Indirect heating systems; Heat emitting equipment; Pumps & Pipeline Equipment and Water Treatment; Piping design; Boilers & Burners; Renewable Energy Sources; Combined heat and power; Fuels, storage and handling; Combustion emissions and chimneys; Ventilation; Air conditioning; Air distribution; Ductwork design; Fans and air treatment; Calculations for air conditioning; Refrigeration, chillers and heat pumps; Hot water supply systems; Noise control; Motor drives, starting methods and control; Controls and building management systems; Commissioning & Handover Management; Safety in Design; The building in operation
For 70 years, Faber & Kell’s has been the definitive reference text in its field. The book provides understanding of the principles of heating and air-conditioning of buildings in a concise manner. Practical, applicable information is illustrated with simple, easy-to-use diagrams.
This 10th edition includes chapters on sustainability, renewable energy sources as well as information on the updated Approved Documents Part F and L whilst still retaining the structure and character of the previous editions. Building services professionals will find this a reliable everyday source of information. The book is also an ideal purchase for newly-qualified building services students beginning their career.
Information :Author : Doug Oughton
Published by Butterworth-Heinemann; 10 edition (September 12, 2008)
ISBN-10 : 0750683651
ISBN-13 : 978-0750683654
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In this well-illustrated book, Bjorn Sandaker has set out to provide the reader with a better understanding of the relationship between technology and architecture. The technology of load-bearing structures is a key contributor to architecture. A major aspect of the book is its coverage of structure and aesthetics. As an experienced teacher and writer, Sandaker offers a well-founded aesthetic theory to support the understanding and evaluation of a structure’s form and design.
Author : Bjorn Sandaker Published by Routledge Publication date December 2007
ISBN : 041535787X PDF Format, 222 pages Original File Size : 7721 KB Compressed File Size : 7427 KB
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Revised to incorporate the changes in opinions and attitudes since its first publication, the second edition of ‘Places of the Soul’ has brought Christopher Day’s classic text into the 21st century. This new edition of the seminal text reminds us that true sustainable design does not simply mean energy efficient building. Sustainable buildings must provide for the ’soul’. For Christopher Day architecture is not just about a building’s appearance, but how the building is experienced. ‘Places of the Soul’ presents buildings as environment, intrinsic to their surroundings, and offers design principles that will open the eyes of the architecture student and professional alike, presenting ideas quite different to the orthodoxy of modern architectural education. Christopher Day’s experience as an architect, self-builder, professor and sculptor have all added to the development of his ideas that encompass issues of economic and social sustainability, commercial pressures and consensus design. This book presents these ideas and outlines universal principles that will be of interest and value to architects, builders, planners and developers alike. * Author is leading authority in this field and has a throng of devoted admirers * 1st edition is considered a classic in the industry and it has been renewed for the 21st century * Sustainability and environmental design is one of the key areas of interest and study for architects today
Author : Christopher Day | Published by Architectural Press | Publication date : December 2003
ISBN : 0750659017 | PDF Format, 323 pages | Original File Size : 23967 KB | Compressed File Size : 23085 KB
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Over 70 percent of Americans cannot afford to own a code-enforced, contractor-built home. This has led to widespread interest in using natural materials, straw, cob, and earth-for building homes and other buildings that are inexpensive, and that rely largely on labor rather than expensive and often environmentally-damaging outsourced materials.
Earthbag Building is the first comprehensive guide to all the tools, tricks, and techniques for building with bags filled with earth or earthbags. Having been introduced to sandbag construction by the renowned Nader Khalili in 1993, the authors developed this “Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique” over the last decade. A reliable method for constructing homes, outbuildings, garden walls and much more, this enduring, tree-free architecture can also be used to create arched and domed structures of great beauty-in any region, and at home, in developing countries, or in emergency relief work. This profusely illustrated guide first discusses the many merits of earthbag construction, and then leads the reader through the key elements of an earthbag building: • Special design considerations • Foundations, walls and floors • Electrical, plumbing and shelving • Lintels, windows and door installations • Roofs, arches and domes • Exterior and interior plasters. With dedicated sections on costs, making your own specialized tools, and building code considerations, as well as a complete resources guide, Earthbag Building is the long-awaited, definitive guide to this uniquely pleasing construction style. Kaki Hunter and Donald Kiffmeyer have been involved in the construction industry for the last 20 years, specializing in affordable, low-tech, low-impact building methods that are as natural as possible. They developed the “Flexible Form Rammed Earth Technique” of building affordably with earthbags and have taught the subject and contributed their expertise to several books and journals on natural building.
Author : Kaki Hunter and Donald Kiffmeyer | Published by New Society Publishers | Publication date : June 2004 | ISBN : 0865715076 | PDF Format, 281 pages | English | Original File Size : 19662 KB | Compressed File Size : 18912 KB
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Since its publication in 1982 Sir Bernard Feilden’s Conservation of Historic Buildings has become the standard text for architects and others involved in the conservation of historic structures. Leading practitioners around the world have praised the book as being the most significant single volume on the subject to be published. This third edition revises and updates a classic book, including completely new sections on conservation of Modern Movement buildings and non-destructive investigation.
. The result of the lifetime’s experience of one of the world’s leading architectural conservators, the book comprehensively surveys the fundamental principles of conservation in their application to historic buildings, and provides the basic information needed by architects, engineers and surveyors for the solution of problems of architectural conservation in almost every climatic region of the world. This edition is organized into three complementary parts: in the first the structure of buildings is dealt with in detail; the second focuses attention on the causes of decay and the materials they affect; and the third considers the practical role of the architect involved in conservation and rehabilitation. As well as being essential reading for architects and others concerned with conservation, many lay people with various kinds of responsibility for historic buildings will find this clearly written, jargon-free work a fruitful source of guidance and information. Some of the highlighted features : • Gain a valuable insight into the building conservation world • Benefit from the world’s leading authority • Easy to understand, jargon-free source of guidance and information
Author : Bernard Feilden | Published by Architectural Press | Publication date : July 2003 | ISBN : 0750658630 | PDF Format, 403 pages | English | Original File Size : 5859 KB | Compressed File Size : 5308 KB
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In recent years building failures and the resulting lawsuits and awards for damages have frequently been in the news. The biggest headlines may have been reserved for structural failures and complete collapses. But we should not forget the less newsworthy failures such as leaky roofs, damp walls, dropped foundations and rotted timber.
This book gives practical guidance on the prevention of failure by describing the nature and cause of the most common defects in buildings, and then shows how they should be avoided in design and construction.
Author : W.H. Ransom | Published by Spon Press | Publication date : December 1987 | ISBN : 0419142703 | PDF Format, 199 pages | English | Original File Size : 6772 KB | Compressed File Size : 6489 KB
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Looking to the future, “Intelligent Skins” sets out the principles for the design of the intelligent building envelope. It highlights an exciting new approach to the area, where the fabric of the building responds to external changes and internal demands.
The prime objective is to control internal environments through a responsive building fabric rather than by energy consuming building services systems. The authors examine the potential for integral intelligence within the fabric of the building and explore the evolution of information technology and smart materials which have allowed a whole new category of design principles to be created. Some of the highlighted features : • Gain a comprehensive knowledge of the evolution of the “Intelligent Skin” • Explores a new approach to Intelligent Buildings, focusing on the fabric of the building responding to external changes and internal demands • Includes over twenty cutting-edge international case studies
Author : Michael Wigginton and Jude Harris | Published by Architectural Press | Publication date : March 2002 | ISBN : 0750648473 | PDF Format, 186 pages | English | Original File Size : 9527 KB | Compressed File Size : 9015 KB
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Despite growing international awareness of the presence and significance of ruined buildings and archaeological sites, and the increasingly sophisticated technology available for the collection of data about them, these sites continue to be at risk across the globe.
Conservation of Ruins defines and describes these risks, which range from neglect, to destructive archaeology, and even well-meaning intervention in the name of tourism. The book provides detailed, practical instruction on the conservation and stabilisation of ruins by structural and non-structural means, as well as describing the procedures and conditions that need to be in place to ensure the protection of our important historic sites. In considering aspects of architectural conservation, archaeology and ecology together for the first time, this book provides an integrated, holistic view of this international topic that will be essential reading for those working in this field Some of the highlighted features : • The only book that integrates philosophy, practical conservation, archaeology and ecology of ruined buildings and their states • Demonstrates essential principles using international case studies • Examines the key threats to ruins, and how to protect against them
Author : John Ashurst | Published by Butterworth-Heinemann | Publication date : November 2006 | ISBN : 0750664290 | PDF Format, 389 pages | English | Original File Size : 24788 KB | Compressed File Size : 23754 KB
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This book examines some of the highlights of domestic living around Los Angeles, and points out some of the major influences: Art Deco, Spanish, and contemporary architecture; spacious, light-filled rooms; and plenty of wood, steel and concrete. It examines how the city’s flamboyant past has shaped the landscape, as well as how cutting-edge architects and interior designers continue to create exciting new styles and structures. Acclaimed architects such as Richard Meier are featured here along with firms such as Bobrow Thomas & Associates, Legorreta and Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. Filled with photographs, floor plans, sketches, and informative text, this collection of stunning houses proves that the City of Angels is making its mark in the world of home design.
Description: Los Angeles Houses
Cristina Montes. Los Angeles Houses
Te Neues Publishing, 2002
ISBN 3823855948
PDF - 400 pages
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Most computer users think that fiddling with the insides of their PC is taboo. They fear that by removing the screws that hold the case on, they’re crossing into forbidden territory. And even for those who know they can open the box and fix or upgrade their PC, analysis paralysis often stops them in their tracks:
Which upgrades offer the best bang for the buck? How do you pinpoint the faulty component that’s making your system freeze? What about compatibility issues?
Get ready to get unstuck and get your PC running fast and running right. Repairing and Upgrading Your PC delivers start-to-finish instructions, simple enough for even the most inexperienced PC owner, for troubleshooting, repairing, and upgrading your computer. Written by hardware experts Robert Bruce Thompson and Barbara Fritchman Thompson, this book covers it all: how to troubleshoot a troublesome PC, how to identify which components make sense for an upgrade, and how to tear it all down and put it back together. This book shows how to repair and upgrade all of your PC’s essential components:
* Motherboard, CPU, and Memory. Choose the optimal match of these core components to keep your PC running at top speed
* Hard Drive, Optical Drive, and Removable Storage
* Give your computer what it needs for long-term and short-term storage
* Audio and Video. Enhance your computing experience with the right sound and graphics devices for your needs
* Input Devices. Pick the best keyboard and mouse to keep your hands happy and healthy
* Networking. Set up secure wireless networking to keep the bits flowing between your computers and the outside world
* Cases and Power Supplies. Keep everything running cool and reliably
With its straightforward language, clear instructions, and extensive illustrations, this book makes it a breeze for PC owners of any skill level to work on their computer.
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Laptops–call them notebooks, portable computers, or whatever else you like–are tightly engineered items. It’s hard to get all the required components to obey stringent performance and power-management requirements, and still fit into a small case. The job usually requires a custom motherboard and other specialized components, and so the laptop owner who wants to upgrade his or her machine faces a much more difficult task than the owner of a desktop machine with a similar wish.
One can swap out the hard drive, add more RAM, and make tweaks in software, but almost everything else requires the addition of external components, which kind of defeat the purpose of a laptop. That’s the message the reader takes away from Scott Mueller’s Upgrading and Repairing Laptops. It’s not Mueller’s fault that such computers are hard to do much with, and that your best upgrade procedure is often a visit to an auction site.
That said, Mueller does a great job of explaining how laptops work–how the engineers went about cramming all those heat-generating components into those miniature chassis in the first place. He also explains a lot of interesting component theory, such as how magnetic hard drives store data and how various DVD standards differ. The information makes for good reading, and comes in handy when you’re shopping. He also demonstrates his skill–long well-reputed among builders and repairers of desktop machines–in teaching diagnostics. He explains, for example, how to test a laptop power supply, and why you should consider it a prime suspect in a malfunctioning computer even if the LEDs come on and the cooling fan spins. A CD-ROM features videos that show disassembly procedures–a strategy that works better than photographs and numbered steps. –David Wall
Chapter 1: Portable systems backgound
Chapter 2: Portable PC overview: Type and features
Chapter 3: Systems maintenance and Assembly
Chapter 4: Processors
Chapter 5: Motherboards
Chapter 6: Memory
Chapter 7: Power
Chapter 8: Expansion buses
Chapter 9: Hard disk storage
Chapter 10: Removable Storage
Chapter 11: Graphics and sounds
Chapter 12: Communications
Chapter 13: Keyboard and Pointing devices
Chapter 14: Portable systems accessories
Chapter 15: Software/ Operating systems
Chapter 16: Problem solving and Troubleshooting
Chapter 17: Portable resources Guide
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This is a must-have guide both for aspiring students and for established professionals who need to keep up to speed with the current impact of recent digital developments.
In this highly visual, full colour text Michael Harris shares his professional secrets and demonstrates how to achieve top quality architectural images. Brief histories of both architecture and architectural photography lay the foundations for the technical applications that follow. This third edition provides increased coverage of the revolution in digital photography, which is forcing all photographers to review their practices. The pros and cons of these developments are assessed through a comparison of the film and digital mediums and the highly debated variances in their quality and cost.
Michael Harris is a freelance photographer specializing in architectural and interior photography. His work covers a wide spectrum from industrial and commercial, to residential photography. He is author of ‘Professional Interior Photography’, also published by Focal Press.
*Learn how to achieve top quality architectural images from a leading expert
*Up-to-date advice on the pros and cons of digital photography in this field
*Step by step guide to typical, profitable shooting sequences on assignment
As a perfectionist art form, architectural photography is a methodical demanding patience and clinical precision from its practitioners, combined with an experienced understanding of the potential and effects of natural light. You too can achieve professional looking results with the tips and tricks Michael shares. This is a must have purchase for all student photographers who aspire to this level and is also invaluable for current professionals to ensure they are up to date with the affect digital photography is having in this area.
