Architecture

Pages: 144,
Specialty: Architecture,
Publisher: Wiley,
Publication Year: 2017,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 211x282x11mm

Workflows are being rethought and remodelled across the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) spectrum. The synthesis of building information modelling (BIM) platforms with digital simulation techniques and increasing access to data, charting building performance, is allowing architects to engage in the generation of new workflows across multidisciplinary teams. By merging digital design operations with construction activities, project delivery and post-occupation scenarios, architects are becoming instrumental in the shaping of buildings as well as the design process. Workflows expand the territory of architectural practice by extending designers remit beyond the confines of the design stage. The implications for the AEC industry and architecture as a profession could not be greater. These new collaborative models are becoming as important as the novel buildings they allow us to produce. Contributors include: Shajay Bhooshan, John Cays, Randy Deutsch, Sean Gallagher, Ian Keough, Peter Kis, Jonathan Mallie, Adam Modesitt, Rhett Russo, Dale Sinclair, and Stacie Wong. Featured architects: Arup, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, GLUCK+, GRO Architects, PLANT, Populous, Young & Ayata, and Zaha Hadid Architects. show more

Weight: 0.62 KG
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Pages: 352,
Specialty: Architecture,
Publisher: Beta-Plus,
Publication Year: 2017,
Cover: Hardback,
Dimensions: 279x344x39mm

Enter a world where creativity and knowledge are the key words, and traditional skills and modern techniques go hand in hand. The Cotswold cottage, the Normandy mansion, the classical English Manor House, the Long Island style and the geometrical forms of modern architecture...Vlassak Verhulst was one of the first to explore these styles. He introduced them - but more importantly, he give them a soul. Driven by his ambition to create houses that have charm, class, respect for authenticity and purity, Verhulst has become a name to look out for in the field of residential design.show more

Weight: 3.46 KG
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Pages: 254,
Specialty: Architecture,
Publisher: Taylor & Francis,
Publication Year: 2017,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 216x279x15mm

Urban Design: A Typology of Procedures and Products, 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to urban design, defining the field and addressing the controversies and goals of urban design. Including over 50 updated international case studies, this new edition presents a three-dimensional model with which to categorize the processes and products involved: product type, paradigm type, and procedural type. The case studies not only illuminate the typology but provide information that designers can use as precedents in their own work. Uniquely, these case study projects are framed by the design paradigm employed, categorized by procedural type instead of instrumental or land use function. The categories used here are Total Urban Design, All-of-a-piece Urban Design, Plug-in Urban Design, and Piece-by-piece Urban Design. Written for both professionals and those encountering urban design in their day-to-day life, Urban Design is an essential introduction to the field and practice, considering the future direction of the field and what can be learned from the past.show more

Weight: 0.91 KG
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Pages: 270,
Specialty: Architecture,
Publisher: Taylor & Francis,
Publication Year: 2017,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 174x246x17mm

In recent years, the rapid pace of tall building construction has fostered a certain kind of placelessness, with many new tall buildings being built out of scale, context and place. By analyzing hundreds of tall buildings and by providing hundreds of visuals that inspire, stimulate and engage, Understanding Tall Buildings contends that well-designed tall buildings can rejuvenate cities, ignite economic activity, support social life and boost city pride. Although this book does not claim to possess all the solutions, it does propose specific tall building design guidelines that may help to promote placemaking. Through this work, it is the author's hope that ill-conceived developments will become less common in the future and that good placemaking will become the norm, not the exception. This book is a must-read for students and practitioners working to create better tall buildings and better urban environments.show more

Weight: 0.73 KG
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Pages: 404,
Specialty: Architecture,
Publisher: Taylor & Francis,
Publication Year: 2016,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 216x279mm

This book focuses on the understanding and use of structural concepts. It provides numerous demonstrations using physical models and practical examples. A significant amount of material, not found in current textbooks, is included to enhance the understanding of structural concepts and stimulate interest in learning, creative thinking and design. This is achieved through: * Connecting abstract theory with visual and practical examples; * Providing simple illustrative demonstration models, which can be used in conventional class teaching, to capture the essence of the concepts * Including associated engineering examples, which demonstrate the application of the concepts and help to bridge the gap between theory and practice * Incorporating the development of teaching material and innovative examples relating to structural concepts based on current research work In addition to new models and examples, the second edition of the book provides a third part, Synthesis. This considers the relationships between static and dynamic problems, experimental and theoretical studies, and theory and practice. All of these relationships are linked to structural concepts. This book will be of interest to all engineers, from students to consultants. It will be useful to civil and structural engineering students, including postgraduates, in all years of their courses as well as the more technically-minded architecture students and practising engineers.