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Photoshop Elements lets you edit and enhance your digital photographs and images with professional quality tools. Whether you’re a professional photographer or a beginner, Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies gives you the scoop on using this full-featured photo-editing program.
You’ll find out how to transform your ordinary photos into visually stunning creations. This book gives you the tools to enhance your images, fix flaws, share pictures online, correct small problems with Quick Fix, keep track of images with the Project Bin, take charge with Shortcuts, present your photos as a slideshow, use Web hosting, animate images, and create movie files. You’ll also learn to:
- Use the Organizer to move around efficiently in Elements
- Correct color, brightness, contrast, and exposure
- Use Adobe’s free Photoshop.com service
- Streamline your work using shortcuts
- Work with bitmap, grayscale, and indexed color modes
- Create albums and import images
- Follow creative applications for filters and effects
- Prepare images for printing
- Turn your photos into postcards, calendars, greeting cards, and photo albums
- Straighten crooked lines, crop for effect, or fix color, sharpness, red-eye, and contrast
Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies shows you how to use all the Elements of great image editing, management, and photo fun. Whether you’re concerned about color profile embedding or just want to put your kid’s photo on a calendar, you’ll learn how with this book!
Barbara Obermeier is the principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design studio in California specializing in print and Web design. She is currently a Graphic Design faculty member at Brooks Institute. Ted Padova is an internationally recognized authority on Adobe® Acrobat®, PDF, and digital imaging.
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Adobe Photoshop is one of the most important computer programs of our age. It’s made photo editing a commonplace thing, something for the everyperson. Still, Photoshop can be a scary thing (especially that first purchase price!), comprising a jungle of menus and panels and tools and options and shortcuts as well as a bewildering array of add-ons and plug-ins. And that’s why you’re holding this book in your hands. And why I wrote it. And why Wiley published it.
You want to make sense of Photoshop — or, at the very least, be able to work competently and efficiently in the program, accomplishing those tasks that need to get done. You want a reference that discusses how things work and what things do, not in a technogeek or encyclopedic manner, but rather as an experienced friend might explain something to you. Although step-by-step explanations are okay if they show how something works, you don’t need rote recipes that don’t apply to the work you do. You don’t mind discovering tricks, as long as they can be applied to your images and artwork in a productive, meaningful manner. You’re in the right place!
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How to Manage People is a practical new book from bestselling author Michael Armstrong. A distillation of all his knowledge and experience, it provides advice to managers and team leaders on how to manage people in their teams, getting the best results from them and dealing with any people problems that may arise.
Many managers have to do their job without HR advice, and this book is designed to meet the needs of this group in particular. It covers every aspect that involves getting things done through people, including: leadership, motivating people, team building, delegating, interviewing, managing performance, developing and rewarding people, managing change, and handling people problems.
Concise yet comprehensive, How to Manage People provides support for every front line manager who wants to get the best results from their staff.
Michael Armstrong “How to Manage People”
Kogan Page (2008-06-28) | ISBN 0749452412 | 161 Pages | PDF | 1.1 MB
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Like every other application in Microsoft Office suite, PowerPoint is loaded with features. So many, in fact, that even veterans don’t know where to find them all. Microsoft solved this problem in PowerPoint 2007 by redesigning the user interface with a tabbed toolbar that makes features easy to locate and use. PowerPoint 2007 also boasts improved graphics, additional templates, the ability to save custom layouts, and improved collaboration through SharePoint. One thing Microsoft hasn’t improved is its poor documentation. To learn the ins and outs of all the features in PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft merely offers online help. If you’re familiar with previous versions of the program, you may be lost the first time you fire up the new PowerPoint; or you would be if it weren’t for PowerPoint 2007: The Missing Manual.
This new book, written specifically for this version of the software, not only offers the basics of how to create, save, set up, run, and print a basic bullets-and-background slideshow, but takes you into the world of multimedia, animation, and interactivity. You’ll learn how to add pictures, sound, video, animated effects, and controls (buttons and links) to their slides, along with ways to pull text, spreadsheets, and animations created in other programs. You can also create your own reusable design templates and learn to automate repetitive tasks with macros. Learn how to take advantage of advanced functions (such as adding custom background images) that existed in previous PowerPoint versions, but were so cleverly hidden that few people ever found them.
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With examples from the world of science and engineering, this reference teaches scientists how to create graphs, analyze statistics and regressions, and plot and organize scientific data. Physicists and engineers can learn the tips and techniques of Excel and tailor them specifically to their experiments, designs, and research.
This book will show the readers when to use NORMDIST vs NORMSDist and CONFIDENCE vs Z, how to keep data-validation lists on a hidden worksheet, use pivot tables to chart frequency distribution, generate random samples with various characteristics, and much more. It is ideal for students and professionals alike, this handbook will enable greater productivity and efficiency. Dr. Gerard Verschuuren is a Microsoft Certified Professional specialized in VB, VBA, and VB.NET. He has more than 20 years of experience teaching at colleges and corporations and is the author of many textbooks. He lives in Atkinson, New Hampshire.
Author : Dr. Gerard Verschuuren | Published by Holy Macro! Books | Publication date : April 2008 | ISBN : 1932802355 | PDF Format, 275 pages | English | Original File Size : 16780 KB | Compressed File Size : 15923 KB
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Based on the Institute of Concrete Technology’s advanced course, the 4 books of Advanced Concrete Technology series is a comprehensive educational and reference resource for the concrete materials technologist. An expert international team of authors from research, academia, and industry have come together to produce this unique reference source. Each volume deals with a different aspect of the subject: constituent materials, properties, processes and testing and quality. With worked examples, case studies and illustrations throughout, the books will be a key reference for the concrete specialist for years to come. This first volume deals with the constituent materials of concrete. With worked examples, case studies and illustrations throughout, the book will be a key reference for the concrete specialist for years to come. Some of the higlighted features : • Expert international authorship ensures the series is authoritative • Case studies and worked examples help the reader apply their knowledge to practice • Comprehensive coverage of the subject gives the reader all the necessary reference material.
Editors : John Newman and Ban Seng Choo | Published by Butterworth-Heinemann | Publication date : May 2003 | ISBN : 0750651032 | PDF Format, 280 pages | English | Original File Size : 6885 KB | Compressed File Size : 5291 KB
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Based on the Institute of Concrete Technology’s advanced course, the the 4 books of Advanced Concrete Technology series is a comprehensive educational and reference resource for the concrete materials technologist. An expert international team of authors from research, academia, and industry have come together to produce this unique reference source. Each volume deals with a different aspect of the subject: constituent materials, properties, processes and testing and quality. With worked examples, case studies and illustrations throughout, the books will be a key reference for the concrete specialist for years to come. This third volume deals with the processes of concrete. With worked examples, case studies and illustrations throughout, the book will be a key reference for the concrete specialist for years to come. Some of the higlighted features : • Expert international authorship ensures the series is authoritative • Case studies and worked examples help the reader apply their knowledge to practice • Comprehensive coverage of the subject gives the reader all the necessary reference material
Editors : John Newman and Ban Seng Choo | Published by Butterworth-Heinemann | Publication date : May 2003 | ISBN : 0750651059 | PDF Format, 699 pages | English | Original File Size : 10192 KB | Compressed File Size : 7249 KB
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Based on the Institute of Concrete Technology’s advanced course, the the 4 books of Advanced Concrete Technology series is a comprehensive educational and reference resource for the concrete materials technologist. An expert international team of authors from research, academia, and industry have come together to produce this unique reference source. Each volume deals with a different aspect of the subject: constituent materials, properties, processes and testing and quality. With worked examples, case studies and illustrations throughout, the books will be a key reference for the concrete specialist for years to come. This fourth volume deals with the testing and quality of concrete. With worked examples, case studies and illustrations throughout, the book will be a key reference for the concrete specialist for years to come. Some of the higlighted features : • Expert international authorship ensures the series is authoritative • Case studies and worked examples help the reader apply their knowledge to practice • Comprehensive coverage of the subject gives the reader all the necessary reference material
Editors : John Newman and Ban Seng Choo | Published by Butterworth-Heinemann | Publication date : May 2003 | ISBN : 0750651067 | PDF Format, 312 pages | English | Original File Size : 6150 KB
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A comprehensive survey for engineers and scientists on the different sensor types for energy efficiency, security, maintenance management and smart house devices. As such, the text covers air conditioning, large premises control, service and installation monitoring as well as emergency control. It also discusses the strengths and weaknesses in each case, illustrating which sensor is used in which subsystem and why. Taken as a whole, this series covers all major fields of application for commercial sensors, as well as their manufacturing techniques and major types. As such the series does not treat bulk sensors, but rather places strong emphasis on microsensors, microsystems and integrated electronic sensor packages. Each of the individual volumes is tailored to the needs and queries of readers from the relevant branch of industry.
Editors : Oliver Gassmann and Hans Meixner | Published by Wiley - VCH GmbH | Publication date : June 2001 | ISBN : 3527295577 | PDF Format, 594 pages | English | Original File Size : 15933 KB | Compressed File Size : 13197 KB
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The fully revised fourth edition of this well-established textbook takes into account recent changes to codes and technology and includes two new key chapters on acoustic design and HVAC control strategy, as well as an expansion of the chapter on air conditioning. The design of building services and the many calculations involved are fully explained, and features include: introductions, learning objectives, key terms and concepts, worked examples and questions to aid understanding, reinforce learning and provide assignments. Lecturers can also use questions for written examinations. The subjects of heating, air conditioning, water and gas distribution, electricity and drainage are all covered at introductory level and beyond. The use of information technology in the design and use of buildings is introduced and actively encouraged. David Chadderton is a Chartered Professional Engineer with the Institution of Engineers Australia, a Chartered Building Services Engineer with the Engineering Council in the UK, through the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, and a Member of the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating. Since November 2001, David has been director of his own company, Eteq Pty Ltd. specializing in the designing and implementation of energy saving projects in commercial, healthcare, university and manufacturing buildings.
Author : David V. Chadderton | Published by Spon Press | Publication date : May 2004 | ISBN : 0415315352 | PDF Format, 399 pages | English | Original File Size : 7610 KB | Compressed File Size : 7060 KB
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This book promotes a general understanding of the process by which low variability concrete can be produced to a given requirement, and aims to present the simplest possible process of effective mix design and quality control.
This new edition illustrates how the use of computers and high-tech testing equipment can reduce costs and improve efficiency in controlling both ordinary and high performance concrete.
Author : Ken Day | Published by Taylor & Francis | Publication date : November 1999 | ISBN : 0419243305 | PDF Format, 327 pages | English | Original File Size : 5720 KB | Compressed File Size : 5366 KB
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This book links where people live with their health. The author reviews how housing has influenced health throughout the past hundred and fifty years, discusses in detail current issues concerning housing and health and describes attempts at housing particular groups whose health is at risk. Essential reading for those involved in the design and management of housing, and public health.
Author : Bernard Ineichen | Published by E & FN Spon | Publication date : June 1993 | ISBN : 0419171002 | PDF Format, 122 pages | English | Original File Size : 5917 KB | Compressed File Size : 5730 KB
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Ground Improvements, 2nd Edition is written for geotechnical and civil engineers, and for contractors working in grouting, ground improvement, piling and environmental engineering. Advanced students will find the book a valuable source of reference.
The increasing need to redevelop land in urban areas has led to major development in the field of ground improvement, a process that is continuing and expanding. Vibratory deep compaction and grouting techniques have also been increasingly applied to solving the problems of urban development, whether from tunnelling, excavation, building renovation or bearing capacity improvement and settlement reduction. The second edition of this well established book continues to provide an international overview of the major techniques in use. Comprehensively updated in line with recent developments, each chapter is written by an acknowledged expert in the field.
Author : Klaus Kirsch | Published by Taylor & Francis | Publication date : October 2004 | ISBN : 0415274559 | PDF Format, pages | English | Original File Size : 6809 KB | Compressed File Size : 6145 KB
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Less expensive and more environmentally appropriate than conventional engineering approaches, constructed ecosystems are a promising technology for environmental problem solving. Graduate students need an introductory text that details the biology and the ecology of this rapidly developing discipline, known as ecological engineering.
“Ecological Engineering: Principles and Practice” fills this need by describing ecological concepts and theory and demonstrating their application to constructed ecosystems. Designed as a textbook for a semester length graduate-level course, the text introduces the major concepts and methods of ecological engineering along with this new discipline’s most important real-world applications: treatment wetlands, microcosms, composting systems, restoration ecology, soil bioengineering, and invasive species control. The text surveys the field with an introductory chapter on definitions and principles, six chapters treating major sub-fields, a chapter on applications of economics, and a conclusion chapter with synthetic propositions with comments on education and future directions.
Author : Patrick Kangas | Published by Lewis Publishers | Publication date : September 2003 | ISBN : 1566705991 | PDF Format, 469 pages | English | Original File Size : 9188 KB | Compressed File Size : 8140 KB
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In a major engineering project, a systematic exploration and investigation of a new site might be carried out and reported on by a consultant specialising in geology, geophysics or engineering (with a detailed knowledge of soil and rock mechanics). However, even when the services of a specialist consultant are employed, an engineer will still have overall supervision and responsibility for the project.
Therefore, the engineer must have enough understanding of geology to know how and when to use the expert knowledge of consultants, and to be able to read theiir reports intellegently, judge their reliability, and appreciate how the conditions described might effect the project.
Author : Collin Gribble | Published by E & FN Spon | Publication date : September 1985 | ISBN : 0419160000 | PDF Format, 348 pages | English | Original File Size : 9674 KB | Compressed File Size : 8886 KB
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DreamWeaver CS3 The Missing Manual
Author: David Sawyer Mc Farland
Published by O’reilly
Publication date: June 2007
ISBN: 0-596-51043-8
PDF Format, 1021 pages
English
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Properly designed ventilation for cooling, heating and cleaning the outdoor air supplied to buildings are essential for maintaining good indoor quality as well as for reducing a building’s energy consumption. Modern developments in ventilation science need to be well understood and effectively applied to ensure that buildings are ventilated as efficiently as possible.
This comprehensive reference guide to ventilation systems provides up-to-date knowledge based on the experience of internationally-recognised experts to deal with current and future ventilation requirements in buildings. Presenting the most recent developments in ventilation research and its applications, this book covers the fundamentals as well as more advanced topics.
With rigorous coverage for researchers and a practical edge for building professionals, “Ventilation Systems” is the one stop guide for the subject.
Editor : Hazim B. Awbi | Published by Taylor & Francis | Publication date : December 2007
ISBN : 0419217002 | PDF Format, 458 pages | English | RS Link | Original File Size : 5223 K
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Architects across the world have to design buildings that need to comply with strict seismic codes. All too often the need to comply with the code is put ahead of the design of the building, resulting in dull and functional architecture.
Andrew Charleson’s book shows how to make structural requirements an integral part of the architectural design process, not an add-on. Using non-technical language and detailed illustrations Charleson shows how achieving structural standards need not limit the scope for architectural innovation and high design standards in seismically active zones.
With enough theory to satisfy architects without swamping them in technical data, Seismic Design for Architects is a state-of-the-art summary of designing buildings where being prepared for the worst is an everyday fact of life.
Some of highlighted features of this book :
• Written for architects, emphasising design over analysis
• Key concepts conveyed with visual material to allow architects to appreciate the design solutions available to them
• Draws experience from a wide variety of national and international design codes
Author : Andrew Charleson | Published by Architectural Press | Publication date : September 2008 | ISBN : 0750685506 | PDF Format, 296 pages | English | Original File Size : 7215 KB | Compressed File Size : 6290 KB
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The word tensegrity results from the contraction of “Tensional” and “Integrity”, a word created by Richard Buckminster Fuller. He went on to describe tensegrity structures as “Islands of compression in an ocean of tension”. Renй Motro has developed a comprehensive definition which is “systems in a stable self equilibriated system comprising a discontinuous set of compressed components inside a continuum of tensioned components”.
This publication represents the life work of a leading exponent of a revolutionary and exciting method of structural design.
Some of the highlighted features :
• Represents the life work of a leading exponent of a revolutionary and exciting method of structural design
• Applicable to architecture as an established structural system, can also be applied to other fields
• Design professionals will be able to design better structures. Interested non-professionals will experience the great pleasure of being able to say “I understand why the Hisshorn tower stands up”
Tensegrity: Structural Systems for the Future
Author : Renй Motro | Published by Butterworth-Heinemann | Publication date : January 2006 | ISBN : 1903996376 | PDF Format, 257 pages | English | Original File Size : 24844 KB | Compressed File Size : 24114 KB
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The year out, or internship, in a professional practice can be the most rewarding experience in an architectural student’s education. It can also be a shock to the system to find that architectural working practices are very different to architectural study. This book provides a beginner’s guide to professional practice and a step-by-step guide on how to find the placement that best suits your goals. It is the fourth title in the successful ‘Seriously Useful Guides…’ series.
In order to give you a real insight into professional experience, this guide includes real
life case studies from students who have been through the experience and from practices that have taken them on. It guides you through the steps of finding a placement, outlines the norms and expectations for internship in different countries, and discusses codes of office behavior and professional ethics. Contemporary architectural
practices are becoming increasingly diverse and this guide outlines some Practical experience/Internship choices, providing cases studies of award wining firms that offer practical experience. These case studies range from conventional practices based on the art of building, to practices based on digital media or contemporary urbanism. Finally, the term ‘critical practice’ is becoming increasingly important, and the book provides some definitions and examples of critically based architectural practices.
Also in the Seriously Useful Guides Series:
* The Crit
* The The Portfolio
* The Dissertation
* Provides a valuable step-by-step guide on how to make the most of your time in practice
* Prepares you for what to expect from an office and lets you know what an office expects from you
* Includes interviews with students, professionals and tutors who have been through the experience, to give you the best, first hand, advice
Practical Experience: An Architecture Student’s Guide to Internship and the Year Out (Architectural Students Handbooks)
By Igor Marjanovic, Katerina Ruedi Ray, Jane Tankard
Publisher: Architectural Press
Number Of Pages: 232
Publication Date: 2004-12-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750662069
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750662062
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Guide to Highway Law for Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Contractors
Guide to Highway Law for Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Contractors
By Mr R A O’Hara
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Number Of Pages: 152
Publication Date: 1990-12-31
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0419173307
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780419173304
Product Description:
This book provides practical guidance from the maintenance and improvements of highways to activities related to construction work on or near highways
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Design Sketching
is an innovative new sketch technique book that has become a highly regarded resource for designers, students and Universities throughout the world.
Rather than taking the traditional theoretical approach, it aims to teach and inspire by displaying a broad collection of sketches encompassing the entire design process.
Twenty-four talented students from the Umeå Institute of Design, one of Europe’s best design schools, have contributed to the diverse material in the book. Work has been selected from the different areas of the Institute, resulting in a unique collection of sketches representing a large number of different product designs.
We hope and believe that Design Sketching will help you to develop your sketching skills and serve as an invaluable tool for inspiration!
Erik and Klara, authors
Stunningly updated, totally redesigned, practical, and ready to use This new edition of Michael Doyle’s classic Color Drawing is the ultimate up-to-date resource for professionals and students who need to develop and communicate design ideas with clear, attractive, impressive color drawings. In an easy to use, step-by-step approach, this comprehensive guide presents a total system of color design drawing that encompasses approaches to sketch communication as well as more finished presentation drawing. Totally redesigned to provide quick, easy access to key information, this Second Edition covers the basics of color phenomena, media, techniques, and approaches to illustrating materials necessary to communicate design ideas. With nearly 400 new color illustrations, it contains a new section on color and design principles for creating more sophisticated presentation drawings and offers innovative ideas for the reproduction and distribution of finished drawings. Color Drawing features:
* A complete body of illustrated instruction that demonstrates the development of design ideas from initial concept through presentation drawing
* Finely honed explanations of each technique and process
* Faster and easier ways to create design drawings
* Methods for combining hand-drawn and computer-generated drawing techniques
This remarkably versatile volume is both an illuminating textbook and a completely reliable self-teaching tool, as well as a handy quick reference. It is an excellent guide for students at any level and an unparalleled resource for design professionals.
Summary: WONDERFUL book!
Rating: 5
I have a copy of the first edition of this book and am still mesmerized by it. When it first came out, everyone I knew at design school who bought it felt like the information and techniques had given them an out-of-body-experience and it quickly became THE book to own, learn from, and emulate. Anyone who buys this book and applies the material and techniques will become better at drawing, rendering, and creative presentation methods…it is a sure-fire way to achieve “star power” in your office and in front of your clients!
Summary: awesome resource
Rating: 5
great book! Out of the dozens of hand rendering guides I looked at, this was by far the best and the easiest to learn from. It tells you what pencils, markers, and tools to buy to achieve certain effects, and gives you step-by-step rendering instructions for tons of different types of materials and lighting situations. I highly recommend this- in fact, it should be mandatory for interior design students!
Summary: Outstanding book
Rating: 5
It’s really hard to say too many things about this book. Even older editions of Color Drawing are great, but this newest one goes above and beyond the call of duty. In an age when a lot of books get re-released as new editions with few substantive changes, Color Drawing breaks the mold by updating the techniques with current technology (i.e. Photoshop). It’s great to see that the author and publisher realize that pure hand-drawing and rendering is quickly becoming a thing of the past and that the practitioners of today and tomorrow need to have excellent computer skills too. This book is full of very useful tips for combining Photoshop with hand drawings to create great effects. So even if you have an earlier edition, do yourself a favor and buy the new one anyway because you will learn a lot.
Summary: Color Drawing: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers, 2nd Edition
Rating: 5
This is an excellent resouce for the study of rendering. After detailing the elements of color and design, it describes, step-by-step, how to achieve many finishes both interior and exterior. It is both instructive and informative.
Summary: Outstanding Resource
Rating: 5
This is the standard for rendering in architecture and interior design as far as I am concerned. It will most definitely become a required textbook for my classes in visual presentation in the years to come. Doyle takes you step-by-step into the process of rendering with marker, color pencil, and pastels. But he doesn’t just spoon feed you the recipe for each material rendering, he presents the basis for a process that allows you to render virtually any material not found in the book.
Color Drawing: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers, 2nd Edition
By Michael E. Doyle
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Number Of Pages: 360
Publication Date: 1999-06-16
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471292451
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471292456
Meet the challenge of integrating Building Information Modeling and sustainability with this in-depth guide, which pairs these two revolutionary movements to create environmentally friendly design through a streamlined process. Written by an award-winning team that has gone beyond theory to lead the implementation of Green BIM projects, this comprehensive reference features practical strategies, techniques, and real-world expertise so that you can create sustainable BIM projects, no matter what their scale.
Summary: Essential design strategies
Rating: 5
As BIM becomes common place in the architectural design community, the tools and thought processes for designers will be transformed. The expectations of those who hire and pay the designer will be heightened far beyond the current standard of care.
It’s about time! CADD has held potential to automate, systematize, and streamline the construction industry for decades but has failed miserably to deliver. Currently with the advancement of BIM that potential is becoming a reality. We are on the cusp of a paradigm shift in our industry. Eddy Krygiel and Brad Nies have given us a glimpse of what the future holds. I am thinking every day about the impacts of what I do in my design work and with this cogent book I am more motivated to develop my basis of design concepts in a globally responsible manner. This text informs that basis with processes and theories in a very readable fashion
Summary: A clear BIM tool!
Rating: 5
I’m still enjoying to read some of the good advice in this book. Especially helpful is chapter 4 - dealing with the higher organizational values of sustainability.
Summary: Excellent book on integrated design
Rating: 5
This was a very useful book. The text was clear, easily understood and comprehensive. A wealth of information. Highly recommended…
Summary: Best book integrating BIM and Sustainability
Rating: 5
The best book for anyone wants to integrate BIM and Sustainability in their work practice, mainly designers.
Good for both students and professionals. a step by step procedure to achieve Green Design using BIM technology, with real life examples, procedures, calculations, etc…
The main program discussed is Autodesks’s Revit, wish they used more than one application.
Summary: Excellent guide, with real life examples and experiences
Rating: 5
This is a groundbreaking exploration of what you can do TODAY with BIM to make your buildings sustainable. Its got a lot of pictures and graphics that neatly explain the concepts. You can tell from reading the first few chapters that these guys really know what they are talking about.
Green BIM: Successful Sustainable Design with Building Information Modeling
By Eddy Krygiel, Brad Nies
Publisher: Sybex
Number Of Pages: 241
Publication Date: 2008-04-28
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0470239603
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780470239605
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By Osamu A. Wakita, Richard M. Linde
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number Of Pages: 542
Publication Date: 1984-03-14
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471885754
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471885757
Continuing in the holistic philosophy of the “Technologies of Architecture” series, this volume examines the various layers of knowledge, skills and mechanisms that make up the many approaches to the essential function of technical design in the creation of successful buildings. Well-illustrated with case studies, the author draws on his extensive experience in architectural education to provide a detailed description of the development process, acknowledging traditional solutions whilst also encouraging designers to consider innovative alternatives. Attention is paid to materials choices, detail design and specification writing. Students of architectural technology in particular, but also of architecture, building surveying and construction will find this syllabus-relevant title an invaluable asset in embracing their environmental responsibilities as designers and actively participating in the development of technical design language.
Materials, Specification and Detailing: Foundations of Building Design (Technologies of Architecture)
By Norman Wienand
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Number Of Pages: 309
Publication Date: 2008-02-04
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415403588
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415403580
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Breakwaters and closure dams belong to the most spectacular hydraulic structures. Design and construction of these structures are so interrelated that a proper understanding is not possible without a thorough knowledge of theory and a proper understanding of practical matters. This book offers this combination to the graduate student. It describes the functional requirements, discusses the relevant theory and shows the application of experience and theoretical knowledge to the design.
Breakwaters and Closure Dams
By Kee d’Angremond
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 2004-08-16
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415332567
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415332569
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The Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music: Volumes 1 - 10
The Top 100 Classical Music series is a must have for novices of classical music, or someone already into the classics but wishes to amassa an “essentials” collection. This particular cd’s span the Romantic Era, and although the 19th century saw much more music than what is covered on these recordings, this is nevertheless a brilliant and essential body of works. The Wedding March of Mendelsshon’s Midsummer Night’s Dream (played in weddings all over the world I’m assuming), Franz Lizst Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (The Looney Tunes Theme Music by the way) and other jewels of the era, such as the Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss, the operetta overtures of Franz Von Suppe, Verdi’s preludes to such operas as Nabucco and La Traviata, Wagner’s intense, dramatic music for his Ring of the Nibelung operas, regarded as the epitome and the zenith of Romantic Era opera, and the music of other composers such as Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Sibelius, Rimsky Korsakov and many others. I highly recommend this cd to anyone wanting to sample and taste what Romantic Era music was all about.