Weight: 0.93 KG
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Pages: 960,
Specialty: Architecture,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill,
Publication Year: 2003,
Cover: Hardback,
Dimensions: 220.98x274.32x55.88mm

"Time Saver Standards for Urban Design", in the tradition of the "Time-Saver Standards" series, is the world's foremost professional reference on the physical design of cities and urban places including communities and civic and public places. Scope of the work is international and topics include preservation, renewal, patterns of settlement and sustainability. Key Features include: international coverage including recent European and Asian sustainability initiatives; topics from allied disciplines such as transportation engineering, bioregionalism and environmental engineering; heavily illustrated. The prestigious contributors include Alan Plattus, Dean of the College of Architecture, Yale University.

Weight: 2.72 KG
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Pages: 944,
Specialty: Architecture,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill,
Publication Year: 1998,
Cover: Hardback,
Dimensions: 223.52x281.94x53.34mm

Newly designed and containing a full 40 percent completely new content, Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture, Second Edition, continues to be the most complete source of site design and construction standards and data. It is fully metric, to meet Federal and International requirements. It features increased coverage of: Site storm water "best management" practices * New urban tree planting and xeriscape concepts * Earth retaining structures and pavement design * Land reclamation, including soil and vegetation restoration * Metric site layout practices, including recreation facilities * Energy and resource conservation * Natural processes and site construction procedures * New expanded construction details * Simplified construction materials data. Over 50 sections provide concise tables, checklists, "Key Point" text summaries, and illustrations to provide an invaluable information resource for offices and classrooms throughout the world.

Weight: 2.18 KG
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Pages: 1689,
Specialty: Architecture,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill,
Publication Year: 2001,
Cover: Hardback,
Dimensions: 218.44x279.4x71.12mm

Interior designers, architects, and other design professionals can now locate, in a comprehensive single-source reference, a wealth of information related to the design and planning of residential and commercial interiors. From standard furniture dimensions to architectural woodwork details, this important volume in McGraw-Hill's acclilamed Time-Saver Standards series provides a vast array of time-saving data and details for designers and draftspersons. Featuring contributions from well-known architectural and interior design firms, this authoritative reference includes details derived from actual designs and working drawings showing various solutions for typical design problems encountered in interior architecture. It includes a wide range of typical layouts and residential spaces, offices, conference rooms, and reception areas, in addition to details of bars, restaurants, and public toilets. Two outstanding sections cover historic styles and woodworking. Architects and designers across a broad spectrum of experience and interest will find this book to be one of their most treasured references.

Weight: 3.79 KG
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Pages: 1200,
Specialty: Architecture,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill,
Publication Year: 2001,
Cover: Paperback,
Dimensions: 216x276x42mm

The only comprehensive architectural reference for buildings of all types, this new edition of "Time-Saver Standards for Building Types" offers easily referenced technical guidelines, criteria, standards, and specifications to make the preliminary and planning work of designers and builders go more quickly and smoothly. The classic architectural data resource for all building types, now up to date for a new century, with 1500 illustrations. This updated and revised "Time-Saver Standards for Building Types" is a "first reference" and primary source of guidance for design and material selection. It lists in easily accessible format the key criteria that every architect and builder must consider in designing, specifying, and constructing buildings - data needed to prepare preliminary designs, execute programming requirements, and analyze the functions and uses of any building.This volume is the only comprehensive reference covering all building types. The Fourth Edition features key data on topical issues such as rehabilitation, change-of-use, preservation, accessibility, and energy conservation and other environmental concerns.A new graphic design with new illustrations makes this source more helpful than ever to use. "Time-Saver Standards for Building Types" provides a comprehensive overview of a range of building structures.An invaluable guide for review of technical data, it is equally appropriate for use in continuing education courses, in preparation for professional licensing exams, and in schools of architecture. "Time-Saver Standards for Building Types" covers: Airports; Assisted Living; Facilities; Colleges; Convention Centers; Courthouses; Day Care Centers; Embassies; Entertainment Complexes; Firehouses; Funeral Homes; Health Clubs; Home Offices; Hospitals; Hotels; Institutions; International Facilities; Jails; Libraries; Manufactured Homes; Multi-Unit Dwellings; Municipal Buildings; Office Buildings; Places of Worship; Police Stations; Primary Care Centers; Prisons; Residences; Restaurants; Schools; Service Stations; Shopping Centers; Sports Facilities; and, Stores Theaters.

Weight: 2.32 KG
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