CD1: Volume 1 (1685 - 1730):
01. Toccata In D Minor
02. Canon In D
03. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 1st Movement
04. Water Music, Suite No. 2 In D: 1st Movement - Alla Hornpipe - Minuet - Lentement - Bourree
05. Trumpet Tune And Air
06. Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D: Air
07. The Four Seasons: Spring: Allegro - Largo e pianissimo sempre - Allegro
08. Adagio
09. Mandoline Concerto In C, RV 425: Allegro - Largo - Allegro
10. Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor: Minuet And Badinerie
CD2: Volume 2 (1731 - 1775):
01. Messiah: ‘Hallelujah’
02. Orpheus And Eurydice: Dance of The Blessed Spirits
03. Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia In G
04. Violin Concerto No. 3 In G: 1st Movement
05. Xerxes: Largo
06. Flute Concerto In G Minor ‘La Notte’: VI. Allegro
07. Solomon: Arrival of The Queen of Sheba
08. Oboe Concerto In D Minor: 2nd Movement
09. Concerto grosso In A Minor Op. 6 No. 4: Larghetto affettuoso - Allegro - Largo e piano - Allegro
10. Violin Concerto No. 5 In A: 2nd Movement
CD3: Volume 3 (1776 - 1787)
01. Eine kleine Nachtmusik: 1st Movement
02. Piano Concerto No. 21 In C (’Elvira Madigan’): 2nd Movement
03. The Marriage of Figaro: Overture
04. Flute Concerto No. 2 In D: 2nd Movement
05. Piano Sonata In A: Rondo Alla Turca
06. Don Giovanni: Overture
07. Horn Concerto No. 3 In E Flat: 2nd Movement
08. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A: 1st Movement
09. The Marriage of Figaro: March
10. Serenata Notturna: Marcia. Maestoso - Menuetto - Rondeau. Allegretto
CD4: Volume 4 (1788 - 1810):
01. Symphony No. 40: 1st Movement
02. ‘Moonlight’ Sonata: 1st Movement
03. Symphony No. 94, ‘Surprise’: 2nd Movement
04. The Magic Flute: Overture
05. Fur Elise
06. String Quartet In C: Emporor’s Hymn
07. Symphony No. 5: 1st Movement
08. Clarinet Concerto In A: 2nd Movement
09. Minuet In G
10. Trumpet Concerto In E Flat: 3rd Movement
CD5: Volume 5 (1811 - 1841):
01. The Barber of Seville: Overture
02. Symphony No. 8 In B Minor, ‘Unfinished’: 2nd Movement
03. Spring Song
04. Polonaise In A, Op. 40 No. 3 ‘Military’: Polonaise In A, Op.40 No.3, ‘Military’
05. Rosamunde: Ballet Music In G
06. Der Freischutz: Overture
07. Ave Maria
08. Symphony No. 4 In A, ‘Italian’: 1st Movement
09. Traumerei
10. German Dance No. 1
CD6: Volume 6 (1842 - 1853):
01. Wedding March, From ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
02. Liebestraum No. 3 In A Flat
03. Nabucco - Overture
04. The Merry Peasant
05. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
06. Lohengrin - Preldue To Act 3
07. La Traviata - Prelude to Act 1
08. Tannhauser - Arrival of The Guests At Wartburg
09. Violin Concerto In E Minor, 2nd Movement
10. Poet And Peasant - Overture
CD7: Volume 7 (1854 - 1866):
01. Orpheus In The Underworld - Overture
02. Melody In F
03. Les Preludes
04. Waltz In A Flat
05. The Force of Destiny - Overture
06. I Love You
07. The Bartered Bride - Overture
08. Barcarolle, From ‘The Tales of Hoffman’
09. Tritsch Tratsch Polka
10. Light Calvary - Overture
CD8: Volume 8 (1867 - 1876):
01. Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Minor, 1st Movement (excerpt)
02. Cradle Song
03. The Moldau
04. Ride of The Valkyries - From ‘The Valkyrie’
05. Morning, From ‘Peer Gynt’
06. Les Toreadors, From ‘Carmen’
07. Notturno, From ‘Coppelia’
08. Marche Slave, Op. 31
09. L’Arlesienne - Intermezzo
10. The Blue Danbue - Waltz
CD9: Volume 9 (1877 - 1893):
01. Polonaise, From ‘Eugene Onegin’
02. Symphony No. 9, ‘From The New World’ - 2nd Movement
03. Waltz of The Flowers, from ‘The Nutcracker’
04. Alborado, From ‘Capriccio Espagnol’
05. The Last Spring
06. Slavonic Dance No. 2
07. The Sleeping Beauty - Introduction
08. Siegfried’s Death And Funeral March, From ‘Twighlight of The Gods’
09. Songs My Mother Taught Me
10. Emperor Waltz
CD10: Volume 10 (1894 - 1928):
01. Also sprach Zarathustra - Fanfare
02. Symphony No. 5 - Adagietto
03. Finlandia
04. Dance of The Bumble Bee
05. Meditation, From ‘Thais’
06. Pomp And Circumstance - March No. 1
07. Humoresque
08. Valse Triste
09. Vienna Blood - Waltz
10. Bolero
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Whether construction is your livelihood or you’re just planning a home addition, you need to know the latest about materials, methods, and more. From locating the structure on the site to installing roof shingles, this book helps you make responsible decisions about every stage of building construction. Fully updated with information about available resources, new materials, and recent code changes, it helps you build cost-effective, energy-efficient structures with confidence.
* Understand how different types of lots, covenants, and zoning will affect structure placement
* Consider the Air Freezing Index and Degree Days when planning foundations
* Look at the pros and cons of welded wire fabric in concrete work
* Explore low-E window glass, heat mirror, and switchable glazings
* Find out what insulation and ventilation procedures are most effective
* Learn about the properties of Gypsonite(TM) and FiberBond(TM) in interior construction
Mark Richard Miller “Audel Complete Building Construction, 5th Edition”
Publisher: Audel
Publication Date: 2004-10-22
ISBN: 0764571117
Number of pages: 720
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Now updated to reflect the latest ACI 318-05 Building Code, this cutting-edge book analyzes the design of reinforced concrete members through a unique and practical step-by-step trial and adjustment procedure. Supplements narrative with flow charts to guide readers logically through the learning process. Provides ample photographs of instructional testing of concrete members to decrease the need for actual laboratory testing. Uses Strain Limits Design Method in all design examples as mandated in the new code, using the new load factors and strangth reduction factors. Updates chapter on seismic design of buildings to comply with the major changes to the ACI 318 Code and the new International Building Code provisions on seismic design. Adds chapter on the LRFD design of bridge deck structures in accordance with AASHTP 2002, including a summary of the various pertinent load and design provisions and equations. Offers an expanded section on the strut-and-tie modeling for the design of reinforced concrete deep beams. A useful construction reference for engineers.
Edward G Nawy “Reinforced Concrete, ACI 2005 Update Edition”
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Publication Date: 2004-08-27
ISBN: 013149757X
Number of pages: 840
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A third or more of the energy consumption of industrialized countries is expended on creating acceptable thermal and lighting conditions in buildings. As a result, building heat transfer is keenly important to the design of buildings, and the resulting analytical theory forms the basis of most design procedures. Analytical Theory of Building Heat Transfer is the first comprehensive reference of its kind, a one-volume compilation of current findings on heat transfer relating to the thermal behavior of buildings, forming a logical basis for current design procedures.
Morris Grenfell Davies “Building Heat Transfer”
Publisher: Wiley
Publication Date: 2004-05-28
ISBN: 047084731X
Number of pages: 524
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Thomas A. Dutton, Lian Hurst Mann “Reconstructing Architecture: Critical Discourses and Social Practices”
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date: 1996-09
ISBN: 0816628084
Number of pages: 329
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Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5 is a comprehensive book which provides practising engineers and specialist contractors with detailed information and in-depth guidance on the design of timber structures based on the common rules and rules for buildings in Eurocode 5 - Part 1-1. It will also be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students of civil and structural engineering.
The book provides a step-by-step approach to the design of all of the most commonly used timber elements and connections using solid timber, glued laminated timber or wood based structural products. It features numerous detailed worked examples, and incorporates the requirements of the UK National Annex.
It covers the strength and stiffness properties of timber and its reconstituted and engineered products; the key requirements of Eurocode 0, Eurocode 1 and Eurocode 5 - Part 1-1; the design of beams and columns of solid timber, glued laminated, composite and thin-webbed sections; the lateral stability requirements of timber structures; and the design of mechanical connections subjected to lateral and/or axial forces as well as rigid and semi-rigid connections subjected to a moment.
By Jack Porteous, Abdy Kermani”Structural Timber Design to Eurocode 5″
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 1405146389
Publication Date: 2008-01-10
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This is the definitive guide to drywall, now updated and revised. Longtime drywall contractor Myron Ferguson spells out the full range of information on installation and materials. You’ll learn everything from how to choose the best wallboard for any job to tips and tricks for creating attractive textured finishes. Ferguson covers new tools, materials and techniques that make the job go quicker and are easier for homeowners to get great results, such as new types of corner tape that give professional looking results with little experience or skill required.
You’ll discover how to: lay out and panel rooms with the fewest possible seams make curves and archways panel irregular walls make invisible seams “excellent . . . . [the author] gives you everything you need to know about tools, materials, installation and finishing. And there are plenty of terrific tips in this book.”– Popular Mechanics
Myron R. Ferguson “Drywall: Professional Techniques for Walls & Ceilings”
Publisher: Taunton
Publication Date: 1996-01-01
ISBN: 156158133X
Number of pages: 144
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To continue developing existing building types in an intelligent way is a crucial task in the field of residential building. A deeper understanding of the underlying types is indispensable for the success of the individual design, as well as for ensuring that tried and tested structures can be utilized, repeated, and varied in a wide variety of situations.
For this typology of residential buildings, the authors have developed systematic new presentations of the most innovative types. Each individual volume lays out the possibilities for using and transforming a particular form of residential structure.
The first volume deals with the various types of the courtyard house, which utilizes the courtyard as an intimate outdoor living space. A presentation of the courtyard as a building block of the city is followed by coverage of the complete spectrum of types - cluster, network, carpet, terraces, etc.
The second volume is devoted to the various types of row house, a particularly widespread form of residential structure. A general discussion of the row as organizing principle - the row as urban building block, linear space, ways of handling corners - is followed by the systematic presentation of the different types.
Within each type, variants are distinguished according to how they organize space, their number of floors, etc. The range of possible solutions is presented in uniform ground plans newly drawn to scale.
Row Houses: A Housing Typology
By Günter Pfeifer, Per Brauneck
* Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
* Number Of Pages: 112
* Publication Date: 2007-12-11
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3764378387
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783764378387
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From Native American sites in New Mexico and Arizona to the ancient earthworks of the Mississippi Valley to the most fashionable contemporary buildings of Chicago and New York, American architecture is incredibly varied. In this revolutionary interpretation, Upton examines American architecture in relation to five themes: community, nature, technology, money, and art. 109 illustrations. 40 linecuts
Architecture in the United States (Oxford History of Art)
By Dell Upton
* Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
* Number Of Pages: 336
* Publication Date: 1998-06-25
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 019284217X
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780192842176
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The Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio was one of the most influential figures that the field of architecture has ever produced. For classical architects, the term Palladian stands for a vocabulary of architectural forms embodying perfection and beauty. Of even greater significance than Palladio’s buildings is his treatise I quattro libri dell’architettura (The Four Books On Architecture), the most successful architectural treatise of the Renaissance and one of the two or three most important books in the literature of architecture. First published in Italian in 1570, it has been translated into every major Western language.
This is the first English translation of Palladio in over 250 years, making it the only translation available in modern English. Until now, English-language readers have had to rely mostly on a facsimile of Isaac Ware’s 1738 translation and the eighteenth-century engravings prepared for that text. This new translation by Robert Tavernor and Richard Schofield contains Palladio’s original woodcuts, reproduced in facsimile and positioned correctly, adjacent to the text. The book also contains a glossary that explains technical terms in their original context, a bibliography of recent Palladio research, and an introduction to Palladio and his times.
The First Book discusses building materials and techniques, as well as the five orders of architecture: Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite. Palladio describes the characteristics of each order and illustrates them. The Second Book discusses private town houses and country estates, almost all designed by Palladio. The Third Book discusses streets, bridges, piazzas, and basilicas, most of ancient Roman origin. The Fourth Book discusses ancient Roman temples, including the Pantheon.
The Four Books on Architecture By Andrea Palladio
* Publisher: The MIT Press
* Number Of Pages: 436
* Publication Date: 1997-06-13
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0262161621
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780262161626
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Although the UK’s Building Regulations are complex and lengthy, their essential features are relatively straightforward. Simon Polley brings his brief and practical guide up to date, in line with the significant recent changes to the regulations. Written by an industry practitioner, this practical guide is well laid out, jargon-free and easy to use. It is an excellent introduction to the UK’s Building Regulations for students as well as for professionals. This fourth edition is up to date as of early 2008 and sees full updates in line with changes to Parts L and F and the revisions to Part B.
Understanding the Building Regulations
By Simon Polley
* Publisher: Taylor & Francis
* Number Of Pages: 296
* Publication Date: 2008-10-13
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415452724
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415452724
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Bamboo materials are well available in the world. Bamboo has much shorter maturity than trees, thus can be harvested with shorter cycles of plantation. Despite the fact that human society has a long history of using bamboo, there is still a lack of modern and industrialized application of bamboo materials in construction. Promoting the application of bamboo in construction could provide a potential solution to the sustainable, green and environment-friendly development of construction industry.”Modern Bamboo Structures” is the first of its kind covering the applications of bamboo materials in modern structures. The following topics are covered in this book: properties of bamboo materials and components; design, experimental testing, and ****ysis of bamboo structures and components; modern bamboo buildings and bridges; composites of bamboo, timber and other materials; bamboo reinforced concrete; comparative studies of timber and bamboo structures; adhesives, joints, and engineered bamboo products; environmental, sustainability and ecological issues; and, structural and constructional applications of other natural and non-conventional materials.These proceedings of the First International Conference on Modern Bamboo Structures (ICBS-2007, Changsha, China, 28-30 October 2007) include the state-of-the-art on materials, design, analysis, testing, manufacturing, and construction of modern bamboo structures. “Modern Bamboo Structures” will be essential for researchers, engineers and administrators involved in structural engineering, civil engineering, agriculture engineering, forestry, environmental engineering and urban development.
Modern Bamboo Structures:
Proceedings of the First International Conference
By Yan Xiao
* Publisher: Taylor & Francis
* Number Of Pages: 312
* Publication Date: 2008-08-12
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 041547597X
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415475976
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This new textbook for students and practitioners of surveying and town planning, as well as other built environment professionals with an interest in the processes of property development, provides a modern view of site assembly, town planning policies and development risk, environment issues, master planning and design. The principal focus of the book is on the reuse of urban land, including treatment options, and regeneration of the built environment, whilst not ignoring greenfield development.
The book is divided into four parts:
(1) the development process and planning policies
(2) site assessment, risk analysis and remediation of contaminated land
(3) feasibility studies and financial appraisals
(4) design issues
Land, Development and Design
By Paul Syms
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
* Number Of Pages: 360
* Publication Date: 1991-01-15
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0632064846
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780632064847
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This book sets out a series of concepts of street structure and offers a framework for design of street networks. It addresses issues of sustainable transport and urbanism whilst introducing new methods assisting ****ysis and design. International streetgrid case studies are ****yses and suggest preferred types of street, network and hierarchy. This authoritative new text informs the design debate on street pattern and is set to become the definitive text on the topic.
Streets and Patterns: The Structure of Urban Geometry
By Stephen Marshall
* Publisher: Routledge
* Number Of Pages: 224
* Publication Date: 2004-12-23
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415317509
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415317504
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This new edition of an informative and accessible book guides building surveyors and facilities managers through the key aspects of property maintenance and continues to be of value to both students and practitioners.
With the increasing cost of new-build, effective maintenance of existing building stock is becoming ever more important and building maintenance work now represents nearly half of total construction output in the UK.
Building Maintenance Management provides a comprehensive profile of the many aspects of property maintenance. This second edition has been updated throughout, with sections on outsourcing; maintenance planning; benchmarking and KPIs; and current trends in procurement routes (including partnering and the growth of PFI) integrated into the text. There is also a new chapter on the changing context within which maintenance is carried out, largely concerned with its relationship to facilities management. More coverage is given of maintenance organisations and there are major updates to relevant aspects of health and safety and to contract forms.
Building Maintenance Management
By Barrie Chanter, Peter Swallow
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
* Number Of Pages: 336
* Publication Date: 2007-09-04
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405135069
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405135061
* Binding: Paperback
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How can you tell if the materials and components you are specifying have a low environmental impact? A full life-cycle assessment is a complex, time-consuming and expensive process; the environmental ratings summarised in this Guide provide a quick and easy way for designers and specifiers to assess their options.
The relative environmental performance of over 250 materials and components have been assessed in this guide, using carefully researched, quantitative data derived from the BRE Environmental Database. A wide range of alternative specifications are provided for:
· walls
· floor systems
· floor finishes
· roofs
· windows
· doors
· ceilings
· paints
· insulation
· landscaping.
The performance of each specification is measured against a range of environmental impacts including:
· climate change
· toxicity
· fossil fuel and ozone depletion
· levels of emissions and pollutants
· mineral and water extraction.
Environmental performance is indicated by a simple to use A-B-C rating system. To further aid specifiers, guidance on capital coasts, typical replacement intervals and information on recycling is also provided for each material and component.
An important part of BREEAM, the BRE’s widely accepted scheme to improve the environmental performance of buildings, The Green Guide to Specification is an essential tool for architects, surveyors, building managers and property owners seeking to reduce the environmental impacts of building materials through informed choice.
The Green Guide to Specification: An Environmental Profiling System for Building Materials and Components
By Jane Anderson, David Shiers, Mike Sinclair
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
* Number Of Pages: 112
* Publication Date: 1991-01-15
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0632059613
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780632059614
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This book investigates the perception and appropriation of places across intervals of time and culture. The particular concern of the volume is to bring together fresh empirical research and animate it by contact with theoretical sophistication, without letting that overwhelm the material. The chapters establish the continuity of a particular physical object under discussion and show it in at least two different historical perspectives, in which recognizable features are shown in different lights. The results are often surprising, because we tend to have an idea of a historic place as having an enduring meaning, so it can be rewarding to learn about earlier constructions of meaning that involve the same building.
Architecture as Experience: Radical Change in Spatial Practice
By Dana Arnold
* Publisher: Routledge
* Number Of Pages: 256
* Publication Date: 2004-04-28
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415301599
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415301596
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The chance of being claimed against is now a major risk factor for every building designer, engineer, quantity surveyor and project manager. Apart from the cases that go to court, many other claims are settled before they reach that stage. The cost of insurance to meet claims is now a substantial component of every practice’s overheads. Sensible risk management can identify the potential sources of claims, reduce their likelihood, warn of impending trouble and control how the claim is to be defended.
This book explains how to plan a risk management strategy and suggests techniques that can supplement the practice’s existing management procedures without imposing unnecessary bureaucracy. It attaches as much importance to the interaction of risk between members of the design team as to the risk profile of the practice itself.
The first part defines risk and its origins, discusses how risk can arise in the various professions and types of practice, and how it interacts between the professions, compares quality assurance with risk management, and advises on the relations between the practice, its insurers and its lawyers. It concludes with advice on how to create a risk strategy and system for the office.
The second part is devoted to techniques and covers: setting up the appointment; creation of the team; managing the project; the risks of CDM; the complications of procurement; and drafting, awarding and administering the building contract. Risk implications of the major contract forms are discussed in detail. It concludes with advice on the handling of claims.
The book contains references to a number of legal cases to illustrate the risks discussed. It is recommended reading not only for the individual professions (architect, engineer, QS, project manger), but for all of them collectively in understanding how the risk of one profession can become the risk of any of his fellow team members.
Avoiding Claims in Building Design: Risk Management in Practice
By Malcolm Taylor
* Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
* Number Of Pages: 304
* Publication Date: 2000-06-15
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0632053267
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780632053261
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Steelwork offers the opportunity for architectural expression, as well as being structurally versatile and adaptable material. Good detailing is vital because it affects structural performance, costs, buildability and, perhaps most importantly, appearance. While the choice of the structural form is often the province of the structural engineer, architects should have a broad appreciation of the factors leading to the selection of the structure and its details. Traditionally, most detailing of connections is the responsibility of the steelwork fabricator, but for exposed steelwork, detailing is of much more interest to the architect, as it impacts on the aesthetics of the structure. In this respect it is important that designers appreciate the common fabrication and erection techniques, which may exert a strong influence on the method and approach to the detailing of modern steelwork in buildings.
Architectural Design in Steel
By Mark Lawson
* Publisher: Taylor & Francis
* Number Of Pages: 192
* Publication Date: 2003-12-29
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0419244905
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780419244905
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Here’s the essential information you need to initiate designs for preschools and kindergartens as well as elementary, middle, and high schools.
* Filled with project photographs, diagrams, floor plans, sections, and details.
* Combines in-depth coverage of the structural, mechanical, acoustic, traffic, and safety issues that are unique to school buildings with the nuts-and-bolts design guidelines that will start any project off on the right track and keep it there through completion.
Building Type Basics for Elementary and Secondary Schools
By Bradford Perkins, Stephen Kliment
* Publisher: Wiley
* Number Of Pages: 368
* Publication Date: 2000-12-12
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 047132700X
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471327004
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With more than 20,000 words and terms individually defined, the Dictionary offers huge coverage for anyone studying or working in architecture, construction or any of the built environment fields.
The innovative and detailed cross-referencing system allows readers to track down elusive definitions from general subject headings. Starting from only the vaguest idea of the word required, a reader can quickly track down precisely the term they are looking for.
The book is illustrated with stunning drawings that provide a visual as well as a textual definition of both key concepts and subtle differences in meaning.
Davies and Jokiniemi’s work sets a new standard for reference books for all those interested in the buildings that surround us.
* Comprehensive coverage of architecture and building terms
* Detailed and innovative cross-referencing system
* Beautifully illustrated with detailed technical drawings
Dictionary of Architecture and Building Construction
By Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi
* Publisher: Architectural Press
* Number Of Pages: 736
* Publication Date: 2008-07-23
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750685026
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750685023
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This book is unique in its attempt to explore the many ways we have of thinking about buildings. In particular it raises questions about the kinds of knowledge we have and will need in designing, making and enjoying our buildings. At the very least this book provides an overview of the fragmented construction industry, making it a vital purchase for all construction related students. However, the author has written for a wider audience making the book an essential guide for those interested in the form of buildings or the deliberate ways in which people build them.
Idea of Building: Thought and Action in the Design and Production of Buildings
By S. Groak
* Publisher: Spon Press
* Number Of Pages: 249
* Publication Date: 1990-12-31
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0419178309
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780419178309
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Written by a leading specialist, this book addresses the topic of lightweight claddings in buildings. Fully revised to take into account new developments over the last decade, this edition encorperates the latest environmental issues. As new materials and processes are gradually introduced into the building industry, manufacturers respond to the demand for new technology to relate changes in performance requirements. The book is illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings.
Cladding of Buildings: 3rd Edition
By Alan Brookes
* Publisher: Spon Press
* Number Of Pages: 180
* Publication Date: 1998-07-09
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0419221700
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780419221708
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This book is an international collection of essays by leading architects, artists and theorists of locality and space. New work by celebrated contributors including Mark Auge, Kryzstof Wodiczko, Anthony Vidler, Lebbeus Woods and Zaha Hadid is juxtaposed with seminal essays by Bernard Tschumi and Doreen Massey. This book will appeal to urbanists, geographers, artists, architects, cultural historians and theorists.
Architecturally Speaking: Practices of Art, Architecture and the Everyday
By Alan Read
* Publisher: Routledge
* Number Of Pages: 304
* Publication Date: 2000-11-02
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 041523543X
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415235433
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Solar energy is set to play an ever-increasing role in generating the form and affecting the appearance and construction of buildings. This new guide provides an overview of how PVs work and how they are incorporated in the design of buildings.
Photovoltaics And Architecture
By Randall Thomas
* Publisher: Taylor & Francis
* Number Of Pages: 168
* Publication Date: 2001-04-12
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415231825
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415231824
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Packed with stunning images this is an indispensable visual guide illustrating and explaining current fabrication processes and material transformation. Providing a documentary of an eclectic range of fabrication techniques, this is the ideal reference for designers who wish to learn more about the materials and current technologies in material production available to them.
Featuring the work of 12 fabricators based in the UK, the case studies displayed range from manufacture of complex wire rope, the processes of metal spinning, large-scale composite casting, to computer controlled sheet steel fabrication. With a full knowledge of how the materials are transformed, this book provides readers with a greater ability to employ material processes for their own designs and to better understand material fabrication. This is a book that provides information on contemporary technology and design inspiration in abundance.
* A visual introduction to the latest material fabrication techniques
* Provides inspiration to architects and designers looking for new materials to realize their designs
* Hundreds of photographs, working drawings and technical details provide a comprehensive and beautiful outline of the subject
Fabrication: The Designers Guide
By Peter Silver, William McLean
* Publisher: Architectural Press
* Number Of Pages: 192
* Publication Date: 2006-03-22
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750665580
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750665582.
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In this completely updated and redesigned edition of the essential and long-established Stadia, the authors offer their unrivalled expertise to all professionals who commission, plan, design, and manage high-quality sports venues.
This fourth edition features over twenty case studies of recent projects in Europe, America, Australia, China and Japan, and the technical sections contain substantial new information on master planning and designing for the disabled.
In addition to a wide array of international information sources, the authors were able to draw on the experience of the design firm that delivered the 1999 Cardiff Millennium stadium, the 2000 Sydney Olympic stadium, the 2002 Reliant stadium in Houston, the 2005 Nanjing Sports Park, the new grandstand for Ascot Racecourse, and the recently completed Wembley stadium.
* Written by the internationally recognized global leaders in sport architecture, HOK.
* Includes the very latest projects in a wealth of international case studies
* Covers all technical aspects on designing new stadia as well as altering existing buildings
Stadia, Fourth Edition: A Design and Development Guide
By Geraint John
* Publisher: Architectural Press
* Number Of Pages: 320
* Publication Date: 2007-01-29
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 075066844X
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750668446
Green building is the fastest-growing trend to hit since the Internet, bringing with it an enormous range of new products, systems, and technologies. Green Building A to Z is an informative, technically accurate, and highly visual guide to green building, for both decision-makers and interested citizens. It begins with an introduction to the importance of green buildings and a brief history of the green building movement, outlines the benefits and costs of green buildings, and shows how you can influence the spread of green buildings. The book touches on key issues, such as enhancing water conservation, reducing energy use, and creating a conservation economy.
The book examines all aspects of green buildings, including:
* Architecture 2030
* Locally sourced materials
* Natural ventilation
* Solar energy
* Zero-net-energy buildings
More than just a reference, this book emphasizes the importance of green buildings and green developments for a sustainable future. It will be an invaluable resource for businesspeople, homeowners, product manufacturers, developers, building industry professionals, and government officials.
Jerry Yudelson is a professional engineer with an MBA. He has trained three thousand people in the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System, and has chaired Greenbuild, the world’s largest green building conference, for the past four years. The founder of a green building consulting firm, he is the author of three books on green building marketing and an advisor to manufacturers, venture capital firms, design firms, and developers.
Green Building A to Z: Understanding the Language of Green Building
By Jerry Yudelson
* Publisher: New Society Publishers
* Number Of Pages: 240
* Publication Date: 2007-10-01
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0865715726
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780865715721
* Binding: Paperback
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The city is more than just a sum of its buildings; it is the sum of its communities. The most successful urban communities are very often those that are the most diverse - in terms of income, age, family structure and ethnicity - and yet poor urban design and planning can stifle the very diversity that makes communities successful.
Just as poor urban design can lead to sterile monoculture, successful planning can support the conditions needed for diverse communities. Emily Talen explores the linkage between urban forms and social diversity, and how one impacts the other. Learning the lessons from past successes and failures, and building from detailed case studies of different neighborhoods, Design for Diversity provides urban designers and architects with design strategies and tools to ensure that their work sustains and nurtures social diversity.
* Explores the link between urban form and social diversity
* Based on detailed studies of socially diverse neighborhoods in cities
* Outlines urban design strategies to support diverse communities
Design for Diversity: Exploring Socially Mixed Neighborhoods
By Emily Talen
* Publisher: Architectural Press
* Number Of Pages: 256
* Publication Date: 2008-03-12
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750681179
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750681179
* Binding: Paperback
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Introduction to Residential Layout is ideal for students and practitioners of urban design, planning, engineering, architecture and landscape seeking a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of designing and laying out residential areas.
Mike Biddulph provides a clear and coherent framework from which he offers comprehensive practical advice for designers of housing developments. Referring to a wealth of international examples, this is a richly illustrated, accessible resource covering the whole range of issues that should be considered by
anyone engaging in the planning and design of a new residential scheme.
A successful residential development must work on many levels - financial, social and environmental. This book includes ****ysis of commercial viability, the importance of place making, environmental sustainability and designing accessibility. Mike Biddulph details successful approaches to designing out crime and maximising permeability as part of an integrated approach to urban design.
Highly illustrated throughout, this work will show you how to turn design aspirations and principles into practical design solutions. Written without preconceptions, Introduction to Residential Design
highlights the strengths and weaknesses of particular design solutions to encourage both depth of thought and creativity.
Mike Biddulph is Senior Lecturer in Urban Design at Cardiff University
* The only textbook that provides practical design advice sourced from principles of residential layout design
* Comprehensive coverage of urban design theory gives an ideal introduction to the subject
* Encompasses sustainability, accessibility and holistic design - all the key concerns in designing the built environment.
Introduction to Residential Layout
By Mike Biddulph
* Publisher: Architectural Press
* Number Of Pages: 224
* Publication Date: 2006-12-20
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750662050
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750662055
* Binding: Paperback
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What if environmentally damaged landscapes could not only be remediated from an ecological standpoint, but also designed to replenish an entire community as well as the nature surrounding it? The Handbook of Regenerative Landscape Design incorporates ecology, engineering, sociology, and design elements into a new paradigm for environmental restoration and the renewal of urban and cultural sites.
This is the first resource in the field to examine the collaborative roles of scientists, landscape architects, and urban planners in transforming degraded landscapes into sustainable communities for both people and wildlife. Top practitioners and theorists from different fields and perspectives contribute innovative case studies that converge in their emphasis on new uses for reclaimed land, rather than a return to its original state.
In addition, this book is one in only a handful to address the system conditions necessary for the repair of severely degraded landscapes, especially in an urban context. It elucidates the most suitable remediation strategies for treating degraded environments such as industrial landfills, mining sites, buried urban rivers, heavily polluted or effectively destroyed wetlands, Superfund sites, and abandoned factories.
Bringing the perspectives of landscape architects, scientists, and urban planners to a wider audience, the Handbook of Regenerative Landscape Design demonstrates how ecological landscape restoration processes can facilitate sociological and urban renewal initiatives.
Handbook of Regenerative Landscape Design (Integrative Studies in Water Management & Land Devt)
By Robert L. France
* Publisher: CRC
* Number Of Pages: 488
* Publication Date: 2007-10-18
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0849391881
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780849391880
* Binding: Hardcover
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This Design and Development Guide is an essential book for those who are involved in the initiation, planning, design and building of facilities for the various performing arts, from local to metropolitan locations. It includes the stages in the development, decisions to be taken, information requirements, feasibility and advice necessary in the design and development of a new or adapted building.
Part one of this guide provides the background information about the organisation of the performing arts, the prevailing issues, the client and various building types. In the second part, the author deals with the components of design and development, identifying the roles of the client, advisors and consultants, the stages to be achieved, including client’s proposal feasibility, the process of briefing, design and building and eventually hand-over and opening night, with a consideration of the building use. Studies include the assessment of demand, site requirements, initial brief, building design and financial viability. Information requirements, as design standards, for the auditorium and platform/stage, and the support facilities, are included. Separate studies focus on the adaptation of existing buildings and provision for children and young persons.
THE CONTENT COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF PERFORMING ARTS (CLASSICAL MUSIC, POP/ROCK, JAZZ, MUSICALS, DANCE, DRAMA) AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON EACH AS AN ART FROM AND NECESSITIES TO HOUSE PERFORMANCES.
* Comprehensive view of design and development including assessment of demand, site requirement, initial brief, building design and financial viability
* Coverage includes all categories including classical music, pop/ rock, jazz, musicals, dance and drama
* Links information to the design process and sequence of decision-making.
Buildings for the Performing Arts, Second Edition: A Design and Development Guide
By Ian Appleton
* Publisher: Architectural Press
* Number Of Pages: 296
* Publication Date: 2008-03-07
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750668350
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750668354
* Binding: Paperback
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The architect’s interest in continuing education has increased as a result of the national trend of state initiatives requiring continuing education for architect registration.
Architect’s Essentials of Professional Development assists registered architects and architecture firms in designing their own professional development programme in the context of professional practice.
* Information on this subject is in high demand
* Covers strategic planning, programme design and assessment while taking into consideration the culture of different design firms
* Assessment worksheets and questionnaires allow readers to personalise their books while discovering and implementing their own professional development goals and strategies
* Practical, applied, concise, affordable and user-friendly
Architect’s Essentials of Professional Development (The Architect’s Essentials of Professional Practice)
By Jean R. Valence
* Publisher: Wiley
* Number Of Pages: 272
* Publication Date: 2003-07-30
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471236918
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471236917
* Binding: Paperback
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The definitive resource for designer-led projects
The Architect’s Guide to Design-Build Services offers authoritative knowledge and industry insight to architects considering entry into the burgeoning practice of design-build project delivery. Written by architects and other professionals with expertise in risk management, law, ethics, finance, and contracts, this instructive guide addresses the roles architects can assume during a design-build project, including leading the project, acting as subcontractor, and forming a joint venture with a contractor.
Developed by the AIA Design-Build Professional Interest Area, this book offers the real-world expertise of thirty industry leaders from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, who share their experience and know-how on such topics as:
* Starting out in design-build
* Risks and rewards of design-build delivery
* Succeeding in a design-build practice
* Design-build education
* Essential practice information
* Ethics and licensing laws
State laws regulating both architects and contractors are summarized to help busy firms bring design-build projects through to successful completion in a variety of jurisdictions.
The Architect’s Guide to Design-Build Services is the most complete, definitive resource for architects, contractors, and attorneys involved in designer-led projects
The Architect’s Guide to Design-Build Services
By The American Institute of Architects
* Publisher: Wiley
* Number Of Pages: 448
* Publication Date: 2003-05-05
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471218421
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471218425
* Binding: Hardcover
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In this collection of interrogatory essays, Francis Duffy argues that the success of the architectural profession in post-war Britain is directly related to its stewardship of the intellectual property that he calls “architectural knowledge.” The backdrop to this debate is the author’s term of presidency of the RIBA between 1993 and 1995.
Architectural Knowledge: The Idea of a Profession
By Francis Duffy
* Publisher: Taylor & Francis
* Number Of Pages: 217
* Publication Date: 1998-11-11
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0419210008
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780419210009
* Binding: Paperback
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A revision of the architectural classic on design analysis
Precedents in Architecture, Third Edition provides a vocabulary for architectural analysis that illuminates the works of leading architects and aids architects and designers in creating their own designs.
Thirty-one leading architects are represented in this updated Third Edition in examinations of more than 100 structures assessed through a diagrammatic technique that is applicable to any structure. This impressive collection includes sixteen new buildings and eight innovative architects distinguished by the strength, quality, and interest of their designs. Readers will find valuable guidance in analyzing architectural history as an evolutionary process by exploring the commonality of design ideas reflected in a broad range of structures by internationally renowned architects.
Both novices and seasoned professionals will find Precedents in Architecture, Third Edition a very useful tool for enriching their design vocabulary and for the ongoing assessment of buildings found in today’s evolving landscape
Precedents in Architecture: Analytic Diagrams, Formative Ideas, and Partis
By Roger H. Clark, Michael Pause
* Publisher: Wiley
* Number Of Pages: 320
* Publication Date: 2004-11-12
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471479748
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471479741
* Binding: Paperback
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This unique book addresses the issue of sustainability from the point of view of landscape architecture, dealing with professional practices of planners, designers and landscape managers.
This second edition contains updated and new material reflecting the developments in the field during the last five years, addressing the relationship between landscape architecture and sustainability in a comprehensive way.
Much in the text is underpinned by landscape ecology, in contrast to the idea of landscape as only appealing to the eye or aspiring cerebrally to be fine art. As this exceptional cast of contributors argue, landscape is and must be much more than this; landscape architecture is about making places which are biologically wholesome, socially just and spiritually rewarding.
Landscape and Sustainability establishes that the sustainability agenda needs a new mindset among professionals. The question to be answered first and foremost is, is it sustainable? The chapters in the book move progressively from theory to practice, from the global to the local scale and from issues of policy and planning through to detailed design and implementation and on to long-term maintenance and management. The contributors raise and re-examine a complex array of research, policy and professional issues and agendas to contribute to the necessary ongoing debate about the future of both landscape and sustainability
Landscape and Sustainability: Second Edition
By Maggie Roe
* Publisher: Routledge
* Number Of Pages: 320
* Publication Date: 2007-09-19
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415404436
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415404433
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The new, updated edition of the successful book on interior design
Interior Design Visual Presentation, Second Edition is fully revised to include the latest material on CAD, digital portfolios, resume preparation, and Web page design. It remains the only comprehensive guide to address the visual design and presentation needs of the interior designer, with coverage of design graphics, models, and presentation techniques in one complete volume.
Approaches to the planning, layout, and design of interior spaces are presented through highly visual, step-by-step instructions, supplemented with more than forty pages of full-color illustrations, exercises at the end of each chapter, and dozens of new projects. With the serious designer in mind, it includes a diverse range of sample work, from student designers as well as well-known design firms such as Ellerbee and Beckett Architects and MS Architects.
Interior Design Visual Presentation: A Guide to Graphics, Models & Presentation Techniques, Second Edition
By Maureen Mitton
* Publisher: Wiley
* Number Of Pages: 202
* Publication Date: 2003-07-10
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471225525
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471225522
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From ARCOM and The American Institute of Architects
A complete visual guide to choosing and using finish materials
In this unique guide, the authors of MASTERSPEC and Architectural Graphic Standards join forces to offer architects vital single-source access to the unbiased information they need to evaluate, select, and specify the best finish materials for any job.
This powerful visual resource combines hundreds of illustrations from Architectural Graphic Standards with corresponding building material performance and specification information from AIA’s MASTERSPEC, published by ARCOM. Use this book during the schematic and design development phases of a project and as an indispensable aid for product selection and specification.
Essential for architects, interior designers, and building designers, this vital reference provides information to make informed decisions about specific design goals, such as affordability, environmental friendliness, durability, fire resistance, and esthetic success. Features include:
* Unique source of independent, in-depth building product performance information-the one source that gives you reliable building product information before you consult with manufacturers
* Covers a full range of standard finish materials and includes selection criteria, details, typical product sizes, and installation and maintenance data
* Provides current standards based on research by government, association, and independent testing organizations as well as the input of experienced architects and specifiers
“Architectural Graphic Standards has served the design community for decades as a virtual ‘bible’ for architectural detailing. MASTERSPEC Evaluations have long comprised one of the best resources available for building product selection and specification. Consolidating the strong points of both into this new desktop reference is an act of sheer brilliance!”
-Martin M. Bloomenthal, FAIA, CCS, CSI, Principal, The Hillier Group, Princeton, New Jersey.
The Graphic Standards Guide to Architectural Finishes:
Using MASTERSPEC to Evaluate, Select, and Specify Materials
By ARCOM, The American Institute of Architects
* Publisher: Wiley
* Number Of Pages: 288
* Publication Date: 2002-08-12
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471227668
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471227663
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London is a living architectural exhibition. This handy pocket guide:
* aids navigation of the city’s greatest sights with a clear map-based format
* features more than 260 buildings, with full notes and references
* provides a superb full colour photographic record of the capital
London’s Contemporary Architecture is a practical and highly illustrated guide to the best modern buildings. Now in its fourth edition, this location-based book has been fully updated to cover the latest additions to the London skyline.
This guide looks at London district by district. It identifies the buildings most worth visiting and offers essential information about the selected architectural gems. Packed with fascinating informative commentary and useful location maps, it also includes examples of London’s finer older buildings that are found near to the key contemporary sites.
* Explores more than 260 of London’s key modern buildings in full colour
* Clear map based format provides a tour of the city
* Provides an easy to use guide to expand your knowledge of London’s architecture
London’s Contemporary Architecture, Fourth Edition: An Explorer’s Guide
By Kenneth Allinson
* Publisher: Architectural Press
* Number Of Pages: 264
* Publication Date: 2006-05-25
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750668741
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750668743
* Binding: Paperback
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This book, organised in an extremely-user friendly manner, equips the landscape architect with all of the required knowledge in business and law. It is of great value to Landscape architects throughout their academic and professional life.
Landscape architecture students will find this book vital to their education and it will also be useful for landscape students on non-professional programmes who wish to understand the regulatory and planning backgrounds to their studies and for students on technical-type landscape programmes.
It is compulsory reading for everyone preparing for the new Pathway to Chartership examination. Not only will it help you pass the exam but you will, along with the thousands of fully-qualified landscape architects in the UK, find it an extremely time-saving reference in your busy working lives.
* Highly recommended by the Landscape Institute as preparation for the compulsory Pathway to Chartership
* Helps readers to build an understanding of the legal and commercial environment of landscape architecture in the UK
* Updated to include new legislation and current practice
Professional Practice for Landscape Architects, Second Edition
By Nicola Garmory, Clare Winsch, Rachel Tennant
* Publisher: Architectural Press
* Number Of Pages: 312
* Publication Date: 2007-03-21
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750669020
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750669023
* Binding: Paperback
Expert technical guidance for the earliest stages of building design
This laborsaving resource reduces complex engineering and building code information to simple approximations that can be easily incorporated into initial design explorations. It helps architects prepare buildable preliminary designs as a realistic basis for the more detailed design development stage that will follow.
Completely revised to reference the new International Building Code, this fully updated Third Edition responds to the growing interest in sustainable design solutions with a new section on daylighting. Like its predecessors, this new edition offers quick access to reliable rules of thumb that offer vital help for:
* Selecting, configuring, and sizing the structural system
* Selecting heating and cooling systems
* Configuring and sizing mechanical and electrical systems
* Configuring and sizing egress systems
* Designing within building code height and area limitations
The Architect’s Studio Companion, Third Edition is a recommended study reference for the Building Planning section of the Architect’s Registration Exam and an invaluable source book that can save architects time and effort throughout their careers.
The Architect’s Studio Companion, 3rd Edition
By Edward Allen, Joseph Iano
* Publisher: Wiley
* Number Of Pages: 416
* Publication Date: 2001-07-27
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471392359
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471392354
* Binding: Hardcover
The tropical belt - where large areas of South East Asia, India, Africa and parts of both North and South America are located - forms the biggest landmass in the world and has one of the highest numbers of rapidly developing cities. Coincidentally, architecture in these regions shares common problems, the most easily identifiable being the tropical conditions of climate and natural environment. The context for architecture here is fraught with conflicts between tradition and modernization, massive influx of rural poor into urban areas, poorly managed rapid urban development as well as the cultural and social strain of globalization.
Many local and overseas architects, planners and city fathers are interested in the social and environmental dimensions of these areas that contribute towards short terms solutions and long term sustainable developments. This book, developed from the first conference of the International Network for Tropical Architecture, supplies a wealth of information from experts worldwide covering the cultural, environmental and technical aspects of thinking, researching and designing for the tropics.
* Provides a holistic view of the subject, covering both technical and cultural issues
* Includes a variety of tropical case studies by an international team of experts
* Essential reading for architects wishing to develop their skills, technology and knowledge of these rapidly changing cities.
Tropical Sustainable Architecture: Social and Environmental Dimensions
By Joo Hwa Bay, Boon Lay Ong
* Publisher: Architectural Press
* Number Of Pages: 512
* Publication Date: 2006-09-26
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750667974
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750667975
* Binding: Paperback
Buildings are responsible for 50% of C02 emissions and their design has become the focus of intense technical scrutiny. Knowing how to build more technically efficient, or more ecologically and being able to assemble the social resources to do so requires different forms of knowledge and practice. There is wide contestation over the optimal pathways to greener buildings design and great diversity in practices of sustainable architecture.
This edited book brings together leading researchers from across the European Union and North America to both illustrate the diversity of practice and to provide a critical commentary on this key debate. The reader is provided with an introduction to competing perspectives on the sustainable architecture debate; international exemplars of differing practice and an overview of new theoretical and methodological resources for understanding and meeting the conceptual, social and technical challenges of sustainable architecture.
Sustainable Architectures: Cultures and Natures in Europe and North America
By Simon Guy
* Publisher: Routledge
* Number Of Pages: 269
* Publication Date: 2005-02-10
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415700450
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415700450
Widely used in architectural circles in the heat of discussion, the recurrent use of particular words and terms has evolved a language of design jargon. Commonly found in architectural literature and journalism, in critical design debate and especially in student project reviews, Archispeak can seem insular and perplexing to others and — particularly to the new architectural student — often incomprehensible.
There is a need to translate architectural design concepts into spoken and written commentary — each word in use embodying a precise and universally accepted architectural meaning. If we explore the vocabulary of this language we gain insight to design good practice and to collective understanding of what constitutes a refined architecture. This unique illustrated guide will help students understand the nuances of this specialized language and help them in communicating their own design ideas.
Archispeak: An Illustrated Guide to Archit Design Terms
By Tom Porter
* Publisher: Routledge
* Number Of Pages: 208
* Publication Date: 2004-10-28
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415300126
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415300124
Has globalization replaced colonization as a threat to the heritage and identity of the Middle East City of the twenty-first century? How did colonial influences change the urban form of the Arab capitals? And is today’s hybridization of architectural and urban discourse affecting the development of the cities, their spatial planning and design?
These are just some of the questions addressed by Yasser Elsheshtawy and his contributors using case study material for a diverse range of cities in the Arab world, included Algiers, Lake Tunis, Cairo, Khartoum, Baghdad, Sana’a and Dubai.
Planning Middle Eastern Cities: An Urban Kaleidoscope
By Y. Elsheshtawy
* Publisher: Routledge
* Number Of Pages: 272
* Publication Date: 2004-08-01
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415304008
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415304009
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Contents:
1 Introduction
Alan J.Broo
kesDominique Poole
2 Exploring, rehearsing, delivering
Mike Davies
3 Concept before calculation
Tony Hunt
4 A process-oriented architecture
David Kirkland
5 Material innovation and the development of form
Mark Lovell
6 More than architecture: David Marks and Julia Barfield
Dominique Poole
7 An engineer’s perspective
Mike Cook
8 Touch the earth l
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htly: Richard Horden
Dominique Poole
9 Production processes, sources and uses of materials: Eva Jiricna
Alan J.Brookes
10 Constructing the ephemeral- innovation in the use of glass
Luke Lowings an
d James Carpenter
11 The tradition of the primitive with modern materials- an Australian perspective 139
Chris Clarke
12 A pass
ion for building: Volkwin Marg
Alan J.Brookes
13 The incredible lightness of being
Chris Wilkinson
Authors: Alan J.Brookes and Dominique Poole
Publisher: Spon Press, First published 2004
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Part I: Airports and airport systems
1 Airports and airport systems: An introduction
2 Airports and airport systems: Organization
3 Airports and airport systems: A historical and legislative perspective
Part II: The components of the airport
4 The airfield
5 Airspace and air traffic control
6 Airport terminals and ground access
Part III: Airport operations and financial management
7 Airport operations management under FAR Part 139
8 Airport security
9 Airport financial management
Part IV: Airport public administration and planning
10 The economic, political, and social role of airports
11 Airport planning
12 Airport capacity and delay
13 The future of airport management
Authors: Alexander T. Wells & Seth B. Young
Publisher: McGraw Hill, 5th edition 2004
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Contents:
CHAPTER 1 Photovoltaic Basics
1.1 PV array systems and PV applications
1.2 Solar radiation
1.3 The photovoltaic effect and how solar cells work
1.4 Solar cell types
1.5 Electrical properties of solar cells
CHAPTER 2 PV Modules and Other Component s of Gr id-Connected Systems
2.1 PV modules
2.2 PV array combiner/junction boxes, string diodes and fuses
2.3 Grid-connected inverters
2.4 Cabling, wiring and connection systems
2.5 Direct current load switch (DC main switch)
2.6 AC switch disconnector
CHAPTER 3 Si t e Surveys and Shading Analysis
3.1 On-site visit and site survey
3.2 Consulting with the customer
3.4 Shading analysis
3.5 Shade analysis tools using software
3.6 Shading, PV-array configuration and system concept
3.7 Shading with free-standing/rack-mounted PV arrays
3.7.1 Reducing the mutual shading losses of rack-mounted PV modules
3.8 Checklists for building survey
CHAPTER 4 Planning and Sizing Gr id-Connected Photovoltaic Systems
4.1 System size and module choice
4.2 System concepts
4.3 Inverter installation site
4.4 Sizing the inverter
4.5 Selecting and sizing cables for grid-tied PV systems
4.6 Selection and sizing of the PV array combiner/junction box and the DC main disconnect/isolator switch
4.7 Lightning protection, earthing/grounding and surge protection
CHAPTER 5 System Sizing, Design and Simulation Sof tware
5.1 Use of sizing, design and simulation programs
5.2 Checking the simulation results
5.3 Simulation of shading
5.4 Market overview and classification
5.5 Programme descriptions
CHAPTER 6 Mount ing Systems and Building Integration
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Roof Basics
6.2.1 The roofs tasks
6.3 Sloping roofs
6.4 Flat roofs
6.5 Facade basics
6.6 Photovoltaic facades
6.9 Mounting systems for free-standing installations
CHAPTER 7 Installing, Commissioning and Operat ing Gr id-Connected Photovol taic Systems
7.1 General installation notes
7.2 Example installation of a grid-connected PV system
7.3 Guarantee 283
7.4 Breakdowns, typical faults and maintenance for PV systems
7.5 Troubleshooting
7.6 Monitoring operating data and presentation
7.7 Long-term experience and quality
CHAPTER 8 Stand-alone Photovoltaic Systems
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Modules in stand-alone PV systems
8.3 Batteries in stand-alone PV systems
8.4 Charge controllers
8.5 Stand-alone inverters
8.6 Planning and designing stand-alone systems
8.7 Measuring electricity consumption
8.8 Sizing the PV array
8.9 Sizing of the cable cross sections
8.10 Battery sizing
8.11 Use of an inverter
8.12 Photovoltaics in decentral electricity grids/mini-grids
CHAPTER 9 Economics and Envi ronmental Issues
9.1 Cost trends
9.2 Technological trends
9.3 Economic Assessment
9.4 Environmental impact
CHAPTER 10 Market ing and Promotion
10.1 Marketing PV: The basics
10.2 Greater success through systematic marketing
10.3 A good sales talk is fun
10.3.1 What does ’successful selling’ mean?
Author: The German Energy Society
Publisher: First published by Earthscan in the UK and USA in 2008
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Introduction: Basic Design Parameters
I.1 Human factors: anthropomorphics
I.2 Human factors: basic human comfort
I.3 Environment: basic climatology
I.4 Environment: solar geometry
Chapter 1 - Pre-design
1.1 Programming and program/brief analysis
1.2 Site analysis
1.3 Site and buildi
ng ecology
Chapter 2 - Circulation
2.1 Life safety
2.2 Accessibility
2.3 Stairs
2.4 Elevators and escalators
Chapter 3 - Materials
3.1 Materials: wood
3.2 Materials: ma
sonry
3.3 Materials: steel
3.4 Materials: glass
3.5 Materials: concrete
3.6 Materials: aluminum
Chapter 4 - Structural Design
4.1 Forces and loads
4.2 Stresses
4.3 Shear and bending
4.4 Shape and strength: beams
4.5 Column design
4.6 Slabs and plates
4.7 Foundations
4.8 Frames
4.9 Long-span structures
4.10 Appendix: Structural sizing charts for preliminary design
Chapter 5 - Building Components
5.1 Building envelope I: small scale
5.2 Curtain walls
5.3 Interior finish materials
5.4 Site design and construction (written by Heidi Hohmann)
5.5 Detailing
5.6 Custom fabrication
Chapter 6 - Building Services
6.1 Environmental control: passive ventilation
6.2 Environmental control: active ventilation
6.3 Environmental control: illumination
6.4 Plumbing
6.5 Environmental control: acoustics
6.6 Electrical and data services
Authors: Jason Alread and Thomas Leslie
Publisher: Architectural Press, First Edition 2007
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In this 3rd edition of his bestselling book, Simon Polley brings his brief and practical guide fully up-to-date for Spon, with a number of key changes across the book and the addition of an excellent new section. Written by this leading industry practioner, Understanding Building Regulations is well laid out, jargon-free, eay to use, and a great alternative to John Stephenson’s much larger and weightier The Building Regulations Explained. It is an excellent introduction for students as
well as for professionals who want a first-rate entry-level text.
Understanding the Building Regulations
By Simon Polley
* Publisher: Taylor & Francis
* Number Of Pages: 280
* Publication Date: 2005-08-08
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0415349176
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780415349178
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This well illustrated text forms a critical appraisal of the place and direction of architecture and urban design in a new world order at the start of the 21st century.
The book defines architectural and environmental goals for the New Age by ****ysing recent contemporary work for its responsiveness to important social and environmental issues and comparing it to successful precedents in architecture. It argues that this new sustainable approach to architecture should be recognised as a new development of mainstream architectural history.
This practical guide illustrates current social and natural resource issues to aid architects in their approach to future design.
Environmental economics is presented as a potential bridge over the divide between the expectations of the business sector and the concerns of environmental lobbies. Through examples and case studies, an accessible ****ysis of carefully researched data, drawn from primary sources over four continents, allows the author to outline the current urgency for architects and urban designers to respond with real commitment to current and future changing contexts.
This book expresses a holistic vision and proposes a value system in response to the diagnosis. It includes: sound architectural and environmental ethics; end user involvement in the design process and technological advances aimed at sustainable resource use.
Includes international case studies from Europe, North America, the Developing world including South Africa, South America and Central Asia.
* Contains 240 images of the world’s most important buildings that have had an impact on architectural and urban design in the last decade.
* Discover the evolution of design through best practice across four continents in this accessible narrative.
* Explore shifting social, environmental, technological, economic and political issues and their relation to the role of architects, designers and developers in the new millennium.
Architecture and the Urban Environment: A Vision for the New Age
By Derek Thomas
* Publisher: Architectural Press
* Number Of Pages: 224
* Publication Date: 2002-06-15
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750654627
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750654623
Guide C: Reference Data contains the basic physical data and calculations which form the crucial part of building services engineer background reference material.
Expanded and updated throughout, the book contains sections on the properties of humid air, water and steam, on heat transfer, the flow of fluids in pipes and ducts, and fuels and combustion, ending with a comprehensive section on units, mathematical and miscellaneous data. There are extensive and easy-to-follow tables and graphs.
·Essential reference tool for all professional building services engineers
·Easy to follow tables and graphs make the data accessible for all professionals
·Provides you with all the necessary data to make informed decisions.
CIBSE Guide C: Reference Data
By CIBSE
* Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
* Number Of Pages: 250
* Publication Date: 2001-08-15
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750653604
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750653602
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Contents:
Part I-Drawing, Equipment, and Fundamentals
CHAPTER 1 DRAWING AS COMMUNICATION
Drawing for Idea Generation
Drawing as a Design and Presentation Media
Drawing as Guide for Construction
CHAPTER 2 DRAFTING EQUIPMENT AND ITS CARE
Drawing Tables and Surfaces
Drawing Papers and Plastic Films
Pencils, Leads, and Pens
Parallel Bar, T-Square, and Drafting Machines
Triangles, Templates, and Compasses
Scales
Erasers, Erasing Shields, and Brushes
Additional Equipment
CHAPTER 3 DRAWING AND DRAFTING FUNDAMENTALS
Starting the Drawing
Line Types
Drafting Standards, Abbreviations, and Symbols
Lettering
CHAPTER 4 DRAWING CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS
Multiview Drawings
Single-view Drawings
Perspective Drawings
Part II-Contract Documents
CHAPTER 5 CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND CONTRACTS
Specifications
Contracts
Construction Drawings
Guidelines for Preparing Construction Drawings
Drawing Conventions and Representations
CHAPTER 6 FLOOR PLANS
Scale of Floor Plans
Drafting Standards
Dimensioning Floor Plans
Designation of Materials
Checklist for Floor Plans
CHAPTER 7 ELEVATIONS
Exterior Elevations
Interior Elevations
Scale of Interior Elevations
Drafting Standards for Interior Elevations
Designation of Materials
Dimensioning Elevations
Checklist for Interior Elevations
CHAPTER 8 SECTIONS
Types of Section Drawings
Drafting Standards
Building Sections
Sections of Interior Spaces
Wall Sections
Detail and Object Sections
Checklist for Section Drawings
CHAPTER 9 SPECIALTY DRAWINGS AND DETAILS
Purpose of Specialty Drawings
Stairs and Ramps
Millwork
Cabinetry
Fireplaces
CHAPTER 10 SCHEDULES
Door Schedules
Checklist for Door Schedules
Window Schedules
Checklist for Window Schedules
Finish Schedules
Checklist for Finish Schedules
Other Schedules
CHAPTER 11 FINISH PLANS
Scale of Finish Plans
Drafting Standards for Finish Plans
Designation of Materials in Finish Plans
Dimensioning Finish Plans
Checklist for Finish Plans
CHAPTER 12 FURNITURE INSTALLATION PLANS
Scale of Furniture Installation Plans
Drafting Standards for Furniture Installation Plans
Dimensioning Furniture Installation Plans
Designation of Materials
Checklist for Furniture Installation Plans
CHAPTER 13 FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT PLANS
Scale of Drawings
Drafting Standards
Designation of Materials
Dimensioning of Furnishings and Equipment Plans
Checklist for Furnishings and Equipment Plans
CHAPTER 14 REFLECTED CEILING AND ELECTRICAL PLANS
Reflected Ceiling Plans
Electrical Plans
CHAPTER 15 MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING PLANS
Mechanical (HVAC) Plans
Plumbing Plans
Drafting Standards for Plumbing Drawings
CHAPTER 16 REPRODUCTION METHODS AND COMPUTERS
Reproductions of Drawings
Using Computers for Design, Communication, and Drafting
Appendix A MasterFormatTM Level Two Numbers and Titles
Appendix B Section Format Outline
Appendix C Sample ADA Guidelines
Appendix D Abbreviations for Construction Drawings
Authors: W. OTIE KILMER and ROSEMARY KILMER
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2003
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SimCloth is a simple cloth plugin for discreet 3dsmax™ capable of simulating different kinds of fabrics, as well as rigid bodies. SimCloth supports full collision and self-collision detection and response.
Best of all - SimCloth is free. Version 3 is also open source so that you can modify it to suit your needs.
Version 3 of SimCloth is quite an improvement over previous versions; simulation is many times faster, more stable and accurate. Not all features of the previous versions are implemented yet, but they will be added gradually.
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Providing an overview of specifying, from selecting materials and products to writing the specification documents, Specifying Buildings is a new guide to this important part of the construction process. Where it differs from most books is in covering the management of the specification process, making sure that the design intent is transferred to the building assembly as specified.
Covering a wide range of practices, Stephen Emmitt and David Yeomans have ensured the book has global relevance with specific differences between UK, Australia and the US identified. Case studies demonstrate how specifying works in practice. This book will prove invaluable to students of building, construction and architecture as well as professionals in the industry.
* Improve your skills by learning not only how to write a specification but also how to manage the specification process
* Deepen your understanding with a comprehensive overview of the specifying process from selecting materials and products to writing the specification
* Gain an insight into practice with real-world case studies
Specifying Buildings: A Design Management Perspective
By David T Yeomans
* Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
* Number Of Pages: 224
* Publication Date: 2001-10-10
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 075064849X
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750648493
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The Architect’s Legal Handbook is the established leading textbook on law for architectural students and most widely used reference on the law for architects in practice.
This eighth edition includes all the latest developments in the law that effect an architect’s work. A key addition is a greatly expanded section on adjudication - a topic that has become hugely important in the last few years. The book also builds on the comprehensive coverage of all UK law, with editors for Scotland and Northern Ireland expanding their sections.
*The most important legal book for student and professional architects.
*Newly expanded chapter on Adjudication, reflecting recent developments.
*Comprehensive update of all topics provide the reader with an essential reference
Architect’s Legal Handbook, Eighth Edition
By Anthony Speaight
* Publisher: Architectural Press
* Number Of Pages: 456
* Publication Date: 2004-09-03
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750661305
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750661300
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Building on his pioneering work on the management of technology and innovation in his first book, Managing the Flow of Technology, Thomas J. Allen of MIT has joined with award-winning German architect Gunter Henn of HENN Architekten to produce a book that explores the combined use of two management tools to make the innovation process most effective: organizational structure and physical space. They present research demonstrating how organizational structure and physical space each affect communication among peoplein this case, engineers, scientists, and others in technical organizationsand they illustrate how organizations can transform both to increase the transfer of technical knowledge and maximize the communication for inspiration that is central to the innovation process. Allen and Henn illustrate their points with discussions of well-known buildings around the world, including Audis corporate headquarters, Steelcases corporate design center, and the Corning Glass Becker building, as well as several of Gunter Henns own projects, including the Skoda automotive factory in the Czech Republic and the Faculty for Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Munich. Allen and Henn then demonstrate the principles developed in their work by discussing in detail one example in which organizational structure and physical space were combined successfully to promote innovation with impressive results: HENN Architektens Project House for the BMW Group Research and Innovation Centre in Munich, cited by Business Week (April 24, 2006) in naming BMW one of the worlds most innovative companies.
Professor Thomas Allen is the originator of the Allen curve. In the late 1970s, Tom Allen undertook a project to determine how the distance between engineers offices coincided with the level of regular technical communication between them. The results of that research, now known as the Allen Curve, revealed a distinct correlation between distance and frequency of communication (i.e. the more distance there is between people 50 meters or more to be exact the less they will communicate). This principle has been incorporated into forward-thinking commercial design ever since, in, for example, The Decker Engineering Building in New York, the Steelcase Corporate Development Center in Michigan, and BMWs Research Center in Germany.
*Professor Allen of MIT is known worldwide for “the Allen curve” which is taught and cited in all management literature about innovation
*Gunter Henn is a renowned architect in Germany known for his innovative industrial building designs such as BMW projecthaus and the Skoda factory
*Shows in clear terms–based on actual research and implementation–how managers can organize the work, workers, and their physical space to maximize the potential for innovation.
The Organization and Architecture of Innovation: Managing the Flow of Technology
By Thomas J. Allen, Gunter Henn
* Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
* Number Of Pages: 136
* Publication Date: 2006-10-19
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750682361
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780750682367
Architecture and Identity: Proceedings of the regional seminar in the series Exploring Architecture in Islamic cultures
* Publisher: Published for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture by Concept Media
* Number Of Pages: 104
* Publication Date: 1983
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 9971843692
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9789971843694
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This landmark anthology surveys the major developments and trends in architecture from Vitruvius to Gottfried Semper. It is the first volume to make available in one place the major statements in English, German, French, and Italian that constructed architecture as a field.
In charting the progress of architecture from its earliest days until the second half of the nineteenth century, Mallgrave brings together over 200 classic essays in the field. These cover Classicism, the Gothic period, Neoclassicism, the Enlightenment, Romanticism, and major themes including industry, ornament, style, and tectonics.
Architectural Theory: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870 – along with the forthcoming second volume, covering 1870 to 2000 – is an indispensable reference for any student or scholar of architecture. Organized thematically, it features general and section introductions and headnotes to each essay written by a renowned expert on architectural theory.
Architectural Theory: An Anthology from Vitruvius to 1870
By Harry Francis Mallgrave
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Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated
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Number Of Pages: 616
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Publication Date: 2005-08-01
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ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1405102578
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ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781405102575
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The Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and Construction provides comprehensive coverage of a broad range of technical disciplines. The definitions are designed to be of use to professionals in architecture, engineering, surveying, building, construction, forestry, mining, and public works. Entries include terms, concepts, names, abbreviations, tools, and techniques common to these disciplines, and virtually all terms and their functions were supplied by working professionals and experts in each field.
More than 30,000 definitions and descriptions, including many that are not covered in other dictionaries
* Written with the support and assistance of nearly 100 manufacturers, trade associations, government agencies, and specialists
* All terms arranged alphabetically; many grouped according to logical common topics; thoroughly cross-referenced
* All weights, volumes, and spatial dimensions presented in both metric and non metric values (conversion factors included).
The Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and Construction is an indispensable resource for civil engineers, contractors and subcontractors, architects, construction administrators, consultants, and students. It also offers assistance to professionals without technical training who need to become familiar with this terminology, including bankers, attorneys, insurers, regulators, and inspectors.
The Wiley Dictionary of Civil Engineering and Construction (Wiley Professional)
By L. F. Webster
* Publisher: Wiley
* Number Of Pages: 688
* Publication Date: 1997-04-10
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471181153
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780471181156
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Reflecting the latest FAA, ICAO, and IATA recommendations and guidelines, and mirroring the changing climate of air travel in the 1990s, Airport Engineering, Third Edition is the single most informative guide to mastering the state of the art in airport engineering and design. And also by the same authors… Transportation Engineering Planning and Design Third Edition Paul H. Wright and Norman Ashford This book gives a balanced treatment of all modes of transportation—highways, railways and guideways, pipelines, airports, and ports and harbors. Transportation Engineering, Third Edition is divided into six parts:
* Part 1—Introduces the transportation system of the United States
* Part 2—Deals with the operation and control of the vehicles that use the physical transport systems
* Part 3—Examines transportation planning
* Part 4—Explains the design of land transportation facilities
* Part 5—Describes the planning procedures and design criteria for air transportation facilities
* Part 6—Covers water transportation facilities
Complete with an excellent list of references at the end of each chapter for readers who waist to study a transportation problem in greater detail, Transportation Engineering, Third Edition is the definitive textbook for students taking undergraduate transportation courses in civil engineering and city planning. 1989
Airport Engineering
By Norman J. Ashford, Paul H. Wright
* Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
* Number Of Pages: 536
* Publication Date: 1992-02
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0471527556
* Product Description:
This new revised Third Edition of Airport Engineering, the basic classroom text for airport planning and design, shows professionals and students such key essentials as:
* The structure and organization of air transport
* Forecasting of air transport demand, using both traditional and new methods
* Airport systems planning
* Airport master planning
* Air traffic control, lighting, and signing
* Airport capacity and configuration
* Passenger terminal
* Air cargo facilities
* Airport access
* Designing for safety
* Environmental impact of airports
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Elaborately conceived, grandly constructed insane asylums—ranging in appearance from classical temples to Gothic castles—were once a common sight looming on the outskirts of American towns and cities. Many of these buildings were razed long ago, and those that remain stand as grim reminders of an often cruel system. For much of the nineteenth century, however, these asylums epitomized the widely held belief among doctors and social reformers that insanity was a curable disease and that environment—architecture in particular—was the most effective means of treatment.
In The Architecture of Madness, Carla Yanni tells a compelling story of therapeutic design, from America’s earliest purpose—built institutions for the insane to the asylum construction frenzy in the second half of the century. At the center of Yanni’s inquiry is Dr. Thomas Kirkbride, a Pennsylvania-born Quaker, who in the 1840s devised a novel way to house the mentally diseased that emphasized segregation by severity of illness, ease of treatment and surveillance, and ventilation. After the Civil War, American architects designed Kirkbride-plan hospitals across the country.
Before the end of the century, interest in the Kirkbride plan had begun to decline. Many of the asylums had deteriorated into human warehouses, strengthening arguments against the monolithic structures advocated by Kirkbride. At the same time, the medical profession began embracing a more neurological approach to mental disease that considered architecture as largely irrelevant to its treatment.
Generously illustrated, The Architecture of Madness is a fresh and original look at the American medical establishment’s century-long preoccupation with therapeutic architecture as a way to cure social ills.
Carla Yanni is associate professor of art history at Rutgers University and the author of Nature’s Museums: Victorian Science and the Architecture of Display.
# Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
# Number Of Pages: 256
# Publication Date: 2007-04-19
# ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0816649391
# ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780816649396
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